Enough Rope
I don’t know if Lucky will be a one hit wonder on this one or not. I’m taking my cues from the audience. So far, you all have very strong opinions on where this should all go.
Though I will say that I don’t forsee Lucky giving up being an NCO.
The daddy Colonel, seems to be willing to let his girl live her own life to a degree. It’s a tough call. I don’t think I could do it.
~DBS
Updated: typo corrected version up top. Old version still appears in post.
I’m new here so I could be off base, but it seems to me that Lucky will have his hands full on this one…and not just from Daddy.
This is the first time I’ve heard it called the “NCORB”. Is that actually something some slices of the Army call the ERB?
Eh, no. It’s what I call a typo. I’m the guy who can’t get “your” and “you’re” right. :-(
As a semi-civilian reader I gotta ask. Does just any random officer (even a random O-6) have access to anyone’s NCORBs? I feel like that ought to be sort of need-to-know personal.
A Set of “Chickens” on your shoulder Opens Access to anyone’s NCORB…or anything else under you.
This would be especially true if The Col. was Lucky’s Battalion commander
Presuming it makes a difference what =I= think, I have no problem with Lucky staying an NCO. After all, while occifers make all the decisions and get the ‘look-at-me-I’m-so-wonderful’ perks, it’s the NCOs that actually make things happen, on time, as needs be, and effectively. Like the training exercise demonstrates, the ‘best/most effective’ thing an officer can do is say, “Sergeant, I want the flagpole -there-” .. and then get the hell out of the way so he can have his damn flagpole!!
As for any -meaningful- ‘relationship’ between Lucky and The Colonel’s Daughter, well, I’d -like- to watch the unfolding romance =AND= the ‘taming’ of Lucky. Frankly, I think it would do him a world of good -and- make him a far, far better ‘Warrior’ (never mind a ‘mere’ soldier) than he, or anyone else, for that matter, ever imagined possible.
Oh, and I =seriously= doubt The Colonel would ‘only’ kill Lucky, if circumstances called for it. OTOH, if Lucky was honest and serious about the daughter, I can equally see him being the finest ‘friend’ Lucky could ever hope for in this life….. ((I do =NOT= want to see this become just another 3F ‘lark’ for Sergeant Long-Ears!!))
YMMV
I would like to thank you. Recently I have been doing an experiment to see what types of liquids will clean a computer screen. I can now rule out Dr Pepper.
side note: Dr Pepper burns when it goes out your nose
Eh, let it run for a couple of weeks or so. You can always have him transferred to another base or have her contract run out and sent home.
Hmmmmmm……Lucky as a Warrant?
Just a “Heads up” but your header still says “2011 A.D.”. Just trying to help. I love the cartoons. You give life to our Army life. Hopefully one day I can send you a helpful idea. Your work really does brighten my day.
I think Lucky is about to learn the meaning of fear.
Go Luck! Go Luck! Go!
He’s doomed…
Just wondering what the offspring of a duck and a rabbit might look like…
FWIW seeing Lucky “tamed” has all sorts of possibliities.
I get the feeling Dear Daughter has been down this road a few times before.
I also get the feeling Lucky’s name might start to be a bit ironic before this is over.
Been away too long, glad to see you’re still making us laugh. Semper Fi, Hank
You got a lot of catching up to do, Hank!
Curious question – since we don’t see the Dear Colonel in Alphas, how would we know he wasn’t prior enlisted, and Lucky shot himself in the foot when he talked about wanting to muster out an O-3 or -4?
(My CO had two Good Cookies in his fruit salad…)
Then again, I’m a natural senior non-com anyhow – some people can make the jump from NCO to officer, but I turned down the Academies and didn’t even consider putting in an app to OCS. It just doesn’t fit me…
My HH6 would make a good mid-grade officer tho – someone that people would /want/ to follow!)
You don’t. And he might be. Time will tell. :-)
Oh, I can Just see ‘Lady Bird’ here keeping Lucky on his toes with a constant reminding about Col. Daddy…
Lucky never needs to know that the Col. has given her free reign.
This is gonna be fun to watch.
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