What is the history of the Blue Cord?

CPL Pavel Romo. I never strives to be a grunt. I knew I was smart enough to get a job that allowed for outside employment. But I also knew that in my job, I would be targeted more than any grunt, when assigned to tactical units we put up nice big targets so we can help be the eyes for the grunts. I was signal intel meaning that we we set up enemy arty would target us nearly as soon as we set up thanks to the 50’ antennae we would raise so we could grab their signals and tell you where they were or call in strikes our selves. I understand grunt are proud to be grunts, but the fact that in recent combat events many support units and personnel have had to do grunt work they need to get over themselves.

1SG Furr don’t you have another BBQ to attend or another APFT to fail.

Molon Labe.

SSG Lyle O'Rorke - There's a bit of a distinction between "have had to do grunt work" (no they haven't, they fired their damn weapons) and being a grunt. Much like the distinction between saying something idiotic (like that) and actually BEING an idiot.

Sir,as a former member of said "community " I have to admit it made me feel "special " but then again I was just a dumb grunt who with a bunch of others in my "community"went places and did things most rational people would never go or do,so We recognize each other,as for anyone's else view of the Cord that's their prerogative,Thank you for your Service.

Well, it's like my community and our brown shoes. We wear it because aviators in the past worked on dirt airstrips which would ruin the look of their black uniform shoes. I've never worn khakis anywhere near a dirt airfield, but I sure have brown shoes. It's to make us feel all special and cool about our heritage, which is nice I suppose, but it doesn't really mean much. Now we just do it so you can tell from far away that we're aviators.