Jetjok

Today at about 4 P.M., at the Connecticut Air National Guard's dining hall & base meeting facility, a ceremony was held for B-727 S/O Rick M. Employee Number 639890. By direction of the President of the United States, Rick was promoted to the grade of Brigadier General. In attendance were his family, close friends, and ex-squadron mates, along with another 300 or 400 people, both military as well as civilian, whose lives have intertwined with Ricks' along the way. Of course, most of us were there for the free chow and booze, which was served after the pinning ceremony. and of course it was great to see so many old friends and squadron mates, and to hear firsthand how things are going at Delta, American, Continental, and United.

If you get a chance, look him up and say congrats, it's not every day someone reaches such lofty heights.

JJ

Albief15

Very cool.

A lot of those "weekend warriors" have given a lot of their lives the since 9/11, and epitomize the whole citizen soldier concept. Its tough to serve so many masters, and the guys who do it well have earned a lot of respect.

Kudos to those who have achieved such milestones, and thanks to all of you who continue to serve.

rev63

Outstanding, a lot of work and sacrifice goes into that. Congrats!

AerisArmis

So....is it OK to say, "hey general, one cream , no sugar"?

SuperMario

"That would be Brigadier General to you, son."

gderek

And he'll happily hook you up! Rick or shall we say "Bacchus", is one hell of a guy. I'm sure he was happy to provide the free booze. I had the pleasure of being in class with him it's good to know that some organizations promote the right people and not the tools which is all too common today.

Lippy

Kernels, and Generals. What a got-dang waste of flesh.

DLax85

...I believe Rick is also a retired GS-15 FAA controller too!

Nice job Rick --- well earned!

42GO

Another "Dexter"?

MaydayMark

Sounds like the guy is waaaay too bright to be permanent management material?

Congrats to Rick on the HUGE achievement