What Prior-Enlisted Officers Are Good For...

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AJChenMPH

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ONCE, during tactical maneuvers at Officer Candidate School, the sergeant-instructor asked those with enlisted experience to raise their hands. Another candidate and I were the only two able to comply. After I related that I'd spent time in the infantry, he singled me out. "There are certain things that only enlisted men with field experience can do well," he said, as I proudly stood in front of the platoon. Then he handed me his canteen cup and barked, "Make me some coffee!"

--Contributed to "Humor In Uniform" by Capt. Jeffrey W. Barton

Provided Courtesy of Reader's Digest.
 
One thing that an EM learns very early in his career in to never volunteer for anything.
 
some things I've learned from the military

never volunteer for anything
don't throw a damn thing away
the Pentagon is a horrible place to work
Pols and generals always want results that aren't possible (*cough DesertOne cough*)

seriously- there were 4 too few helos sent to D1
 
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DTop said:
One thing that an EM learns very early in his career in to never volunteer for anything.
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Isn't that the truth! I learned that one the hard way.:bang:
 
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