obviously you can tell my microphone isn't working too well. I hope you'll be understanding. I think I need to get a new sound card. Quadius
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Quadius <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually I was an E6, but I was promoted to E7 just prior to being > medically retired. I was a drill sergeant when I was injured. > > I'll make this short. I wanted to go on a 16 mile training road bicycle > ride and I had finally talked one of my drill sergeant buddy's into going > with me while our partners took the privates to chow. Toward the end of the > ride my buddy says that he's not going to make it up the last hill, so I go > through a parking lot. I lost control in some pea gravel and ended up going > over the top and landing on my head. > > The Army has real big and my unit was able to successfully keep it from the > promotion board that I was lying in a hospital bed when they placed me on > the promotion list. They kept me on the books for another six months so > that I would get my stripes. The funny thing is the only place that shows > up is on my ID card, my separation papers and if I ever decide to use the > title. In the 15 years I've been in this chair I have only shown that ID > card about 15 times. > > Quadius > > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:26 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> E7 or E8 ? >> Best Wishes >> >> In a message dated 9/30/2010 7:32:34 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> yes >> >> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 9:47 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Q, you were a drill Sergeant ?? >>> Best Wishes >>> >>> In a message dated 9/28/2010 5:26:03 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >>> [email protected] writes: >>> >>> I am a C2-3 incomplete who was on a ventilator for about four months. I >>> didn't have any problem with paralysis of my vocal chords, but my diaphragm >>> doesn't permit me to speak nearly as loudly as before. I cannot even mimic >>> some of my older marching cadences I used to use when I was a drill >>> sergeant. >>> >>> I've also noticed that my voice is considerably more raspy than it was >>> prior to injury. I almost sound like I am a smoker at times. I guess >>> that's just part of post SCI for me. >>> Q >>> >>> >> >
