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Related: About this forumI am so damn OLD
Just got an invitation to attend the retirement ceremony for Senior Master Sergeant soandso after her long and honorable career.
I wrote her first performance review when she was an E2 and put her up for Airman of the Quarter and Year as an E3.
Fuck am I old
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I am so damn OLD (Original Post)
The Polack MSgt
Dec 2019
OP
On the whole being vertical works well for me, too. Aging isn't for the weak.
marble falls
Dec 2019
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JustAnotherGen
(33,682 posts)1. Old Age and Treachery
Will outdo youth and inexperience every time!
Now go on with your bad self!
The Polack MSgt
(13,441 posts)2. Oh, I will be there and I expect an open bar at the reception
Because I raised her right back when she was a baby.
marble falls
(62,296 posts)3. Don't worry Sgt, we don't want to be cured of being old aged too soon!
The Polack MSgt
(13,441 posts)4. Of the 2 options available, getting old sucks
But I ain't dying to try the other
marble falls
(62,296 posts)5. On the whole being vertical works well for me, too. Aging isn't for the weak.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)6. Getting old is NOT for sissies, Sarg.
This Sailor is on the north side of 65 and still "mouthing off."
TEB
(13,731 posts)7. Professional Nco's are a blessing in any unit
And you are still a fine NCO
DashOneBravo
(2,679 posts)8. That's a great story
You can be proud of that for a long time Top.