Latter Day Sinner

I had a short conversation with an ROTC cadet. He seemed competent so far as he’s been trained. Reminded me a little of myself 40 years ago. He called me sir at the end of the call and without thinking I said, “Don’t call me Sir. I work for a living.” The sergeants would tell me that when I was in ROTC. I never got cadet insignia so the one time a sergeant saluted me as a private it felt weird. But that was a long time ago. Bittersweet memories.