Due to the nature of my freelance writing and copywriting work, I occasionally get lists and items from people who want the info spread around a bit. The below is a good list of what NCOs (Non-Commissioned Officers…enlisted men and women, rank E4 to E9) either know or have an opinion about.
REAL NCOs:
Can cuss for ten minutes without ever repeating a word.
Have a spine.
Can play a cherry Lieutenant like a finely tuned instrument.
Can see in the Dark.
Have eyes in the back of their heads.
Still don’t trust the Russians.
Still hate the French.
Don’t know how to be politically correct.
Don’t give a damn about being politically correct.
Think that “politically correct” should fall under Sodomy in the UCMJ.
Love deployments because there is less paperwork and more “real work.”
Can run 5 miles with a hangover.
Do not fear women in the military.
Would like to date G. I. Jane.
Still know how to use a buffer.
Can tell you anything you want to know about an M1911A1 although they are no longer in the inventory.
Believe that they do have a rendezvous with destiny.
Believe that “Nuts” wasn’t all that Brigadier General McAuliffe said to the Germans at Bastogne.
Don’t know how to use a “stress card”.
Idolize John Wayne.
Don’t believe that AAFES really needs a “commander”.
Would have paid money to see Custer getting his clock cleaned.
Really don’t like taking shit from those who haven’t “been there”.
Know how to properly construct a field latrine.
Might admire the Germans, but still realize they got their butts kicked. Twice.
Aren’t afraid of the Chinese, who probably don’t have enough rowboats to invade Taiwan.
Would rather be OPFOR than MOPP 4.
Don’t believe a darn thing the Iraqis say.
Don’t need a GPS to find themselves.
Have enough BDU’s in their closet to start a surplus store.
Think that MRE’s taste good (with a little hot sauce).
Are convinced that “wall-to-wall” counseling really works.
Have more time on the front-line than most others have in the chow line.
Know how to make coffee when the measuring scoop goes missing.
Know that it’s not good coffee when you can see through it.
Don’t blame poor marksmanship on their M-16.
Know that inept leaders will always say they have inept soldiers.
Hue. Classic MOUT when we really didn’t have that much skill at it by that time. That score, with the gongs and the brass cymbals, was very haunting. And who knew Ermey could bring it like he did?
We’d all hustle to be the first ones to stand beside the doctors at formation. Their get-ups were usually so crappy looking, we’d come off as exemplars of what the perfect uniform could look like
We’d all hustle to be the first ones to stand beside the doctors at formation. Their get-ups were usually so crappy looking, we’d come off as exemplars of what the perfect uniform could look like
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When I was a young super motivated HN (e-3) with 3rd Bn 9th Marines I elected to go Marine Corps Regs high and tight flat top and all we had a company inspection in our Charlies, I made sure to stand next to the chubby Lcpl. Gunny told the Lcpl he looked good but needed to loose some weight. Next was me he looked me over top to bottom said Go& Dammit Doc you look better than some of my Marines. Turned to the Lcpl and preceded to say how does it feel to be out done by a fucken Corpsman.
