Promotion ceremony has better cake than officers
FORT MEADE, Md. – A promotion ceremony held at the Officer’s Club had better cake than leadership, attendees confirmed Tuesday.
“(Newly Promoted) Lt. Col. Rogers pinned on his forth review, and has been below center of mass from the day he joined,” said Sgt. First Class Ryan Jones, gobbling down a corner piece, laden with rich buttercream. “But this cake is a top block.”
The ceremony was held to recognize Rogers, as well as two other officers in the 116th Military Intelligence Battalion, and attracted a crowd of superiors and peers, all of whom performed their duties with less alacrity than the moist, flavorful cake.
The half chocolate and half vanilla cake exhibited a flexibility in action that would have been really helpful at the last exercise, as well as a smooth raspberry coulis that had more zest than Rogers has ever shown for his work.
Sgt. Maj. Mark Laffrey noted that the perfect wording on the icing was more poetic than Rogers’ fumbled attempt at passing on his leadership advice …
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