30 March 2005From the Department of Minor MilestonesIn the Armed Forces, you learn a lot of word salad, but one three-letter combination you remember is ETS: Expiration, Term of Service. Mine was thirty years ago today, at which time I was transferred to the Reserve, from which I was discharged in 1978. And on this date in 1975, I was taking the long way home from a duty station in the Middle East. After years of "hurry up and wait," taking things nice and slow was actually difficult, at least at first. Posted at 7:51 AM to General DisinterestMinors shouldn't be passing milestones without proper medical attention. There oughta be a law. Posted by: McGehee at 8:15 AM on 30 March 2005At least he's not talking about his shoe size. He must be feeling nostalgic and sentimental. Posted by: buddy hackett at 10:12 AM on 30 March 2005And there's always the question of "What if?" Suppose I'd stayed for another seventeen years, or twenty-seven. How would things be different? It may be irrational to speculate about these matters, but it's also perfectly natural. I posted something that said if you'd stayed Anyway, it didn't show up I guess because the people That is all. Posted by: buddy hackett at 1:20 PM on 30 March 2005ETS is Army/Air Force usage. In Club Nav, we use "EAOS". End of Active Obligated Service. Same thing, different name. Pretty much sums up a lot about the Navy. Posted by: timekeeper at 1:59 PM on 31 March 2005 |