tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post1359772969027364922..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The sergeant is the Army.*OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32013414202301651692017-09-15T13:10:53.121-07:002017-09-15T13:10:53.121-07:00Near the tail end of my career they were letting f...Near the tail end of my career they were letting folks get the surgery. They have rolled back the rules on glasses, I'm betting it's because they couldn't fill cockpits otherwise.<br /><br />From what I understand these days, they're having a LOT of trouble retaining pilots. Too many stupid rules made by the shoe clerks is my guess.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7851667535147815272017-09-15T12:31:56.262-07:002017-09-15T12:31:56.262-07:00Not to disagree, but they've really rolled bac...Not to disagree, but they've really rolled back the rules on glasses. When I joined you couldn't have glasses without an approved from on-high waiver, shortly thereafter it was you couldn't get to pilot training if you wore them, but after you got your wings you were good to go. I made it all the way to Holloman before needing glasses. That waiver was approved by the flight surgeon. Just had to be corrected to 20/20 or better. Now, as I understand it, you can fly even after Lasik. <br />Does remind me of a story though. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61852082368275793082017-09-15T12:05:40.230-07:002017-09-15T12:05:40.230-07:00It's the spectacles really. If you wear glasse...It's the spectacles really. If you wear glasses you will never (though should never is closer to how I feel) be in a position to truly be in charge. It's the Air Force, it should be run by the men and women who fly/navigate/crew the aircraft. NOT by maintenance/missile/logistics/personnel types.<br /><br />I steered the kids to the Navy because they all wear glasses. You can still be operational at sea with glasses (even be an NFO for that matter) not so much in the USAF. Which to me is fitting and proper.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13962536097794319522017-09-15T12:02:02.265-07:002017-09-15T12:02:02.265-07:00Being "that guy," yeah, I tried to avoid...Being "that guy," yeah, I tried to avoid that.<br /><br />Sometime I need to write about my "best" assignment. It wasn't the nicest for personal reasons, it was the nicest because I worked closely with some of the finest NCOs and airmen I've ever had the privilege to serve with.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30250594917653492362017-09-15T12:00:00.125-07:002017-09-15T12:00:00.125-07:00I'm sure it's the same in the Navy.I'm sure it's the same in the Navy.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47066959050803792632017-09-15T11:59:33.572-07:002017-09-15T11:59:33.572-07:00Very nice L.J., I've always liked their cap ba...Very nice L.J., I've always liked their cap badge.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45073766056182005052017-09-15T11:58:35.169-07:002017-09-15T11:58:35.169-07:00Like Popeye said, "I am what I am and that...Like Popeye said, "I am what I am and that's all that I am."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9769714033566550792017-09-15T11:58:11.422-07:002017-09-15T11:58:11.422-07:00Thanks Juvat.
I knew a LOT of shoe clerks with st...Thanks Juvat.<br /><br />I knew a LOT of shoe clerks with stripes.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8627492952780618172017-09-15T11:57:40.675-07:002017-09-15T11:57:40.675-07:00Thanks Mr G!Thanks Mr G!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57696942919452018362017-09-15T11:48:05.419-07:002017-09-15T11:48:05.419-07:00I guess you were too smart to take a commission. A...I guess you were too smart to take a commission. And smart enough to push your kids towards Navy vice the others! hahaTunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68817285050127329212017-09-15T11:47:02.076-07:002017-09-15T11:47:02.076-07:00It's written somewhere that in a nutshell, off...It's written somewhere that in a nutshell, officers are responsible for the mission, sergeants are responsible for the men. This is true. The officers are responsible. But the sergeants and the men are the ones who get it done. With out them, the officers are just talking heads.<br /><br />There are reasons for the regulations prohibiting fraternization. I know that most here get that. They also get that there is a flip side. Not for nothing are they called a "Band of Brothers". One of my favorite lines in that same movie is when Winters tells Buck (Compton) "Never put yourself in a position to take from these men". I am also reminded of two other movies--<br /><br />'Twelve O'clock High'-- when General Savage finally has a nervous breakdown. <br /><br />'Mr. Roberts's'-- when he is about to leave the ship, and says that it suddenly seems "terribly wrong" to leave those guys.<br /><br />OAF Sarge, I'm suspect you would have felt the same. I'm also sure you would have made a damn fine officer. But you were meant to be a sergeant. Lucky for many that you were.<br /><br />As a mustang officer, I have no doubt that being an NCO first made me a better officer. I kept in mind the times when, as an enlisted man, I felt that an officer had dropped the ball or let us down, and did my best not to be 'that guy'.<br /><br />RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49988694655780782942017-09-15T08:30:35.105-07:002017-09-15T08:30:35.105-07:00Thanks to Juvat for pointing out there is a differ...Thanks to Juvat for pointing out there is a difference.a(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81880594740555024262017-09-15T07:27:48.989-07:002017-09-15T07:27:48.989-07:00A nice little Easter Egg hunt. The lead photo is a...A nice little Easter Egg hunt. The lead photo is a member of the Welsh Guards. <br /><br />http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/25611.aspx <br /><br />From the History of the Regiment page:<br /><br />"The Leek – the Welsh Guards Regimental Cap Badge<br />The choice of the leek reflected its traditional position as the main national emblem for Wales and its strong association with the military. During the Hundred Years War, Welsh archers wore green and white colours and it is also cited in William Shakespeare’s Henry V. Even before this and according to legend, on the eve of the battle against the Saxons, Saint David advised that leeks should be worn in caps to easily distinguish friend from foe."<br /><br />/<br />L.J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52393134131202648142017-09-15T06:35:25.598-07:002017-09-15T06:35:25.598-07:00That clip underscores your posting.... when one fi...That clip underscores your posting.... when one finds one's calling....well...there ya go.Nylon12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66721180517114020562017-09-15T05:40:51.270-07:002017-09-15T05:40:51.270-07:00I've worked with Sergeants and E-4s through E-...I've worked with Sergeants and E-4s through E-9s. One is exponentially worth their weight in Gold, the other are Shoe Clerks. I'm sure you were an excellent Sergeant and I'd have been blessed had I had the opportunity to work with you (on something more than the tangential arrangement we had at the Kun).juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10467388702265854032017-09-15T04:17:33.244-07:002017-09-15T04:17:33.244-07:00Hey Old AFSarge;
Yep the NCO is the backbone ...Hey Old AFSarge;<br /><br /> Yep the NCO is the backbone of the service. ANd yes that movie was a great indicator of the NCO's role along with the Wild Geese. Excellent post.MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.com