Military

[larryJ]

LOL   

Cows are holy?

Larryj

[Teresa]

I love hearing you guys talk about this stuff...
Memories are more wonderful when you get to share them. 

[flintauqua]

LOL   

Cows are holy?

Larryj

Only in India and Chik-Fil-A

[jarhead]

Larry,
I'd imagine being at the DMZ in Korea was alot like Vietnam. In Nam if you even acted like you were gonna salute an officer out in the bush, you did it with the risk of receiving a broken jaw. Back in our rear area ,LZ Stud, you still didn't salute the grunt officers, but once in awhile a REMF officer would rip into you for not saluting him, but we had the mind set of what are you gonna do about it--"shave my head and send me to Nam " We had officers in other platoon I didn't even know they were officers. No rank insignia and they were just as grungy as the rest of us peons. Of coarse I knew my platoon commander was an officer but except for being the bravest SOB I ever saw Scar (Lt Linn) was just another one of us.

[larryJ]

Well, there was a big difference between the line in Korea and the line in Nam.  In Korea, there weren't very many instances of being shot at.  You failed to mention about the fact that saluting an officer out in the bush made him a bigger target as the enemy would target the officers.  Officers in Nam in the bush didn't wear insignia indicating they were officers.  Back in the R&R areas, they probably didn't get saluted much either just out of habit.  You also didn't mention about some of the officers who went around being idiots and demanding salutes and demanding your respect for his idiocy who were "fragged" or "KBFF".  Maybe you were just being nice, Jarhead.  My favorite officer-----------was a Major who was the Assistant Chief Medical Officer at Ft. Carson Colorado in the waning year of my enlistment.  He was a Doctor, a good Doctor, my boss at the infirmary, and I was his chauffeur into town on those occasions when he wanted to keep from having to "dry out".  He insisted that I join him in trying to see which one of us would be driving back home.  Because of him, I was given "perks" above and beyond, such as the First Sergeant who had weekend duties would allow me to borrow his car as long as it came back washed.  I didn't get mundane duties such as KP or guard duty as I was "on call" to the Major.  I did pull my share of night duty at the dispensary when he didn't want to go to Colorado Springs for the night. 

Glad you like the "war stories", Teresa.  "War stories" are a way of looking back and saying, "how in the hell did I survive that and how in the hell did you get away with that?" 

Here's one and it is a true story-------------A sergeant went to the supply room to get a step-ladder.  The supply Sergeant told him that he didn't have one, but would get it for him in a few weeks.  With that, the Sergeant went over to the Officer's quarters and stole the spare tire off the Generals jeep and went over to the adjoining platoon and traded the spare for a step-ladder.  When the ordered step-ladder came in, the sergeant took it over to the platoon next door and traded it for a spare tire for a jeep and replaced the tire on the Generals jeep who wasn't aware it was missing.  The sergeant got a "way to go, son" and everybody was happy.

Larryj

[W. Gray]

http://www.usmc1.us/military_salutes.html

I was wondering if I might be rustier than I thought I was. 

I found a leatherneck's web site that discusses saluting from "order arms" and "right shoulder arms." No "left shoulder arms" salute, though.

There is also a Blue Jacket's web site and a Coast Guard web site that contain the same types of salutes with photos.

On another web site there was a discussion of a salute while at "trail arms" but I have never seen that.

[jarhead]

What the hel------- ??I had a reply to you Larry about a fragging. Longest damn post I ever pecked out--I hit "post" and it disappeared. I think Waldo intercepted it and trashed it !!!!!! Gotta rest up a day or two before attempting it again.

[jarhead]

You know Waldo , I think you're right. At right shoulder arms and order arms you used your left hand to put on the back of the rifle receiver and that was a salute. I will write my old drill instructor and ask him because after 6 years on the drill field he will know.

[flintauqua]

Whenever I type out a long reply, I highlight the whole thing, right-click, and Copy it into thin air.  Then if it disappears when I hit post, I can just go back, right click and Paste, and bingo!

Don't get in trouble during your 48 hours of 'shore leave'.

[jarhead]

48 hours of shore leave You do come from a family of swabbies !!! Army gets a 48 hour pass to get drunk and visit Red Light districts. Marines get 48 hours  to visit the Chaplin, write their dear ol Mothers a letter and might partake of copius amounts of beer if time allows.And if Larry tries to tell you differant--you gotta remember the lad is inhaling all that smog out west and is not thinking clear.