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Question for the military professionals on the board.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:45 am
Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:45 am
My uncle is deceased. He was 7th Special Forces stationed at Fort Bragg.
He was the General's orderly. What does this mean?
He was a really cool guy and I can't ask him but I've heard it's kinda like an honor to be a General's orderly.
Thanks for the insight.
He was the General's orderly. What does this mean?
He was a really cool guy and I can't ask him but I've heard it's kinda like an honor to be a General's orderly.
Thanks for the insight.
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Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:47 am to RhodeDawg
An orderly a soldier that carries out minor tasks for an officer.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:48 am to RhodeDawg
quote:
Orderlies are soldiers selected on account of their intelligence, experience, and soldierly bearing, to attend on generals, commanding officers, officers of the day, and staff officers, to carry orders, mess &c. They may be taken from the guard or put on permanently while the duty lasts: in the latter case they are reported on daily duty and are excused from all other duty that would interfere with their duty as orderlies.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:51 am to RhodeDawg
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This post was edited on 2/17/17 at 11:53 am
Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:51 am to RhodeDawg
Rhode, that's a big honor honestly.
You should be proud of your grandfather.
You should be proud of your grandfather.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:54 am to CajunSoldier225
It was my uncle Soldier.
After his service he became a corporate pilot. He flew Lear Jets for CEOs.
It seems like he was groomed for this in the military. Does this make sense?
People trusted him to get them from point A to point B??
After his service he became a corporate pilot. He flew Lear Jets for CEOs.
It seems like he was groomed for this in the military. Does this make sense?
People trusted him to get them from point A to point B??
Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:57 am to CajunSoldier225
Thanks for saying that Soldier.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:57 am to RhodeDawg
Was this WWII?
My Dad was a Colonel. H might of rubbed elbows with your relation.
It's a small world.
My Dad was a Colonel. H might of rubbed elbows with your relation.
It's a small world.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:58 am to Kcrad
It was during Vietnam K.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:59 am to RhodeDawg
quote:
He was 7th Special Forces stationed at Fort Bragg.
Bruh 7th group is in Florida, Elgin to be exact. 3rd group and 1st group Delta is out of Bragg.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:00 pm to RhodeDawg
quote:
After his service he became a corporate pilot. He flew Lear Jets for CEOs.
He wasn't a pilot in the military. He used his GI bill to take flying lessons while stationed at Bragg.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:00 pm to RhodeDawg
quote:
It was during Vietnam K.
Did he deploy?
Those SF guys were the baddest of the bad in Nam.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:00 pm to RhodeDawg
Sorry.
Read it wrong.
Still, that's a good gig you get hand picked for. Had a buddy do the Aide de Camp job for sometime.
He was hand picked by the GO. Not a job you normally interview for
Read it wrong.
Still, that's a good gig you get hand picked for. Had a buddy do the Aide de Camp job for sometime.
He was hand picked by the GO. Not a job you normally interview for
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:02 pm to Kcrad
He never did actually K. I was told it's because he was the General's orderly??
Does this make sense?? He wasn't a coward but yet...
Does this make sense?? He wasn't a coward but yet...
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:03 pm to CajunSoldier225
I've heard they are usually "sharp soldiers" does this make sense CS??
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:19 pm to 13SaintTiger
quote:
Bruh 7th group is in Florida, Elgin to be exact. 3rd group and 1st group Delta is out of Bragg.
7th Group was at Bragg at one point.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:26 pm to 13SaintTiger
quote:
Bruh 7th group is in Florida, Elgin to be exact. 3rd group and 1st group Delta is out of Bragg.
He was stationed at Bragg in Vietnam.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:27 pm to martiansgohome
Dawg,
Being a General's orderly is typically something reserved for Soldiers that are top notch as it can be a career maker in the Army. If your uncle was one, he served honorably and to a very high standard.
An orderly is an extremely demanding position usually reserved for Soldiers that have demonstrated a record of success and thought to have much potential. Also, an orderly is not a personal servant or or anything like that (forbidden by law), rather an orderly supports the senior officer's professional aspects of his life.
Being a General's orderly is typically something reserved for Soldiers that are top notch as it can be a career maker in the Army. If your uncle was one, he served honorably and to a very high standard.
An orderly is an extremely demanding position usually reserved for Soldiers that have demonstrated a record of success and thought to have much potential. Also, an orderly is not a personal servant or or anything like that (forbidden by law), rather an orderly supports the senior officer's professional aspects of his life.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:39 pm to RhodeDawg
Yeah, it's a good gig...if the O-7 isn't a jerk...
Sometimes they become the General officer's only real confidante. We all need people to bounce ideas off of...
Sometimes they become the General officer's only real confidante. We all need people to bounce ideas off of...
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:53 pm to martiansgohome
Wow. Thanks so much buddy.
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