I'm finally a Major

[Dave Fielder]

... been a long time in coming ...

[FierceKitty]

Well, where's the champagne?

[Techno]

Well done, Dave.

Cheers - Phil

[Dave Fielder]

Substantive since 10 April 1999 ....
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/people.cfm?authorID=825

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Well done Dave

[Steve J]

A double Major eh ?

[Dave Fielder]

Major Mistake

[d_Guy]

Congratulations Major. You accomplished this by the slow and stately progression of short, witty posts, rejecting the fast track (as I have chosen) of becoming a fountain of babble. Well done.

[Dave Fielder]

Never said it was quality of speed that got me anywhere 

[fsn]

Congratulations Major Fielder.

[Nosher]

You can officially stop working for a living now you're a Sir.....

Keep him away from maps

[Westmarcher]

Congratulations - a real major at last! 

Do you ever look back with nostalgia to your Corporal Punishment days?

[Ithoriel]

Congratulations on this major achievement!

[paulr]

Congratulations Major

Thanks you for your service

I have one question WTF does the second part of this mean "Major Fielder recently returned from Baghdad, Iraq, where he was the
LNO to a Maritime Component, representing a NAVCENT Bahrain based UK Naval One Star to the U.S. Forces-Iraq in the J3 lane of the Joint Operations Center. "

[Leman]

Congratulations Dave. Have one on him.

[Ithoriel]

I have one question WTF does the second part of this mean "Major Fielder recently returned from Baghdad, Iraq, where he was the
LNO to a Maritime Component, representing a NAVCENT Bahrain based UK Naval One Star to the U.S. Forces-Iraq in the J3 lane of the Joint Operations Center. "

LNO - he was a Liaison Officer ... or he's the Latvian National Orchestra .... take your pick.

NAVCENT - United States Naval Forces Central Command

UK Naval One Star - A Royal Navy Commodore

J3 - Current Operations

Simples

[Leman]

Because, of course, we are oh sooo familiar with those terms!!

[Ithoriel]

Because, of course, we are oh sooo familiar with those terms!!

Isn't everyone?

[fsn]

Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!

LNO - Leicester Naturism Office
NAVCENT - Naturist and Vegan Centre
UK Naval One Star - Type of Belly Button
J3 Lane - a place where naturist vegans congregate for Joss, Jiggling and Juices

[Leman]

I'm sure we've only just gone down this route - oh, hang on. That was anagrams.

LNO - London natives objectionable
NAVCENT - currency used by fleets in the Eurozone
UK Naval One Star - next to lowest rank in the galley
J3 Lane - Postal shorthand for Jasmine, Juniper and Jojoba Lanes in East Kilbride, which meet at a triple junction near the football ground.