Congratulations! Now it's time to enjoy your benefits.

I assume we can address you as “Master Chief?” Congratulations on your retirement.

Thanks all…TMATs, now just Jon. Last month, was Commodore — It was an amazing journey and I shall forever cherish the opportunity to have led your Alliance Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, and Marines on shore and at sea!

Congrats on your well deserved retirement!

Congratulations Sir!

Thank You!

Congrats! Thanks for your service. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors.

We are honored to have you aboard, sir—-I mean, Jon.
This is truly an amazing place.

Congratulations Sir and thank you for your service.

Thank you for your service to your country and congratulations on your well earned retirement.

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Originally posted by KP93:
Thanks all…TMATs, now just Jon. Last month, was Commodore — It was an amazing journey and I shall forever cherish the opportunity to have led your Alliance Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, and Marines on shore and at sea!

Whoa! 18 yo sailor to Commodore! I guess the Navy has mustangs too! Thanks for keeping us safe.

Come out to Cheyenne for Frontier Days and I’ll introduce you to the many missileers from F.E. Warren AFB who are part of the Military Committee at CFD.

Congrats Commodore. Enjoy your retirement!

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Originally posted by TMats:
I guess the Navy has mustangs too!

Yup. I'm a prior enlisted retired naval officer. That said my enlisted time was Army not Navy. Still...

Thanks for your service.
Enjoy your retirement, You earned it!

Thank you for your service of 30 years! That's a long time for sure!

Guys, thanks again.

For clarity, the first time I put on a uniform was at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Although I affectionately refer to Kings Point as a four year federally funded VOTEC, to be clear I wasn’t an LDO…unlike Balze, I just couldn’t find a job sailing in the commercial blue water fleet back in the early 90s. Instead after graduation, I activated my reserve USN commission to go to sea and “keep me in blue jeans and tennis shoes” as the old man would have said…time then slipped away as I skidded across the oceans and I loved my job…hence 34 years in uniform = 4 years at Academy plus statutory limits of 30 years Commissioned (as USN CAPT) without prior enlisted service.

To cross a couple of threads, I subsequently realized my dreams since I was just three feet tall; sailing on mother, mother ocean AND shooting $hit down in outer space…

RIP Jimmy and savor that “last mango” brother, always the Captain AND the Kid!

Congratulations! Enjoy your retirement!