"Yes, Sergeant Major!"

Jun 23, 2011 11:24


Back when I was just beginning to research the first Valor book, VALOR'S CHOICE, I'd intended to use the Royal Marines as the basis for my military -- given that Canada doesn't have a Marine Corps.  It didn't take long, however, to realize that, as far as research material goes, the United States Marine Corps provides a much greater depth of ( Read more... )

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haikujaguar June 24 2011, 01:06:11 UTC
That was the response I had from people in the military to one of the Marines in my serial being gay and no one treating him any differently. Basically, "Yeah, that's how it is. He's a brother who watches my back. That's what matters."

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parsleigh June 24 2011, 01:40:52 UTC
Oorah!

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stankow June 24 2011, 21:27:13 UTC
Marines do not use exclamation marks. Marines are exclamation marks.

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andpuff June 25 2011, 17:40:13 UTC
Granted. :)

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RE: "Yes, Sergeant Major!" ext_693774 July 1 2011, 19:36:13 UTC
Hello, I’m a Technical Sergeant (E-6) in the US Air Force, and I have to agree with the SGT from the Green Zone that you did get “it right.”

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Re: "Yes, Sergeant Major!" andpuff July 1 2011, 22:34:21 UTC
Thank you so very much!

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