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Old 08-03-2015, 09:47 AM   #53 (permalink)
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I did my Basic at Ft Jackson, Tank Hill. We were the last unit to use the old WWII barracks and they were actually being torn down as we were having our graduation ceremony in 1987. The Army don't **** around. Also, on an unrelated note, I played disc golf with a retired Army grunt yesterday. Outstanding person, he was. Good to see the Army is taking care of their own. I'd heard about the cut-backs, but haven't kept up with what the fall-out from it would be. Pretty much a trim the fat approach from what you say. I'd be excited too, although a stricter budget would mean more MRE's I suppose. At any rate, good too see you back, soldier.

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Trimming the fat is exactly what is going on. They're discharging some of the NCOs who have capped out - been in the same job for ten billion years. Getting rid of some extra sand bags.
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