Officially retired from the Government!

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:05 pm

I retired from the Marines after 20 years, 1 month & days but you aren't "officially" retired until 30 years. Finally got my official 30 year certificate today.
It's a nice document and includes a tiny little retirement pin to wear on your lapel. What is a little scary is that paragraph 3 says that as a Retired
Marine I may be ordered back to active duty without my consent! I guess you are never really "out" which is the way us Marines like it.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:55 pm

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:21 pm

congrats !

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:12 pm

Congrats. Thanks for serving

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:14 pm

Congratulations and thank you

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:38 pm

Awesome

Thanks for your service

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:48 am

Congrats and Thank you for your service to our country.

Far-N-Wide · Post by **Far-N-Wide** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:27 am

Congrats, bet it went by fast.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:31 am

I can still remember when you were still in and crap was hitting the fan. Thought sure you'd get deployed at least one more time instead of them letting you out.

Thanks for your service and more importantly, thank you for your friendship over the years.

Congratulations Marine.

nightowl · Post by **nightowl** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:54 am

congrats! i got 10 years in the government and still have another 23-25 to go lol.

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:00 pm

Congrats on your retirement!

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:17 pm

Congrats and thanks for your service.

David · Post by **David** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:50 pm

Well done!

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:22 pm

Outstanding!

DV · Post by DV » Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:15 pm

Congrats and thank you, enjoy "official" retirement.

DV

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:44 am

Congratulations and thank you for your long-time service.

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:50 am

Leatherneck wrote:... I may be ordered back to active duty without my consent! ...

Hopefully they don’t get hard-up from lack of enrollment and ship you off to Iraq.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:29 am

Leatherneck wrote:What is a little scary is that paragraph 3 says that as a Retired
Marine I may be ordered back to active duty without my consent! I guess you are never really "out" which is the way us Marines like it.

Yeah I read that too. You know the saying, "Once a Marine, Always a Marine."

Unless your possess certain skills, I'd say your probably safe from ordered activation. Knowing you though, you do possess certain skills.

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:23 pm

blebs wrote:Yeah I read that too. You know the saying, "Once a Marine, Always a Marine."

Unless your possess certain skills, I'd say your probably safe from ordered activation. Knowing you though, you do possess certain skills.

I can damn near kill my Wife with Gas - is that a "certain" skill?

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:35 am

Leatherneck wrote:I can damn near kill my Wife with Gas - is that a "certain" skill?

Hey, whatever force is necessary.

MissTynker2 · Post by **MissTynker2** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:42 pm

Nice Nice Nice! ( Snaps to attention with salute ) Congratulations! Well done