I was serving as a driver on the 36-tank when we got a new butter bar fresh from Armor Officers Basic, after observing this one on the first day, the crew's opinion was that perhaps he had taken a left turn at the Naval Academy and found himself in the wrong service.
This opinion was shared by the CO, because a converstation was overheard after day 3 of this officer's armor career...
"Lieutenant, your Platoon Sergeant is a twelve year veteran of tanks, you haven't even worn the shine off of your first pair of bars! You are to check with your Platoon Sergeant before making anymore decisions."
By the time I rotated stateside, our Lieutenant had turned into one of the best Platoon Leaders in our battalion.
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