OT: Good news for me

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:32 pm

I found out this afternoon that I got selected for Gunnery Sergeant (E7 for you non Marine types) .

It wont take in to effect until around January or so but I am happy none the less. Just thought I would share.

86er · Post by **86er** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:36 pm

Congratulations! Best of luck!

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:39 pm

Congrats!!

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:46 pm

Thanks gents

jnyork · Post by **jnyork** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:52 pm

Outstanding!! Congratulations.

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:03 am

Congratulations!

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:20 am

Congrats

!

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:51 am

CONGRATULATIONS!

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:05 am

Congratulations.

Face the facts, you are now a hopeless lifer.

Keep an eye on your coffee cup. We always had something special for the new Gunny.

El Chivo · Post by **El Chivo** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:50 am

Congratulations!

oldmax · Post by **oldmax** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:00 am

Congratulations. ...Thank you for your service to our country....

gon2shoot · Post by **gon2shoot** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:29 am

Way to go gunny!
So, now are you one of those old pharts that you used to cuss?

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:53 am

86er wrote:Congratulations! Best of luck!

+1

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:59 am

Congrats.....
I salute you!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:01 am

Fantastic! "Gunny Reed" sounds just natural! Congratulations Jeremy!!!

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:39 am

WHY then, it's time you changed yore handle to "GUNNY", Gunny !

(or "GUNNIE", as the case may be)

nemhed · Post by **nemhed** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:48 am

Congratulations, and on behalf of all us civilians, thanks for your service!

cnjarvis · Post by **cnjarvis** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:52 am

Hooray! Congrats!

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:01 am

YEAH JEREMY!!!!

Congratulations!!! You deserve it. You've earned it.

ceb · Post by **ceb** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:10 am

Yes, congrats and thanks!!

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:27 am

Very COOL!!

jb

Modoc ED · Post by **Modoc ED** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:34 am

That's outstanding Gunny!!!! I know exactly what that means to you. Along with that promotion comes a lot more respect and responsibility. From now on you'll enjoy the meaning of the old phrases -- "Ask the Gunny"; "The Gunny will know what to do". I gotta say that you and your other cohorts make me proud.

From an old retired Navy Chief Petty Officer to the new Gunny -- Semper Phi!!!!

Do the Marines let you wear the rank without pay until your promotion date when you will start drawing your pay?

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:23 am

Congratulations on your promotion.

Take care.

Joe

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:27 am

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!! Awesome, I am very happy for you.

don Tomás · Post by **don Tomás** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:26 am

That is outstanding: congratulations! R. Lee would be proud...

Tom & Family

CowboyTutt · Post by **CowboyTutt** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:56 am

JReed, don't know how I missed this post. Congrats, Buddy! For us non-military types, what are your new responsibilities? I'd like to know.

-Tutt

dr walker · Post by **dr walker** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:09 pm

Way to go. I enjoy reading the good news.

41 Redhawk · Post by **41 Redhawk** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:16 pm

Congrats! Now you are just like Clint!

hfcable · Post by **hfcable** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:51 pm

fantastic, will add even more class points to this forum! that is a real achievement as most of us realize!

Nate Kiowa Jones · Post by **Nate Kiowa Jones** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:59 pm

Good on you and Thank YOU So much for what you do!!!!

NonPCnraRN · Post by **NonPCnraRN** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:10 pm

So now your new job is to keep green Second Lieutenants from hurting themselves and others?

WinM71 · Post by **WinM71** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:23 pm

Congrats from an old Navy E7!

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:24 pm

Congratulations Jeremy! Yep...now you have to get the lifer coffee mug with D-Ring to go on your Load Bearing Equipment

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:46 pm

FWiedner wrote:Congratulations.

Face the facts, you are now a hopeless lifer.

Keep an eye on your coffee cup. We always had something special for the new Gunny.

I have been one of those for a while now

CowboyTutt wrote:JReed, don't know how I missed this post. Congrats, Buddy! For us non-military types, what are your new responsibilities? I'd like to know.

-Tutt

Thanks
Unfortunatly this doesnt get me out of recruiting duty

. Gunny just means when you say something is BS more people have to listen to you

Modoc ED wrote:That's outstanding Gunny!!!! I know exactly what that means to you. Along with that promotion comes a lot more respect and responsibility. From now on you'll enjoy the meaning of the old phrases -- "Ask the Gunny"; "The Gunny will know what to do". I gotta say that you and your other cohorts make me proud.

From an old retired Navy Chief Petty Officer to the new Gunny -- Semper Phi!!!!

Do the Marines let you wear the rank without pay until your promotion date when you will start drawing your pay?

The Corps doesnt Frock Gunnys just 1st Sgt's and Sgt's Maj. so I will have to wait a while for it.

Pete44ru wrote:WHY then, it's time you changed yore handle to "GUNNY", Gunny !
(or "GUNNIE", as the case may be)

Maybe in a 5 or 6 months when I pin on I'll put in for a handle change. But till then I am just a Staff Sergeant.

Thanks to all of you for the kind words

45Jack · Post by **45Jack** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:05 pm

Semper Fi, Gunny.
Jack

Hillbilly · Post by **Hillbilly** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:11 pm

way to go.

whats the countdown time to Command Sergent Major for ya?

Hill

centershot · Post by **centershot** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:55 pm

Congratulations Jeremy! Ehhh....................or should I say "Gunny?"

centershot

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:08 pm

Hillbilly wrote:way to go.

whats the countdown time to Command Sergent Major for ya?

Hill

Never. I might be a Master Gunnery Sergeant some day but no thanks to the Sgt Maj side of the house.

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:24 pm

Congrats. Back in the day, they called it having a "line" number. Only down side was that as soon as you got one, they heaped work on you before you were getting paid for it. And it was all of the duties that none of the other NCO's of your future rank wanted. But, in the long run, it was worth it.

eric65 · Post by **eric65** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:48 pm

UMMM, where have I seen those funny striped things bafore?

Really tho; OUT @%$#& STANDING MARINE!!!

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:02 pm

Ysabel Kid wrote:Fantastic! "Gunny Reed" sounds just natural! Congratulations Jeremy!!!

Sounds like a good screen name to me...

NonPCnraRN wrote:So now your new job is to keep green Second Lieutenants from hurting themselves and others?

That goes to E5s and 6s. E7s and 8s usually keep the Captians up to snuff.

At least that's how the Army worked...

Gunny Reed....so does that mean we'll more answer like this?

Congrats to a Jarhead from a former Dogface Dope on a Rope!

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:15 pm

Sweet!!!!!!

bsaride · Post by **bsaride** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:18 pm

Well,

Gunny,

Guess ya haven't talked the wife into lettin ya take home my closet goodies yet

Congrats

Jay

Post by **Hobie** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:47 pm

Congratulations! I guess they don't frock you in the Corps...

Now you start working on the next level. Gunny Reed, has almost a movie quality to it...

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:48 pm

bsaride wrote:Well,

Gunny,

Guess ya haven't talked the wife into lettin ya take home my closet goodies yet

Congrats

Jay

No she shot me down

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:59 pm

Hobie
No we dont Frock the nice thing is that I will have 8 years to pick up Master Sgt before I hit 20 years. I dont know about a movie sound but it sure sounds good to me.

Hillbilly · Post by **Hillbilly** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:06 pm

Hobie says Gunny Reed has a movie like quality to it. I hope so... and I hope in the movie you get the girl and live to be 103. Good luck

Jeff

RSY · Post by **RSY** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:08 pm

JReed wrote:Hobie
No we dont Frock the nice thing is that I will have 8 years to pick up Master Sgt before I hit 20 years.

That's great news.

Thought about First Sergeant, at all, instead of Master Sergeant???

You still going to recruiter's school?

scott

Post by **Hobie** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:10 pm

JReed wrote:Hobie
No we dont Frock the nice thing is that I will have 8 years to pick up Master Sgt before I hit 20 years. I dont know about a movie sound but it sure sounds good to me.

That's great. My problem was that I couldn't hold E-8 long enough to retire at that grade before I was going to be forced out. Ah the joys of serving with/in NG units... I know that someday, if you want to, you'll be...

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:16 pm

Hobie wrote:

Airman, what does three up and three down mean to you?!?

I dunno...end of an inning?