Old Soldiers
Quote from Bunker Mulligan in a post on Dissappearing Blogs
Thirty plus years ago Staff Sergeant Billy Webb assured me I had absolutely no reason to have an ego, and the only one authorised was his.I know the feeling, Forty plus years ago Sergeant King suggested the only reason he was allowing me to pass Corps Training and go on to a Regiment was because he wanted me out of his hair. Damn, there was a long line of Sergeants in those early days who failed miserably in recognizing my talents. (In my later years the long line may still have been there but military ettiquette and a natural desire for promotion may have tempered their comments)
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The most lasting impression any NCO had on me during my training was…..well a big hand print on my butt. That would be from SFC Dudley who commanded the 35 ft. static jump tower at Airborne School, Ft. Benning.
He loved to give officers [especially 2Lt’s] a big swat on the rear as they exited the tower. And he had a big grin on his face that I can still see today.