UNITED NATIONS
Department Of
Safety And Security
Join the United Nations
in New York
The United Nations Headquarters is seeking
qualified and highly-motivated candidates
for Security Officer positions available in New
York City.
As a Security Officer, you will provide a safe
and secure environment through which the
staff, delegates and visiting dignitaries can
conduct the business of the United Nations.
The position offers an excellent opportunity
to work in an international environment, with
a wide variety of training possibilities, great
benefits, diversified assignments, as well as
a unique chance to improve and advance
professionally.
Please check http://www.jobs.un.org for
a detailed job description and application
procedures. Once on the site, click onto
“vacancies” at the left top of the web
page and proceed to Compendium
Occupational Group: Security. The job is
listed under “General Service and Related
Category” as “Security Officer, S- l”.
Around that period, the government
had purchased more than a million M1 rifles, so the Johnson was out.
Joe also told me that when he was with
the 2d Parachute Bn on the Solomon Islands, he carried a Johnson, although it
wasn’t an issue weapon.
I just wanted to pass this along as there
will always be better weapons not considered or issued for reasons other than
not being a better weapon.
Frank Murphy
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Being a Marine Is All About Attitude
I love and enjoy being a Marine, and
although I agree in part with Staff Sergeant Don Grantham [April Leatherneck],
I have to most heartily disagree with him
that honorable discharges are awarded for
many reasons. To many Marines and me,
the only reason you are rewarded with an
honorable discharge is for serving our
Corps and country to the highest tradition. The only other acceptable reason is
a medical one.
From the second you put on the uniform, you are looked upon as the best, and
your actions are judged by what you do
and how you perform. Yes, it is hard. It is
meant to be. Being a Marine is an attitude
that was born in blood and carved in the
stone of 233 years of tradition.
Life may throw you a curve from time
to time, but duty, honor, country and Corps
are more than enough to get you through
whatever life might throw at you.
Having your head and a-- wired together
is all the attitude you need.
R. L. Stocker
Phillipsburg, N.J.
Nice words, but they are not really accurate. According to the Marine Corps
Separation and Retirement Manual, there
are seven types of separation: Honorable;
General (under honorable conditions);
Discharge under other than honorable
conditions; Entry level separation; Order
of release from custody or control of the
Marine Corps; Bad conduct discharge
and Dishonorable discharge. They are
given for many different reasons with the
last two being punitive and only awarded
as a result of an approved sentence of the
appropriate level court-martial.
The Corps pays careful attention to the
“characterization of service.” The manual
states: “Characterization is recognition
of the quality of a Marine’s performance
and conduct. Determining the proper
characterization should not be underestimated. Characterization serves as a
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