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We've all been guilty of "shamming" at one time or another, but some of us make it an art. My best strategy was always having two hats and leaving one on my desk in my office, so if anyone came looking for me they'd see it and assume I was still in the building somewhere. Brilliant. What are your best tactics, techniques, and procedures when it comes to shamming?
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SGT Danny Maiorani
SGT Oli Dominguez - sarcasm or for real? I think they're much more common in certain companies with certain MOS designations. For example companies with pilots, or maintenance/supply companies.
They're officers that know a trade. So my maintenance company had them, they were technical advisors for the machinists and mechanics.
They're officers that know a trade. So my maintenance company had them, they were technical advisors for the machinists and mechanics.
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SGT Danny Maiorani
SGT Sean Whitenton - The reason nobody fucks with them is they get the privileges of being an Officer (at least compared to Enlisted) yet they know the enlisted side as well. Aside from the helo pilots, Chiefs are people that mastered their MOS and so they were given a pass on having a college degree. I made E5 in the Army in 2.5 years, because I was a good mechanic pre Army. I fast track tested right out of AIT (and cock blocked myself because of it when I got sent to my station). There at the time were like 6 requirements, most to do with technical proficiency.
The applicable Warrant Officer MOS is now 919a, which is "Engineer Equipment Maintenance Warrant Officer" and feeder Mos are 91B, C, D, L, H, X, 91J. I didn't look the others up but the feeders at my time were mechanics, machinists, welders, etc.
Requires being E5 or above, 60 months in primary mos, advanced leadership course graduate from feeder mos, 6 semester hrs of college level English or equivalent TABE test score, high fitness test scores, vision correctable to 20/20, not color blind, fully deployable, and from what I remember documented squad or platoon leader for 2 years.
I tried to become one, but couldn't get enough waivers, and faced with my potential reup duty station guarantees of Ft. Lewis (I'm from Seattle, pt daily in the rain no thanks), Ft Hood (somebody say I'm deploying in 6 months after returning from Iraq?), and Ft. Irwin (in the field constantly fuck that) I got out.
The applicable Warrant Officer MOS is now 919a, which is "Engineer Equipment Maintenance Warrant Officer" and feeder Mos are 91B, C, D, L, H, X, 91J. I didn't look the others up but the feeders at my time were mechanics, machinists, welders, etc.
Requires being E5 or above, 60 months in primary mos, advanced leadership course graduate from feeder mos, 6 semester hrs of college level English or equivalent TABE test score, high fitness test scores, vision correctable to 20/20, not color blind, fully deployable, and from what I remember documented squad or platoon leader for 2 years.
I tried to become one, but couldn't get enough waivers, and faced with my potential reup duty station guarantees of Ft. Lewis (I'm from Seattle, pt daily in the rain no thanks), Ft Hood (somebody say I'm deploying in 6 months after returning from Iraq?), and Ft. Irwin (in the field constantly fuck that) I got out.
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My (then 10 year old) Son and I were talking many years ago and I said I needed to figure out a way to get away from some Army idiots when they cornered me in conversation. He gave me one of his toy cell phones and told me to reach in my pocket and hit the button and pretend I had a call. Worked like a charm for years.
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Nobody thought you were crazy for pulling a toy cell phone out of your pocket and taking into it?
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SSG James Wilson
I would act like I was in a hurry And say I will be back as soon as I can, by the time I would get back they would have someone else doing the work
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10/10, promote kid ahead of peers. He's gonna make a damn fine member of the E4 mafia someday!
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Under a humvee "PMCSing", eye-pro on, ziptie holding my arm up (through button hole) and my ass asleep.....
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SPC Chip Quinteros
Right next to the transfer gear case, there was a perfect nook to jam my hands in and they just stayed there while I made mental notes of my PMCS. Made in the shade.
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