oh wait

"Dematrin? yeah that sounds like a good one"

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Stalwart Steve said this about your mom:
My grandmother said that they try to choose white names but when it comes time to spell them for the birth certificate, they don't know how to spell so they just sound it out.

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Grandma knocking on those grandmas huh?

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Everyone wondered WTF when Vernaltemptress wrote:
You are all still missing the point of this thread...

No matter what Sage's rank, I'm still the CINCHOME*

* That's Commander-in-Chief at Home.

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So when he gets promoted, you kinda get promoted by extension.

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We were all impressed when Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael wrote:
So when he gets promoted, you kinda get promoted by extension.

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Surprisingly, there is a sort of pecking order among some military wives.

There's a lot (read, not all) of women who will not associate with enlisted wives, because they are too 'low ranking'. And there are some enlisted wives who do not associate with the wives of junior enlisted, etc, etc.

But like I said, not all spouses are like that.

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Azakias had this to say about Punky Brewster:
Surprisingly, there is a sort of pecking order among some military wives.

There's a lot (read, not all) of women who will not associate with enlisted wives, because they are too 'low ranking'. And there are some enlisted wives who do not associate with the wives of junior enlisted, etc, etc.

But like I said, not all spouses are like that.

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But all women have one rank.....

in the kitchen, making me some breakfast.

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A sleep deprived Azakias stammered:
Surprisingly, there is a sort of pecking order among some military wives.

There's a lot (read, not all) of women who will not associate with enlisted wives, because they are too 'low ranking'. And there are some enlisted wives who do not associate with the wives of junior enlisted, etc, etc.

But like I said, not all spouses are like that.

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I've actually seen all of that, and by extension, pilot's wives who only associate with other pilot's wives :wtf?:

All of that kind of stuff bugs the h*ll out of me. Since when is a woman's value to the community/world based entirely on the military rank of her husband?

Except, as noted a few posts ago, the only rank I have is at home

Vernaltemptress fucked around with this message on 07-13-2007 at 02:38 PM.

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Vernaltemptress said:
All of that kind of stuff bugs the h*ll out of me. Since when is a woman's value to the community/world based entirely on the military rank of her husband?

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Since the beginning of organised warfare.

What can I say, old habits are the hardest to break. Even if they're politically incorrect.

But man, when they get one!

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ACES! Another post by Khyron:
Quit rocking the boat

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Thats actually one of my jobs underway.

Rudder Swing Checks baby!

Emergency steering drills and high speed turns are also fun.

...is Charlie Sheen.

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Vernaltemptress probably says this to all the girls:
Since when is a woman's value to the community/world based entirely on the military rank of her husband?

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I've had a couple spouses (not just women) come into the service station and think that because they're married to Col. (or Chief) So-and-so we're somehow obligated to kiss their ass and give them what they want RIGHT NOW, especially if they don't have an appointment or if there are other people who've been waiting longer than them.

At whatever point when I find another job and I've put in my 2 weeks notice, life is gonna get really hard for those people.

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Over the mountain, in between the ups and downs, I ran into Mr. Parcelan who doth quote:
The first casualty of war...

...is Charlie Sheen.

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And nothing of value was lost.

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So quoth Maradon!:
And nothing of value was lost.

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I liked Hot Shots.

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Callalron thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
I've had a couple spouses (not just women) come into the service station and think that because they're married to Col. (or Chief) So-and-so we're somehow obligated to kiss their ass and give them what they want RIGHT NOW, especially if they don't have an appointment or if there are other people who've been waiting longer than them.

At whatever point when I find another job and I've put in my 2 weeks notice, life is gonna get really hard for those people.

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You work onbase?

By brother was an E-6 in the Navy, and he was in for 10 years before he got out for good. He used to work at 7-11 and this kid walks in. He ordered cigarettes and was underage, and when my brother refused to sell it to him, he started going off about how my brother should respect those serving their country, blah blah blah, he was airman so-and-so stationed on the USS Whatever.

My brother calmly asked the kid how long he had been in, and how many times he had gone underway.

The kid replies that he was hitting his 8 month mark, and his boat was in dry-docks.

To which my brother replies: "Kid, I was in for 10 years, seven of which were spent out on the boat in a damned combat zone, because we were the ship responsable for firing the first tomahawks if things went ugly. Now, go get some salt on ya before you talk to someone who's been on cruise nine times longer than you've been in the Navy."

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From the book of Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael, chapter 3, verse 16:
And Azakias...PLEASE don't be offended by this, but whenever you tell a story about/regarding the Navy, I think of you in a pirate hat speaking in pirate brogue.

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You too?

The pegleg mental image is kinda sexy...

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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael had this to say about Optimus Prime:
And Azakias...PLEASE don't be offended by this, but whenever you tell a story about/regarding the Navy, I think of you in a pirate hat speaking in pirate brogue.

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That clinches it. The next decoration I put on my cranial is going to be a Jolly Roger with the word "ARGH!" underneath it.

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Blindy. has much to learn.
Women rarely need an excuse to be catty to other women.

But man, when they get one!

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Somehow, I missed that class where women are taught how to be catty to other women.

But I have read that the trait for women to be competitive with each other goes back to Neantherthal times since they had to compete for the best and strongest and highest-ranking spouse.

And I married pretty damn well!

Vernaltemptress fucked around with this message on 07-15-2007 at 12:23 AM.

Now a couple questions:

1) What's fruit salad have to do with a promotion? Like instead of cake, you get fruit salad?

2) In the grand scheme of things, how high is a Colonel? Upper middle management? Mid-level-executive? One rank down from the top?

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Burger startled the peaceful upland Gorillas, blurting:
'Grats Bloodsage!

Now a couple questions:

1) What's fruit salad have to do with a promotion? Like instead of cake, you get fruit salad?

2) In the grand scheme of things, how high is a Colonel? Upper middle management? Mid-level-executive? One rank down from the top?

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1) Fruit salad is a euphemism for one's rack of medals, because all the bright colors and designs make it look like a bowl of fruit salad. As a result of a long, operational career, mine's fairly impressive as such things go.

2) This is a tough question. There are three kinds of officer: company grade (Lieutenant through Captain), field grade (Major through Colonel), and general (Brigadier General through General). The transition from company grade to field grade is pretty seamless, but there's a big gap between Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel and a huge gap between Colonel and the GO corps. Plus, 3- and 4-star ranks serve at the pleasure of the President, and aren't in the same category as the others.

In one sense, it's as high as the vast majority of people (literally 1% of the officer corps reaches GO rank, whereas roughly 30% achieve Colonel) can reach. In another sense, it's but the entry level of "executive" rank if you think purely in the sense of a global, 300,000-person corporation. In corporate terms, we'd probably be assistant VPs or somesuch, and have the potential to be in charge of up to several thousand people and with extensive geographic responsibility (I'll be lead AF operational planner for 95 countries, for example).

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Burger wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
1) What's fruit salad have to do with a promotion? Like instead of cake, you get fruit salad?

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If you think fruit salad is a weird military term, ask him about the scrambled eggs.

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Verily, the chocolate bunny rabbits doth run and play while Azakias gently hums:
If you think fruit salad is a weird military term, ask him about the scrambled eggs.

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Scrambled eggs are a Navy thing; we use farts and darts.

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Bloodsage had this to say about Cuba:
Scrambled eggs are a Navy thing; we use farts and darts.

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Huh. I thought all O's used scrambled eggs.

Just goes to show that I need to brush up on some out-service BMR.

Elvish Crack Piper fucked around with this message on 07-15-2007 at 03:01 PM.

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Anakha's Wii attempted to be funny by writing:
DILLIGAF?

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That just sounds obscene.

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Bloodsage had this to say about Optimus Prime:
Plus, 3- and 4-star ranks serve at the pleasure of the President

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Eww.

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A little hard to see, but considering it's under glass in my shadowbox, not too bad.