First Lady Michelle Obama Visits Fort Jackson, SC, to Highlight Intersection of Childhood Obesity and Military Readiness | The White House
First Lady Michelle Obama Visits Fort Jackson, SC, to Highlight Intersection of Childhood Obesity and Military Readiness | The White House This is actually one of the chow halls at my Army Basic Training regiment , the 2nd Battalion of the 39th Infantry. That flag is probably covering the tray conveyor window. How do I know? Look at the chairs, our motto is: AAA-O, Anything, Anytime, Anywhere -- Bar Nothing . When we were in basic training most of us were annoyed by having to use it as a greeting (TRIPLE A OH SIR ) but years later I looked into it and learned two things that made me change my mind about it: AAA-O is recognized as a Special Unit Designation , which means that not only it is official, but it can only be used by the 39th Infantry Regiment . Truth being stranger than fiction, the Germans in WWII were so impressed with the 39th that they assumed AAA-O designated shock troops and they had expected the Allied landings to be spearheaded by troops sporting the AAA...