Maj Kim Patterson918750<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>During WWII, villages took offense about the free spending and boisterous behavior amongst service men. A group was created, the Turtles, and dad was a lifetime member and imperial turtle (he was allowed to induct new members) the other day, I came across my original membership card and before he passed, he elected me to be an imperial turtle and follow the tradition. This site is mostly Army but there is an Air Force presence. So to my frenemies I ask: "Are you a Turtle?" Please respond with the correct answer or a simple no. Just wondering if any of this tradition is still alive. There were a few others that I hope to ask at another time.Do we have any turtles on here?2015-08-26T03:33:02-04:00Maj Kim Patterson918750<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>During WWII, villages took offense about the free spending and boisterous behavior amongst service men. A group was created, the Turtles, and dad was a lifetime member and imperial turtle (he was allowed to induct new members) the other day, I came across my original membership card and before he passed, he elected me to be an imperial turtle and follow the tradition. This site is mostly Army but there is an Air Force presence. So to my frenemies I ask: "Are you a Turtle?" Please respond with the correct answer or a simple no. Just wondering if any of this tradition is still alive. There were a few others that I hope to ask at another time.Do we have any turtles on here?2015-08-26T03:33:02-04:002015-08-26T03:33:02-04:00GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad918760<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Nope ... not me, at least! ;-)Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Aug 26 at 2015 4:26 AM2015-08-26T04:26:16-04:002015-08-26T04:26:16-04:00COL Jeff Morris918791<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Sorry, never heard of this.Response by COL Jeff Morris made Aug 26 at 2015 6:06 AM2015-08-26T06:06:41-04:002015-08-26T06:06:41-04:00MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca918807<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The only turtle I ever heard of was being on tour in Korea. One was referred to as a turtle because of how slow the in-process was for newbees. Camp Casey in-process center was referred to as the "turtle farm" because you could spend days there waiting for transport to your unit. We also had "turtle ditches" - cement rain runoffs 1-2 feet deep that a lot of newbees sober or otherwise would trip over and/or fall in. In that respect I was a turtle.Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Aug 26 at 2015 6:26 AM2015-08-26T06:26:37-04:002015-08-26T06:26:37-04:00CPT Private RallyPoint Member918808<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="364267" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/364267-maj-kim-patterson">Maj Kim Patterson</a>, You bet your sweet ass I am. :-)Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 26 at 2015 6:27 AM2015-08-26T06:27:58-04:002015-08-26T06:27:58-04:00PO1 Mike Edgecomb918881<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>YBYSWIAResponse by PO1 Mike Edgecomb made Aug 26 at 2015 7:32 AM2015-08-26T07:32:00-04:002015-08-26T07:32:00-04:00Sgt Jay Jones918896<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have never heard of being a "Turtle". Could you please provide more information I.e. requirements, expectations, purpose, etc.Response by Sgt Jay Jones made Aug 26 at 2015 7:45 AM2015-08-26T07:45:39-04:002015-08-26T07:45:39-04:00SSgt Alex Robinson918901<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="364267" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/364267-maj-kim-patterson">Maj Kim Patterson</a> great post. Thanks for sharing such interesting info!Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Aug 26 at 2015 7:49 AM2015-08-26T07:49:37-04:002015-08-26T07:49:37-04:00LTC John Shaw918957<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Interesting, I have never heard of this.Response by LTC John Shaw made Aug 26 at 2015 8:37 AM2015-08-26T08:37:07-04:002015-08-26T08:37:07-04:00CPO Joseph Grant918993<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>NopeResponse by CPO Joseph Grant made Aug 26 at 2015 8:53 AM2015-08-26T08:53:50-04:002015-08-26T08:53:50-04:00MAJ Private RallyPoint Member919035<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>NoResponse by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 26 at 2015 9:15 AM2015-08-26T09:15:45-04:002015-08-26T09:15:45-04:00MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca919521<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>And for the rest of us wanna-bees:<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://turtleville.tripod.com/">http://turtleville.tripod.com/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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<p class="pta-link-card-description">Some American Fighter Pilots were relaxing in an English Pub during World War II when they, somehow, got onto the subject of "Turtles". They described a person who was clean minded, usually minded their own business, but when the need arose, would stick their neck out for themselves and other people in need had the attributes of a turtle. That's how the International Association of Turtles began. Sounds crazy unless you have been around...</p>
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