FavreFan wrote:
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pittmike wrote:
Peoria Matt wrote:
My Dad was a PFC in the Army during World War 2.
PFC, the rank so great FF earned it three times.

Earning ranks back during WWI and WWII I believe was much more difficult to do. Soldiers just pretty much stayed at their rank for a long time unless getting battlefield promotions. When you think about it, there really was much less clerical stuff going on back then I'd bet. Being a PFC back in those days was probably as tough or more to make than my Sgt. rank. In fact I know it had to be harder because I was in the service for less time than the average WWI or WWII soldier. Hell, back when I served some guys who were in the service for maybe 8 months were given NCO ranks of SSGT E-6. We called these guys, SHAKE and BAKES.
You knew someone who was handed E-6 after 8 months?
Yeah I think we are done here. Fucking scumbag liar.
Hey, Dipshit. I think that you owe me another $50

Must be easy for you to play the fool so much. Oh Wait......YOU AREN'T PLAYING ARE YOU...….YOU ARE A FOOL .
Guess what, dipshit. I don't lie. It isn't in my DNA. I am wrong on occasion and absolutely am able to be a big asshole sometimes. But I have HONOR and I DON'T LIE. Read the following and piss in your pants some more. Thanks for playing.
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Shake and bake NCOS. Shake And bake: the NCO producing school.
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Michael L. Adams
Abstract
In the early stages of the Vietnam conflict, the United States ARMY was losing their Non Commissioned Officers (NCOs) at such an alarming rate, due to combat loses, attrition, and the 25 month stabilization policy.1 At this point they had to quickly develop NCOs to lead their soldiers into combat, and they wanted to do this without using Army Reserves, National Guard or breaking their stabilization policy. In addition, they needed to make significant changes in the way the Army trained their NCOs. Prior to this war NCO’s relied on their officers and on the job training (OJT) to gain their knowledge and combat skills. The newly developed Non Commissioned Officers Candidates Course (NCOCC) was going to alleviate their shortage by producing the "Shake 'n' Bake,” Instant NCO,” or �����Whip-n-Chills" as they were called.2 These recruits would go from private to NCO and be put in the leadership positions leading combat patrols in Vietnam in just a few short weeks. This training course was criticized by many. Some of the criticisms were: was the Army producing NCO’s before their time? Can a shortage of NCOs change the way the United States Army conducted their promotion process? And was if fair (to soldiers that came before) to allow privates to make rank almost instantaneously.