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Subject: Re: Promotions and awards Author: Tim Hammac [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 21:25:05 06/25/08 Wed In reply to: tim hammac 's message, "Re: Promotions and awards" on 21:23:49 06/25/08 Wed >>In the spring of 70 a new rank was created for a Pfc >>that thought >>he'd been a private too long (4 months) All his >>friends were being promoted and he was disappointed he >>was being left behind. With the help of the supply >>sargent a set of command sargent major pins were >>obtained and subsequently altered to look like Pfc >>pins with the star and wreath in the center. Although >>not an increase in pay,he found a new respect among >>the EM. When finally asked by an officer to explain >>the insignia I replied "Command Pfc Sir!" Man was he >>pissed. They came off in the blink of an eye. I'm >>pretty sure his exact words were "Get those f----n' >>things off NOW!!!!!!! I made Sp4 about a month later. >>I was a sergeant when I left the army in 71. I'm >>surprised I wasn't given a chance to start from the >>bottom again. >Hi, I was a sergeant with HHQ 8th Transportation Gp. >I was at camp Vasquez in the Phu Tai Valley in 68 and >69. >The new rank you are talking about(mosquito wing with >a rocker) actually was first introduced in 69. Right >after the new rank came out, We had almost the same >thing happen that you relayed. > We had a Command Sgt Major in headquarters, dont >remember his name but he worked for Col. Garland Ludy. >Anyways, Private Lonnie Seagraves from Georgia kept >getting passed over for promotion to pfc. One night at >the watering hole, (EM Club) the Sgt Major tapped his >glass with his spoon which quietened evreyone down. He >then pulled out a set of fake orders and announced " >attention to Orders" Private Lonnie Seagraves step >forward. Poor ole Lonnie thought he had finally been >promoted. The sgt major >announced the promotion of pvt Seagraves to "PFC of >the Army". Everyone was rolling on the floor except >Lonnie who was still trying to figure out if he had >been promoted or not. The sgt major even pinned his >stripes on and wet them down with beer, which was the >ritual at our promotions. > All these years, I thought we were the only ones >that ever did that, but it looks like I was wrong. > I enjoyed reading your e-mail, it brought back lots >of memories. I'm glad you can still laugh at those >days some forty years later, and I'm glad you made it >home safe from that horrible place. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Promotions and awards Author: Tim Hammac [Edit] Date Posted: 21:26:05 06/25/08 Wed >>>In the spring of 70 a new rank was created for a Pfc >>>that thought >>>he'd been a private too long (4 months) All his >>>friends were being promoted and he was disappointed >he >>>was being left behind. With the help of the supply >>>sargent a set of command sargent major pins were >>>obtained and subsequently altered to look like Pfc >>>pins with the star and wreath in the center. Although >>>not an increase in pay,he found a new respect among >>>the EM. When finally asked by an officer to explain >>>the insignia I replied "Command Pfc Sir!" Man was he >>>pissed. They came off in the blink of an eye. I'm >>>pretty sure his exact words were "Get those f----n' >>>things off NOW!!!!!!! I made Sp4 about a month >later. >>>I was a sergeant when I left the army in 71. I'm >>>surprised I wasn't given a chance to start from the >>>bottom again. >>Hi, I was a sergeant with HHQ 8th Transportation Gp. >>I was at camp Vasquez in the Phu Tai Valley in 68 and >>69. >>The new rank you are talking about(mosquito wing with >>a rocker) actually was first introduced in 69. Right >>after the new rank came out, We had almost the same >>thing happen that you relayed. >> We had a Command Sgt Major in headquarters, dont >>remember his name but he worked for Col. Garland Ludy. >>Anyways, Private Lonnie Seagraves from Georgia kept >>getting passed over for promotion to pfc. One night at >>the watering hole, (EM Club) the Sgt Major tapped his >>glass with his spoon which quietened evreyone down. He >>then pulled out a set of fake orders and announced " >>attention to Orders" Private Lonnie Seagraves step >>forward. Poor ole Lonnie thought he had finally been >>promoted. The sgt major >>announced the promotion of pvt Seagraves to "PFC of >>the Army". Everyone was rolling on the floor except >>Lonnie who was still trying to figure out if he had >>been promoted or not. The sgt major even pinned his >>stripes on and wet them down with beer, which was the >>ritual at our promotions. >> All these years, I thought we were the only ones >>that ever did that, but it looks like I was wrong. >> I enjoyed reading your e-mail, it brought back lots >>of memories. I'm glad you can still laugh at those >>days some forty years later, and I'm glad you made it >>home safe from that horrible place. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]