First Sergeant-ism's - Page 3

Expat Canuck · 08-06-2007, 03:00 AM

'If your not running your wrong'

I also had a Sgt. Sharp who would proclaim he's not SHARP trained (harrasment welcome to the new army) so you can shut the f*ck up.'

Gun Grape · 08-06-2007, 16:47 PM

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Originally Posted by wabpilot

At OCS the proper reply is "Yes rating". Rating being different from rate. Thus, if your DI was an Avaition Boatswain's Mate, the correct response would be "Yes Boatswain's Mate." It would be incorrect to respond with his rate, Master Chief.

How about a "Roger that, Boats!"?

I'm betting that wouldn't fly

Gun Grape · 08-06-2007, 16:49 PM

One that I used during police calls.

"If it dont grow, Its gotta go. But if its a pine cone leave it alone."

Gun Grape · 08-06-2007, 16:52 PM

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Originally Posted by bugs

how heavy is the canteen ?

Standard issue, 1 QT.

Unlike some things, Its not the size, but how you use it.

wabpilot · 08-06-2007, 22:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Gun Grape

How about a "Roger that, Boats!"?

I'm betting that wouldn't fly

Probably OK if you really wanted to do some pushups.

Callmecur · 08-07-2007, 03:00 AM

My first troop sergeant in training would wake us up in the morning with "Wake up you lot, hands off cocks, on with socks"

RustyBattleship · 08-08-2007, 23:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Callmecur

My first troop sergeant in training would wake us up in the morning with "Wake up you lot, hands off cocks, on with socks"

Our sergeant had a better sense of rhymn with that one:

"Drop your cocks and
Up with your socks."

Callmecur · 08-09-2007, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by RustyBattleship

Our sergeant had a better sense of rhymn with that one:

"Drop your cocks and
Up with your socks."

Your sergeant was a poet and he didn't know it!

Albany Rifles · 08-09-2007, 08:51 AM

When I was a company commander in the 1980s, my First Sergeant was the only combat veteran in the company. He had earned a Distinguishd Service Cross in Viet Nam as an M-60 gunner. He was awarded the DSC for his action in helping his platoon out of an ambush. The citation stated he kept moving from cover to cover and providing suppressing fire with his M-60. He told me he wasn't surpressing a thing and that the VC kept blowing away what cover he had so he had to move.

One of our platoon leaders was a little, shall we say, quirky. Good kid, good leader, Academy graduate, knew his stuff, well respected by his platoon. But his taste in music was bizarre and his civilian clothes were well into the punk realm. And everyone once in awhile he would just say something that was totally off the wall. After one of those discussions among the company officers and senior NCOs, said officer said something really bizarre. With that the meeting broke up. As they all walked away my first sergeant looked at the back of the retreating LT and said "You know, Sir, there is an entirely different band playing in that boy's head." Couldn't have said it better myself.

Oh, and as for the "Don't Call Me Sir...I work For a Living!" deal...my standard rejoinder to that was "Don't call me Sergeant...I THINK for a Living!"

Gun Grape · 08-09-2007, 16:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Albany Rifles

Oh, and as for the "Don't Call Me Sir...I work For a Living!" deal...my standard rejoinder to that was "Don't call me Sergeant...I THINK for a Living!"

I never used the "I work for a living" line.

I use to say "Don't call me sir. My parents were married when I was concieved."

wabpilot · 08-09-2007, 22:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Gun Grape

I use to say "Don't call me sir. My parents were married when I was concieved."

I thought they wouldn't let you in the Corps if that was the situation.

S-2 · 08-09-2007, 23:03 PM

That's one for the navy.

As a young FDO I returned to my M-577 fire direction vehicle once after meeting the battery commander elsewhere. Upon arriving at the vehicle, I noticed that the ramp was up and the back door closed. While an immense ruckus ensued within, the battery "top", a short, stout African-American with 21 years in stood guard outside.

"Sir, you don't want to go in there."

"Top, I got targets to shoot".

"Lieutenant, nothing is gonna get shot in this battery without my say-so."

My daddy always said that when a senior NCO goes from "sir" to "Lieutenant", he's just shot across your bow. BEWARE.

"Until your chief computer (E-5 13C20) gets done beating some sense into your new FDNCO chief (E-5 MOS transfer from dentistry-that's right, DENTISTRY ), NCO business be rulin' the day here!"

It took about three more minutes and the medic. Needless to say, I wasn't there when the unfortunate exited the track. He was GONE in two days.

Albany Rifles · 08-10-2007, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Gun Grape

I never used the "I work for a living" line.

I use to say "Don't call me sir. My parents were married when I was concieved."

I didn't realized jarheads were conceived....I thought they just crawled out of the primordial ooze!

sappersgt · 08-10-2007, 18:20 PM

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I didn't realized jarheads were conceived....I thought they just crawled out of the primordial ooze!

I heard my company Sergeant claim that the miscreant in question didn't have parents at all but instead was reproduced by fission, like all bacteria.

dave lukins · 08-10-2007, 18:30 PM

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Originally Posted by wabpilot

I thought they wouldn't let you in the Corps if that was the situation.

Clever,very clever

08-06-2007, 16:49 PM	#33 (permalink)
Gun Grape Resident Curmudgeon *Military Professional* Join Date: 03-12-05 Location: Panama City Fl Posts: 2,566	One that I used during police calls. "If it dont grow, Its gotta go. But if its a pine cone leave it alone." Last edited by Gun Grape : 08-06-2007 at 16:56 PM.

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Albany Rifles *Defense Professional* *Military Professional* Join Date: 04-27-07 Location: Prince George, VA Posts: 1,021 Country:	When I was a company commander in the 1980s, my First Sergeant was the only combat veteran in the company. He had earned a Distinguishd Service Cross in Viet Nam as an M-60 gunner. He was awarded the DSC for his action in helping his platoon out of an ambush. The citation stated he kept moving from cover to cover and providing suppressing fire with his M-60. He told me he wasn't surpressing a thing and that the VC kept blowing away what cover he had so he had to move. One of our platoon leaders was a little, shall we say, quirky. Good kid, good leader, Academy graduate, knew his stuff, well respected by his platoon. But his taste in music was bizarre and his civilian clothes were well into the punk realm. And everyone once in awhile he would just say something that was totally off the wall. After one of those discussions among the company officers and senior NCOs, said officer said something really bizarre. With that the meeting broke up. As they all walked away my first sergeant looked at the back of the retreating LT and said "You know, Sir, there is an entirely different band playing in that boy's head." Couldn't have said it better myself. Oh, and as for the "Don't Call Me Sir...I work For a Living!" deal...my standard rejoinder to that was "Don't call me Sergeant...I THINK for a Living!" __________________ "Always with the negative waves Moriarty, always with the negative waves." TSGT Oddball, Tank Commander

08-09-2007, 23:03 PM	#42 (permalink)
S-2 *Military Professional* Join Date: 09-11-06 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 2,110 Country:	Proper Lineage That's one for the navy. As a young FDO I returned to my M-577 fire direction vehicle once after meeting the battery commander elsewhere. Upon arriving at the vehicle, I noticed that the ramp was up and the back door closed. While an immense ruckus ensued within, the battery "top", a short, stout African-American with 21 years in stood guard outside. "Sir, you don't want to go in there." "Top, I got targets to shoot". "Lieutenant, nothing is gonna get shot in this battery without my say-so." My daddy always said that when a senior NCO goes from "sir" to "Lieutenant", he's just shot across your bow. BEWARE. "Until your chief computer (E-5 13C20) gets done beating some sense into your new FDNCO chief (E-5 MOS transfer from dentistry-that's right, DENTISTRY ), NCO business be rulin' the day here!" It took about three more minutes and the medic. Needless to say, I wasn't there when the unfortunate exited the track. He was GONE in two days. __________________ "This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski Last edited by S-2 : 08-09-2007 at 23:06 PM. Reason: Forgot WAB

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Expat Canuck Homesick Fool *Military Professional* Join Date: 05-17-05 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,014 Country:	'If your not running your wrong' I also had a Sgt. Sharp who would proclaim he's not SHARP trained (harrasment welcome to the new army) so you can shut the f*ck up.'

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