Ulf K. Maier
Patron Meritorious
Hello, all
I recall clearly one muster of the OEC/FEBC trainees outside the Theory/Practical Courseroom at ITO. This was the one on the left all the way down the hall from HCO/Ethics. At the time, we had an RTC/CMOI mission fired in. I'm not sure who exactly the Mission I/C was, but the Mission 2nd was "Mr" James Byrne, I believe the husband of the late Enid of AOLA.
Anyway, we were standing at parade rest being briefed by the missionaire. He was walking back and forth in front of the group. As luck would have it, I was in the front row. He stopped right in front of me and regarded me as he might a nearly 2-metre pile of cow dung. I had the good sense (?) to keep looking straight ahead.
He said,"You are one ugly motherfucker."
I said brightly,"Thank you, sir!"
You could hear all these trainees behind me quietly "Ooooo"ing, as if in anticipation of the whip coming down, or the swagger stick, as it were.
He barked,"Silence! What was wrong with that? You could all learn something! THAT was a proper acknowledgement!"
I smiled broadly, albeit internally, while maintaining a textbook TR0.
I got "$ci-cred"... My mates were suitably impressed.
Maybe someone on the board was there. I'd love to hear from you.
This thread is dedicated, with love, to the wonderful Ms. X
I recall clearly one muster of the OEC/FEBC trainees outside the Theory/Practical Courseroom at ITO. This was the one on the left all the way down the hall from HCO/Ethics. At the time, we had an RTC/CMOI mission fired in. I'm not sure who exactly the Mission I/C was, but the Mission 2nd was "Mr" James Byrne, I believe the husband of the late Enid of AOLA.
Anyway, we were standing at parade rest being briefed by the missionaire. He was walking back and forth in front of the group. As luck would have it, I was in the front row. He stopped right in front of me and regarded me as he might a nearly 2-metre pile of cow dung. I had the good sense (?) to keep looking straight ahead.
He said,"You are one ugly motherfucker."
I said brightly,"Thank you, sir!"
You could hear all these trainees behind me quietly "Ooooo"ing, as if in anticipation of the whip coming down, or the swagger stick, as it were.
He barked,"Silence! What was wrong with that? You could all learn something! THAT was a proper acknowledgement!"
I smiled broadly, albeit internally, while maintaining a textbook TR0.
I got "$ci-cred"... My mates were suitably impressed.
Maybe someone on the board was there. I'd love to hear from you.
This thread is dedicated, with love, to the wonderful Ms. X