No he did NOT spend 24 years wearing the uniform! He was in the National Guard, he wore it one weekend a month and two weeks per year for active duty training: NOT active duty in a war zone.
He did NOT wear it in combat. Surely he would have remembered if he had been in combat. Or held a military weapon anyplace but on the training range. Maybe a parade, but usually the "weapons of war" were locked in the arms room.
The Strange thing about the Lifer Enlisted, is that they mostly seem to ""Do"" 24 Years, when a simple 20 Years and like 1 day, will get them Full Retirement, and it only takes 8 to get Full Medical from the VA....
So, the thing I'm looking at, is WHY the Extra 3+ years???
Just get out, and get out of the way of other Lower Enlisted who can DO the Job as well or maybe Better than....
They're as bad and Horrible as the Politicians, they just refuse to get out of the way and let a Younger Group of NCOs take over and move up the Ranks, making our Military a Younger Military....
Most of these E-7 through E-9s can't hardly keep up during PT, they chewed me out for making the Batt do, 4 Count Side straddle Hops, it's Two Jumping Jacks to the count of 1, 2, 3, 4, = 1, & 1, 2, 3, 4, = 2, etc....
So him trying to brag that he did 24 years should be seen as him trying to stay in Office long after he has become a worn out bag of nearly useless bones....
Oh, and I bet he is still giving out the usual Friday Evening ""WEEKEND SAFETY BRIEFING""....
My guess is he wanted to put in the time to be able to retire at the higher rank. And then when he knew the unit was going to be deployed, decided to retire anyway.
Then LIE about it. Both about his retired rank AND going into combat!
Funny my brother who entered the army reserves at the end of Vietnam war, after his initial training at Ft. Bragg, I don't think attended any additional duty periods.
He said ever time they called him, he would explain that he just started a new job, of has a certain commitment, and they would seemingly move on the the next person.
He told me that he got promoted from 2 Lt., to 1 Lt., to Captain because he was #1 in his class, he suspects, by mail notification without ever have performed any duty time, if that's what you call it
No he did NOT spend 24 years wearing the uniform! He was in the National Guard, he wore it one weekend a month and two weeks per year for active duty training: NOT active duty in a war zone.
He did NOT wear it in combat. Surely he would have remembered if he had been in combat. Or held a military weapon anyplace but on the training range. Maybe a parade, but usually the "weapons of war" were locked in the arms room.
He is a bold-faced LIAR!
The Strange thing about the Lifer Enlisted, is that they mostly seem to ""Do"" 24 Years, when a simple 20 Years and like 1 day, will get them Full Retirement, and it only takes 8 to get Full Medical from the VA....
So, the thing I'm looking at, is WHY the Extra 3+ years???
Just get out, and get out of the way of other Lower Enlisted who can DO the Job as well or maybe Better than....
They're as bad and Horrible as the Politicians, they just refuse to get out of the way and let a Younger Group of NCOs take over and move up the Ranks, making our Military a Younger Military....
Most of these E-7 through E-9s can't hardly keep up during PT, they chewed me out for making the Batt do, 4 Count Side straddle Hops, it's Two Jumping Jacks to the count of 1, 2, 3, 4, = 1, & 1, 2, 3, 4, = 2, etc....
So him trying to brag that he did 24 years should be seen as him trying to stay in Office long after he has become a worn out bag of nearly useless bones....
Oh, and I bet he is still giving out the usual Friday Evening ""WEEKEND SAFETY BRIEFING""....
To Civilians....
On Facebook....
And other Civilian Platforms....
You are right!
My guess is he wanted to put in the time to be able to retire at the higher rank. And then when he knew the unit was going to be deployed, decided to retire anyway.
Then LIE about it. Both about his retired rank AND going into combat!
Exactly, Lifer attitude, all about him!
Funny my brother who entered the army reserves at the end of Vietnam war, after his initial training at Ft. Bragg, I don't think attended any additional duty periods.
He said ever time they called him, he would explain that he just started a new job, of has a certain commitment, and they would seemingly move on the the next person.
He told me that he got promoted from 2 Lt., to 1 Lt., to Captain because he was #1 in his class, he suspects, by mail notification without ever have performed any duty time, if that's what you call it
Sounds like the inactive Reserve.
If things go the way they should maybe he'll be in an orange uniform for the next 24 years.