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Staff Sergeant Spock ........

gesshotsgesshots Member Posts: 15,678 ✭✭✭✭
edited March 2015 in General Discussion
SSgt. Leonard Nimoy in the US Army, 1953 - 1955.



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  • Ditch-RunnerDitch-Runner Member Posts: 25,387 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I never knew that ,
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  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member Posts: 29,704 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It looks like his MOS was MOP. [:D]
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  • ZinderblocZinderbloc Member Posts: 925 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    SSgt. in two years, peacetime? Not too shabby.
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    As a Card Sharp On Bonanza.

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  • sparkyvsparkyv Member Posts: 44 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    That's Danial Boones wife. oh oh.
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  • UKCATSUKCATS Member Posts: 62 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    He is a singer too! Go to youtube and do a search for "nimoy Bilbo baggins".
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  • machine gun moranmachine gun moran Member Posts: 5,198
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Zinderbloc
    SSgt. in two years, peacetime? Not too shabby.


    More like impossible, unless...[;)]

    Elvis made PFC while in basic. To which an Army spokesman responded that it was not uncommon for a recruit to receive such a promotion when his performance was exceptional. [:D][:D][:D][:D] and[xx(], to that.
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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by machine gun moran
    More like impossible, unless...[;)]

    Elvis made PFC while in basic. To which an Army spokesman responded that it was not uncommon for a recruit to receive such a promotion when his performance was exceptional. [:D][:D][:D][:D] and[xx(], to that.

    Staff Sergeant was E-5 back then. Still not too shabby, but not impossible. PFC was E-2 when Elvis went through basic. When I went through boot camp everybody was advanced to E-2 when they finished boot. We had a couple of guys who joined as E-3. One was an ROTC dropout and the other one had former Army service.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    We had some body on hear that was promoted like that. Earl.
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  • jev1969jev1969 Member Posts: 2,691
    edited November -1
    I had a First Sergeant in the Corps that went from E-3 to E-5 in 24 hours. He was guarding a submarine base. Got promoted to Corporal (E-4) in the Morning. That night on duty he caught a spy. Got meritoriously promoted to Sergeant (E-5) the next morning.
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  • drobsdrobs Member Posts: 22,620 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Looking at wiki - it's possible he enlisted as having some college or a college graduate. Not very clear.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy
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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
    ,,,,,,,there was once a 'feller' who went from 'slick sleeve' to E-5 one week out of 'basic',,,,,,Gen. Autery J. Maroun made that happen while inspecting the troops at Ft. Carson.(Colorado Spgs., Colorado),,,,,BTW, he was riding a white 'Stud Horse' on the Parade Grounds,,,,,,,,,,,
    There must be an interesting story behind that.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • ToolfogieToolfogie Member Posts: 1,254 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
    quote:Originally posted by JamesRK
    quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
    ,,,,,,,there was once a 'feller' who went from 'slick sleeve' to E-5 one week out of 'basic',,,,,,Gen. Autery J. Maroun made that happen while inspecting the troops at Ft. Carson.(Colorado Spgs., Colorado),,,,,BTW, he was riding a white 'Stud Horse' on the Parade Grounds,,,,,,,,,,,
    There must be an interesting story behind that.



    ,,,,,,,,,trust me, there is James,,,,,,,,,[;)]


    Well?...
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