Posted on Jul 1, 2014
What constitutes being "old school" in the military?
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I'm hearing/reading people saying "I'm old school, therefore..." So out of curiosity's sake, where is that ever-moving line?
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I entered service on 1985. Was trained by Vietnam veterans, do me Korean war veterans and the old Senior NCO and Officers that served since WW2. This is when their was cussing in our cadences and our every Day language. I retired in 2014 and the military got so fucking soft.
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helped your sr.chief up gangway after party.div oficer more interested in your work than how you looked.women wore jackets and piss-cutter hats,and only seals and marines wore camo
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Yes starched bdu's
South Shined jump boots
Ate MRE's and T rations
Rode in a cattle truck and deuce n half a d drove one
Weekly Barack inspections
Sung cadence
South Shined jump boots
Ate MRE's and T rations
Rode in a cattle truck and deuce n half a d drove one
Weekly Barack inspections
Sung cadence
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Eating C-rations out of a can after heating them up on the manifold of your vehicle
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Being SSGT automatically admits you to the the "Old School" college...congratulations. :)
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MSgt Tom Morrison
Sir, I respectfully disagree. I was at a joint-service school (DLI) and had to counsel a female Army SSG because she 1) told my Marines that they could not have high-and-tight haircuts because they were "too militant," 2) told my Marines to take down a picture of the Iwo Jima flag-raising because it was "too warlike," and 3) told my Marines to stop exercising so much because it was "body shaming the other services." I had to do the counseling because the Army would not - their command feared she would level an EO complaint against them. Although I applaud your support of the NCO ranks, sir, I must aver that rank is not the same as time in service and neither necessarily equates to warrior spirit.
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LTC Ken Connolly
What you did was old school...standing up for your Marines and the Marine tradition. No PC there.
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I drove an actual Jeep - truck, General Purpose (GP). And don’t complain to me about the heat not working in your vehicle. My deuce didn’t have a heater!
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I actually served with WWII service members in the National Guard during the early 1980"s....Korean War ones....were a dime a dozen...
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Being politically correct wasn't an issue. Saturday mourning inspections. Highly polished boots. Military crease on fatigues. Black beret for Calvary. Gig pit in Airassault and Airborne School.
Skill Proficiency Test. M14 Rifle throughout Basic Training. Fort Polk was known as Little Vietnam. Escape and Evasion Course. The dying cockroach. Hooah was an Infantry term.
"C" Dats, grunts, gunbunnies, remfs, WAC,Doc,wrenchmonkies and a few more that are pretty nasty.
Skill Proficiency Test. M14 Rifle throughout Basic Training. Fort Polk was known as Little Vietnam. Escape and Evasion Course. The dying cockroach. Hooah was an Infantry term.
"C" Dats, grunts, gunbunnies, remfs, WAC,Doc,wrenchmonkies and a few more that are pretty nasty.
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