I’m sure this applies to officers & so many other things too

there were only two of us, a Capt and a Lt. Very surprising we are both still alive, really. But in this pic we were trying to recreate a popular SAS recruiting poster of the day.

You need to put in more effort then. Or less effort actually. Try growing a beard and putting your hand in your pocket. Very operator-like, me.

sadly they don't let first year Army lieutenants grow beards. Also I cannot grow one even now. I am very good at putting my hands in my pockets though, as many SNCOs have pointed out over the years.

There's nothing quite like the exquisite emphasis and subtle stress that we can put on the word "Sir", when pointing out to a junior officer that they are doing something not only incorrectly, but foolishly wrong. They teach us that at SNCO school, did you know that? 😎

one thing you pick up quickly working in EOD where it's pretty much all SNCO and WO is what they're actually saying vs what the words mean. I settled on being the guy they'd follow out of curiosity.

I think I've seen one of your fitness assessments! "Captain Kelly's men would follow him to the ends of the earth, if only out of curiosity about what the hell would happen next."

its very important to know yourself.

It’s a great photo, but it’d be more convincing if that bottle was Stoli. ;)

Morrie Stanley (and a 25 set) was the exception to the rule.

Or anything, really.

yeah, good point.