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22 May 2006 | 8 Comments | Continue reading »

A recent conversation I had with the Company First Sergeant has thrown my 2007 career plans for a loop. We were on the subject of promotions, specifically rumors surrounding the selection process to the rank of First Sergeant and Sergeant Major. We talked about what makes a Marine competitive at that level, the training and […]

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The author.Born in the year of the Dragon, the author grudgingly accepts the fact he has too many interests and not enough time. A cyclist as long as he can remember, an avid yet inconsistent writer since age eleven, and a U.S. Marine since age twenty-one, the author also adds peak bagging, diving, snowboarding, and computers to his list of interests. Incidentally, he is aware of his inability to make a living from any but the Corps. The author accepts this as fact and remains optimistic. Feel free to drop him a line.

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