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thoughts of an old horse soldier


 My Military biography
 

entered military service,Milwaukee,WI 24 march 1981

attended basic training,Fort Jackson,SC

attended advanced individual training,Fort Sill,OK as a field artillery crewman

reported to my first duty station,C Battery 2nd Battalion,27th Field Artillery,3rd Armored Division,Friedbergh,Germany October 1981(notable events-first combat action,1982,against euro-terrorists,and drove my platoon sergeant and first sergeant to even greater feats of alchohalism)

reported to second duty station-B Battery,2nd Battalion,18th Field Artillery,Fort Sill,Oklahoma

notable events-lots of drunken craziness.ate worms.caught snakes.met my first ex wife.

reported back to Germany-C Battery,2nd Battalion,92nd Field Artillery,Giessen Germany

notable events-drank even MORE beer,ran into my platoon sergeant from my first time over there,and soldiered on

17 July 1987-17 October 1989-break in service.was out of the army altogether.

Returned to the army in 1989.Assigned to A Battery 1st Battalion,82nd Field Artillery,1st Cavalry Division,Fort Hood,Texas

notable events-deployed on desert shield/desert storm,enjoyed the company of a few fat chicks in Texas,met my second ex wife.

7 January 1992-transferred to Wisconsin National guard

served as ammunition chief B Battery,1st Battalion,120th Field Artillery

August 1996-transferred to Army reserve.Mistake

July 1997-went back to the guard-HQ Company,2nd Battalion,127th Infantry,32nd Brigade-the Red Arrow brigade

October 1998-transferred to Michigan guard-served in 216th Armor Battalion as a mortar maggot

notable events-none

1999-transferred to 119th Artillery,Lansing Michigan-notable events-kicked the shit out a fellow NCO who REALLY needed it

20 March,2001-Returned to active service.retrained as cavalry scout at Fort Knox,KY

June,2001-assigned to Goat Troop,2nd Squadron 2nd US Cavalry.Great Unit-once commanded by Robert E. Lee,among others.

December 2001-transferred to Fort Lewis WA-assigned to HQ Company,1st US Corps-worked as exercises NCO,S-4 NCO

notable events-deployed to thailand,and Iraq

March 2004-transferred to D Troop,1st Squadron 16th US Cavalry(Commanded by Pershing when he was a Colonel)

served as squad leader,section sergeant,platoon sergeant,and in a pinch,as the first sergeant from time to time.great assignment there.

notable events-loved the unit,loved Kentucky.hated to leave

September 2005-assigned to A Troop,7th squadron,10th US cavalry. Fort Hood,Texas- sucks ass.hate the unit.We DID capture a certain S. Hussein,though...

notable events-deployed to Iraq-AGAIN.....got blowed up on 25 April 2006.Served as executive officer of HQ troop while in Iraq.Medevacked 27 May 2006

And now,just waiting to retire
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 Quote of the day
 

Corrupt politicians inspire assassins. Of course they don't want people to have guns. Politicians never trust the people to whom they give reason to shoot them. - Angel Shamaya

a fitting analysis of the REASON for the 2nd amendment

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 Retiring next month
 

Well,I signed the papers to retire,and just waiting on my orders-they're telling me I'll probably be outta here mid october or so.Then its onward to Michigan's Upper Peninsula to live-(Michigan is very military friendly,and my pension will be tax free).Guess I'll hafta get used to people talking funny again,just like in the movie "Fargo"....have to get used to the cold again too
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 LATEST med board update
 

Well,I got an answer from the med board-they'll go ahead and retire me,if I sign off on it.Only problem is,I'm not READY to retire just yet,so,I had requested to remain on active service.Well my chain of command totally blew a gasket.The civilian handling my case patiently tried to explain to these numbskulls that it WAS'NT their call,and they had had every opportunity to submit paperwork documenting how utterly horrible of an NCO I really am,and failed to do so,and it was now too late.So,NOW,they're trying to send every adverse thing they can think of up to branch at the pentagon,to try to get them to over ride my request.Well,I talked to branch,and the guy told me they'd probably keep me,and send me back to Knox-we'll see what happens.....
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 my dog,the mighty hunter-NOT!
 

Well-I was sitting out back,on my patio,having a ciggie,and enjoying the night breeze(this Texas heat FINALLY broke)-when I heard the most ferocious racket from my (alleged) dog.Figgered he'd actually CAUGHT something.Nope.He was getting chased.By a toad.Sure glad he's not a SECURITY dog-we'd ALL be in trouble
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