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<blockquote data-quote="Rod Snell" data-source="post: 3032407" data-attributes="member: 796"><p>I once had the privilege of teaching in a highly technical service school that was transitioning to a truly all-service school, with the Marines the last ones to be incorporated. I was sensitive to the fact that some of our students were battle heroes who had been reduced to permanent rank simply as part of the ongoing drawdown, and one wearing 2LT Bars had several rows of battle ribbons, but was getting a little carried away with pranks and "pimping" the other services.</p><p>When I went in to teach my part of the class and rolled down the power screen, it had a huge poster "The Marines Are Looking For a Few Good Men."</p><p>I read the poster aloud, carefully and thoughtfully, and commented on the high-quality motivation. I rolled the poster carefully and deadpanned that "most of us air force guys spent our off duty time looking for a few good women, but do not criticize our "sister services." THEN I LAID THE POSTER QUIETLY ON THE HERO'S DESK WITH A quiet, "Here you are , Captain" (his brevet rank awarded in battle).</p><p>The class exploded with laughter, and we had a great class from then on, a group of men and women specially selected to learn new equipment and science designed to keep people alive.</p><p></p><p>I truly miss working with all the wonderful men and women I was privileged to serve with, from all the Armed Services. Of my full career, 17 years was in some flavor of joint unit where not all the blue uniforms were Air Force. Thank God for the young people who continue to volunteer to serve today.</p><p>And yes, Air Force has the best shore billets, but the Navy might have the best chow. </p><p></p><p>Snell, LTC, USAF (Ret)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod Snell, post: 3032407, member: 796"] I once had the privilege of teaching in a highly technical service school that was transitioning to a truly all-service school, with the Marines the last ones to be incorporated. I was sensitive to the fact that some of our students were battle heroes who had been reduced to permanent rank simply as part of the ongoing drawdown, and one wearing 2LT Bars had several rows of battle ribbons, but was getting a little carried away with pranks and "pimping" the other services. When I went in to teach my part of the class and rolled down the power screen, it had a huge poster "The Marines Are Looking For a Few Good Men." I read the poster aloud, carefully and thoughtfully, and commented on the high-quality motivation. I rolled the poster carefully and deadpanned that "most of us air force guys spent our off duty time looking for a few good women, but do not criticize our "sister services." THEN I LAID THE POSTER QUIETLY ON THE HERO'S DESK WITH A quiet, "Here you are , Captain" (his brevet rank awarded in battle). The class exploded with laughter, and we had a great class from then on, a group of men and women specially selected to learn new equipment and science designed to keep people alive. I truly miss working with all the wonderful men and women I was privileged to serve with, from all the Armed Services. Of my full career, 17 years was in some flavor of joint unit where not all the blue uniforms were Air Force. Thank God for the young people who continue to volunteer to serve today. And yes, Air Force has the best shore billets, but the Navy might have the best chow. Snell, LTC, USAF (Ret) [/QUOTE]
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