I found this on the web site
http://www.bucksargent.net/2005/12/c...retro-nco.html
Its longer on the web site, some of it funny some true.
A Retro NCO…
…longs for a professional army to fight again.
…has actually read the document he swore an oath to defend.
…can operate in the dark just fine without his NODs.
…can take an ass chewing.
…thinks Fox News is still way too liberal.
…wouldn’t even know how to be politically correct.
…believes there are some things in life worth dying for.
…thinks “VBIED” is a silly way of saying “car bomb.”
…is still waiting for John Kerry to apologize for 1971.
…still recalls how to use a buffer, just chooses not to.
…recognizes that the backbone ends just above the tailbone.
…doesn’t feel the Army should need to advertise.
…is proud of being Airborne, but honestly doesn’t mind driving to the objective.
…has no idea what the hell a “stress card” looks like.
…would like to buy John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and Bruce Willis a beer, in that order.
…believes that individual discipline is knowing when to speak up and when to shut your mouth.
…doesn’t need a “clearing barrel” to safely unload his weapon.
…could fit all his toiletries inside his weapons cleaning kit.
…believes the Second Amendment exists to safeguard the First.
…laments the “kinder, gentler Army.”
…thinks that the media should want their country to win.
…knows that 20 percent of any group does 80 percent of the real work. will always be part of the 20 percent.
…realizes that you may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it.
…believes that “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” works just fine the way it is.
…believes that gun control is what you learn at the range.
…knows that trust is a two-way street with no crosswalks.
…knows that men and women are different for a reason.
…knows that garrison and combat are two completely different environments, and should be treated as such.
…thinks that the best way to support the troops in wartime is to support their war.
…agrees that nothing compares to being shot at and missed.
…isn’t afraid to be cold, but would prefer not to be.
…can always suck it up and drive on.
…doesn’t make excuses for his failures.
…would donate a testicle for five minutes alone with bin Laden.
…knows more about his fellow soldiers than their own wives.
…can sleep anywhere, anytime, under any circumstances.
…believes that when the going gets tough, the tough reload.
…believes that there’s only one true thief in the Army -- everyone else is just trying to get their stuff back.
…would still rather be tried by twelve than carried by six.
…recognizes that our forefathers had it much worse.
…can be found reading gun mags on the crapper.
…knows that guns don’t kill people, people kill people. Though bullets sure help.
…knows that only politicians can lose an American war.
…believes that the MSM and the ALQ often share the same goals.
…agrees with Einstein that as long as there are men there will be wars.
…thinks the UN should mind it’s own damn business.
…doesn’t air his gripes in the pages of Stars and Stripes.
…thinks that near-beer in a combat zone is a poor substitute.
…believes God made men equal, but Sam Colt keeps them that way.
…knows that things could always be worse.
…believes there is a fine line between stealing and “aquiring.”
…periodically wishes he had been a pilot instead.
…knows that if it’s wrong but it works -- it isn’t wrong.
…could survive on coffee and tobacco alone.
…knows that preparing for war is essential to peace.
…still thinks the M9 Beretta is a useless piece of crap.
…would take a Ma Deuce, M14 or 1911 over a NATO-chambered weapon any day of the week.
…can always be found smoking, joking, and bunking with the troops.
…would still like to go mano a mano with Janet Reno.
…knows that the surest way to get the show on the road is to light up a cigarette.
…agrees that “because it’s cool” is a perfectly good reason to own a .50 cal. BMG long rifle.
…knows how to make a good cup of coffee.
…never blames poor marksmanship on his weapon or his optics.
...believes the only thing more irritating than an armchair general is a retired one.
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