SFCRetired
Regular Member
For those of you who want "The Rest of the Story" about badge-flashing:
As a SP4 (many, many years ago), I drew CQ (Charge of Quarters for you civilians) at my unit. My Company Commander emphasized to me that no one was to enter the barracks except assigned personnel.
My shift had just started when this individual in civilian clothing walked into the orderly room, flashed a badge at me, and announced, "I'm Whateverinellhisnamewas and I'm CID. I'm going to go in the barracks to talk to Pvt. Snuffy."
"Sir, I'm sorry, but you are not, by order of my commander, going in the barracks."
Flash of badge again and same statement.
I had taken a part-time job several days before with a firm called Southern Security and they had issued me the most impressive badge I've ever seen. I yanked the thing out of my pocket, threw it on the desk, and announced, "And I'm SFCRetired of Southern Security and you're not going in my barracks!!"
Now, with all due apologies to Paul Harvey, you know the rest of the story. And, no, he didn't go in the barracks.
As a SP4 (many, many years ago), I drew CQ (Charge of Quarters for you civilians) at my unit. My Company Commander emphasized to me that no one was to enter the barracks except assigned personnel.
My shift had just started when this individual in civilian clothing walked into the orderly room, flashed a badge at me, and announced, "I'm Whateverinellhisnamewas and I'm CID. I'm going to go in the barracks to talk to Pvt. Snuffy."
"Sir, I'm sorry, but you are not, by order of my commander, going in the barracks."
Flash of badge again and same statement.
I had taken a part-time job several days before with a firm called Southern Security and they had issued me the most impressive badge I've ever seen. I yanked the thing out of my pocket, threw it on the desk, and announced, "And I'm SFCRetired of Southern Security and you're not going in my barracks!!"
Now, with all due apologies to Paul Harvey, you know the rest of the story. And, no, he didn't go in the barracks.