@FreddyLA7 If you go through Bessemer, AL, stop at the Bright Star Restaurant for traditional southern food. Be sure to safe room for pie, and if you are not driving through at mealtime, just stop and get pie to go.
@ubiquitousnewt Kids watch Disney movies that were made 90 years ago and enjoy them. Kids like the original Star Wars (which will turn 50 next year). Kids don't care about the age of a movie, only the story and quality of it.
@RealJamesWoods This is the original Cracker Barrel and the original logo. Then the company changed it. Then they changed it again. How is a company changing their marketing being "woke"?
@nlanard@isabelaalhadeff I realize this is not important in the grand scheme of things, but I would like to support the Venezuelan bakeries in the Dallas area with my business. Could you provide the names?
@notpopbase In 1805, the United States government purchased a large portion of land from France. This area was known as the Louisiana Territory. It would go on to be many different states, but from 1805 onward the land was part of America, so pioneers living there were American citizens.
@mtgreenee In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit New Jersey and New York pretty hard. I guess whoever controls the weather is both anti-Obama and anti-Trump.
Many followers not familiar with the military are asking me “so what’s the big deal about a command sergeant major?”
Walz joined at 18 as a private. Rose through the NCO (sergeant) ranks, each requiring extreme competence at increasingly demanding jobs with more people & responsibility at every rank.
When you reach “Master Sergeant” you are selected to serve as a First Sergeant (1SG) of a unit…if you’re good enough. Then, those 1SGTs compete for selection to Sergeant Major. Only the best Sergeant Majors are selected for Command Sergeant Major (CSM) billets.
CSMs serve as the senior enlisted person in the unit and the advisor to Commanders at battalion and above. Having served with dozens of CSMs as my unit & command “battle buddy” I will attest they were all awesome.
They know what they’re doing. They uphold standards. They speak their minds to all ranks (private to generals). They’re not afraid of getting bad news because they know how to fix things when they go wrong. And they serve the command (their commander and their soldiers) with a selfless integrity and a complete dedication.
During social events and informal occasions, they’re usually a whole bunch of fun. And they always have great stories. But they’re always professional.
So, those are my thoughts
on Command Sergeants Major. While I don’t know the details of @GovTimWalz career wearing the cloth of our country, just the fact that he volunteered to serve and wore the CSM rank tells me a lot about him.