Super User Munkin Posted March 21, 2008 Super User Posted March 21, 2008 WELL DONE SIR! Isn't it insulting to call a NCO sir because they work for a living? Congradulations! Allen Aka 1LT/02E Ragland NCO corp trader. 8-) Quote
Super User Gatorbassman Posted March 22, 2008 Super User Posted March 22, 2008 SFC-P Al Your last Rocker. That is great. Now all you need is a little diamond or a star in the middle. Quote
Top Posted March 22, 2008 Author Posted March 22, 2008 SFC-P Al Your last Rocker. That is great. Now all you need is a little diamond or a star in the middle. I have already had two Lieutenant Colonels ask me if I would be one of their first Sergents when they took command of their Battalion... my Brigade Command Sergeant Major and my S3 Sergeant Major are already telling me that soon as I want a company to let them know and they will get me one.. I have a couple of schools I need to attend due to deployments but once I knock them out I am going to take them up... that is the ULTIMATE head nod right there broh... 1SG... TOP... that is the last opportunity for me to be DIRECTLY in charge of Soldiers... and to have several folks tell me that they want ME to be a first Sergeant for them.. is a true compliment.. they like my "fair but boy does he get spooled up" personality... AL Quote
Top Posted March 22, 2008 Author Posted March 22, 2008 WELL DONE SIR! Isn't it insulting to call a NCO sir because they work for a living? Congradulations! Allen Aka 1LT/02E Ragland NCO corp trader. 8-) Actually yes it is.. but so is calling an NCO a "Sarge" drives me NUTS... but... and its a big BUT... most "Civillians" have no clue that calling an NCO "Sarge" is a no no.. because they see it so much on TV that they just assume that is how it is... I was the same way when I went into Basic... boy did I get set straight quick... BUT here is how I look at it.. one of my soldiers.. they wont EVER call me Sarge.. they can call other Sergeants Sarge... but not ME... but a civillian can all me Sarge and I won't say anything because they are using my rank as a way of showing respect to me and they honestly don't know different... now I could correct every person that calls me Sarge.. but *shrug* I would be just banging my head so no biggie.. I just smile and say "hey" now the same thing is with SIR, I am on a Brigade staff and I have that "air" about me that half the folks I talk to call me Sir at the beginning of a conversation.. I get a kick out of when the officers do it.. but to me that is another sign of respect .. and that goes with my AGE hahahaha I AM getting OLD for the army... I am getting to the "crusty old NCO" age.. and to be honest I LOVE IT... I fuss at folks and they do what I tell them to.. enlisted AND officer... so for someone to call me sir now... *shrug* no biggie.. but yes if a lower EM calls me Sir he IS going to get set straight with a "SIR? I WORK FOR A LIVING" but seriously folks on the streets calling me Sir, doesn't bother me... I live in the South now.. LOL you get used to it QUICK.. that and being called honey by a total stranger hahahah AL Quote
Super User Gatorbassman Posted March 22, 2008 Super User Posted March 22, 2008 That's cool. You might as well go ahead and start designing you coin. Quote
Red Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 congrats on the promo man...and thanks. i had a 1st sgt that didnt like to be called "top", than i had another that seemed to prefer to be called "top" will you have a preference? or wont it matter? i remember one 1st sgt i had in korea...he was an older african american man, smoked like a chimney, and loved to run us hard...but no matter how tired he was, he was ALWAYS the first one back after a long run. pretty impressive when a guy in his fifties blows past the 18 year old guys with a smoke hanging out of his mouth!!! and i never met another person in the army would could count cadance like this guy...this guy had rhythem!!! good luck to you!! Cliff Quote
Gidget Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 Congratulations, and thank you for your service to our country. Ditto, God bless you and protect you always and Thank you. Quote
Top Posted March 22, 2008 Author Posted March 22, 2008 congrats on the promo man...and thanks. i had a 1st sgt that didnt like to be called "top", than i had another that seemed to prefer to be called "top" will you have a preference? or wont it matter? i remember one 1st sgt i had in korea...he was an older african american man, smoked like a chimney, and loved to run us hard...but no matter how tired he was, he was ALWAYS the first one back after a long run. pretty impressive when a guy in his fifties blows past the 18 year old guys with a smoke hanging out of his mouth!!! and i never met another person in the army would could count cadance like this guy...this guy had rhythem!!! good luck to you!! Cliff I HOPE my guys call me TOP.. its a term of endearment as far as I am concerned.. but yes I had a 1SG that didn't want to be called Top either.. *shrug* I just ran a 14:38 on my PT test... not too many young uns ahead of me ... and I am working on getting into the 13s... thanks for all the kind words y'all... the hard part is waiting for my number to come up.. it wouldn't be so bad if they were actually going thru the sequence numbers on a regular pace.. LOL AL Quote
Super User K_Mac Posted March 22, 2008 Super User Posted March 22, 2008 Congratulations Al. It is the "crusty old" guys that keep things in order. Well done. BTW a 14:38 mile ain't too bad for a guy your age. Quote
ejtaylor822 Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Congratulations!! Thank you for your service to our country. Stay safe. Eddie Quote
Red Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Congratulations Al. It is the "crusty old" guys that keep things in order. Well done. BTW a 14:38 mile ain't too bad for a guy your age. i am pretty sure it was a 14:38 TWO mile!! i never ran that good my whole time in! Quote
Super User Dan: Posted March 23, 2008 Super User Posted March 23, 2008 WELL DONE SIR! Isn't it insulting to call a NCO sir because they work for a living? Congradulations! Allen Aka 1LT/02E Ragland NCO corp trader. 8-) I didn't mean it like that, I used "sir" because he is older than me and he deserves my respect for what he does. Quote
michbass Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Congratulations and thank you for your service. Stay Safe. Quote
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