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re: Who here had a relative that achieved the highest rank in the military?
Posted on 6/22/23 at 2:15 am to OWLFAN86
Posted on 6/22/23 at 2:15 am to OWLFAN86
Major general in the US Army (war of 1812; Mexican-American war)
Brigadier General in the US Army (civil war)
Lieutenant general in the Confederate army (civil war)
One of them also served as commander in chief.
Brigadier General in the US Army (civil war)
Lieutenant general in the Confederate army (civil war)
One of them also served as commander in chief.
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Posted on 6/22/23 at 2:57 am to MrLSU
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DukkeV was an Admiral in the Navy’s Weather prediction center.
He's the commander in chief of his bathtub rubber duckies.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 3:51 am to OWLFAN86
Not high ranking but my grandfather was a Captain in 325th fighter group 319th Squadron aka Checkertail Clan and flew 56 missions in a P-51 in Mediterranean theater WWII.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 4:00 am to OWLFAN86
Had a cousin that was a 4 star general and commandant of the marines. He died a number of years back
Posted on 6/22/23 at 4:00 am to OWLFAN86
Uncle was a captain in the Army in WW2, and a cousin who was a lieutenant in the Air Force at the end of Vietnam war.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 4:11 am to OWLFAN86
My dad is a retired E-9 and I'm a retired E-8. Does that count?
Posted on 6/22/23 at 4:58 am to OWLFAN86
Uncle that was a 3 star
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:01 am to OWLFAN86
My brother played Julius Caesar once in a theater performance
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:05 am to OWLFAN86
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:21 am to OWLFAN86
General Russel Honore three star wasn't my relative but had me up on a court martial charge.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:23 am to OWLFAN86
Uncle was a 1 star Admiral when he retired.
I worked for a living as an E-5.
Actually he busted his arse his whole career to get what he got.
I reflect sometimes on what could have been if I had chosen my military career over my marriage. In the end the marriage didn't work so I lost both.
Life lesson, If you want something, go for it. If it's really a dream to do something, don't give it up for someone else dream. Worst case is you try and fail. That's an honor that most people who never try would love to have.
Carry on.
I worked for a living as an E-5.
Actually he busted his arse his whole career to get what he got.
I reflect sometimes on what could have been if I had chosen my military career over my marriage. In the end the marriage didn't work so I lost both.
Life lesson, If you want something, go for it. If it's really a dream to do something, don't give it up for someone else dream. Worst case is you try and fail. That's an honor that most people who never try would love to have.
Carry on.
This post was edited on 6/22/23 at 8:11 am
Posted on 6/22/23 at 6:22 am to OWLFAN86
My dad was the youngest Chief Petty Officer in the Coast Guard during WW II at 25 years old. He ran the engine room, (a good place to stay warm on an Ice Breaker). They offered to make him an officer and he said no. (He said he'd rather be top of the bottom, than bottom of the top.) LOL
This post was edited on 6/22/23 at 6:24 am
Posted on 6/22/23 at 10:45 am to LsuNav
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I’m a colonel.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 10:46 am to Centinel
In 2010ish, the Army had the LSA at Ali, that was the best Chow Hall around. Soldiers didn’t actually cook, but were very involved in running it.
I was at AJ in 2016, they had some good wings.
I was at AJ in 2016, they had some good wings.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 11:33 am to OWLFAN86
Mother was a W-5. As high as I got in the family.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 11:36 am to tigercross
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Edit: and maybe Dewey
Actually the other was George Washington.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 11:55 am to OWLFAN86
1st cousin once removed made it to Vice Admiral and was in command of the Pacific Fleet after starting off as a fly boy. At one time, he had some kind of flight records, but I don't know if they held. He's on the board of some defense company now, obviously.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:09 pm to OWLFAN86
My grandfather retired as the highest enlisted rank, E-9. I don't know anyone that has a relative that achieved O-10, General/Admiral.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:11 pm to OWLFAN86
Best I have is a friend was a full bird in the Air Force
He was once a lead on a Delta launch and we got to go watch it. What an experience!
He was once a lead on a Delta launch and we got to go watch it. What an experience!
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:31 pm to OWLFAN86
General. Current status.
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