Defining moment, eh?
Standing in front of the CO along with another E4 listening to him go on and on. "Golly, men, you're both eligible for promotion, we've got the slots, but you're both a few pounds over weight standards.".
"Permission to speak, sir?". Granted. "Sir, the regulations state that soldiers must meet weight standards *or* body-mass index standards. We both are within Army standards, sir."
Both of us had our sergeant's stripes within three weeks.
That CO was a bit of an asshole.
Standing in front of the CO along with another E4 listening to him go on and on. "Golly, men, you're both eligible for promotion, we've got the slots, but you're both a few pounds over weight standards.".
"Permission to speak, sir?". Granted. "Sir, the regulations state that soldiers must meet weight standards *or* body-mass index standards. We both are within Army standards, sir."
Both of us had our sergeant's stripes within three weeks.
That CO was a bit of an asshole.
