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Today was a very significant moment in my army career: Today I got my black beret with my tankers pin with combat red background, and I had my swearing in ceremony. The ceremonies took place in Latrun, the place where Israel used heavy armor for the first time. Here's how it went for the past couple weeks:

Two weeks ago we had a <i>masa</i> which was insanely hard, at the end of which we earned the tankers pin with red combat background for our standard green berets. Last tuesday we had gunnery practice in the tanks, where I got to shoot for the first, and definetely not the last, time. My hits were good, day, night, and in transit. One shot, one kill, as they like to say. That was pretty much the highlights until yesterday.

Yesterday the platoon commanders broke "distance" with us, meaning we beat them up and then spent three hours trading stories with them. Then Thursday morning, November 10th, at 2:30 AM my <i>masa kumta</i> started, and at 8:45 AM, 17 regular and 7 stretcher kilometers (1 strecher km=3 regular km) later, it ended in Latrun, with family and friends present. I was presented with a bible with my name in it, and my black beret, and then I took the oath. Even though we practised the ceremony numerous times, it wasn't the same this time. When we said the words "I Swear!" I positively screamed my heart out.

That's just about it for now, I got home and have vacation for a whole week. I'll try and put pictures up tomorrow, tonight I'm gettin smashed.

Good Night Everybody!!!

"Retreat, hell! We just got here!"-Captain Lloyd Williams, 2nd Marine Division, Belleau Wood, France, WWI

Got a question. You received a Bible with your name on it? Care to go into detail about that?



Edited by - Lunatock on Nov 10 2005 12:00 PM

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Not so much my name on it, rather then a Bible in Hebrew with my name written on the inside flap.

"Retreat, hell! We just got here!"-Captain Lloyd Williams, 2nd Marine Division, Belleau Wood, France, WWI

Great job BigRoss, Congratulations.


They say that the only two things certain in life are death and taxes. I prefer them in that order.

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Not so much my name on it, rather then a Bible in Hebrew with my name written on the inside flap.

"Retreat, hell! We just got here!"-Captain Lloyd Williams, 2nd Marine Division, Belleau Wood, France, WWI
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Christian Bible or a Torah? Seems to be little difference between the two, like steak and pork. <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

And congrats on getting to PFC, may you have fun if you go through tank commander school.

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