Keith&Co.
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The company wants to put pictures of the veterans employed here on the Veterans Wall of Honor.
Send in a picture of you in service, with a caption, list your dates in uniform, and "list three qualities you gained from serving that make you a stronger employee today"
The last one's a bit of a poser. I mean, in my office, the first response is going to be 'your mom is a quality.'
The recruiting poster Marine they used for the example on the email listed, of course, 'Courage, Honor, and Commitment.'
I'm not sure I gained courage, per se, in the service. I found several opportunities to drop a dipstick into my courage reserves and see what was there, but I really don't think that's something they instilled.
What I had when I got out, that I know I didn't have when I went in?
A dread of classified paperwork.
A fear of fire.
A healthy respect for electricity and a dislike of the way it makes your mouth taste for an hour after flying across the compartment.
Telling time by 24 hour clock.
The ability to acronym MFAO. IYKWIM.
Swearing (to include frequency, volume, vocabulary and conjugation).
Certain practices to be observed on the maneuvering watch so the ship would not try to sink in the channel which some might term 'superstition' but every time I skipped the ritual, we hit something on the way out. Thus, I prefer to refer to it as 'paying attention.'
And of course, the ability to sleep just about anywhere.
None of which seem like the sort of thing they're looking for on the wall...
Anyone else have gains from their service?
Send in a picture of you in service, with a caption, list your dates in uniform, and "list three qualities you gained from serving that make you a stronger employee today"
The last one's a bit of a poser. I mean, in my office, the first response is going to be 'your mom is a quality.'
The recruiting poster Marine they used for the example on the email listed, of course, 'Courage, Honor, and Commitment.'
I'm not sure I gained courage, per se, in the service. I found several opportunities to drop a dipstick into my courage reserves and see what was there, but I really don't think that's something they instilled.
What I had when I got out, that I know I didn't have when I went in?
A dread of classified paperwork.
A fear of fire.
A healthy respect for electricity and a dislike of the way it makes your mouth taste for an hour after flying across the compartment.
Telling time by 24 hour clock.
The ability to acronym MFAO. IYKWIM.
Swearing (to include frequency, volume, vocabulary and conjugation).
Certain practices to be observed on the maneuvering watch so the ship would not try to sink in the channel which some might term 'superstition' but every time I skipped the ritual, we hit something on the way out. Thus, I prefer to refer to it as 'paying attention.'
And of course, the ability to sleep just about anywhere.
None of which seem like the sort of thing they're looking for on the wall...
Anyone else have gains from their service?
