Posted on Dec 1, 2014
If America needs you again, would you be willing to return to active duty one grade lower?
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If you read Once an Eagle, you know the hero was up and down in permanent and temporary ranks based on the needs of the military...but you might not know that one of my personal heroes, Gen. Andrew Goodpaster (SACEUR) took a downgrade to 3- star rank to command his beloved West Point. If we had full mobilization or even partial mobilization, what about you?
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Absolutely, I can just imagine morning PT formation. Us old guys, no coffee yet, and the overwhelming smell of Ben Gay in the air.
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SPC Donald Moore
When I was in, I would get up an hour early and drink a whole pot of coffee before going out to PT. I was never late to formation.
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I will always be willing to serve my Country. The rest is intended as humor
The interesting thing would be just how low the threshold for BS might go if a bunch of cranky already retired guys came back in? Common phrases might include: Let me tell you another thing...WTH were you thinking when you....Whose brilliant idea was this.....Say (blank) one more time....
The good news is that when the fights broke out in the bars, the MPs/SFS/MAs could very like catch everybody.
And I am not even retired yet......bwahahaha
The interesting thing would be just how low the threshold for BS might go if a bunch of cranky already retired guys came back in? Common phrases might include: Let me tell you another thing...WTH were you thinking when you....Whose brilliant idea was this.....Say (blank) one more time....
The good news is that when the fights broke out in the bars, the MPs/SFS/MAs could very like catch everybody.
And I am not even retired yet......bwahahaha
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SSG Tim Everett
When the fight breaks out in the bar and all the young bucks are laid out on the sidewalk outside, the MPs are going to have to gas us out first. They'd be too chickenshit to come in there with a bunch of grizzled old wolverines.
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