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As a uniformed service member, there is no greater reminder of how a service operates than the uniform you put on every day. Does it look good? Does it function well? Does it reflect your service, your rank, your unique qualifications and your functional or special units?
I think the influence of uniforms on overall esprit de corps, cannot be overestimated. Here a few things about our uniforms that could have a huge influence on the Corps (both positive and negative).
Newly commissioned or not, many officers fall into cracks that can swallow a career whole if they are not careful. Let’s say you think it’s time for a new position. Perhaps you aren’t getting recognition, or your promotion prospects are limited, or higher level billets are few and openings rare, you don’t like the direction your evaluations are going, or you just want to move because you think it will be good for your career or personal life.
Whoa. Stop. Like they say in woodworking;
I want to start this blog with the simple statement that Armed Service is one of the greatest sacrifices a person can make, and the making of a soldier, and the fighting of wars, is something the vast majority of U.S. citizens will not have to endure due the sacrifices that were made by the Armed Forces. I don't mean to diminish that sacrifice in any way, shape or form, nor the great responsibility those in the Armed Forces shoulder every day. Their responsibility and courage is simply great, whether
My Army background kicked into gear when the guy in the red MARINE CORPS ballcap casually tossed my Uniformed Service ID back at me and said "Is that a civilian ID?" I was at curbside check-in on a recent trip, and he was standing there, behind the ticket counter, expressionless. I was caught off guard for a second, then I rebounded and said in terms he wouldn't misunderstand "**** NO, THAT ISN'T A CIVILIAN ID". He countered with "Yes, it is." ****ed off, I said "Are you disrespecting my service,
PHSChat and the official USPHS Facebook sites are hosts to many comments and frustrations from in-the-dark PHS recruits who have found themselves in regulatory limbo-land, with orders for new jobs as commissioned officers on hold, and facing news from OCCO that calls to active duty on medical limited tours are on hold as well, all due to the recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Count me as disappointed that no public announcement has been forthcoming to sooth
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