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COL Mustard

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1. When I did ROTC in the mid-late 70s

Reply to TomSlick (Original post)

Thu Nov 3, 2022, 08:27 PM

Nov 2022

We did things and got away with things that would never be tolerated today. The times have definitely changed and I think for the better. But these darn kids today...don't have to shine their boots, don't have to (can't) starch their uniforms....man things have gotten soft after 20 years of conflict!

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I made an old guy appearance at the local ROTC detachment today. [View all] TomSlick Nov 2022 OP

When I did ROTC in the mid-late 70s COL Mustard Nov 2022 #1

The Army made the change to the rough-out boots before I retired. TomSlick Nov 2022 #2

As the saying goes.... COL Mustard Nov 2022 #3

I had never heard that - but I like it. TomSlick Nov 2022 #5

My Army ROTC program GP6971 Nov 2022 #4

The times have definitely changed - for the better. TomSlick Nov 2022 #6

At that time, the Army offered an accelerated GP6971 Nov 2022 #7

Those were hard times. TomSlick Nov 2022 #8

In the late '60s on my campus, we were pretty military but Wonder Why Nov 2022 #9

Wow. I'm impressed. TomSlick Nov 2022 #10

Thank you but it wasn't anything special. In those days, there were Wonder Why Nov 2022 #11