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Officially retired from the Government!
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:05 pm
by Leatherneck
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.
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:55 pm
by YARDofSTUF
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:21 pm
by Dan
congrats !
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:12 pm
by CableDude
Congrats. Thanks for serving
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:14 pm
by Humboldt
Congratulations and thank you
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:38 pm
by Indy
Awesome
Thanks for your service
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:48 am
by loop2kil
Congrats and Thank you for your service to our country.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:27 am
by Far-N-Wide
Congrats, bet it went by fast.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:31 am
by blebs
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.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:54 am
by nightowl
congrats! i got 10 years in the government and still have another 23-25 to go lol.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:00 pm
by Debbie
Congrats on your retirement!
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:17 pm
by Roody
Congrats and thanks for your service.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:50 pm
by David
Well done!
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:22 pm
by Shinobi
Outstanding!
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:15 pm
by DV
Congrats and thank you, enjoy "official" retirement.
DV
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:44 am
by RoundEye
Congratulations and
thank you for your long-time service.
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:50 am
by RoundEye
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:29 am
by blebs
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:23 pm
by Leatherneck
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?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:35 am
by blebs
Leatherneck wrote:I can damn near kill my Wife with Gas - is that a "certain" skill?
Hey, whatever force is necessary.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:42 pm
by MissTynker2
Nice Nice Nice! ( Snaps to attention with salute ) Congratulations! Well done