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Custom Commemorative Family Medal

Showed the boss this last night...she was not impressed. As E.R. said above, my experience in the UT program at RMC was very similar wrt the support from the family. I certainly became the weird guy in the basement that came to bed sometimes. Quickest 3 years of my career though lol.

To show appreciation though...I'm pretty sure this is not the right way to do it. My mom might be tickled I suppose, but she didn't do it; Niner is still doing it now that I'm back in school again.

Buying a gong is not the way to do it. This is not a collectors edition commemorative coin. This is being advertised by PSP as a medal awarded by the government (hence the latest ad with the pic).

Now...if HRM (or said Canadian rep lol) would pen a quick note of appreciation to Niner..that might get some traction from her. It's not me that PSP has to convince this is a good thing...it's the spouses. And mine isn't interested in the least.

Not only in bad taste, but ineffectual as well (which is way worse).
 
I have had several certificates presented to Niner and she is less than impressed. 
 
She as well. That's why I implied an actual letter, written by someone of some import, that hopefully knew a bit about what the hell they are talking about, would be better.

Something genuine.

This....this is not.
 
Who the heck is this "niner"  everyone keeps referring to?!  ???
 
Lumber said:
Who the heck is this "niner"  everyone keeps referring to?!  ???

In army radio speak, niner is the CO.  Ergo, for home, she who must be obeyed...
 
jollyjacktar said:
In army radio speak, niner is the CO.  Ergo, for home, she who must be obeyed...

mariomike said:

Ahhhh right.

In the Navy we refer to this person as Canadian Home Fleet, or CANHOMEFLT for short.
 
Spouse is correct.

In the Navy we call her/him Admiral of the Home Fleet. Lumber beat me to it.

But you could also accidentally pick up a Tail-end Charlie .... That's happened to me once.  [:D
 
Oldgateboatdriver said:
Spouse is correct.

In the Navy we call her/him Admiral of the Home Fleet. Lumber beat me to it.

But you could also accidentally pick up a Tail-end Charlie .... That's happened to me once.  [:D
And in the Navy, a Tail-end Charlie would be?
 
Oldgateboatdriver said:
Spouse is correct.

In the Navy we call her/him Admiral of the Home Fleet. Lumber beat me to it.

But you could also accidentally pick up a Tail-end Charlie .... That's happened to me once.  [:D
Lumber said:
Ahhhh right.

In the Navy we refer to this person as Canadian Home Fleet, or CANHOMEFLT for short.

Must be a Weirdroom thing, never heard those terms before.
 
cavalryman said:
And in the Navy, a Tail-end Charlie would be?

It's taken from the "Charlie" position in a convoy escort screen: The Charlie position was astern of the whole convoy and escort group, meant to pick up survivors of a sinking. As a result, it looked like whoever was in that position followed the convoy everywhere it went, hence the "Tail-end" nickname.

A "Tail-end Charlie" then became the derogatory term for women (sorry no men in those days) one would 'pick-up" on a first harbour visit who would follow the ship around from port to port to hitch up with the same sailor she picked up at the first visit, sometimes (never ;) ) on expectations that the sailor had never done anything to lead her to believe.

I picked one who followed me from Everett, to Seattle, to Olympia, who I finally managed to outrun after. finally, Portland Oregon.  ;D 
 
Oldgateboatdriver said:
A "Tail-end Charlie" then became the derogatory term for women (sorry no men in those days) one would 'pick-up" on a first harbour visit who would follow the ship around from port to port to hitch up with the same sailor she picked up at the first visit, sometimes (never ;) ) on expectations that the sailor had never done anything to lead her to believe.

aka "Seagulls"?
 
Oldgateboatdriver said:
It's taken from the "Charlie" position in a convoy escort screen: The Charlie position was astern of the whole convoy and escort group, meant to pick up survivors of a sinking. As a result, it looked like whoever was in that position followed the convoy everywhere it went, hence the "Tail-end" nickname.

A "Tail-end Charlie" then became the derogatory term for women (sorry no men in those days) one would 'pick-up" on a first harbour visit who would follow the ship around from port to port to hitch up with the same sailor she picked up at the first visit, sometimes (never ;) ) on expectations that the sailor had never done anything to lead her to believe.

I picked one who followed me from Everett, to Seattle, to Olympia, who I finally managed to outrun after. finally, Portland Oregon.  ;D

:rofl:

:cheers:
 
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