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<p>[QUOTE="Numisnewbiest, post: 8176866, member: 99613"]I don't have any nautical coins, but I do have 12 years of active duty military experience (four years USMC and eight years Army), most of it as an NCO, so I'm loaded with advice for any brand new shiny officer:</p><p><br /></p><p>Don't let the salutes and the yes sirs go to your head...<i>listen and learn from your senior enlisted</i>, who have been getting their hands dirty for years doing the job that you'll only have learned about in a classroom...ask questions...ask more questions...stay humble - not soft, but humble...work for respect that's earned, rather than the forced respect that your rank will bring.</p><p><br /></p><p>Above all else, enjoy your time seeing new places, new cultures, new people! Wherever you go in the world, find the time to explore! And thank you for your upcoming service.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numisnewbiest, post: 8176866, member: 99613"]I don't have any nautical coins, but I do have 12 years of active duty military experience (four years USMC and eight years Army), most of it as an NCO, so I'm loaded with advice for any brand new shiny officer: Don't let the salutes and the yes sirs go to your head...[I]listen and learn from your senior enlisted[/I], who have been getting their hands dirty for years doing the job that you'll only have learned about in a classroom...ask questions...ask more questions...stay humble - not soft, but humble...work for respect that's earned, rather than the forced respect that your rank will bring. Above all else, enjoy your time seeing new places, new cultures, new people! Wherever you go in the world, find the time to explore! And thank you for your upcoming service.[/QUOTE]
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