Topic: You gotta be kidding me, I'm a Cpl now!

Cdt Matteo · June 8th, 2008

This took me completely by surprise, but now I'm Corporal. I'm really good friends with one of the officers and she realised I had great potential. She pushed the CO of my Corps to promote me to Corporal but I only got the mandatory promotion like all the other cadets that joined with me at the same time did, Pte (thanks all for the correction!). Well today we were doing our practice of march passes all frigging day long in +30 celcius wheather and finally we came to the awards practice (a review of falling out and in of ranks to get your award/whatever). We did a few practices and then one of the officers called me: Cpl Matteo! In my mind I'm like wtf... I'm a Pte. Whatever I go up in front and they hand me my Corporal badge and epilets. Almost started crying of joy. Man, what a day. I'll post a pic of my Tunic to show you it when my dad is done with the camera (on monday since he's on a trip).

The Other Guy · June 8th, 2008

congratulations!!!!

AFSteliga · June 8th, 2008

Holy crap. That didn't take very long.

Well, congratulations Corporal. Now comes the test of Leadership. Good luck.

tomtom22 · June 9th, 2008

Congratulations, Corporal!

Fox · June 10th, 2008

Congratulations, Corporal!

ObjSRgtLw · June 10th, 2008

Well done Corporal

84RFK · June 28th, 2008

Congratulations!

Reminds me of a friend in the navy, ha had spendt half of his time in the service in the EW room on a frigate, and suddenly he was promoted from private to "enlisted-sergeant" just like that.

He never found out why, but he never thought of his work in the EW room as any outstanding performance, and why he ended up in an office on shore was a complete mystery to most people.

Del Boy · July 15th, 2008

Very well done Corporal. What a great kick-off to your career.

the_13th_redneck · July 19th, 2008

Awesome! Congratulations.

SHERMAN · July 21st, 2008

congrats(yes, rats that live in congo).

thats just fine i went from private to first sargent in 8 months

June 8th, 2008	Post 1
Cdt Matteo Optio Gear	Post; You gotta be kidding me, I'm a Cpl now! This took me completely by surprise, but now I'm Corporal. I'm really good friends with one of the officers and she realised I had great potential. She pushed the CO of my Corps to promote me to Corporal but I only got the mandatory promotion like all the other cadets that joined with me at the same time did, Pte (thanks all for the correction!). Well today we were doing our practice of march passes all frigging day long in +30 celcius wheather and finally we came to the awards practice (a review of falling out and in of ranks to get your award/whatever). We did a few practices and then one of the officers called me: Cpl Matteo! In my mind I'm like wtf... I'm a Pte. Whatever I go up in front and they hand me my Corporal badge and epilets. Almost started crying of joy. Man, what a day. I'll post a pic of my Tunic to show you it when my dad is done with the camera (on monday since he's on a trip). __________________ Audax et Celer (Bold and Swift) -Royal Canadian Dragoons' motto

June 8th, 2008	Post 2
The Other Guy Spam King Gear	congratulations!!!! __________________ Democracy can not be installed by a foreign country; the people must do it themselves. Free Iran! Half off Iraq, Buy one get one free Kuwait...

June 8th, 2008	Post 3
AFSteliga Milforum Moderator Gear	Holy crap. That didn't take very long. Well, congratulations Corporal. Now comes the test of Leadership. Good luck. __________________ Cpl K. Steliga VFR/IFR Data Coordinator Wing Operations/Air Traffic Control 14 Wing Greenwood Per ardua ad astra

June 9th, 2008	Post 4
tomtom22 Chief Engineer Gear	Congratulations, Corporal! __________________ "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." - Norman Schwarskopf, Commander of Desert Storm Operations

June 10th, 2008	Post 5
Fox Can you hear me now? Gear	Congratulations, Corporal! __________________ Why should I have to "Press 1 for English?" --Every American

June 10th, 2008	Post 6
ObjSRgtLw Primus Pilus Gear	Well done Corporal __________________ 2Lt, German Air Force Ground Combat Supporting Regiment/ 1st Infantry Battalion.

June 28th, 2008	Post 7
84RFK Optio Gear	Congratulations! Reminds me of a friend in the navy, ha had spendt half of his time in the service in the EW room on a frigate, and suddenly he was promoted from private to "enlisted-sergeant" just like that. He never found out why, but he never thought of his work in the EW room as any outstanding performance, and why he ended up in an office on shore was a complete mystery to most people.

July 15th, 2008	Post 8
Del Boy Tribunus Laticlavius	Very well done Corporal. What a great kick-off to your career. __________________ True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

July 19th, 2008	Post 9
the_13th_redneck Je suis aware Gear	Awesome! Congratulations. __________________ I sold my soul to the devil, and the price was cheap.

July 21st, 2008	Post 10
SHERMAN Milforum Moderator Gear	congrats(yes, rats that live in congo). thats just fine i went from private to first sargent in 8 months __________________

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