Posted on Sep 24, 2019
SGT(P) Cryptologic Linguist
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I've held the rank of SGT for over six years. My father told me when he was in the USAF it was not unheard of for officers to hold the rank of Captain for up to 8 years. I met a CSM who told me he was a SSG for 8 years. What say you? Any record holders out there?
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Maj John Bell
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I'm not sure it is a rank, but my Dad called me "Dumbass" for a very long time.
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Alison Hansen
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*pins blue ribbon on your answer
"Well done, son. You've made us proud."
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Sir, that is funny, and I can related to it very well, growing up with my hard ass retired Navy CPO father, I thought my name was, "I'm going to slap you up side of your head", and he did.
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PO1 Lyndon Thomas
PO1 Lyndon Thomas
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SGT (Join to see) - I caught this one twice! Grandad was Army Major and dad was Army SFC, yeah I can relate!
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1SG Thomas Roman
1SG Thomas Roman
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Oh, it has to be a rank, a lot of us held it for the longest time.
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CW5 Jack Cardwell
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E5 if you add the two times I held it together.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
MAJ Byron Oyler
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So that is how a person makes CW5...
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I tell my joes all the time I’m personally amazed that I’ve only been each rank once lol
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MSG Preventive Medicine Specialist
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Specialist was my longest. A little over 11 years.
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LTC Hardware Test Engineer
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There is a guy in my unit that was a CPT for nearly 16 years. He got commissioned before I did and I got selected for LTC before he made MAJ.
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