Sir Napsalot
Well-Known Member
One of my first impressions in navy boot camp was "this place is run by foreigners" because there were so many Filipinos. They were dickish too, but to be fair it WAS boot camp.Puerto Ricans are if anything overrepresented in the ranks of the American armed services. This is less of a surprise when one considers that the average American household income is over $50k and in Puerto Rico it's less than $20k. Joining up is a ticket out of poverty.
My company commander was the most senior, highest ranking non-commissioned officer on the base. He had seven hash marks, all red because he got court-martialed for getting drunk and blowing reveille in his Captain's ear when he was sleeping.