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Pictures from my promotion!

1.3K views 32 replies 17 participants last post by  Zekester  
#1 ·
Yesterday I finally pinned on E-5, albeit some paperwork issues, but that's another story. I of course got blood wings and last night everybody drinks and got totally trashed. It's all worth it though. I wanted my promotion to be just a small amount of people because I don't like most of the people in my unit, so we did a closed door, invite only ceremony. Enjoy my pictures!!

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me and my two friends (both E-5's) who pinned me
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My friend Lee driving my new rank further in
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What makes the grass green? Blood, blood, blood, bright red blood!
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I'm glad he thought it was so funny
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Jason
 
#5 ·
I guess the days of blood stripes are rapidly coming to an end with the ACU.

(speaking of which, sergeant, 'bout time to retire that tree suit now eh?)

Congrats again!
 
#7 ·
davlafont said:
I guess the days of blood stripes are rapidly coming to an end with the ACU.

(speaking of which, sergeant, 'bout time to retire that tree suit now eh?)

Congrats again!
heck, I have till the end of FY07 to wear BDU's and I fully intend to wear mine until then. At any rate, I believe in tradition and also didn't want to get punched in the chest 6 times either. lol

Jason
 
#12 ·
I am glad all I got was a punch in the Arm when I put on my E-5 lol... but yeah I agree with the person from a few post above ... time to retire those BDU's man.... the ACU's are the ****... well for you Army cats... The new AF uniform is a lil gay to me... lol guess its a good thing I am getting out... And btw CONGRATS man on your promotion....
 
#15 ·
Will007 said:
Congrats:party: I feel you on wearing BDU's until retirment though, I'll probally do the same thing.
Thank you!

And yeah, BDU's, IMO, look better, are more comfortable, look sharp when pressed and look better on me than the ACU's. Plus, I get to wear my OD green and black ripple sole jungle boots with my BDU's!!

Jason
 
#21 ·
Congrats brother. Feels good to be an nco now hu? I got pinned 3 months before I ets'd in 1998, my 1st sgt didnt wanna pin me cause I was short but hey regs are regs and I busted hump to get those points and completed pldc. Damn your cutoff was 365????? wow mine was 895 for 2 years then dropped to 620 and I had 635
 
#22 ·
^^Thanks brother. yeah, it's an 800 point scale now. The highest any cutoff has been that I've seen is 798. 350 is the minimun cutoff.

Jason
 
#23 ·
Damn thats awsome man, whole new world being an nco now, but a muuuuuuch better army life thats for sure. Yeah you are the lowest nco on the totem pole but hey you have tons of lower enlisted to delegate to,lol. Hooah brother.