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Liammac · 10-18-2010, 06:32

Gents,
I'm very new to the forum and have been reading several threads and posts to get a feel for it. I'd like to chime in on this from a non-tabber point of view.

I spent a few years on SOT-A 501 at Campbell in the late 90's and had the pleasure and good furtune to work very closely with 535, 534 and 523, plus the other SOT-A's from 2/5.

I got to the point where these teams would request me by name on missions where my particular skill set would benefit, or when they needed an extra commo guy. I feel that it's just like Bennett said, personallity driven, either you have it or you don't. But I also want to say that for those of us who worked along side and in direct support it is also takes professionalism, knowledge and work ethic and a little old fashioned gut check. The best compliment I've ever received was from Randy Rhodes from 535 (CSM Mario Vegil's old team) who told me "Mitch, you can come work with us any time"...

Since I've moved on in my career I've also ran into several former members/team mates, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I am still welcomed with open arms. It's a grea feeling and I'm very proud to have served with the best there is and to still be considered a brother to some after all these years.

10-18-2010, 06:32	#21
Liammac Asset Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 0	Gents, I'm very new to the forum and have been reading several threads and posts to get a feel for it. I'd like to chime in on this from a non-tabber point of view. I spent a few years on SOT-A 501 at Campbell in the late 90's and had the pleasure and good furtune to work very closely with 535, 534 and 523, plus the other SOT-A's from 2/5. I got to the point where these teams would request me by name on missions where my particular skill set would benefit, or when they needed an extra commo guy. I feel that it's just like Bennett said, personallity driven, either you have it or you don't. But I also want to say that for those of us who worked along side and in direct support it is also takes professionalism, knowledge and work ethic and a little old fashioned gut check. The best compliment I've ever received was from Randy Rhodes from 535 (CSM Mario Vegil's old team) who told me "Mitch, you can come work with us any time"... Since I've moved on in my career I've also ran into several former members/team mates, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I am still welcomed with open arms. It's a grea feeling and I'm very proud to have served with the best there is and to still be considered a brother to some after all these years. __________________ Liam ...iiWii...
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