Congratulations, soldier
One of the scenes I remember best from TV's version of M*A*S*H, for its poignancy, is at the end of Radar's farewell episode. Hawkeye, the inveterate anti-GI Army doc, snaps Radar a regulation salute.
So... I hope you'll accept from this inveterate non-GI a regulation salute which stands for, as Hawkeye's did, all the respect and admiration due the armed services and the young people who join them.
Best of luck,
E'
