Topic: Hi

Acerbus · August 7th, 2004

Welcome aboard, fellow cadet. I'm a C/CPL in the finest Marine JROTC unit in the state of Florida, about to start my last year of high school.

And if you think your name was screwy, listen to mine: Ho. Add to that my first name (Nam, which means 'Man' in Vietnamese and can be spelled backwards to get 'Man') and I'm a Man Ho. And since last week (sworn into the Army), I'm a Private Man Ho.

If there's anything I can call advice to sling in your direction, it's to keep your ears open more than your mouth. Especially pay attention to the SMI and ASMIs in your JROTC unit, they'll teach you a helluva lot about leadership. And you'll need it to become an officer.

Because it's not what you know. It's how you use what you know with what you've got.

August 7th, 2004
Acerbus Optio	Welcome aboard, fellow cadet. I'm a C/CPL in the finest Marine JROTC unit in the state of Florida, about to start my last year of high school. And if you think your name was screwy, listen to mine: Ho. Add to that my first name (Nam, which means 'Man' in Vietnamese and can be spelled backwards to get 'Man') and I'm a Man Ho. And since last week (sworn into the Army), I'm a Private Man Ho. If there's anything I can call advice to sling in your direction, it's to keep your ears open more than your mouth. Especially pay attention to the SMI and ASMIs in your JROTC unit, they'll teach you a helluva lot about leadership. And you'll need it to become an officer. Because it's not what you know. It's how you use what you know with what you've got. __________________ \'Sua sponte (Of their own accord).\' -75th Ranger Regiment, United States Army Cadet Sgt, USMCJROTC: University High School, 2004 Florida State Champs HOORAH! Change of plans, now doing college @ UF.