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1983-1983, SNCO Academy Advanced/Career Course (Quantico, Virginia)
Description Not Specified
Type General Military Training
Location/Country Quantico / Virginia
From Month/Year Jan / 1983
To Month/Year Dec / 1983
Rank First Sergeant
Last Updated: Jan 5, 2022
Personal Memories
Best Friends MSgt. Jim Rainey (retired MGySgt. - now deceased), roommates 1stSgt. George Birdsell and 1stSgt. Andy Coady.
Best Moment Graduating Honorman. A bowl of chili and a few beers at the Command Post in Q-Town after a tough day. Giving the Academy Director my honest thoughts on a course critque - and receiving a Meritorious Mast instead of the NCO Sword that was the norm. If you don't want to hear the answer - don't ask the question!
Worst Moment MGySGt. Paul Ankrum dying after one of our runs. He had 35 years in and had requested to retire. A few of our classmates being dropped for cheating on the Comm test.
Chain of Command SgtMaj. Grant Beck was the Course Director for the Leadership side.
Other Memories Having a few beers with the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Leland "Crow" Crawford after our Mess Night. He was a Marine's Marine!
