On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:23:35 -0500, Emily
wrote:
And cool it with the officer jokes!

The story behind it is this:

If you're in boot camp and you make the mistake of calling you drill
instructor "sir", you usually got a response like this:

"SIR? I'M NOT A ****IN' OFFICER! I DON'T HAVE TO SQUAT TO ****!"

Usually yelled at you a couple of inches from your face...

More often than not, the officers just end up being the equivalent of
management types in the civilian sector... Sometimes you get one who
is competent on technical matters, but that often seems to be the
exception...

After I did my hitch as an enlisted, I went back to college and after
getting my BS, I thought about going back in and being an officer...
At that time, the Navy had quit allowing personnel to have beards... I
*hate* shaving... So, I went to graduate school instead and got my
MS...