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Sinister · 06-18-2006, 08:18

It never ceases to amaze me that some folks will have an opinion of what it is that makes an SF Soldier.

It's hilarious sometimes to see the looks on some peoples' faces when a guy they've known for years who sports a big handlebar moustache and maybe a ponytail or mullet, who always dresses in dockers and polo shirts shows up one day clean-shaven with whitewalls in class-As with fruit salad over the shoulder.

Same man, different wrapper. Has nothing to do with Quiet Professionalism.

When my 9-year old says some day he wants to be a Soldier, a diver, an engineer, a dentist, a driver, a free-faller, and a helicopter pilot, a lot of adults will smile and say "That's nice." Heck, I've had guys on my ODAs with all those tickets and life-experience that made me look like I just graduated from day-care.

It always brings a ray of sunshine into my life when an NCO steps in and makes on-the-spot corrections. Not to be an asshole, but to teach and discipline right then and there.

Ah, to be an old fart and appreciate the phrases, "Let me explain the rank structure of the United States Army to you, Skippy," and "Is that space I see between your heels?"

06-18-2006, 08:18	#16
Sinister Quiet Professional Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 261	Basic Soldiering It never ceases to amaze me that some folks will have an opinion of what it is that makes an SF Soldier. It's hilarious sometimes to see the looks on some peoples' faces when a guy they've known for years who sports a big handlebar moustache and maybe a ponytail or mullet, who always dresses in dockers and polo shirts shows up one day clean-shaven with whitewalls in class-As with fruit salad over the shoulder. Same man, different wrapper. Has nothing to do with Quiet Professionalism. When my 9-year old says some day he wants to be a Soldier, a diver, an engineer, a dentist, a driver, a free-faller, and a helicopter pilot, a lot of adults will smile and say "That's nice." Heck, I've had guys on my ODAs with all those tickets and life-experience that made me look like I just graduated from day-care. It always brings a ray of sunshine into my life when an NCO steps in and makes on-the-spot corrections. Not to be an asshole, but to teach and discipline right then and there. Ah, to be an old fart and appreciate the phrases, "Let me explain the rank structure of the United States Army to you, Skippy," and "Is that space I see between your heels?" Last edited by Sinister; 06-18-2006 at 08:22.
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