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Comment from Begin Again
OOps! Truth or candor doesn't always pay off when you're in the military. But your outlook on life and finding humor in the story is awesome. Have a great day!
reply by the author on 22-Mar-2021
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OOps! Truth or candor doesn't always pay off when you're in the military. But your outlook on life and finding humor in the story is awesome. Have a great day!
Comment Written 19-Mar-2021
reply by the author on 22-Mar-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
Comment from Father Flaps
Hi Earl,
I'm afraid you lost me somewhere between Tact and Candor. I don't know much about life in the military, being a Canadian, and free of the draft. In fact, the only sergeant I've ever known was Sgt. Schultz of Hogan's Heroes (John Banner, who died January 28th of 1973).
But I pieced enough together to see that O'Grady "was a real gem"! It would be difficult to respect an officer like him, or follow him into battle. You know darn well he'd be behind everyone!
You should write more about your life in the Armed Forces, Earl.
Nicely penned!
Cheers,
Kimbob
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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Hi Earl,
I'm afraid you lost me somewhere between Tact and Candor. I don't know much about life in the military, being a Canadian, and free of the draft. In fact, the only sergeant I've ever known was Sgt. Schultz of Hogan's Heroes (John Banner, who died January 28th of 1973).
But I pieced enough together to see that O'Grady "was a real gem"! It would be difficult to respect an officer like him, or follow him into battle. You know darn well he'd be behind everyone!
You should write more about your life in the Armed Forces, Earl.
Nicely penned!
Cheers,
Kimbob
Comment Written 06-Mar-2021
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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Thank you Kimbob. If you check my portfolio I've written quite a few of my Army adventures, most featuring Smuckatelly. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from Daniel Massey
Good stuff! I'm not advanced in the subject but a thumbs up. ( Here's the example.) I would have used : and where you put on the off limit, I would have added an - en dash, I believe they're called?
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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Good stuff! I'm not advanced in the subject but a thumbs up. ( Here's the example.) I would have used : and where you put on the off limit, I would have added an - en dash, I believe they're called?
Comment Written 06-Mar-2021
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from samandlancelot
Earl, Sgt. Corp,
I enjoyed your humorous story and explanation of the differences between candor and tact.
Well done!
Patricia
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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Earl, Sgt. Corp,
I enjoyed your humorous story and explanation of the differences between candor and tact.
Well done!
Patricia
Comment Written 06-Mar-2021
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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Thank you Patricia, I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from Goodadvicechan
This is a good chapter. You did a good job to tell the story about the relationship of O'Grady and Corp. Because O'Grady was promoted and skipped a few ranks. This didn't make Corp respected O'Grady.
The scene and conversations are very vivid. God job.
Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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This is a good chapter. You did a good job to tell the story about the relationship of O'Grady and Corp. Because O'Grady was promoted and skipped a few ranks. This didn't make Corp respected O'Grady.
The scene and conversations are very vivid. God job.
Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 06-Mar-2021
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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Thank you very much, I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from F. William Lester
I'm retired Air Force. My son is about to retire as a combat engineer. Listening to you and him is a real treat. I feel your pain. Although tact was my strong suit, candor got me in a heap of trouble several times in my career. We called guys like O'Grady ROADs. The sign on O'Grady's desk was our definition of Diplomacy...same thing. Enjoyed the read. Brought back a lot of good--and some not so good--memories. Thanks for sharing the story. Stay well.
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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I'm retired Air Force. My son is about to retire as a combat engineer. Listening to you and him is a real treat. I feel your pain. Although tact was my strong suit, candor got me in a heap of trouble several times in my career. We called guys like O'Grady ROADs. The sign on O'Grady's desk was our definition of Diplomacy...same thing. Enjoyed the read. Brought back a lot of good--and some not so good--memories. Thanks for sharing the story. Stay well.
Comment Written 05-Mar-2021
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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My son is a combat engineer and is in his third year of drill sergeant status. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
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My pleasure supporting another GI. Be safe.
Comment from DonandVicki
I enjoyed the humor in your quick short story. I was in the Navy for twenty four years and could write a book on all the silly things that went on during my career. I realize that some of the foolishness came out of my own mouth.
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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I enjoyed the humor in your quick short story. I was in the Navy for twenty four years and could write a book on all the silly things that went on during my career. I realize that some of the foolishness came out of my own mouth.
Comment Written 05-Mar-2021
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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I encourage you to write that book. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from Rdfrdmom2
Earl:
This story reminds me of some of the stories my dad used to tell me
about being in Germany during WWII. He will rise up to sergeant in the
ranks and then express some of your "tact" to someone which normally
ended up in some brand of brawl - needless to say, he would get
busted back to private.
Good luck in the contest.
Rdfrdmom2
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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Earl:
This story reminds me of some of the stories my dad used to tell me
about being in Germany during WWII. He will rise up to sergeant in the
ranks and then express some of your "tact" to someone which normally
ended up in some brand of brawl - needless to say, he would get
busted back to private.
Good luck in the contest.
Rdfrdmom2
Comment Written 05-Mar-2021
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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Thank you Rdfrdmom2, I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from Cindy Decker 2
Earl, this is a great story! I served too and candor had no place in my Army either. Your example is funny, but it's commonplace in the military. Thank you for making me smile.
Excellent writing.
Best wishes in the contest.
Cindy
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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Earl, this is a great story! I served too and candor had no place in my Army either. Your example is funny, but it's commonplace in the military. Thank you for making me smile.
Excellent writing.
Best wishes in the contest.
Cindy
Comment Written 05-Mar-2021
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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Thank you very much Cindy, I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from Tpa
Good writing, plenty interesting information about your detail. I liked the way you handle it. Also, a thank you for your service. A small suggestion on your next writing is to shorten your sentences. It makes reading more pleasurable to read. I learned that lesson in a writing class.
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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Good writing, plenty interesting information about your detail. I liked the way you handle it. Also, a thank you for your service. A small suggestion on your next writing is to shorten your sentences. It makes reading more pleasurable to read. I learned that lesson in a writing class.
Comment Written 04-Mar-2021
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2021
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Thank you very much, I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.