Selected for promotion!!!

[Love Life]

After slugging it out for 5 years at my current rank waiting to get in zone, I finally hit the promotion zone this year.

After being judged by a mystical panel of Senior Marines I was found qualified for promotion to E-6.

Despite the draw down, despite the long wait, despite it all, I did it. I beat my peers and got promoted.

I'm floating on a cloud right now!

[dilly]

Congratulations! Times like these come rarely enough in life that they ought to be savored.

[PS Paul]

Hey! Congratulations, LL!! Good man!

[462]

Way to go!

[bruce drake]

What is your number? I remember when I made Staff meritoriously, my buddy had a number that put him 11 months junior to me although we came in together. My promotion date was on the 2nd of the month as they promoted the line numbers on the 1st so they'd be "senior"

And congratulations, now you need to get to the Resident Staff NCO Academy once you finish those Non-Res Courses.

[Digger]

Excellent there Love Life ! .... I am sure it is well deserved !

[felix]

LL, you are an articulate person and can express your thoughts with aplomb. You should go far in your chosen profession. There should be no need for you to FEEL you are competing with your comrades at ANY time. ... felix

[Honorstick]

OORAH! Congrats

[jcwit]

Good for you Love Life, Congrats in a BIG way!

[Love Life]

Thank you all!

To answer Bruce Drake- My number is in the 500's with 400 being promoted in October. So, I will be a November SSgt. Kind of funny since my date of Rank for both Cpl and Sgt were November 1, 20XX.

Kind of a bummer as well. The Marine Corps Birthday and Birthday Ball are that month!! I have to get white trousers, a new belt buckle, tie clasp, chevrons sewn on, etc. Oh, and I'll need to get a clip board now because all productive SNCO's carry clip boards.

[bruce drake]

Clip Boards...Don't forget the Black Leather Belt, Leather Frog and new Sword as well!

[Uncle Jim]

Congrat's SSG! Well deserved no doubt! Semper Fi !

[Iowa Fox]

Congrats Sarg. esprit de corps

[Love Life]

Clip Boards...Don't forget the Black Leather Belt, Leather Frog and new Sword as well!

Groan...

[NWFLYJ]

OORAH! Way to go devil dog, chesty is proud of you!

[Idaho Mule]

Very big congrats there LL. Thank you for your service as well. JW

[USAFrox]

Thank you all!

To answer Bruce Drake- My number is in the 500's with 400 being promoted in October. So, I will be a November SSgt. Kind of funny since my date of Rank for both Cpl and Sgt were November 1, 20XX.

Kind of a bummer as well. The Marine Corps Birthday and Birthday Ball are that month!! I have to get white trousers, a new belt buckle, tie clasp, chevrons sewn on, etc. Oh, and I'll need to get a clip board now because all productive SNCO's carry clip boards.

Congratulations! That's a big one!

[grumman581]

Back when I was in the Navy, there was a high enough turnover in my field that you would see guys making E-7 before they had 8 years in. They were not especially liked by the guys in other fields who had 20 years in and were still either an E-5 or E-6. For some of those other fields, you basically had to wait for someone to die or retire before you could get promoted. They just didn't have the turnover from military to civilian life that my field did at that time.

[725]

Way to go! Sincere congrats.

Good night Chesty Puller, wherever you are.

[MtGun44]

Well done! Senior NCOs are the real backbone of the military. Thank you
for your service, sir.

Bill

[Artful]

:happy dance: - Congrat's - have a drink on me!

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[waksupi]

Congratulations!

[frankenfab]

Congratulations, Sir!

[jmort]

All the hard work and aptitude paid off. Good for you.

[Bzcraig]

Well done Marine!

[Ramar]

Thank you for your service and congratulations.
Ramar

[**oneshot**]

Congrads there Sarg! Does this mean that they are willing to put you in charge? He-He.

[Bad Water Bill]

Congratulations sir.

Thanks for hanging in there to cover our, well you know.[smilie=s:

[Lloyd Smale]

congradulations!!

[dale2242]

Well done, Sir and thank you for your service....dale

[EMC45]

Well done Marine!

[mroliver77]

Congratulations and thank you for your service.
Jay

[runfiverun]

doesn't this mean the first round is on you?

you know that clipboard is gonna add some drag....:lol:

[Dean D.]

Congratulations Dick!

[john hayslip]

Semper Fi, I was an E-5 when I got promoted (or demoted as it felt like) to O-1. I share your joy!

[buckwheatpaul]

Congradulations and may God hold you in the palm of his hands and protect you.....and your brother Marines!

[oscarflytyer]

Congrats, well earned and Semper Fi!

[km101]

Congratulations! That is a major step in your career. Hopefully there will be many more in the coming years.

[WILCO]

Good for you Love Life, Congrats in a BIG way!

Ditto for me!

[Echo]

Congrats, Dick. E-6's are the heart of the military! We are all better off, for your promotion.

[Dale in Louisiana]

Congrats!

When I made E-6 (Army staff sergeant) I was working in brigade HQ and the only guy I out-ranked was our clerk-typist who was one fo the last draftees in the Army.

Best wishes on your future!

dale in Louisiana

[shdwlkr]

lovelife
Congratulations

A life time ago in the Army I only made it to E7 in seven years and was considered for E8 when I walked away. Just to much understanding of what was going on and I was just plain tired of all the mikey mouse stuff that was coming down the road. So I walked, always wondered if I made a mistake in leaving. The military tracked me for over 30 plus years after I walked away and have just now stopped looking for me, at least I think they have stopped. ha ha

[DxieLandMan]

Congratulations!

[Recluse]

Big congrats!

:coffee:

[popper]

lovelife - Congratulations. Don't stay in the cloud too long.

[Lance Boyle]

Congrats!

When I made E-6 (Army staff sergeant) I was working in brigade HQ and the only guy I out-ranked was our clerk-typist who was one fo the last draftees in the Army.

Best wishes on your future!

dale in Louisiana

Dale I wasn't aware the Continental Army had typewriters!:razz:



Congrats on making the cut! Those meritorious promotions at that level are impressive.

I only got meritorious from E1 to E2 in SOI. About a month before I would have got promoted anyway.

[TheCelt]

CONGRATS SSGT!!!!! Good on ya LL, That's one hell of a fine accomplishment!!!!

[Harter66]

Congrats !!!!

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

That is great, Congrats to you Sir !

[blackthorn]

Well done!! All the best for the future.

[Bad Water Bill]

I take it we can no longer refer to Dick as "HEY JARHED" any more?:bigsmyl2:

[Carolina Cast Bullets]

Congratulations ! ! !!

I'm an old Sailor so I dont know the drill, but does this mean you are called "Gunny" now?

Jerry
]Carolina Cast Bullets
RM2 USNR

Fair Winds and Following Seas

[jeepyj]

Congratulations. Enjoy the ride!
Jeepyj

[MrWolf]

Congratulations - you deserve it.:drinks:

[onceabull]

The Corps had got you now,and that is a good thing for the rest of us..Onward and upwards, "Gunny" by 15, !!! Onceabull

[dragonrider]

Congratulations, well deserved.

[Love Life]

Thank you all for the kind words. I will be a SSgt now. "Gunny" is next...6 more long years from now.

Now I have to figure out my life all over again. I've been here for 3 years which means Uncle Sam is going to want me to move. Boo. I love Nevada. That means I need to hurry up and get my house bought.

I sent my dream sheet in requesting:
1. San Diego
2. Japan
3. Camp Lejeune (Boo)

Time to see where the road takes me from here.

[Echo]

That road stretches a loooong way, and you can't know (right now) where it will lead. But as Chief Dan George said in "..Josie Wales", Endeavor To Persevere, and it will lead to satisfaction and success.

[shdwlkr]

Lovelife
I would hope your next duty station is a good fit for you and your family.
What is your MOS mine on paper was combat engineer instructor in the Army. Really liked working with all the different branches back then, never found the Marines that hard to deal with when compared to some National Guard Units. Nothing against the Guard just some units were interesting shall we say.

Thanks for serving and just curious for those of us that are still waiting on brass will we see it before your move or are you taking it with you to finish up the group buy at the new duty station?

[avogunner]

Congrats Jarhead!!!! It is a big step joining the SNCO ranks, more responsibility and more headaches, but cherish every second! Like you, I spent 6yrs in grade before I was selected and then 5 more before Gunny and man how I wish I could go back to those days. Think about the drill field for your next move, you'll work your **** off but you'll never regret it.
Semper Fi!!

[Love Life]

I also need to grow a sweet mustache now.

Dan (Shdwlkr)- Ahhh the brass. Start collecting your pennies as I will am taking a week off starting on the 22nd and will be finishing up the brass and getting ready to ship by the 1st!!

[Riverpigusmc]

Congrats, Ssgt! I'd make it ALMOST to Corporal, and then "something" would happen (usually of my doing, and usually outside of CONUS). Made it to Corporal my last year.

[gbrown]

Congratulations, sergeant. From your posts, I can see that you have the qualities of a leader. Lot of young Marines will be looking up at you. Always remember those who come after you. Thank you for serving.

[scottiemom]

oohrah!! congrats and well done!!

[sparky45]

Thank you all for the kind words. I will be a SSgt now. "Gunny" is next...6 more long years from now.

Now I have to figure out my life all over again. I've been here for 3 years which means Uncle Sam is going to want me to move. Boo. I love Nevada. That means I need to hurry up and get my house bought.

I sent my dream sheet in requesting:
1. San Diego
2. Japan
3. Camp Lejeune (Boo)

Time to see where the road takes me from here.

Don't you know by now that your first or second requested duty station NEVER comes through? You'll make Gunny before either of those. I was a E-5 Hospital Corpsman in the Navy back in 1965-69, and the only place I got "selected" to go to was Lemoore NAS, somewhere south of Fresno. BTW, Congrats! we're lucky we have good men such as yourself steadying the course.

[Para82]

Congratulations. Quite an accomplishment way to go!
Para82

[quilbilly]

Congratulations. A big BRAVO ZULU!! If you can make it to NCBS next year, I will buy you a Picon Punch at Ormacheas.

[SciFiJim]

Oh, and I'll need to get a clip board now because all productive SNCO's carry clip boards.

Don't forget the coffee cup. You can no longer have an empty hand except to salute.

[Bad Water Bill]

Don't forget the coffee cup. You can no longer have an empty hand except to salute.

E5s are big boys. No more CUP stuff. It comes in a MUG.

I believe they can simply hoist their mug instead of saluting but better check with BRUCE first.[smilie=s:

[TXGunNut]

Congrats, Marine! Thank you for your service.