Reply #128: Thanks JB.

[ShortnFiery]

I used to be idealistic when I was a lowly cadet in R.O.T.C. (yeah yeah - snicker). However, twenty years later, I am less hopeful. I was blessed to work with NCOs who were top notch and appreciated an LT that didn't pretend to "know it all." My highest complements were the times when I was asked, "Are you prior service?"

Yes, I value the military. However, what I loathe is how the military is being misused. :(

My late father used to quip: "Everyday in the Army is like Sunday on the Farm." He was retired (combat engineer) Major, battlefield commissioned in Italy during WWII.

Because my father loved The Army that helped him rise out of the working class, I'm relieved that dad succumbed to Alzheimer's before The Criminal Executive Branch gutted our military services. :(

Thanks again for the back-up jonnyblitz. :hi: