[glennaro]

Thank you for this. Sometimes I just need an effective dose of real-life experience to regain perspective.

Sincerely, thank you for your comments on your 1SGT and Platoon SGT ... clearly both fine, honorable men.

[Tailback]

clearly both fine, honorable men.

Very much so and natural leaders. The 1SGT came into my room my first month in the unit. I was "temporarily" in a 1 man room on the floor reserved for females. After the NCO academy I always kept my wall locker to "standard". It was easier once you set it up once to just roll with it. I've always been something of a Japanese style minimalist anyways. My room was impeccable which would probably shock my wife today if she could have seen it then. The 1SGT walked in, looked at my locker, looked at the room, looked at me and said, "You always keep your room like this Jones?" I responded "Since the NCO Academy I have because it's just easier". The 1SGT then sat down in my chair for about 15 minutes talking to me about my duty in Turkey and Germany while the entire rest of the barracks stood "at ease" outside their rooms. I never was moved out of that room despite beds becoming available on the "Male" floors. I even razzed him a bit because he put me on parade detail a week before I out processed. "You can spit shine your jump boots one more time for me Jones" he said. "Only for you First Sergeant" I replied. Brathwaite. Good guy.