Josh Thurman
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My first pre-911 platoon, the LPO, which is leading petty officer, right underneath, the head chef would be the OIC officer in charge, AOIC, the chief, and then the LPO. So the LPO finishes his tour and probably is going to pick up chief. This dude was on his 10th deployment as an E6. He had gotten in some probably along the way. So a little bit of up and down the ladder of enlisted ranks.
That's a lot. Yeah.
That's a lot. Yeah.
That's a lot. Yeah.
Oh, for sure it is. Impossible.
Oh, for sure it is. Impossible.
Oh, for sure it is. Impossible.
Yeah. I didn't need to look anything up because I would just go ask him.
Yeah. I didn't need to look anything up because I would just go ask him.
Yeah. I didn't need to look anything up because I would just go ask him.
Yeah. I mean, just a fucking Rolodex of information. Like, oh, yeah, I've done this training exercise 15 times. This is what you guys can expect.
Yeah. I mean, just a fucking Rolodex of information. Like, oh, yeah, I've done this training exercise 15 times. This is what you guys can expect.
Yeah. I mean, just a fucking Rolodex of information. Like, oh, yeah, I've done this training exercise 15 times. This is what you guys can expect.
Yeah. 10th. Yeah. Still to this day. I'm like 10th, 10th deployment. Okay.
Yeah. 10th. Yeah. Still to this day. I'm like 10th, 10th deployment. Okay.
Yeah. 10th. Yeah. Still to this day. I'm like 10th, 10th deployment. Okay.
How was Bud's as an O?
How was Bud's as an O?
How was Bud's as an O?
No, it does not. Yeah. I used to enjoy seeing students in that cycle and then I would try to just really help them and assist them deeper. Yes. It's shocking to me the number of people, it's, oh, somebody, you know, they made me quit. I'm like, I want you to sit with that for a second and let's really determine how who made the decision to quit.