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On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:47:30 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote: It was later shown that that rank in *given* based on the number of years served.......a minimum rank. You've got it backwards. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:47:30 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: It was later shown that that rank in *given* based on the number of years served.......a minimum rank. You've got it backwards. Does that surprise you? |
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:30:59 -0400, "Earl of Warwich, Duke of
Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote: On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:47:30 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: It was later shown that that rank in *given* based on the number of years served.......a minimum rank. You've got it backwards. Does that surprise you? It's shocking, who would have thought ? |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:30:59 -0400, "Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote: On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:47:30 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: It was later shown that that rank in *given* based on the number of years served.......a minimum rank. You've got it backwards. Does that surprise you? It's shocking, who would have thought ? Certainly not you or Reggie Yellowstreak. -- No way, no how, no McCain! |
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:42:59 -0400, "Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall,
Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote: John H wrote: On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:28:13 -0400, "Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote: BAR wrote: Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. wrote: John H wrote: On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:09:09 -0400, "Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote: John H wrote: Oh, and unlike Herring, my friend is an officer and a gentlemen. Herring is a horse's ass. Herring got drafted. Did your friend? yes, but could you handle a shovel? Hey! As a matter of fact, I went to Engineer OCS. We learned all about shovels...and det cord. Det cord is so cool. Det cord is the way to dig ditches. I wonder if Jim's son knew OCS was an option for a really creative way to get those ditch's dug. If you score high enough on the various tests, it was the ASVAB when I was in, you got to talk to the series commander about becoming an officer. I guess his score wasn't high enough. Not much of a score is required for an Engineer Equipment Operator. Shovels and 1.5KW generators don't require a lot of expertise. What do you do with the 1.5kw gen? I would love to use some of that det cord up on my mother's place to clean up the back 40. Do you have any spare cord lying around? I wonder if it would work as an easy way to till up her garden. A 1.5 is what keeps the lights on in the tents. Nope, sorry to say I used the last of my det cord while visiting a southeast Asia country. You might try filling a garden hose with C-4. The effect should be even better. |
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:23:46 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:47:30 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: It was later shown that that rank in *given* based on the number of years served.......a minimum rank. You've got it backwards. I said nothing earlier because the statements were in the ball park as far as time and rank went. But, Army officers are promoted based on their efficiency ratings, which happen to be reviewed at intervals based on the needs of the Army. If officers are being used up quickly, or the Army is expanding, the time interval will be short. If the service is drawing down, the time interval will be longer. |
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On Aug 27, 5:47*pm, JimH wrote:
On Aug 27, 5:32*pm, jim wrote: hk wrote: All snipped. It's heartwarming to know that the leader of the girlie hug and pat society, AKA Harry Krause, leader of Don and Jim H, has come out of the closet to be recognized as who and what he is. All followers of Harry who wish to contribute to his favorite charity should make their honorariums at the following web page. http://www.famousdeaddb.com/tiny-tim/ Someone said a member here should be respected because he retired as a LtCol with the Army. It was later shown that that rank in *given* based on the number of years served.......a minimum rank. OK.......he has my respect up for serving. *But that rank is respected until that LtCol acts in a way (here or anywhere) to show he does not deserve that respect. We are at that point. Damn you are stupid, you've got it backwards......again..... |
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:58:28 -0400, John H wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:23:46 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:47:30 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: It was later shown that that rank in *given* based on the number of years served.......a minimum rank. You've got it backwards. I said nothing earlier because the statements were in the ball park as far as time and rank went. But, Army officers are promoted based on their efficiency ratings, which happen to be reviewed at intervals based on the needs of the Army. If officers are being used up quickly, or the Army is expanding, the time interval will be short. If the service is drawing down, the time interval will be longer. Needs of the Army, needs of the Navy. Same thing. Just as I passed the E-5 exam the Navy bumped subsequent service needed to attain that rank to 12 months, so since I had only 9 months left I would need to do a 3 month extension to make E-5. I left 9 months later as an E-4. --Vic |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:58:28 -0400, John H wrote: On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:23:46 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:47:30 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: It was later shown that that rank in *given* based on the number of years served.......a minimum rank. You've got it backwards. I said nothing earlier because the statements were in the ball park as far as time and rank went. But, Army officers are promoted based on their efficiency ratings, which happen to be reviewed at intervals based on the needs of the Army. If officers are being used up quickly, or the Army is expanding, the time interval will be short. If the service is drawing down, the time interval will be longer. Needs of the Army, needs of the Navy. Same thing. Just as I passed the E-5 exam the Navy bumped subsequent service needed to attain that rank to 12 months, so since I had only 9 months left I would need to do a 3 month extension to make E-5. I left 9 months later as an E-4. You mean you never got "frocked"? Eisboch --Vic |
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
You mean you never got "frocked"? Never heard of it. Remember, I was a BT. Enlighten me. --Vic |
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On Aug 28, 6:16*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: You mean you never got "frocked"? Never heard of it. *Remember, I was a BT. Enlighten me. --Vic What is the Navy tradition with crewmen crossing over the equator for the first time on a ship? They showed it on the PBS "Carrier" series.........something about polywogs. |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: You mean you never got "frocked"? Never heard of it. Remember, I was a BT. Enlighten me. --Vic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frocking Maybe too late for you. I think it was a Zumwalt thing. Eisboch |
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:20:33 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote: On Aug 28, 6:16?pm, Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: You mean you never got "frocked"? Never heard of it. ?Remember, I was a BT. Enlighten me. --Vic What is the Navy tradition with crewmen crossing over the equator for the first time on a ship? They showed it on the PBS "Carrier" series.........something about polywogs. Never did that, so I don't know. Navy's got a lot of weird "traditions" I managed to avoid. There was one involving a broomstick and Navy Special Fuel Oil I think. Just heard it mentioned. --Vic |
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"JimH" wrote in message ... On Aug 28, 6:16 pm, Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: You mean you never got "frocked"? Never heard of it. Remember, I was a BT. Enlighten me. --Vic What is the Navy tradition with crewmen crossing over the equator for the first time on a ship? They showed it on the PBS "Carrier" series.........something about polywogs. --------------------------------------------- No. The tradition and ceremony when crossing the equator is called becoming a "Shellback". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-crossing_ceremony Eisboch |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:20:33 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 28, 6:16?pm, Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: You mean you never got "frocked"? Never heard of it. ?Remember, I was a BT. Enlighten me. --Vic What is the Navy tradition with crewmen crossing over the equator for the first time on a ship? They showed it on the PBS "Carrier" series.........something about polywogs. Never did that, so I don't know. Navy's got a lot of weird "traditions" I managed to avoid. There was one involving a broomstick and Navy Special Fuel Oil I think. Just heard it mentioned. --Vic There are some things we don't discuss in mixed company, Vic. Eisboch |
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:37:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
There are some things we don't discuss in mixed company, Vic. What mixed company would that be? :) |
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On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:04:13 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:37:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: There are some things we don't discuss in mixed company, Vic. What mixed company would that be? :) Aw, just shut up Jarhead. --Vic |
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:50:51 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote: On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:04:13 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:37:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: There are some things we don't discuss in mixed company, Vic. What mixed company would that be? :) Aw, just shut up Jarhead. Now is that anyway for a Squid to talk? :) |
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On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:28:32 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:50:51 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:04:13 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:37:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: There are some things we don't discuss in mixed company, Vic. What mixed company would that be? :) Aw, just shut up Jarhead. Now is that anyway for a Squid to talk? :) On second thought... :) |
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On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:42:17 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:28:32 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:50:51 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:04:13 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:37:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: There are some things we don't discuss in mixed company, Vic. What mixed company would that be? :) Aw, just shut up Jarhead. Now is that anyway for a Squid to talk? :) On second thought... :) Hehe. Don't tell anybody else. --Vic |
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On Aug 28, 5:16*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: You mean you never got "frocked"? Never heard of it. *Remember, I was a BT. Enlighten me. --Vic "Frocked?" is that another word for "your turn in the barrel? |
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On Aug 28, 5:20*pm, JimH wrote:
On Aug 28, 6:16*pm, Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: You mean you never got "frocked"? Never heard of it. *Remember, I was a BT. Enlighten me. --Vic What is the Navy tradition with crewmen crossing over the equator for the first time on a ship? *They showed it on the PBS "Carrier" series.........something about polywogs. After all the humiliating probing, and debauchery, you get a certificate signed by Neptune Regis |
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:30:03 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Aug 28, 5:16*pm, Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: You mean you never got "frocked"? Never heard of it. *Remember, I was a BT. Enlighten me. --Vic "Frocked?" is that another word for "your turn in the barrel? In the Army, 'frocked' means one is allowed to wear a rank insignia which he's not legitimately earned, yet. For example, a Major may be selected for Lieutenant Colonel, but be a few hundred down the list for promotion. His promotion may not occur for several months. But the Army may want him to command a Battalion, which is a Lieutenant Colonel's job. He may be 'frocked' (i.e., pin the silver leaves on) so he will at least 'look' like a Battalion Commander. |
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