C/o '87 to be next Assistant Commandant

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/15/white-house-nominates-next-u-s-fleet-forces-commander-deputy?

Aggie?

Apparently. I had to Google to see the point of the post.

https://www.mccdc.marines.mil/Leaders/Leaders-View/Article/1872371/lieutenant-general-eric-m-smith/

"Lieutenant General Smith is from Plano, Texas and entered the Marine Corps in 1987 through the NROTC program at Texas A&M University. "


I'm guessing that would make him the highest ranking Marine Corps officer to come out of A&M. Anyone know for sure?

bigtruckguy3500 said:

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Apparently. I had to Google to see the point of the post.

https://www.mccdc.marines.mil/Leaders/Leaders-View/Article/1872371/lieutenant-general-eric-m-smith/

"Lieutenant General Smith is from Plano, Texas and entered the Marine Corps in 1987 through the NROTC program at Texas A&M University. "


I'm guessing that would make him the highest ranking Marine Corps officer to come out of A&M. Anyone know for sure?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormond_R._Simpson

Though Smith should get a 4th star from this assignment.

Flag Officers

General Otto P. Weyland 1923, USAF
General Bernard A. Schriever 1931, USAF
Admiral Jerome L. Johnson 1956, USN
General Joseph W. Ashy 1962, USAF
General Patrick K. Gamble 1967, USAF
General Hal M. Hornburg 1968, USAF
General T. Michael Moseley 1971, USAF
General William M. Fraser III 1974, USAF
General Stephen W. Wilson 1981, USAF


Lieutenant General Andrew D. Bruce 1916, USA
Lieutenant General John T. Walker 1917, USMC
Lieutenant General Ion M. Bethel 1925, USMC
Lieutenant General Robert W. Colglazier 1925, USAR
Lieutenant General Harry H. Critz 1934, USA
Lieutenant General Ormond R. Simpson 1936, USMC
Lieutenant General Woodrow W. Vaughan 1939, USA
Lieutenant General James F. Hollingsworth 1940, USA
Lieutenant General Herron N. Maples 1940, USA
Lieutenant General Jay T. Robbins 1940, USAF
Lieutenant General John H. Miller 1946, USMC
Lieutenant General Eivind H. Johansen 1950, USA
Lieutenant General Herman O. Thompson 1951, USAF
Vice Admiral Richard T. Gaskill 1952, USN
Lieutenant General Kenneth E. Lewi 1952, USA
Lieutenant General James S. Cassity Jr. 1957, USAF
Lieutenant General Melvin F. Chubb Jr. 1962, USAF
Vice Admiral David B. Robinson 1962, USN
Lieutenant General James T. Scott 1964, USA
Vice Admiral Herbert A. Browne 1965, USN
Lieutenant General Theodore G. Stroup 1965, USA
Lieutenant General Leonard D. Holder Jr. 1966, USA
Lieutenant General Donald L. Peterson 1966, USAF
Lieutenant General John A. Van Alstyne 1966, USA
Lieutenant General Randolph W. House 1967, USA
Lieutenant General John B. Sylvester 1967, USA
Lieutenant General Patrick P. Caruana 1972, USAF
Lieutenant General Joseph F. Weber 1972, USMC
Lieutenant General Loyd S. Utterback 1975, USAF
Vice Admiral Alfred G. Harms Jr. 1978, USN
Lieutenant General Eric M. Smith 1987, USMC

https://corpsofcadets.org/flag-officers

Gig 'em BQ! Eric was Combined Band commander his zip year ('87).

Yep, apologies for the lack of context.

Getting the full bird in artillery is a very restrictive choke-point, as is being in charge of N Street (as he was in the early 2010s if my association is correct) so he's been a pretty big deal for a while now.

N Street?

Regiment is what I assume you meant

Yes - sorry. 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd MarDiv.

CanyonAg77 said:

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Thanks, only thing I could come euphoria with was DC barracks at 8th Amsterdam I

Edit: Leaving the above as an absolute masterpiece of predictive typing gone horribly wrong.

What I intended wss:

Thanks, only thing I could come up with was D.C. barracks at 8th and I

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Well done! I was thinking that was a predictive masterpiece.

He's also relieving a t-sip. Crazy times.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Smith_(general)

ABATTBQ87 said:

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New World Ag said:

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Gig 'em BQ! Eric was Combined Band commander his zip year ('87).

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Another example of the greatness of the class of 1987!

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Well, that really goes without saying, as the Class of '87 is "The Class" of the university.