FOOL ME ONCE NEVER AGAIN

( GOT COIN AFTER BEING ASSIGNED TO MCCES ON MAGTFTC / MCAGCC IN 2021 ) TEXT FEATURED OF PIECE: FRONT: FOOL ME ONCE NEVER AGAIN BACK: DON’T EVEN ASK HERE’S NOT TO RE-ENLISTING BRIEF INFORMATION / HISTORY: “FOOL ME ONCE, NEVER AGAIN” IS A PHRASE OFTEN USED BY SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE CHALLENGES OF MILITARY LIFE AND DECIDED THAT ONE ENLISTMENT WAS ENOUGH. IT REPRESENTS A COMMON SENTIMENT AMONG THOSE WHO HAVE FACED THE HARDSHIPS OF SERVICE, FROM LONG DEPLOYMENTS TO STRICT REGULATIONS, AND CHOSE NOT TO RE-ENLIST. “DON’T EVEN ASK – HERE’S TO NOT RE-ENLISTING SINCE 1779” PLAYS ON THE LONG HISTORY OF MILITARY SERVICE, SUGGESTING THAT TROOPS HAVE BEEN DECIDING AGAINST RE-ENLISTMENT FOR CENTURIES. THIS PHRASE EMBODIES A SENSE OF HUMOR AND CAMARADERIE AMONG THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED THEIR TIME AND ARE READY TO MOVE ON TO CIVILIAN LIFE.