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Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: VOR on December 22, 2005, 01:10:49 AM
Friend of mine sent me this little funny today and I thought my fellow NCOs and those "O" grades with a sense of humor might enjoy a chuckle. ;)

Eleven people were dangling below a helicopter on a rope.  There were ten Officers and one Sergeant. Since the rope was not strong enough to hold all the eleven, they decided that one of them had to let go to save all the others.

They could not decide who should be the volunteer.  Finally the Sergeant said he would let go of the rope since Sergeants are used to doing everything for the good of the Service.  They forsake their family, don’t claim all of their expenses and do a lot of overtime without getting anything in return.

When he finished his moving speech all the Officers began to clap…
Title: Re: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: Gunslinger on December 22, 2005, 01:12:35 AM
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Originally posted by VOR
Friend of mine sent me this little funny today and I thought my fellow NCOs and those "O" grades with a sense of humor might enjoy a chuckle. ;)

Eleven people were dangling below a helicopter on a rope.  There were ten Officers and one Sergeant. Since the rope was not strong enough to hold all the eleven, they decided that one of them had to let go to save all the others.

They could not decide who should be the volunteer.  Finally the Sergeant said he would let go of the rope since Sergeants are used to doing everything for the good of the Service.  They forsake their family, don’t claim all of their expenses and do a lot of overtime without getting anything in return.

When he finished his moving speech all the Officers began to clap…


Eagl might not like that but I thought it was perfect.....  :aok :rofl
Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: eagl on December 22, 2005, 02:10:28 AM
In RL though, they'd make the 2Lt jump 'cause everyone knows a good NCO is worth a dozen Lts.

What's wrong with polite applause after a speech though?
Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: Gunslinger on December 22, 2005, 08:15:19 AM
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Originally posted by eagl
In RL though, they'd make the 2Lt jump 'cause everyone knows a good NCO is worth a dozen Lts.

What's wrong with polite applause after a speech though?


technically before the appluase the officers would have to form some sort of planning committe to determine the impact if any the loss of anyone on the team would create. ;)
Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: soda72 on December 22, 2005, 08:24:20 AM
Things officers say that drive NCO's nuts..

A 2lt saying "well It's been my experience"  ...

A cpt saying "I have an Idea"...



:)
Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: Treize69 on December 22, 2005, 11:50:03 AM
A 2nd LT with a sense of humor can be interesting though.

I had one say to me (when I was a PFC straight out of AIT) "I dunno, you've been doing this longer than I have." :aok
Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: Eden on December 22, 2005, 12:19:59 PM
Try not judge a soldier by what they wear on their shoulders or sleeves.  It can be terribly deceiving.
Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: tapakeg on December 22, 2005, 02:20:54 PM
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A 2lt saying "well It's been my experience" ...



or a warrant officer saying



"check this $@!T out"
Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: Lye-El on December 22, 2005, 03:59:32 PM
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Originally posted by tapakeg
or a warrant officer saying



"check this $@!T out"


And then fly a Cobra on its side between two tall pine trees because they are too close for the rotor to pass between.
Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: recon7 on December 22, 2005, 05:17:30 PM
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A 2lt saying "well It's been my experience"


Not always...  2LT here, went to basic training in 1988, commissioned int 2004... you do the math.
:aok

My OBC class average age was 30, mostly prior service.  I still listen carefully to what my E-7 has to say, and almost always take his advice.
Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: Hornet33 on December 22, 2005, 05:51:19 PM
The 3 most dangerous things heard in uniform


A Private saying, "I learned this in boot camp."

A Lt. saying. "Based on my experiance."

A Warrant saying, "Oh man you gotta see this."
Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: Hornet33 on December 22, 2005, 05:56:06 PM
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Originally posted by recon7
Not always...  2LT here, went to basic training in 1988, commissioned int 2004... you do the math.
:aok

My OBC class average age was 30, mostly prior service.  I still listen carefully to what my E-7 has to say, and almost always take his advice.


OK Your a mustang and thats fine. You have experiance. It's the guys that come out of the Accademy that scare me.

Army Basic, Ft. Sill Oklahoma 1989

Coast Guard Basic, Cape May New Jersey 1992


Sir
Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: SMIDSY on December 22, 2005, 06:00:03 PM
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Originally posted by tapakeg
or a warrant officer saying



"check this $@!T out"



warrent officers in the navy are highly respected. this is because they rose through the enlisted ranks.
Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: recon7 on December 23, 2005, 08:41:31 AM
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It's the guys that come out of the Accademy that scare me.


You should have seen the class we got in right before I graduated; probably 90% academy.  They were intellectually smart, but you could tell they had been on lock-down for 4 years.  They had no socialization skills, were dripping in hormones, etc.  Hopefully, the TACs got 'em straightened out before they graduated!:noid
Title: Officers and Sergeants
Post by: JTs on December 23, 2005, 10:32:51 PM
to have your ensign j.g. say i volunteered us