For one, she was presently the sole woman inside the bar-lounge section of the mess. She also happened to be tall, athletic-looking and quite pretty. Two of the men sitting on high stools at the bar watched her walk towards the bar, but with very different expressions on their faces. One, Staff Sergeant Jeffrey Brown, was smiling to the woman as she approached him, while the other, a sergeant, eyed her with barely disguised contempt.
Brown noticed that and in turn stared hard at the man, who sat three stools away from his. She just got promoted to staff sergeant after only four years in the Corps, while I am still stuck at sergeant despite my own six years in the service.
In comparison, Greta Visby showed outstanding valor and leadership skills in both combat and in garrison and gained the respect of her soldiers. So, you better leave her alone tonight. However, understanding that starting an argument or even a fight here would only result in trouble for him, he left his still half-full beer mug on the counter and stepped off his stool before stomping away, nearly colliding with the blonde woman as he crossed her path.
Greta Visby had to take a quick step sideways to avoid him and then stared at Jenkins as he walked away without apologizing. Continuing her walk to the bar, she finally sat on the stool next to Brown and spoke to him in a low voice. So, you came to the bar-lounge to celebrate your promotion to staff sergeant?
I am hoping that they will show at least part of the retirement ceremony for General Dows which was held at the White House this afternoon. Since I was giving a class on rifle squad tactics at that time, I was unable to watch that ceremony.
