Agree. Although, today we have a female Brigader General in charge of recruit training at Parris Island. My platoon that graduated PI fifty years ago (1964) were back on PI for our fiftieth recently.
It is very unusual for a platoon that graduated back in that era to have a reunion ... most platoons sort of fade away.
Prior to the official graduation, family of the graduates, and others assembled for the flag raising at the HQ building an hour or so before graduation.
Brigadier General Lori Reynolds came forward to acknowledge those of special note in attendance, the families of the graduates, a few recently retired officers and senior NCO's without any mention of our platoon.
There were 43 of us in attendance, those of us who graduated PI 50 years ago, some of those (now retired) career Marines, wives and adult children, & grand children. Two of the grandchildren in attendance have their grand dad, a decorated Vietnam Marine buried at Arlington. Two others, one a female Marine 2nd Lieutenent and her younger brother, a recently promoted E-5 in the Corps part of our group.
This female commanding officer was winging it, not using notes, when she was running thru her acknowledgments ... not impressed. Not to fear, in today's political correct world she will be Commandant of the Marine Corps in a few years.
A Marine general named “Lori”.
Yikes
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