My son, the Marine, promoted to Sergeant

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July 14, 2019, 07:17 AM

Micropterus

My son, the Marine, promoted to Sergeant

It was three years ago in June that I posted that my son left MEPS for Parris Island to begin his transformation into a Marine.

3 years ago:

Last week, he was promoted to Sergeant of the Marines in Okinawa.

Needless to say, I am a ...

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July 14, 2019, 07:39 AM

sig229-SAS

Starting out right, congratulations to your son and please thank him for his service.

July 14, 2019, 07:49 AM

recoatlift

Boy, that has to make ya shirt button poppin’ proud. Job well done by parents and son! Congratulations!

Because son, it is what you are supposed to do.

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July 14, 2019, 07:54 AM

HayesGreener

Great to be the parent of a Marine. Nobody does leadership better. Congratulations to Dad and the new Sergeant!

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July 14, 2019, 08:21 AM

erj_pilot

That is simply FANTASTIC...congrats to Sgt. Parks!! I thank you both for your service to this country. Parents serve too...

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July 14, 2019, 08:52 AM

mrvmax

Congrats to him, seems like he is making rank quick to make E-5 in three years. Just curious, do they still pin on the rank (I.e. leaving the backing to the pins off and pounding them on)? I went to a joint service tech school and saw a Marine officer pin on a Marine Corporals rank like that. When we graduated EOD school all the instructors pinned on our EOD badges the same way.

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