madhat

Thanks, buddy. Good luck, I hear chief is hard to get...

Hvytrkmech

Pictures?

ktpauley

We want pictures of that new stripe being tacked on. I hope they do a good job of tacking it on.I would hate for it to come off. Keith

madhat

My bust...









Don't be jealous...

ktpauley

Great pictures. Congrats Gunny. Now reveal the holes from the pins of those new stripes. Keith

madhat

Yeah, you're not kidding. My OL just gave me a good wack, but her friend mashed it down with the palm of her hand like she was trying to rub it in.... even the CWO winced...

staarma

Is that in the NCO club or something? Did you have another "official" ceremony too? Congrats again. Always leave it to the wife's friend to show you. I don't know why but that happens around my house too. When the wife's friends come to visit I'm usually on the losing end of something or another.

cbrahs

the OL friends can't get in trouble for hazing lol... congrats Mark

Hvytrkmech

Congrats Gunny, thanks for sharing!

knc77

Congrats Mad.

My BIL was commissioned as a 2nd Lt just before Christmas. I was very honored to attend his ceremony. He was a gunny or master gunny before the promotion so he has been in a while. I know it takes a lot of hard work and dedication.

Thanks for the service to our country!!!

ktpauley

They wanted to make real certain that those stripes stay on. I take it everone that is equal or higher in ranks tacks the stripes on also. Again Congrats Gunny and thanks for serving. Keith

madhat

We did it in the officers club. I had reserved the staff bar, but they made me go over to the O side. As SNCO's, we can pretty much pick when and where we want to do it.

Neither can my OL...

Thanks! I doubt he was a MGuns, that's top of the enlisted rank (E-9)

Yeah, she don't want them to come off! We still do it kinda, but it's frowned upon because some idiot's got out of control with it.

Thanks, all.

Colo_River_Ram

Congrats and thanks for your service Mark!

Sorry it took three days for me to find this thread but I have new toys to deal with...

madhat

Show off!!!

Thanks.

knc77

I'll have to ask the next time I talk to him for sure. Your probably correct. He has 12 years in including a tour to Iraq in 2003 during the invasion. Once back he was training new Marines on the LAV until he was accepted into the officer program.

Everyone in the family was proud to see him on stage. I found it rather interesting he was the only one with ribbons and medals on his uniform. He is quite modest about that stuff unless he is pressed with questions.

Watching his family I know it takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and sacrifice to reach those levels.

Again Congrats and thanks.