Posted on Oct 4, 2020
E-4 Mafia: Why The U.S. Army Has So Many Specialists | Snapshot
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I was a Sp/4, Sp/5, SSG, Sp/6, SSG, SFC, MSG.
As a "hard" stripe, I was in charge of troops. As a Specialist, I just had a job to do, no troops. Worked with a Sp/7 in Vietnam. He had never been in charge of anyone, and loved it that way.
As a "hard" stripe, I was in charge of troops. As a Specialist, I just had a job to do, no troops. Worked with a Sp/7 in Vietnam. He had never been in charge of anyone, and loved it that way.
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CW5 Jack Cardwell
When I was promoted to E5 I was made a hard stripe. I wanted SP5. I had SP5s I was in "charge" who had just returned from Vietnam who had more time as SP5s than I had in the Army !
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