[SGVLUG] Initiation ceremony - additional info

[James Neff]

Dennis Birney wrote:

>>-----Original Message----- Of Dustin Laurence
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>>On Wed, Aug 02, 2006 at 03:33:36PM -0400, James Neff wrote:
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>>>   Darn,  and  I  was  looking  forward to an elaborate,
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>>but embarrassing
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>>>   initiation  ceremony.
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>>Hmm, what about an adaptation of the sailor's "crossing the
>>line" ceremony?
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>Beginning as a lowly, slimy pollywog aboard the U.S.S. Kittyhawk and having
>been initiated into the solemn mysteries of the Ancient Order of the Deep
>and will be known hereafter as a Trusty Shellback, with the appropriate
>paperwork for substantiation, I, perhaps could be of some assistance with
>suggestions for the "ceremony."  I had the distinct "pleasure" of meeting
>King Neptune, his Queen, the Royal Doctor, the Royal Dentist, the Royal
>Baby, and the Devil. Oh, also, there is NO rank during the "ceremony";
>commissioned and non-commisioned had no meaning!
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>Dennis
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Both of my wife's brothers went through Army ROTC.  After a few drinks
the older one told me about his "initiation".  They were in Iraq and
initiation of a new officer for his squad was done by stripping the
officer and duct taping him to the barrel of an M1 tank.  He said he
knocked one of them out but there were too many enlisted guys for him to
fight off.  I'm sure there was more to the story but his sister was
there so he didn't go into too many details.

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James Neff
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