my gosh is my memory significantly eroded. I had a glance at the Gen. orders in order to remember them. I used to have down into my rote memory. I have forgotten so much, but I guess that leaves space for more stuff to be crammed in my gray matter. Q
On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Quadius <[email protected]> wrote: > I served a total of 11 years. As for the general orders, when I joined in > 1982 there were only three. I remember the Marines had 10 general orders. > They probably reduce them down to three general orders of the knuckleheads > could get through. Even with that, I still had some privates who didn't > know their general orders verbatim in the sixth week. Needless to say I had > (my voice profile doesn't have the word and I can't remember how to spell > it) fit. > Q > > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:11 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What the Army doesn't know will never hurt them. I remember when we had >> 10 general orders. Now I understand, there are only 3. What happened? >> >> Best Wishes >> >> In a message dated 10/1/2010 5:26:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
