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Been retired for 23 years come July. Life is good man.
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EBB posted:laughs in sweatpants and a full beard
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I was a SP5 for exactly one month. Pinned it on 1 September, then on 1 October, they got rid of all specialist ranks except for E4. Like everything else in the Army, they took a good idea and ruined it. The worst thing about the specialist rank was that it was so random. There was no clear divide between combat arms = NCO, support = specialist. For example, there were SP5s that were tank crewmen while at the same time, at my first duty station assigned to an HHC, my Platoon Sergeant was a SP6 (he was in charge of the BN Aid Station). I think it came down to whatever the position on the Unit Manning Roster was, although I also saw "lateral appointments" - SP5s made into SGTs if they were in a leadership position, etc. I guess if they were going to do it half-assed like that, they were better off scrapping it altogether.
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Jun 24, 2021 20:12
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I once saw a dude in the airport with an Army Excellence In Competition Badge on his dress greens.
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Jun 28, 2021 13:20
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Two spinal fusions. One knee surgery. Too many corticosteroid injections in various joints to remember. A drawer full of splints, braces, and wraps. A knee replacement in the not too distant future.
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Wait, he's still alive? What is he 100?
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