[blue02hd]

Just my .02 from your responses on this thread to some of our other esteemed members.

You have used the words "Go through the motions", "attempt to be a leader", and "expect to be treated differently" in describing what you believe is your path to being a Quiet Professional. You describe 2007 as the last deployment that did not include the words "babysitting" or "passing out candy".

And of course I am very curious how you believe MOS training would be a waste of time, when you admittedly acknowledge there are a few points of Army culture that you are still looking to master.

As a currently serving TL with his SECOND former Marine Corp TM SGT, I would like to know if you think the training scheduled for you is a joke, truly beneath you? Perhaps I should ask my TM SGT? I'm sure his response would be very "predictable". I know what my former TM SGT would say, Lynde was an angry Irishman who had a way with words. I am confident both will say that you need to demonstrate that you are better than the average bear, and that you belong in the top % of your OSUT, SFAS, or Q Course class. Just food for thought, since you have asked for our opinion. Of course, I could be wrong.


Good luck in the course. If you truly want to be a QP, you would look forward to the extra time to excel, show you belong here, maybe help a teammate in need. When you succeed then I will look forward to raising a glass with you. Marines, I have found, make very "strong" TM SGTS.

YMMV.