Once and officer, always an officer

One of my soldiers from my Officer days 2 years back called me up today. He signed on as a regular in the army and things have been really tough lately and his morale was extremely low, so he just wanted someone to talk to and so he called me. I must say I'm really surprised by the call but at the same time, honored that he'll think of me as someone he can turn to and talk things out. So I stayed with him on the phone for almost an hour. Well, I'm glad to be able to be of help.