Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I started hanging out on this forum and shooting SASS nigh on 20 years ago. Back then I was a 2LT at Fort Carson. You guys and all my shooting partners seemed old to me, because the average age of this game is quite a bit older than other shooting sports. After a few years on active duty I switched over to the Reserves and have kept going. I have since retired from the career in civilian law enforcement I left active duty to pursue, and have begun another career. But I'm still in the army as a reservist, and now I have soldiers who have no memory of 9-11, nor what it means to fight from the field instead of a FOB. Now here's the part that will REALLY make you fee old: Last Friday they released the promotion list, and I have been selected for promotion to full bird Colonel. I was a 2LT when I first logged on to the SASS Wire, and now I'm going to be a full bird. Wow. You guys are old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congratulations, Colonel. Drinks on you at the O club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Colonel Cassidy. Melodious. Well done, sir! (I already felt old.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoken D Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congratulation, and don't worry about J-Bar, HE IS OLD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congrats on the promotion. Yes, it's hard to believe it'll be 20 years since 9/11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congrats. I hope I’m around to see your first star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congratulations, Colonel Cassidy! Here’s a laugh for ya’!! Ya’ wanna’ feel old?? Feel of me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congratulations Sir. I was old a long time ago if not by years but by abused body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congrats Col. Cassidy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congrats, Colonel! How would you feel about AG for Colorado? Stay well and safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Drinks on Colonel Cassidy! But is see all of us as fine wine. We don’t get old. We get better with age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Age and treachery will always win over youth and vigor. Dang young pups. Imis who shoots ES for the last two years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 28 minutes ago, Trailrider #896 said: Congrats, Colonel! How would you feel about AG for Colorado? Stay well and safe! I'm not a lawyer...so...it wouldn't work. Plus I've about had it with any politics in Colorado. We were strongly red when I moved here, shifted purple, and are now ultra-far lefty. Unfortunately my new career gives me only four places where I could live and work, and two of them are out of the question. My only other option would be Omaha, and after my kids finish high school I might actually look for a job there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congratulations Cyrus. I won’t call you Colonel until you are one. Wouldn’t want to jinx it. I’m with @Perro Del Diablo my body’s a lot older than it should be, but it’s hard to have fun without puttin’ some damage on the hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I was in the Army from 1965 until 1972....4 years active, 3 years Reserve. I resigned my commission as a Captain in 1972 and was in the Marine Corps on active on active duty until 1978 when I gave up being a GySgt and became a civilian. Not a very good one, but a civilian nonetheless. If I learned nothing else I give you a bit of truth: getting old is mandatory. Growing up is optional. I chose to do both and it has worked out well. BTW, my son called me on last month on his 55th birthday to inform me that he is now OFFICIALLY a Senior Citizen. Congratulations, Colonel. See! Perseverance does pay off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congratulations, Cyrus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Wyatt Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congratulations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Salute!! And Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 OOOAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 PS I don't need your help, Cyrus. I've been retired 17 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 As long as you can keep the young whippersnappers choking in your dust, you ain't old. I bet you gotta a coin set dated the year you were born. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 17 minutes ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said: As long as you can keep the young whippersnappers choking in your dust, you ain't old. I bet you gotta a coin set dated the year you were born. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congrats Col Cassidy! Make mine a Jamesons Caskmate Stout Edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 said: PS I don't need your help, Cyrus. I've been retired 17 years. So you’re about 82??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 14 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: So you’re about 82??? Whoa! I guess I'm not so old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Boots Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 said: Whoa! I guess I'm not so old. You must’ve retired early!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 9 hours ago, Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 said: PS I don't need your help, Cyrus. I've been retired 17 years. I pulled the plug in 2005 at 53 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 19 hours ago, Smoken D said: Congratulation, and don't worry about J-Bar, HE IS OLD! Don't you be calling my younger twin "old". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finagler 6853 Life Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Well now Colonel, that is impressive, indeed. Well done (civilian salute). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El CupAJoe Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Congratulations and thank you for your service to our great country! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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