Posted on Jun 14, 2015
SGM Matthew Quick
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As a retiree or aging (ageless) servicemember, can you outperform your current career field? You pick the area(s) and chime in.

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Michael Jordan has a heart of gold, forged from the numerous awards and championship trophies he won throughout the course of his legendary career.

His loving and caring nature allows him to step aside and show mercy on the Charlotte Hornets - the team he currently runs as part-owner and head of basketball operations.

Rather than have a 52-year-old man annihilate the players in games of 1-on-1, Jordan knows better than to "demolish their confidence," which he elaborated on during a recent interview with France's L'Equipe.

There's being confident, and then there's being "old man Jordan" confident.

His Airness isn't the only one who buys into his hype, though, with 34 percent of 1,471 registered voters in a recent poll believing Jordan could defeat Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James in 1-on-1 action ... today.

http://www.thescore.com/nba/news/779939
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SSG Lon Watson
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I deployed to Afghanistan in 2008-09 with Counter IED as a retiree recall. I was 44 years old. I am now 50 and play semipro football (Noseguard, Defensice tackle, offensive guard). I can run as fast as most men under 30. I can bench press 300 year round (sometimes more).

I can still do ANY soldier task as well as any 25 year old. I just wish they would let me go another retiree recall tour. I'm itching to go again!!!!
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CW4 Brigade Maintenance Technician
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I've been a heavy wheel mechanic, recovery NCO, Motor SGT and now Maintenance Chief with over 16 years or troubleshooting and maintenance repair expertise. Not to mention all of the logistical and supervisory knowledge that I have gained from multiple units in multiple different countries. I will put my skills up against any young kid in my field any day.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
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Not a chance.

The field (intelligence) has changed dramatically over the last dozen years since I got out. The technical advances alone would put me at an insurmountable disadvantage. That said, I have a lot more knowledge at my disposal now than I did then, and from a "Total Marine" package, I'd be no slouch, but just in my specialty, you have to work it to know it, and I haven't worked it in far too long.
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