{"id":150209,"date":"2023-11-28T09:21:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=150209"},"modified":"2023-11-28T09:21:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:21:42","slug":"marine-officer-thinks-mustangs-dirty-up-the-aristocracy-of-the-officer-corps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=150209","title":{"rendered":"Marine officer thinks mustangs dirty up the “Aristocracy” of the officer corps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Clever design and engineering disguise rear-seat roominess and ample cargo space in the Mustang Mach-E.<\/p><\/div>\n

No, not\u00a0that\u00a0<\/em>mustang. We’re talking about mustang officers, those officers who were formerly enlisted (usually NCOs). We have a lot of mustang officers here, so I’m looking forward to your opinions on this elitist asshole’s thoughts. What we have is a former Marine Corps officer who thinks that enlisted men becoming officers is “like merchants marrying into the aristocracy.” They “erode the esteem, legitimacy and distinct culture of the officer corps.”<\/p>\n

He’s apparently upset by the respect mustangs are given by enlisted men. Now, my service was probably like a lot of you. I worked with a few good officers and a lot of bad. Generally speaking, mustangs\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>the better officers at the company grades. I can only think of one glaring example of a mustang that wasn’t a good officer, but he went from E-3 to O-1, so I don’t know if he really got the full enlisted life experience.<\/p>\n

Angry Cops breaks it down pretty well;<\/p>\n