Retirement

Well Sir, You have praises for your service, I continue that also. BUT, let me say thanks for your involvement in BSA. Strong leadership and importance on outdoor skills and Scout codes of honor go with young boys into manhood and are a lasting memory. As they apparently were for you and even continue to be for me as I pass 60. Your son and his scout friends are lucky to have you on the "hike".

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Congratulations on the retirement, and thanks for the 20+ years of your service and time. Now maybe you'll have the time to visit us and grace us with your presence a little more frequently. :)

I've been a mechanic and in the trades in one form or another for over 40 years, a pocket knife has always been part of daily work tools, just like a multi tool had for the last 25+ years.

Traditional patterns have been with me since I was about 8 with my first real knife being a tin shell Colonial Camp King, that set the pace for my fondness for multi blade traditional patterns. I'd liked the ability to have more than one degree of sharpness and more than one blade style.

The end result of 40 some years of experimenting, looking for the best work knife and its a tie between a Case 4 blade camp/scout knife for when I don't have a multi tool and a Medium Queen Stockman when I do... :)

Enjoy your retirement and your family, again thanks for your service. :thumbup:
 
Welcome to the retirement world,and again thanks for your service from an old retired E-9. :thumbup:
 
Welcome Home Marty! like others here I Thank You for your service.
Pull up a chair, sit a while. ;)

Dave
 
Put my name in with those that sincerely thank you for your service. A great job and a well earned retirement ahead.

And I wanted to add many more thanks for your involvement with the BSA. I have a rough and tumble kind of nephew that is 13 now, and he can be a bit hard for his parents and teachers to handle. But you know what? He LOVES the BSA, has really responded to them and their mission. Both my sister and BIL feel very strongly that the BSA troop he is in is a huge, important part of his life. He even likes the discipline. (Not as much as the camping, though!)

I know my years in the scout taught me things that have stayed with me for 50 years.

And the best place on Bladeforums - is right here.

Robert
 
Saw this earlier and didn't have a chance to respond--thanks so much for your service! I have had quite a few students (college) embark for military careers after completing ROTC and their studies; with each that I get to know and see go I am struck with an admixture of pride and concern. So good to see our service men and women come home after distinguished service to our republic. Welcome to Bladeforums and thanks again for your service.
 
NO ONE on this sub forum loves a good RAMBLE better than me.Off Topic or strait to the point rambling is my forte.Always happy to have a mate along for the ramble too. Rambling is what keeps me going sometimes and I know a lot of you blokes (and sheilas;)) feel the same...:yawn: I know I get off the subject sometimes but its all meant in the best of friendship and good humour and ...what was I talking about ? Well I'll sign off for now sufficed to say that Marty you will have about as much fun here as a crocodile at an abbatoir stock take sale .
Cheers and welcome aboard.
 
Congrats.

I retired from the Army ten years ago after following some of the best advice I was ever given by my old man (who served in the USN 1942-1967) --- if you aren't going to make flag officer or CSM at the flag level command, retire the day you are eligible. I did just that with 20 years and 5 days of active duty, and now ten years after doing just that and ten years into my second career, I can assure you THERE IS LIFE AFTER THE ARMY
 
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Pull up a chair on the porch. Some of us still work, some of us are retired. We all share a love for traditional things in life. You have experiences that most people will never have. In whatever new endeavour you choose, be sure to share your wisdom and experience. The older I get the more I see upcoming generations distracted with gadgets and doodads and forgetting the things that make a man a man in my opinion. And of course, thank you for your service. You have my utmost respect. I chose another path after school and always regreted it.
 
Thank you for your service and good luck with your future plans!
 
Thanks for your service, congrats on your retirement, and best of luck in your future endeavors!
Welcome to the traditional forum. Stay awhile. :)
 
Congrats on your Military Retirement and thanks for your service! Plenty of room on the porch for someone with some good stories.
 
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