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Were you an NCO when you were still a teenager?
We had teenagers doing the fighting and leading the way in the Marines forever & is why I started this thread.
We had teenagers doing the fighting and leading the way in the Marines forever & is why I started this thread.
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Edited 8 y ago
Posted 8 y ago
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I was a Corporal at 19 and had my own squad in Vietnam in 1969. My Combat Unit was Bravo 1/3, 2nd Platoon, 2nd squad. Shortly after turning 20 years old, I made Sergeant and was a Platoon Leader.
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Sgt David G Duchesneau
It was all we knew, staying alive one freaking day at a time and watching over each others asses. It was truly a brother hood and we all knew it!
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Sgt David G Duchesneau
Sgt Tom Cunnally - I wasn't looking to make Sergeant brother, believe me. I was perfectly happy being a Corp., a Squad Leader. But the position became open rather suddenly and I was told by the CO that I was taking over the Platoon. That's the way things were back then in the field.
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
I was a NCO teenager & tried not to get too carried away with all the responsibilities.
But I had a Platoon Sergeant who took me under his wing and taught me a lot, He's 84 years old now and was in the Marines for 20 years ( 1950 - 1970), and retired as a Captain.
But I had a Platoon Sergeant who took me under his wing and taught me a lot, He's 84 years old now and was in the Marines for 20 years ( 1950 - 1970), and retired as a Captain.
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
Cpl Don "GUNNY" Miller - I was a 19 year old PFT/Cpl training Pvts up to & including M/Sgts But had a 1st Lt at my back all the way just in case we had some issues
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
Were you a DI then?? You must have enlisted at 17 & made Sgt in two years which is outstanding ..I'll bet you got meritorious L/Cpl or Cpl along the way..??
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GySgt Ascencion Gomez, D.S.L.
No, I went to DI school as a Sgt and graduated before I was 21. I got meritorious Sgt for finishing No. 1 in NCO school that was one reason I was a Sgt so quickly.
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
GySgt Ascencion Gomez, D.S.L. - Where did you go to NCO School? I went to the one at Camp Lejeune. I think it was 10 days & most of it concentrated on the use of helicopters in combat... Does that seem about right??
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