Posted on Jan 31, 2017
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SSgt Boyd Herrst
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I served in the AF and retired on Disability after 14-1/2 years. I had jobs at some different restaurants working as a Chef(I
also have accredidation as a Chef having gone to Culinary school via a cmty college. I worked the line at various places and emphasized keeping one's work area clean(clean as you go).. it made
Cleaning at the end of the night or shift
Much easier. S'times getting a little trashy
Can't be helped(NOT!). I'd get a line-backer and have them go through getting all the little patty papers ( I put a end to them and had 3d lb meatballs in the draw and we'd pat out as we went.. a lot of product would be in tubs with a drain board in them.. we'd have the linebacker refill out of them for the line.. just because we had to work fast.. not too fast(haste makes waste).. a few guys complained I was too meticulous. I said one could be
Neat and still get the job done in an efficient manner. I expected cooks to come on the line looking professional..
with good hygiene and if they hang later and are still decent looking in uniform(a few gravy stains..)don't have a prob with that.. guys would say I was too stuck on looking professional even after a hard day of night's work. I aid I know your good ,
But people look at you and mold an impression of you in their mind I tell them.
Nobody wants to eat food made by a sloppy cook.. they then get the impression the line, kitchen are nasty also.
I'm proud of where I work and I like being able to show s'one through our facility, especially one that's clean and professional looking . Giving that good impression the first time is important because it will bring them back. Some can hack it, some can't.. The ones that can't hack don't get much of an endorsement .. minimal .. they show up.
Work habits need Improvement.. etc.,
Manager signs off on it backing me . .
Maybe a greasy spoon place might hire them.. some said my mentality was too hard corps.. I was proud of that being an Air Force Vet..
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
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SSgt Boyd Herrst Congratulations on having PRIDE!

Pride, personal dignity, the personal cleanliness you mention and self-respect are sometime all we can offer.

The world sometime acknowledges those superb qualities! CSM
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CW2 Electronic Warfare Technician
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Don't wear a Marine patch as a combat patch, AR 670-1 hath spoken. Other than that, as a cannoneer, things will be different in Scout world. Tons of different weapons to learn, math will be your friend for route zone and area recons, yo also now get to be on the other end of the fire mission, directing the rounds instead of loading the gun. Lots of walking, running, driving, the Scouts is like they took 40 other MOS in the Army and smashed em together, lil bits of infantry, MP, engineers, arty, tankers, signal, transportation, and more all rolled into one.
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SGT Lisa Fields
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Best leaders and battles I had in the army were prior marines maintain the same discipline and values the corps taught you and you will be all right.
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Sgt Mike Quinn
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I did 10 years in the Corps and got out I really missed the service and eventually joined the National guard. The hardest thing for me was the responsibility of the same ranks. In the Corps I was a platoon Sergeant as a Sergeant and in the Army I was a team leader.
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Sgt Wayne Wood
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Lower standards
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LCpl Larry Compton
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If you leave the army to try to become a marine you will go through marine boot camp- I served w/4 prior army people & all left marines because it was too difficult for them- but I did serve with a green beret sgt. & he was awesome
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MAJ Luca Luca
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As with anything, be good at what you do. After that broad stroke of genius advice, everything else will be straight. The lingo is different, no more "Aye, Aye Sir" or the other obvious Marine jargon, but if you can learn that, you can learn the Army yap too. As long as you are good gear, don't knock how great the Corps are compared to Army, it should be smooth operation. There isn't any animosity between the two branches passed sibling rivalry and there are plenty of other guys on the same boat so it is common. The other thing, this is key, now that you are in the Army, use your words and inside voice, we have manners here.
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SFC Wesley Arnold, Jr
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Disappointment ... Don't do it ... anything but CAV ( lol )
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MSG Brian Pauley
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Don't do it
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SSG Chris Morrison
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Make sure you tell every soldier you meet you ARE a marine and about how much better the corp is.
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CW5 Randall Hirsch
CW5 Randall Hirsch
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Corp or Corps?
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