My son is sgt in iraq at moment (4th tour of duty in ME). Other than diet and humidity, little has changed. he is "battle nco" running a unit. when "battle captain" is not there, he has to do that job in addition to his own.
before deploy, he had a mandatory training mission. he had to (politely?) tell officers "no you can't cut out mandatory training to save time." www.anysoldier.com a clever person will figure out which poster is he. If you find the cartoons of cat and picture of the guy proudly holding trap w/rat, you are there. IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 05/09/2007 02:11:58 PM: > I went "the other way" in the Army, finding myself in a tropical climate > where the main diet was rice, with a few vegetables and maybe a water > buffalo, when the gunner "forgot" to clear the M2-HB before attempting > to "clean" it. In my (somewhat limited) experience, the officers were > there to get some combat time, and pay, into their service records, as a > stepping stone to further promotion. Net result: the sergeants ran the > Army while the officers "fought the battles" and collected the medals. > Needless to say, I have a very low opinion of high-flying "leaders" that > don't share the hardships of those who are "led". ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. The information may also constitute a legally privileged confidential communication. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
