Military

[jarhead]

OK Sarge I'll be a guppy. What the hell happened after that ? You tell me you got kilt I will be down to the water plant and Make sure you're grave-yard dead !!!!!!

[larryJ]

yeah, Sarge, you gotta finish the story.  What?  you got the hell out of there?  You killed them all with your bare hands?  You called the mortar battalion and gave them the coordinates?  You made a mess in your pants? None of the above?

WHAT? 

Larryj

[larryJ]

The President is the Commander-in-chief, or CIC, and orders from him are passed down through the Secretary of Defense, (a civilian position) and on to the Joints Chiefs which consists of the various Secretarys of the different armed forces.  The Secretary of Defense is in the chain of command and is saluted as is any Officer.

Curiously, I can find nothing that says the Secretary of Defense has to salute the President as they are both civilians-------?

Maybe because he is a cabinet minister appointed by the President, he is not required to salute unless it is in a formal situation.

Any thoughts on that?

Larryj

[Sarge]

Sarge, you gotta finish the story.
Larryj

I don't know what happened. I always wake up when gets to that part.

[Teresa]

You shit bird!!!
Finish the story!! You had me sitting on the end of my seat!
Now you finish it right now.. or tell another one ..or I will come down there personally and give you a cousin ass whuppin'...

And Ron....... you shouldn't publicly let everyone know I like to watch naked men run around at night..
Jeese... try to keep "some" of my secrets ...........

[jarhead]

Trust me Teresa. I know Jimmie like a book and he was gonna tell us he got killed until I let the cat out of the bag. Anyway it was'nt 6 VC there. That was me and our Kit Carson Scout, Lei Von Kwong, and we was'a fix'n to put the sneak on ol Sarge and Shep and have us some German Shepard stew.

[sixdogsmom]

See? I told ya' you could spread this stuff! 

[larryJ]

LOL

Teresa, I think he finished the story and----------I would think there was something seriously wrong with you if you didn't like to watch naked men running around at night.

SDM, you got me now.  Some of this stuff is usable for the garden.

If I ever get back there, we are all going to get a case and sit by the river and tell all the war stories we want and if Teresa is watching, we can all run around naked in the river.  Wait---------------I guess that wouldn't be the same as a bunch of younger marines running around naked.  Never mind.

Larryj

[Teresa]

ohh nooo Larry ..you aren't getting off the hook that easy.. I'm bringing fried chicken..and you all can run naked and tell stories..and I will set and listen and watch.. (remember.. old women don't mind seeing old men.. )  hahaha

[jarhead]

SDM,
Yea but Sarge started it.
Teresa,
There aint no way this 'pleasingly plump" feller is gonna be seen naked by anyone----young or old !!!
Larry,
That would be great sitiing down over a few brews with you and talking war stories. I could tell you about the black sands of Iwo Jima----and about how cold it was at the Frozin Chosin---and about that damn mustard gas in WW-I. But let's not invite ol Sarge cause he's a windy son of a gun. Not honest like me !!!!