Posted on Apr 15, 2014
Have you ever done something as a fresh enlistee or junior officer that left you saying "I can't believe I did that!?"
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Have you ever done something really stupid or out of place when you were a fresh enlistee or junior officer? Something where, when you look back, all you can say to yourself is, I can't believe I did that! Please share your stories!<div><br></div><div>Here's one of mine:</div><div>On the second to last day of BCT, my Drill Sergeant took me and a few other guys to the PX. While we were in there, a Colonel came near us so we snapped to attention. He kept moving as if to get by us... seriously, that's what he was doing, and we kept rotating in place to continue facing him. We also looked confused and idiotic I'm sure. The Colonel corrected us and he went on his merry way. That one stuck with me... I can't believe I did that!</div>
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CW2 Jonathan Kantor During basic, on the way to a shower point, I saluted the PLT Ldr with a bar of soap in my right hand! SGT Philip Roncari SFC William Farrell LTC (Join to see)SGT (Join to see) LTC Stephen F. LTC Stephen C. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSLSP5 Jim Curry
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Not only did you have to reconcile what is proper but that also he is a human. Humility comes from knowing that leadership is a patchwork quilt of incongruent emotions.
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