Congrats Cap'n..
I've heard that that is a tough rank to make, I'm sure we all appreciate your service.
Not to take away your thread, but way way back, I was an RM3 at the Naval Station on Guam. We had Typhoon Karen blow up the mouth of the harbor and did a real job on the naval base. The base radio station was on the ground floor of the Admin building and had about 3 inches of water, so we were trying to salvage the transmitters and such. A troop ship had called the harbor the day after the typhoon and was commandeered by ComNavMar to aid with the clean up. We had a new soldier, right out of boot camp, standing guard outside our door since we couldn't use the electronic locks... When the base Captain stopped by to check on our progress he was properly challenged by the young soldier, but when the Captain identified himself as "Captain Clarke" he wouldn't let him in... he didn't believe he was a Captain. I had to vouch for the Captain before he would let pass.
). It means I'll get to stick around in the Canoe Club for a few more years 
