[AccessD] OT:Xmas Soldier

Oh those recruiters!  I went into the recruiting office to sign up as a
Paratrooper.  I was taking in by the pictures in the window showing guys
exiting airplanes and looking very bold and tough.  "I'll have some of
that", says I.  By the time I left the office I had signed up as a Clerk
("Oh, you are far too intelligent to jump out of airplanes" - conceited me
fell for the bull).

I later went on to do free-fall as a hobby, so I guess it all worked out
alright in the end.

Max


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 5:11 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT:Xmas Soldier

> Ps. Reading about your stepson being a Drill Sergeant made me smile 
> and brought back memories of when I turned up at the barrack gates 
> having just enlisted.  In the distance we could see a squad of young 
> kids being drilled by an adult and marching in our direction.  It was 
> only when they came close that we saw that they weren't kids but grown 
> men and the 'adult' was actually a 6'8" tall drill sergeant.  Oh happy 
> days (I think ;-/)

=======Brian is 32 and about 6 foot tall. He's not a huge guy, but he's big
enough. Bill and I met when Brian was 7 years old. He's never wanted to be
anything but a solider. He considered the Marines, but backed at at the very
last minute when Bill really grilled the recruiter hard on some "promises" 
he had made earlier on. When Brian finally heard "...can't really promise
you anything in writing..." he put the pen down and joined the Air Guard. 
Then, he switched to the Army Reserves.

Susan H. 

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