My Military

Home Up Fort Eustis Fort Leavenworth 185th RAC Fort Carson

               U.S. ARMY

 

 

How do you get drafted for three years? You re-inlist during Basic training.  U.S.(drafted) to R.A. (Regular Army).  I didn't want to go to no damn Fort Polk to be in the infantry.

bulletFort Bliss Tx.                  BCT                                                          Mar 66 - May 66
bulletFort Rucker  Al.             Sent to Rucker by mistake                   May 66 - July 66
bulletFort Eustis  Va.               Airplane Mechanic School                   July 66 - Oct 66
bulletFort Leavenworth Ka.   Garrison - Airplane Mech.                   Oct 66 - Feb 67
bulletFort Hood Tx.                 Formed up with 199th RAC                 Mar 67 - July 67
bulletVinh Long RVN            Bird Dog Crew Chief 199th RAC         July 67 - Jan 68
bulletBanh Me Thuot RVN   Bird Dog Crew Chief 185th RAC*       Jan 68 - July 68
bulletFort Carson Co.              Garrison UH1 machanic and OUT      Aug 68 - Dec 68
bulletFinal Honorable Discharge from The United States Army        Feb 28, 1972    

* also was NCOIC POL  and FIRE CHIEF  ( I ran the Bird doggies gas station and got to wash  the fire truck!)  E-6 Sargent's slot was a good job for a spec 5. I realy injoyed the free all expense paid vacation to southeast Asia to help celebrate Tet 68  too.

The Story of my life if anyone really wants to know is under the druid consulting page. It bores me. I can't imagine what it would do to you.