Yep! There will never be another Aggie 4-Star general in my lifetime, if ever.Rabid Cougar said:ABATTBQ87 said:
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-consider-the-nomination-of-general-eric-m-smith-usmc-for-reappointment-to-the-grade-of-general-and-to-be-commandant-of-the-marine-corps
BQ87's fish buddy.
BQ2017 said:
My dad and this guy apparently did not get along but we're both fired up.
Tim Green 86 was a 2 Star General in the Air Force.Rabid Cougar said:
Hard Charging Band Sergeant Major
Was going to reply to this comment here, but feel it's more appropriate to go into this other thread hereColonel A. 1976 said:
Don't know him personally. His and the current Commandant's restructuring of the USMC is severely limiting the Corps ability to project force ashore. As a Retired Marine O6, I ma not excited, and share this opinion with scores of retired Flag Officers.
I don't know him, but as an 0302, I got in the habit of leaving it at home. So, I'd guess it doesn't mean he's no longer fond of A&M/the Corps.CanyonAg77 said:
An Aggie buddy noted that Smith doesn't wear his Aggie Ring. Scanning photos on Google, I can see his wedding ring in some, but never the Aggie Ring.
Any close friends know why?
I know one Aggie that lost his ring someone in a farm field. And a classmate's dad, who is a vet, *supposedly* lost his ring to the GI tract of a farm animal.CanyonAg77 said:
I understand. I left the ring at home while farming. Too dangerous. One of my Aggie buddies (retired Marine) mentioned that as a young LT leading a platoon he would leave the Ring at home to avoid antagonizing the enlisted.
And in a world of Academy ring-knockers I can believe he didn't want to be seen as one
CanyonAg77 said:
An Aggie buddy noted that Smith doesn't wear his Aggie Ring. Scanning photos on Google, I can see his wedding ring in some, but never the Aggie Ring.
Any close friends know why?
Which is why I stopped wearing mine early into my career clambering around on military equipment.CanyonAg77 said:
I was worried less about losing the ring, and more about losing the finger it was attached to.
Part of leadership is messaging. What you wear and how you wear it says a lot about you. Not as some BS image consultant crap, but as one of the most temporary members of the team, Marines quickly decide if you're "in this with them" or not.CanyonAg77 said:
I understand. I left the ring at home while farming. Too dangerous. One of my Aggie buddies (retired Marine) mentioned that as a young LT leading a platoon he would leave the Ring at home to avoid antagonizing the enlisted.
And in a world of Academy ring-knockers I can believe he didn't want to be seen as one
Since he was in the Great class of 1987 and not the worst class of 88 there should be ZERO risk for woke factorFTACo88-FDT24dad said:
Looks like the nomination was finally released from "prison" and the new Commandant of the USMC is an Aggie.
I'm not a Marine, although I have a son who is headed to OCS in May. I was wondering if anyone has a sense of the "woke" risk factor for General Smith.
Thank you.Strong Men Armed said:
Woke risk factor? Zero
Integrity? Absolute
Moral and physical courage? Demonstrated at every rank
Fidelity to his oath of commissioning? Resolute
Our Corps is in the most capable hands. Have known him since 1985. Observed him as a cadet, as an officer candidate at OCS, and a company grade officer. Followed his career closely in retirement. His continuous promotion through the ranks to his present grade was no surprise. Ranks with Ormond Simpson and Raymond Murray as among the best officers ever commissioned from Texas A&M into the Marine Corps. Proud to call him a friend.