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Originally Posted by lksteve
always referred to them as "Sergeant Major" when addressing them...
had a First Sergeant when i was a company commander that asked to be address as "First Sergeant", and under no circumstances as "Top"...told my lieutenants as much at the morning meeting...my scout platoon leader must have been napping...a few days later, he erred and address the 1SG as "Top" in front of some NCOs...
"Sir, if you think you can pull my *****ing string and watch me spin around the *****ing room, bouncing off the ******ing wall, you are -******ing wrong...!"
the LT beat a hasty retreat into my office where i told him "I told you so..."  |
Such is the disparity of the enlisted force. I am a First Sergeant of a Company on Fort Meade; an MI Company. My troops call me "Top". That is an appellation that I encourage, because I like it. I will be Top, and to hell with anyone that doesn't like it. Call me Top!
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