Drill Sergeant Mitchell

You can send the link to happy.jake@yahoo.com. As a matter of fact, I have a post on my own blog that would go well here.

I enjoyed your entry on DS Mitchell and also have simular stories..we have hopefully all had a DS Mitchell in our careers. I am recently retired (less than 2 months) and am currently working GS for the Army in Germany, so I stll see amazing things every day.

I would like to become a member of your group.
Renob151@yahoo.com

Cool, it'll be good to have y'all aboard.

I have sent each of you an email that will give you instructions and a link to join the blog.

I look forward to seeing you two here.

"I suddenly realized that climbing the ladder couldn't be as bad as facing Mitchell when he was angry, and I started up."

Nothing like a little motivation to get things done, huh?

Great story!

;-)

CWO3 Mitchell C. Foster was one of the finest leaders I've ever met. The only thing that could ever beat "Warn't" Foster, "Sailor" Foster, was lung/throat cancer. Once a junior sailor on late shift failed to move his car from Foster's parking spot before 0630. When he got called into the office, a senior Chief, Lieutenant, 2nd Class, and an Airman went running from the office, and Foster's words could be heard clearly through the office door at 40 yards! 3 weeks later, the same Airman (now on day shift) was getting popcorn from the Division coffee mess, when Foster came striding toward him. The Airman tensed up, but Foster said "Nominated for Bluejacket Of The Month, huh? GOOD JOB!" and gave him a pat on the back. That youing airman was walking on air for the next 3 days because Mitch Foster told him "Good Job!"

ceremony was very well attended. He had (he thought) just beaten cancer. When it came time for him and his wife to walk through the sideboys, he had a surprise for her, that only the chaplain knew about. He turned and asked her to marry him again right then and there. Every eye in the house was immediately filled with tears, mine included (and they are now just remembering).

We lost him to the cancer returning with a friggin vengeance a few months later. The Avionics Wing of the building at AIMD Whidbey Island is named in his honor, and the base Commanding Officer initiated the Mitchell C. Foster Leadership Award, to be given yearly to the person from rank of E-4 to O-3 who shows exceptional leadership skills for the year.