Posted on 05/04/2015 10:07:22 AM PDT by incredulous joe
I was recently on a hike with my son's Naval Jr. ROTC unit. I spent a lot of time chatting with my son's instructor, a retired Naval Commander. Normally, when I hear slang or jargon that I am unfamiliar with I am not too shy to ask what it means. However, if one understands the context of what such terminology means then there is no reason to actually stop a conversation. Anyway. the commander used a phase, I believe it meant to do what is absolutely the least possible to acquire an objective or to achieve rank? I believe the phrase was "gun decking" or possibly "deck gunning"?? Does that ring any bells? Can anyone illuminate the phrase and what it means. Thanks.
“Ticket punching” as in “getting your ticket punched,” in order to move upward in the rank structure.
I hope such young men are called out on this when they must provide documentation that is verified by Scout Master and sometimes parents. Such individuals as you mention are not deserving of the Eagle badge.
Gun decking. Completing documentation fraudulently. Barry’s eligibility was gun-decked. John Kerry’s Purple Heart awards requests were gun-decked.
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