Stefano Ritondale
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He's like, you don't know? Here you go. This is Title 50. I was like, oh, my God.
Title let's go. And then another thing was like going to embassies, right? We would have to go a lot to the embassies. And that's a whole different world. But even like the military component within the embassies, within the state departments and how they operate and how they work, it was a breadth of knowledge that was...
Title let's go. And then another thing was like going to embassies, right? We would have to go a lot to the embassies. And that's a whole different world. But even like the military component within the embassies, within the state departments and how they operate and how they work, it was a breadth of knowledge that was...
Title let's go. And then another thing was like going to embassies, right? We would have to go a lot to the embassies. And that's a whole different world. But even like the military component within the embassies, within the state departments and how they operate and how they work, it was a breadth of knowledge that was...
What I would recommend any lieutenant, they generally, the army has a career path for you, platoon leader, XO, staff, captain career course, and then you move on. I say, look, if you've got an opportunity to do something different, you're gonna make captain. Unless you're major screw up, you're gonna make captain.
What I would recommend any lieutenant, they generally, the army has a career path for you, platoon leader, XO, staff, captain career course, and then you move on. I say, look, if you've got an opportunity to do something different, you're gonna make captain. Unless you're major screw up, you're gonna make captain.
What I would recommend any lieutenant, they generally, the army has a career path for you, platoon leader, XO, staff, captain career course, and then you move on. I say, look, if you've got an opportunity to do something different, you're gonna make captain. Unless you're major screw up, you're gonna make captain.
If an opportunity comes, even if you don't deploy, even if you're an aid to camp garrison, which I did, It's great because you also learn a lot of the roles and responsibilities of how they deploy forces.
If an opportunity comes, even if you don't deploy, even if you're an aid to camp garrison, which I did, It's great because you also learn a lot of the roles and responsibilities of how they deploy forces.
If an opportunity comes, even if you don't deploy, even if you're an aid to camp garrison, which I did, It's great because you also learn a lot of the roles and responsibilities of how they deploy forces.
But at the G staff level, at the division level, and things that you would think about as a platoon leader when you would look up and you'd be like, oh, my God, you know, battalion or brigade or division is screwing us over. When you serve at that, then you understand the nuances, kind of the approach and all that. And it was a fascinating experience. And I really loved it and enjoyed it.
But at the G staff level, at the division level, and things that you would think about as a platoon leader when you would look up and you'd be like, oh, my God, you know, battalion or brigade or division is screwing us over. When you serve at that, then you understand the nuances, kind of the approach and all that. And it was a fascinating experience. And I really loved it and enjoyed it.
But at the G staff level, at the division level, and things that you would think about as a platoon leader when you would look up and you'd be like, oh, my God, you know, battalion or brigade or division is screwing us over. When you serve at that, then you understand the nuances, kind of the approach and all that. And it was a fascinating experience. And I really loved it and enjoyed it.
Yeah. When you're working in a joint command, what branch? Sorry, sir. What branch? Oh, Navy? Oh, okay. That's definitely to the general. Oh, you're an O3? I can push you on to co-ops. Like, okay.
Yeah. When you're working in a joint command, what branch? Sorry, sir. What branch? Oh, Navy? Oh, okay. That's definitely to the general. Oh, you're an O3? I can push you on to co-ops. Like, okay.
Yeah. When you're working in a joint command, what branch? Sorry, sir. What branch? Oh, Navy? Oh, okay. That's definitely to the general. Oh, you're an O3? I can push you on to co-ops. Like, okay.
And no, so how, after my aid, kind of funny, weird career path, I ended up being an S2 in an MP battalion.