West Pointer keeps telling everyone Quartermaster was his first choice
FORT STEWART, Ga. — Since his arrival to the unit, 2nd Lt. Joseph Lynn hasn't let a single day pass without an unsolicited announcement that his top branch assignment of choice was actually the US Army Quartermaster Corps. Soldiers have become numb to the random proclamations that Lynn continuously gives notice of.
"We almost feel bad for the guy, to be honest" said Staff Sgt. Charles Yates. "Everyone sees him reading the Ranger handbook, and he keeps asking if he can use face paint for our quarterly ruck march, but he still doesn't know we don't even do the ruck. We just create a fake memo for the commander to sign," Yates said.
"All my life I wanted to serve my country as a leader of combat ready troops" said Lynn. "Regardless of what people think, branching quartermaster is quite competitive at ‘The Academy.’” Lynn said.
West Point graduates are held to a higher standard in the military, even if force branched into an undesirable military occupation specialty. "I've had my compass rea…
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