[bagster]

Welcome, Pat. You joined the Navy the same year my son was born. He just retired as a CPO.

What he's trying to say is you're really, really old.

#DiplomaticInterpreter

(just kidding)

[LonePalm]

What he's trying to say is you're really, really old.

Hey, I resemble that remark. I was commissioned that year.

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Pat7582]

What he’s trying to say is you’re really, really old.

#DiplomaticInterpreter

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Bagster, No need to sugar coat it. “With every step I take, with every move I make”, I feel old. I just consider it the price of experience. Note well I did not say wisdom, that would be a bridge too far.

TLS, You can be proud of your CPO USN (RET) son. As JFK noted: “Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, ‘I served in the United States Navy,’” Goes for this century as well.

VR/Pat