I thought I had lost it, and there was no way I was going to admit that and ask for another one. It was on my typewrite this whole time. Along with 2 dollars. Win.
Hey, 'Fo! Where did you get this thing? What's the outfit?
On the obverse is his name and the fact he is retired Navy and left as a Lieutenant. That means he is prior service. A Mustang. A sailor that joined the officer ranks. It's a complicated ceremony involving blindfolds and paddles and lots of candles. It's not easy turning a regular salt into a Gentleman. It requires some magic. The Darker Arts.
Or, he went in as an officer and somehow managed to stay in for 20+ years only get promoted twice. Which in itself is a pretty neat trick. To be that kind of a foul up and not get kicked out for that long. I tried that and the Navy noticed and sent me packing. Two years.
OldNFO is SO old that his phone number only has 6 digits. Another neat trick.
I got it from Warrior Chip, run by a retired Gunny. And I was a Mustang, 11 years enlisted, 11 years commissioned...
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I was in for ten years and I never saw a challenge coin. Or heard of one. Or knew what it was.
ReplyDeleteI can guess where they came from, something along the lines of: "Hand these out, boys, in lieu of pay."
I've got one of those ;)
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