Top Fuel Driver Massey Dumped By Schumacher

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Bill Koski

Then we get to "Sarge"!
It's an insult to everybody that has put their life on the line for our nation to insinuate that a "non-server" deserves the title "Sarge" in relation to the United States Army!

Always annoyed me also.

[Lew Silverman]

I've always thought that as a goodwill ambassador and role-model for "MY" Army, Tony Schumacher has done an outstanding job. His use of the nickname "Sarge" and having Sergeant's stripes on his race car never bothered me at all, because I know how much he's done for the U.S. Army, and they were conferred on him by someone with a lot more rank than I ever had. It might be a different story if he asked everyone to call him Sergeant Schumacher, which he never has. And there are at least a few Soldiers who I made sure understood that you don't call a Sergeant of any rank "Sarge"!

Lew

[Bill Belden]

I agree with Koski, it is an insult to those of us that earned the stripes I got mine while vacationing in sunny Cambodia

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Lew Silverman

I've always thought that as a goodwill ambassador and role-model for "MY" Army, Tony Schumacher has done an outstanding job. His use of the nickname "Sarge" and having Sergeant's stripes on his race car never bothered me at all, because I know how much he's done for the U.S. Army, and they were conferred on him by someone with a lot more rank than I ever had. It might be a different story if he asked everyone to call him Sergeant Schumacher, which he never has. And there are at least a few Soldiers who I made sure understood that you don't call a Sergeant of any rank "Sarge"!

Lew

I'm with you Lew.As far as I've seen he always shows respect to the members of the armed forces.