In Person

Saturday I was helping the Sergeant Major put up signs with her picture on them. Myself and George had just come back inside from him smoking and I sat down while someone, who appeared to be an E7, asked him for a lighter. I just stared at this guys chest because he looked like he was twelve and I was wondering why a Sergeant First Class was working the IOC on a weekend. He disappeared and, after a while, came back and returned my buddy's lighter. I looked at my friend and he stared at me as if to say, "Was that what I thought it was?" I suggested that maybe he was a special forces "baby". I still couldn't figure out what was going on. UNTIL, this guy walks out of the office with E2 rank on his chest in place of the E7 rank he was wearing just minutes before. Then my buddy starts talking to me about how stupid it is for us to have to work on a Saturday. This guy cuts in and says, "Yeah, we can't ever have any fun with the Sergeant Major and Colonel here. In my mind I'm thinking, "If this guys perception of fun is impersonating a higher rank, then he's got another thing coming." I got a summarized article 15 for impersonating an NCO of the same pay grade as myself, SPC to CPL. I'd hate to think what they'd do to him. I think I'm going to hang out at post headquarters more often and look for a short, happy and young SFC Steadman. That's a HUGE dime!