To: MIKEinGA
What the troops wlll hear ...
"Colonel Dowty just had a heart attack, our new commander is ..."
That's the way it's done, folks.
To: thinktwice
What the troops wlll hear ... "Colonel Dowty just had a heart attack, our new commander is ..."
That's the way it's done, folks.
Not always. We had a company commander (Major) relieved and everyone knew exactly why.
54 posted on
04/04/2003 7:08:15 AM PST by
ladtx
("...the very obsession of your public service must be Duty, Honor, Country." D. MacArthur)
To: thinktwice
"Colonel Dowty just had a heart attack, our new commander is ..."
No kidding? I had an XO in Turkey that supposedly had "a heart attack" and got medevaced to Germany. I never thought anything of it but hearing you say that makes sense. I'm pretty sure the Col. didn't like him much.
66 posted on
04/04/2003 7:30:17 AM PST by
Tailback
To: thinktwice
"What the troops wlll hear ...
'Colonel Dowty just had a heart attack, our new commander is ...'
That's the way it's done, folks."
Actually, what they will say is: "Colonel so-and-so has been reassigned to (someplace, but usually a rear echelon posting). Your new commander is Colonel this-and-that. That is all." At least, that's the way they did it when I was in the Air Force, some thirty-odd years ago.
To: thinktwice
The troops already know EXACTLY why he was relieved. Trust me on this, I've been there. News like this travels faster than warp-speed...
163 posted on
04/04/2003 12:56:06 PM PST by
dcwusmc
("The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself.")
To: thinktwice
"What the troops wlll hear ...
"Colonel Dowty just had a heart attack, our new commander is ..."
That's the way it's done, folks."
Actually it used to be Colonel lipschitz was found to be a homo. We decided to get him outa here before someone fragged is ass.
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