Weekend open thread
Ex-PH2 wants an open thread and I don’t argue with the ladies. She also sends two pictures that she took for your viewing pleasure.
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Good morning, TAH!
A little bit of local news for NHSparky’s reading pleasure, and that of any other boat drivers here present:
http://www.kxnet.com/story/25646719/veterans-head-for-submarine-tour
VA class are impressive from a technical perspective. From a habitability one? Not so much. Tridents were of course the best, but as far as fast attacks went, 637 boats had it all over 688’s, and it hasn’t improved much to the VA class.
Ex-PH2 Great photos by the way. Are they local to you?
Just sat down on the throne to take a huge John Giduck (I don’t know if you remember but it’s like a turd but with a face).
Duck walking that fat piece of shit out right now.
Thank gid I have a Ferguson toilet to flush this down….BAAAA-WHOOSH! (anyone know the reference?)
Theresa … North Dakota is bueatiful!
No, it aint.
Green Thumb…Here-Here, soft golf clap. ND, much like SD is barren and windswept. Been there and never lost a thing I need to go back to look for.
Oh, you give them eyes and they cannot see, ears but they cannot hear.
If you have stood in a shortgrass prairie with the wind blowing through it but not listened to the voice of the wind, you’re not paying attention.
If you have been in the low hills and washes and not seen how the grasses glisten and the flowers spatter the land with color after a rain, you’re not paying attention.
If you have been under the stars at night and not seen the northern lights dancing on the north horizon, the shooting stars scratching golden trails down the night sky, and the billions of stars massed in the Milky Way overhead, you’re not paying attention.
Thank you for your lovely words, I wholeheartedly agree.
My husband and I were in Wyoming a couple of weeks ago, and although cold and windy, it was quite beautiful. The rolling hills were spring green and the plateaus between Ft Collins and Laramie were beautiful covered in snow from the week before.
FYI, Colorado was cold and windy that week too, it wasn’t just Wyoming. We have had a really cold spring and didn’t get any warm weather until this past week.
Is that ice on the lake?
Around Pine Ridge SD the hills will remind you of a gentle ocean swell. The wind is always blowing and the grass looks like waves. The sky is huge. Compared to a city the air is very clear and at night you can see a million stars. The wind and the grass make a sound, never still, but quiet.
You write better than I do but I have been there. Have you ever heard the Northern Lights? It is sort of a hiss.
I did some solo winter camping about 50 miles west of Glenallen Alaska. I was incredibly quiet, the landscape just swallowed every sound. The Northern Lights plus stars were bright enough to work around the camp.
No, it’s not ice. It’s a wetland area, with lots of water birds who nest there. (Lots of mosquitoes, too.)
Yes, the Northern Lights hiss like a teakettle, but they also hum and sing.
The prairies are incredible if you know what to look for. They can make you feel like a bug on a plate, or you can look at a line of small mesas sticking up out of the ground like some old dinosaur’s backbone and it hits you just how ancient the landscape really is.
These are beautiful pictures. Thank you for sharing them.
My pleasure, Pineywoods.
I saw a guy walking the line for a LEO at a traffic stop.
He was stumbling and it did not look good.
I immediately thought of Commander Phil Monkress at All-Points Logistics and his nefarious claims of Native American, SEAL and LEO status and how his driver’s license had been suspended for the same thing.
Bummer.
Green Thumb, last night’s lasagna and salad and other things, are well, churning as I type. I think I’m heading to the local All-Points Logistics Repository and giving birth to a beautiful 3 or 4 pound baby Phil Monkress. I should call him again, (or try anyway, he and his staff like to duck calls as soon as the subject is determined) and ask him if he’s got a name in mind. You know Jr., the Third or whatever strikes his phony baloney fancy. (Other than man junk. I guess since his fancy is man junk, he could name it BallOne or Dickless or something, after all, it’s his child ya know)
Time to go for a ride better check my FUEL TANK first. Better safe than sorry don’t wont to run out of FUEL on the way home. Its so easy to check the FUEL level even a caveman / honorary disbarred lawyer can do it. DERP
XXX
OOO
I miss Psul Wickre
There. I said it. I miss him.
O-4E…somewhere just now, Psul Wickre’s head popped up from under a desk and he said, “man my ears are burning, no not from you pulling on them Phil, I think someone is talking about me”.
good times. lol
Every sperm is sacred,
Every sperm is great.
Every sperm is needed,
In your neighborhood.
Right then kids, it’s off to medical research for you.
But its a start….
Just found out that Jonn is married to the chick that has the “Victory Girls” Blog. Go there and read what her group has to say. Extremely interesting. Birds of a feather and all that. Great weekend here in the MI thumb area so BZ to all.
Um, no. Some of the ladies at The Victory Girls think they can boss me around as if they’re my wife, but I’m not married to any of them.
Dropped a note to Kit about this.
This amused me significantly. No, we aren’t married to Jonn. Lol I’d be interested to know where you “found that out.” Only because I should probably let my husband know. He thought I was married to him. Hahaha
I think it was on ROS’s post where she called me her “beloved” that confused him. That’s only our wishful thinking showing through.
Boiling, it’s also a great day over here on the West side of the state. Unfortunately, the grass grows really fast when the weather is like this, so my afternoon is planned out for me.
BOILING MAD CPO…Cool. Thanks, I just went there and it a great blog.
2 thoughts today.
Teresa- beautiful pictures! I Wonder how long it takes for idiot boy to post them claiming they are his, just to be a cyst on the butt of humanity.
Dave- I think that is a great idea but just like the other VSOs we’ve seen, as long as humans are involved in it there is room for corruption. How would you keep that from happening? But I do wish you luck with it. I’ve offered to pull FOIA’s for a few places since I’ve got plenty of time but not money to help and I do want to help. I was ignored. People only want “their” truth to be known in my experience.
Sorry, I seem to be down on the human race this week. Good luck and a happy weekend to all.
Thank you, Valkyrie.
In answer to your question , if burntwitless bernutsky is that desperate, he REALLY needs to get some help with his problem.
I doubt that he will, however, because there aren’t any Navy ships or exciting HALO LALO jump shots in evidence, just wetlands and birds.
This video was on Fox & Friends this morning…something about karma & a suicide belt =) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCI4F4mC0hE
Devtun…Yep and Obama and Kerry want to give these idiots more weapons and training…to ultimately kill Americans if Obama has his way.
If you are in the central Mississippi area (or want to be) please join us for this on 21 June:
June 21, 2014
Lexington, Mississippi
11:00 am Memorial Street Dedication
A Tribute to Medal of Honor recipient
Milton Lee Olive, III
Vietnam- October 22, 1965
Highway 17 South at Ebeneezer Road south of Lexington, MS at the
Milton Olive Community Center
Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Pfc. Olive was a member of the 3d Platoon of Company B, as it moved through the jungle to find the Viet Cong operating in the area. Although the platoon was subjected to a heavy volume of enemy gunfire and pinned down temporarily, it retaliated by assaulting the Viet Cong positions, causing the enemy to flee. As the platoon pursued the insurgents, Pfc. Olive and 4 other soldiers were moving through the jungle together with a grenade was thrown into their midst. Pfc. Olive saw the grenade, and then saved the lives of his fellow soldiers at the sacrifice of his by grabbing the grenade in his hand and falling on it to absorb the blast with his body. Through his bravery, unhesitating actions, and complete disregard for his safety, he prevented additional loss of life or injury to the members of his platoon. Pfc. Olive’s extraordinary heroism, at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty are in the highest traditions of the U.S. Army and reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of his country.
Awesome. Maybe.
I would suggest a parallel database of known fraudsters. There are pieces of that already in place.
I recently read some WW II history and was struck by the amount of drinking done by senior officers Eisenhower etc. . Having a drink seemed to be a normal part of duty even in frontline units . Any old timers around to fill us in on how this worked, who ended it and why
Ended with the first Gulf War/Desert Storm and General Order #1 which prohibits drinking while deployed. So as not to offend the Saudis.
And it persist to this day. No matter where you are at.
Was in Kuwait and called my Dad (a Vietnam Vet and lifelong Cop). He tells me to stay safe and to head over to the Officer club and get a beer. He was shocked when I explained General Order 1.
So. There I was. At Command and General Staff College (CGSC). Now my Uncle retired as a Master Sergeant and the Personnel NCOIC of the CGSC back in 93. And my Dad had many an opportunity to visit him at Leavenworth. And of course you have painting of all of the famous Officers who have come through that school all over the place. And of course my old man is very impressed and develops this overblown perception of what CGSC is. So he was very impressed when I was “selected” to go (as all Officers today pretty much are)
First day they explained the ground rules. And guess what? General Order 1. For fucking Field Grade Officers in a school house setting.
So I called my Dad a few days later for his birthday and happened to mention it.
He came unglued.
“In Vietnam we pretty much got at least 2 beers a day hell or high water. Might be warm. Might be cold. But we got it….
You guys in that school are the future Generals of the Army. Literally the next Patton or Eisenhower could be sitting in class with you
And the fucking Army is treating you guys like a bunch of children. I’m calling the goddamn Congressman!”
Just FYI…because of student uproar…that General Order 1 was rescinded in 3 days
Yeah, we had that chickenshit rule foisted on us in WLC as well, my TC in A-Stan went right from the litter box to that class, I would have “spazzed” on the smooth-sleeved instructors in that school!
That is insane! The students were allowed to drink in EBOLC and these were brand new 2LTs in their early 20’s exept for my old ass. AIT students are typically allowed to drink if they are of age and have been in AIT for a while. The idea that they would treat field grade officers this way would be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic. I wonder what one General George S. Patton would say about the political correctness run amok in the military. I’m sure it would be full of choice words, since he was an artiste when it came to profanity. As he once said, “An Army without profanity couldn’t fight its way out of a piss-soaked paper bag!
http://m.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/2014/05/31/8b764dac-e8db-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html?tid=HP_lede&tid=HP_breaking. Bowe bergdahl released by taliban
WaPo says SGT Bowe Bergdahl has been released:
http://m.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/2014/05/31/8b764dac-e8db-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html?tid=HP_lede&tid=HP_breaking
I am glad our MIA soldier is on the way home.
Does the timing of this release have anything to do with a recent speech outlining the US timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan?
Bergdahl released:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CAPTURED_SOLDIER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-05-31-12-31-09
…wonder how many men died in efforts to locate and capture those five detainees that we’re releasing…not that we didn’t have to make the deal, but man, talk about suck.
Dallas Wittgenfeld is still an advocate for the “seasoned litigation attorney” Bernath… I almost spewed my drink all over my screen.
2/16… it has to be the tertiary syphilis at work. Hamilton Burger has more wins in court against Perry Mason… and kick ass “mad lawer skillz”.
Yeah he keeps telling me he was awarded two purple hearts for valor in combat. He is like a child he keeps going off on these little rants. He told me if he finds out where I live he was going to drop in on me from the sky because he has been skydiving since Vietnam and no one wants an airborne ranger on their hands. What I thought was real funny is he asked “Are you going to apologize to me when you find out that I am (was) an airborne ranger trained by Special Forces and Ranger cadre in the MAC-V tier one special ops…. in the jungles of Vietnam..?”
A drunk bully… that’s all that Dullass is. He wants the recognition that he thinks he deserves, which is what drives his rants. His rants are all about him and he’s found a “soul mate” in Bernasty that will mutually feed their egos to no end. That’s the fuel for them to slander Jonn and others here, and in the process, give all vets a bad name.
The thing is that Bernath is using Dullass as an attack dog for him and will continue to do so… until Bernath feels like Dullass has “slighted him” in some way. Then the real fun will begin between those two mental midgets….
As I see it, DallASS Witlessone has perpetually burned bridges and alienated people to the point where he craves a sense of belonging, thus he has hitched his wagon to BernASS, letting the latter manipulate him into being the phony CPO’s “Useful Idiot” and once Daniel A. Bernath the phony CPO/phony Oregon Attorney/bogus Floridian is done with him, Witlessone will be thrown away like the previous day’s trash!
One other thought, then it’s back to writing my paper for school – I wonder if Dullass used the “no one wants an airborne ranger on their hands” line when he was in jail? I’m sure that Thor, Bubba, Julio and “Tiny” would have been trembling with fear at a drunk old man talking shit in the hole with them.
Can anyone here beat my time?
At the “CHICAGO SUN-TIMES” newspaper’s web site, I solved the “SATURDAY STUMPER” crossword puzzle in just under forty (40) minutes, using NO references or assistance of any type.
And that there puzzle was a real doozy!
Sir, you’re a hack of a lot better than me. The Saturday puzzle is a doozie… if I can get 25% of the hints on the paper, that’s a good session with it.
From my room here on the northeast corner of the Seventh Floor at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mississippi, I enjoy a spectacular vista.
I just now watched a southbound freight train consisting of two (02) Union Pacific locomotives pulling one gondola filled with parts, and with the rest of the train made up entirely of flat cars loaded with large pipes, stacked and secured.
At the same time I’m watching the train, I’m also enjoying the roiling black and gray storm clouds, with the fogginess of misting rain, rolling into Mississippi from out over the Gulf of Mexico.
Nifty, huh?
I think I’ll go downstairs to our mess hall and get a couple of nice bacon cheeseburgers, with either some French fries, or bags of corn chips, to bring up to my room.
I love snacking when watching television or movies.
Boy, do I ever have it GOOD in my old age (even if I do hurt all the time)!
Well, I’m back from the mess hall with two (02) bacon cheeseburgers, topped with lettuce and tomatoes, and a bag of corn chips.
I filled my pitcher from the ice machine, and I’ve set up my TV tray in front of my sofa, with my large Clan Henderson pewter tankard full of root beer.
I think I’ll watch, “THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE”.
That’s a fun show.
Or maybe, I’ll watch one of my classic Western, shoot’em up,bang! bang! DVDs.
But, I’m wondering – – – ?
With all this news about the VA hospitals, my designated physician has suddenly retired, even though there’s no replacement for him.
Do you reckon there might be some sort of connection?
Or, is it merely a coincidence?
For dessert, I’m going to have a king sized Nestle “DRUMSTICK” vanilla, chocolate swirled ice cream cone, which is sprinkled with chopped peanuts.
So the DesPhys resigns and JohnM is snacking on bacon cheeseburgers, chips, ice cream and root beer. Coincidence? I think not. Sounds like life is good right now. Glad you’re feeling better, John!
Hopefully a coincidence. The VA mess will take a strong leader, with a strong Congress behind him to help him get things right and start taking care of vets the way that they should be taken care of. Unfortunately, I don’t see any real action happening for at least 2 more years…
Glad to hear you’re feeling more up to snuff, John.
Sounds like John’s living large today! God bless you…
I’ll be offline for a while. I get my blue ID card on Monday and then the family is taking a little vacation before we start driving up to Alaska. On a side note I will be petting wolves on Wednesday, it was my request for part of our vacation.
Vaya con Dios, amigo. And hey – still be careful out there.
Congrats on the coveted “Blue” ID! Mine has me sporting a HUGE grin.
Have fun and safe travels to you and your family Twist 😀
Have fun on your roadtrip. Take LOTS of picures along the way, especially the ‘destination or bust’ photo.
Dave, it would be a great start… would also need a parallel database of the fraudsters out there to help “condense the nonsense”.
I graduate tomorrow!
That is all.
Congrats.
Congratulations FW…Best wishes to a wonderful beginning on the next chapter of your adventure.
Farflung Wanderer
Congratulations on a long time if hard work! All the best wishes for your future plans.
Congratulations, Wanderer. Go forth and set the world afire.
Good for you.
Good job. Congratulations.
So I get home today and grab my mail. And OH NO … Bernath the Lawyer has sent me another letter apparently copied to several agencies including the NYPD.
I won’t discuss the contents because none of it is true. And the photo he uses believing it is me is not. And the “not a homo” stamp on the top is cute. But again I won’t comment that he is still refering to himself as a Lawyer and that he signed the letter Chief Petty Officer.
BREAK
Keep the letters coming …
Each letter, internet post and act is feeding the machine and fueling the supporters.
Way ahead of your game.
TMB’s all know about you!
He tried to make me call him Chief Petty Officer Bernath during the hearing. That didn’t work out for him.
John
You should have insisted he call you “El Conquistador”
I thought about making him call me the High Lord and Grand Poobah, you know like you guys do, but I didn’t figure it would be appropriate in a courtroom setting.
How about MMFIC or HMFIC?
When birdbath and Dullass met they officially exchanged monikers.
Chief Petty officer,,, Barrister?… Actor? proficient pilot?… What will he want to be addressed a next?….
Daniel Alan Bernath is NOT, NEVER has been, and NEVER WILL BE a Chief Petty Officer. PERIOD.
Suppertime!
I think it’s a safe bet that he’s also never been and likely NEVER WILL BE a member of the Oregon Bar Association as well!
Anyone besides me notice how much birdbrain bernutsless engages in verbal diarrhea, irrelevent discourse, inconsequential deflection, and idiotically ineffective misdirection?
And to top it all off, he’s so boring that watching paint dry is more entertaining.
Methinks that Bernath, Dullass, Cheeseslayer and their ilk are living proof that Diarrhea of the Mouth is a symptom of having SHIT FOR BRAINS!
Call him PO2 Bernath, see what he does then.
Wow, I didn’t have anything near a spectacular career and still outrank him.
This makes me smile.
Go one step further – call him E-5 Bernath. It would get him so agitated that he’d melt down in the courtroom.
Better yet, addressing him as “Unlicensed Oregon Attorney” would send him screaming out of the courtroom
Maybe “Bogus Florida Resident” as well as “Phony Chief Petty Officer” as well as “A Poor Excuse of an Airplane Pilot”?
I have a few names for him…but I am choosing to remain quiet.
There are other things irritating me than Mr. Bernath.
I meant to say
“irritating me more than Mr. Bernath.”
Sheesh, I am going to bed.
Wait… you mean he and I were the same pay grade? I feel dirty now…
Good afternoon, TAH. Still trying to recover from mono and had to defer my finals until mid-June. Had to get 12 cortisone shots in my face, jawline, and neck yesterday along with three more in my upper back. Can’t run, don’t often leave the house. Only good thing is, I have a lot of time to read. I’m about done with Ian Smith’s memoirs (The Great Betrayal). Really interesting fellow; I highly recommend them to anyone interested. I also read a very interesting book the good folks over at sofrep.com put together called Africa Lost: Rhodesia’s COIN Killing Machine, which was about the military side of the same conflict Smith presided over. Also very good; highly recommended.
I’m still having trouble with replying to emails but in answer to your question, yes and no. He just doesn’t know it. LoL!
The girl says “sorry you’re still sick, I hope you get better soon.” I also hope you are feeling better soon.
Thanks for the well-wishes. I hope your daughter has a good summer.
Val,
Text me. I may have a solution for your digital delimma
Dude, who the heck were you kissing? Turn them in to the CDC!!!
Dave~
Sounds like you have it well planned out and I wish you the best in this endeavor.
I think Valerie and HMCS have a good idea about a parallel database of known posers. Something that you could cross reference in addition to your site. Good be a good safe guard.
Please keep us posted as to how this plays out. 🙂
There was a man named Bernath, a sort
Who thought he’d give everyone a bath in court.
He shot and missed,
His motions and cases were dismissed.
He still screamed he would sue
Until his face turned blue
And in the end everyone else just laughed at Bernath.
Clyde Diddit
O Danny Boy,
The ground, the ground is calling!
Should have put fuel in the tanks, dumbass!
I am thirsty, very thirsty.
*Rustle Rustle*
How do you think I feel? The bastard never waters me!
Could be worse. You could have sLuRp41 lurking in you, drunk as usual.
street sends:
Bernath, Daniel A. the fake USN CPO never has been nor will he ever be known as one of Jonn’s highly regarded *dickweeds*. But then again, he is known to be a piss poor pilot, that crashed his ride into the dirt and lived to sue about it.
OVER
Bernath ignored his fuel tank and had a crash
He thought he could sue and get a truckload of cash
He fired and missed,
another case dismissed!
Again he threatened to sue
until his face turned blue
And once again, everybody laughed at Bernath!
Clyde Diddit
I have a tech question for the site. On the top left side there are two to three advertisements. As I read then click to the next article, I click on each of these ads then close them a minute or so later. Does this help the site or am I wasting time?
Helps the site, unless otherwise noted.
The latest news from the world of science is not that flames burn in balls, as NASA’s experiments in zero gravity have shown.
No, my peeps, the latest news is that the tractor beam is in development. It’s true.
http://www.bing.com/search?q=star+trek+tractor+beam&form=msnhpm
Now if only someone will find a way to do something with all those leftovers.
GREAT BALLS OF SPACE FIRE, a real tractor beam? Once they’re available, NO pizza or can of beer within its range will be safe near any college frat house!!
There are moments in all lives where a cross roads are reached. Sometimes to move forwards in life you have to break from the past. Other times the past is the future.
With youth one moves though the cross roads with little thought, with age thought is given to every path and it’s possible destination.
There are times that an illusion of choice is there but no matter what choice is made any move will result in the same outcome.
Then there is what may be the hardest choice of all. That is to do nothing and observe the paths that others take to collect information for that later decision.
Recent events have brought me to such a cross roads. Hindsight tells me that I am at the place I am due to my own actions.
I do not regret the decisions that brought me to this cross roads. I know that I would make many of those same choices again. It is my nature.
I am excited by the possibilities that lay ahead. I am saddened that I must leave something’s that I I cherish behind. I don’t know that I would enjoy the mundane existence that being stagnant would bring.
I am in the strange position of being old enough to have foresight. But still young enough to risk all for the spices of life.
I know this will be cryptic to many who read it. But I also know that there are some who will understand.
Life is a journey…but only you have the map…
Sending light and love to you Enigma that you find the guidance and peace you need to make your decisions.
No idea the specifics of which you speak, E4U, but can certainly relate to the generality. Yes, indeed, the crossroads are always there whether we recognize where we are or are oblivious to even being on a road.
Life is a journey. We opt to either enjoy that journey, perhaps take an occasional side road, or remain focused on the center line to the exclusion of all else. Others decide to never get onto the highway.
Best advice from here is to enjoy it all, even the process of deciding which turn to take next. Opportunities exist along each path whether selected or the result of failing to make a timely decision. The trick is to not become overwhelmed by the possibilities. Perhaps stepping back, being grateful for even having so many options, helps keep the proper perspective.
Make sure the Wonder Dog goes with you.
For all of you playing the home version of the ever-popular game of “Stolen Valor – the Hunters and the Hunted” the score is:
DB – 0
TAH – 157,639.548
And Bernath is not, never was nor will he ever be a Genuine or Honorary CPO. PERIOD.
For those needing the new code for cross domain messages … it is buried in the 9 digit number above.
That is all.
PS: Theresa, I saw that North Dakota article. What is the moto of your home state? Big Sky?
Master Chief, Big Sky Country is Montana.
North Dakota is Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable.
Lovely day today. Planted tomatoes, radishes and parsley.
Eggplant, celery and garlic today.
GT, how on earth do you make eggplant taste good?
What’s the secret? Is there a secret?
Gas prices dropped a tad today. $3.579 to $3.599 for regular.
I really do not like eggplant. I grow the Japanese variety so that I can harvest it quickly and trade for other things.
Peel the eggplant, slice it thin, turn it in beaten egg and breadcrumbs (seasoned, if you like), then fry it. Drain it on papertowel, add a little salt, serve hot.
Kit or Jonn: I remember reading on the “Victory Girls” blog that someone was married to a guy named Jonn over at TAH.
Went back to locate the article but could not find it. So I apologize.
This comment is so far down that perhaps most will never get to it so if this old salt can remember, I will probable post it on the next open thread. Both are great sites and a must daily read for me. BZ
No worries, there’s so much flirting going on the internet, who knows who is who.
I was drinking a Coors Light earlier today and I looked down and saw it was a wide-mouth can.
I thought of Commander Phil Monkress at All-Points Logistics.
Well, dinner out then I am tending a supreme headache by turning in early.
I’ll leave this here for all my friends of Irish origins. An old Johnny Cash ballad. Remember it from my youth, my parents loved it and Johnny Cash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwUqjo7u9y4
Thanks for the Weekend Open Thread Jonn and Ex. Everyone have a good evening.
Well, just finished a 4 day exercise and got through it OK along with my troops. Tired, but glad we made good progress on our construction project and no one was hurt. Wearin’ my new Multicams starting on Wednesday but I got screwed……my unit had already ordered all of our patches and ranks so I will not have the right rank for my uniform! Oh well, there are worse things I guess.
🙂
Yeah, there is that as a downside to being promoted.
Congrats, amigo. (smile)
Sounds like it’s time to pull out the old permanent black magic marker. Congratulations on the promotion, Sir.
Ah yes, the permanent magic marker trick. I tried that with one of my compadres when he was promoted. It didn’t work too well. As it turns out, I may be able to source something on the local economy. What I can’t figure out is how the hell Ft. Bliss doesn’t have the Velcro Multicam ranks in Clothing Sales on post when the place is a mob site. See, the uniforms may change, the soldiers seem to get younger and younger (yeah that’s it), but some things never change in the Army!
🙂
Well, sorry the marker didn’t work out. I have no experience at all with the newer uniforms. I have been retired since 1991. My only other suggestion would be maybe a black grease pencil and a hair dryer to warm it just enough to soak the color into the thread.
Go to a surplus store. They might have it in stock.
There’s an airshow not too far away.
http://www.legacyflightmuseum.com/airshow.aspx
June 14.
Might go to it.
And then there’s one at Offut AFB in July, not too far to drive for the weekend.
http://www.offuttairshow.com/
A summer of serious entertainment lies ahead.
IMPORTANT ! ! !
Don’t forget – – – ,
TUESDAY is SOYLENT GREEN day!
http://writesong.blogspot.com/2014/06/dont-forget.html