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| Lance Corporal Runs Admin Shop for Three Months In Boss' Absence | |
| 2006-01-23 | |
| Marines pride themselves on being able to lead Marines, no matter who it is - at any time another Marine can step up and take over without lacking in performance. That theory was put to the test when Lance Cpl. Victor Perez checked in to his new duty station as a 3rd Recruit Training Battalion administrative clerk in April 2005.
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| Posted by:lotp |
| #5 This really isn't that big a deal. I filled a Major's slot for 11 months in Germany as an E-5, and a Captain's position for over a year as an E-6. I know at least 30 other NCOs that have filled officer positions, including one E-7 that filled a full colonel's position for eight months during a deployment. The colonel was hospitalized with medical problems, and it was almost a year before he was medically retired and replaced. It's not easy, and it's not fun, but it's also not impossible. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-01-23 22:26 |
| #4 Sea---remember the rest: "Is the unit that lost its drill seargent to an accident?" "That's the fact, Jack!" LMAO! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-01-23 22:23 |
| #3 What the big deal? /Dad |
| Posted by: 6 2006-01-23 17:55 |
| #2 The young NCO's prove time and time again that they are extreemly capable and more than willing to take up the slack. Great job!! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-01-23 12:27 |
| #1 "Where has your unit been?" "Training, sir!" "What kind of training, son?" "A-a-a-army training, sir!" "Where's your sergeant?" "Blown up, Sir!" /my favorite scene from Stripes |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-01-23 11:47 |