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BAR[_2_]

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On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:34:54 -0500, BAR wrote:

In article ,
says...

"Send me the graybeards," I recall him saying, "I want guys who know how
to do it right the first time, without supervision."

When it is critical, seniority counts.

Seniority in a union just means you have managed to stick around for a
long time. It says nothing about the quality of your work or your
competency.

Seniority in the marines just means you re-enlisted.

Seniority in the military means you have been around and done quite a
lot of things. For officers if you make O-6 before 18 years in you are
on the fast track. If you haven't made it by 22 years you are just
marking time before you retire.

In the military seniority means you have been exposed to quite a bit of
stuff. My cousin is finally getting a battalion. He has been at NATO for
the last 18 months and he has been in Afghanistan for two tours and Iraq
for two tours. He is well on his way to O-6 and beyond.

Don't forget about enlisted time for us draftees!!

One of my favorite Marine officers was an E-6 and was offered E-7 or
OCS. He thought long and hard about it and finally went to OCS. He had
already received his BSEE and was well on his way to his MSEE.

Luckily, a college degree wasn't required for OCS during the Vietnam days. High
school and a decent GT score seemed good enough, along with the requisite
recommendations and boards.

At the rate they were going through 2LT's and 1LT's, you had to get'em
from somewhere!