Recalling Retirees for War.., your opinion Options

[Sgt York]

For the past several weeks, mainly, there has been a frienzy of retirees,USMC type 1 each, have been recalled to active duty. I am waiting for that letter to arrive any day now. However, being 52, retired for 12 years, and drawing VA for loss of hearing in one ear (an ammo dump exploation back in 72), my search may be in vein.

Tell me your opinion of these old war dogs going back to the front.

Semper Fi

[Sgt York]

ittle old man....I'm 52, been retired since 92 after the sand box play ground. I spoke with one of my troopers just 2 weeks ago (now a Master Sergeant) and he told me two things why i would never make it in the Coprs today. Pretty funny actually. First, says he, like you said , the techonology based system. No one hardly uses a pen and paper anymore (I never had a desk in 20 years any way), even the map system in use uses the GPS system, (I use to teach map reading and he said they don't teach like that anymore...too out dated). Secondly, says he....i would go to jail if i acted like I did when i was in. He still reminds me of that movie ( I still havent seen it yet) Called Heartbreak Ridge. He says it HAD to of been made about me. I'm gonna have to go rent that movie and see what the hell he's talking about,LOL!! Any way, he told me that todays Corps has too many liberal officer s that would put me in jail for the stuff I use to do. ( I remember once, just before I retired, the idiots tried to put me in the S-3 office...deck job. I ran PT , a 10 K everyday, so after I got back , around 12:30, I streaked up and down the Battalion CP in my jock, yelling OOHHRRAAHH!! He was a Sgt then and said the colonel just poked his head out his hatch , shook it, then went back in. I was put back in my company then till I retired.)