New Kid on the FOB -- uhhhh -- COS. Whatever...

Argghhh!
Every military organization copes with something euphemistically described as “turbulence” – basically, it means “personnel turnover,” troops rotating out and their replacements rotating in. Now, a military unit has to deal with that fairly continuously, and each unit will assign a sponsor to each incoming troop in order to get him (okay, or her – sheesh) adjusted, settled, and functioning as rapidly as possible. The sponsor usually gets billeting squared away first to give the New Kid an anchor, then hand-carries him (or her -- all right, already) through the inprocessing ritual of personnel, finance, supply, arms room, etc.Well, us...

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Posted Nov 20 2010, 10:19 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..