Shortly after we arrived in Okinawa, Spencer started working toward receiving his Fleet Marine Force qualified officer pin. Although not required, achieving this award is looked upon highly because he's attached to a Marine unit. To earn his FMF pin, he had to attend classes to learn certain skills, do a six mile hike in full gear (about 40 lbs.), qualify at the pistol range, participate in a gas chamber training (which involved being exposed to mustard gas), do the Marine fitness test (slightly different than his usual Navy one), and pass an oral exam.
He came home from a stand down in early December and was excited to show me his new "chest candy," as he called it, that he was awarded during the meeting.
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| Eye candy… oh yeah, and the big, shiny, gold pin looks nice too. |
2 comments:
Exciting! Way to go Spencer. Proud of you!
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