Personal Statement On Recruitment

In 1979, at the age of 19 years old and just returning to the United States from Verona, Italy now stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina. I was assigned to the 407th S&S battalion as a parachute rigger in the heavy drop section. The Air Drop (AD) section is responsible for the Army’s heavy equipment deployments i.e. Tanks, supply’s, ammunition, and trucks. Returning from an overseas duty station afforded me luxuries that my fellow stateside solders did not receive items such as top of the line home stereo units, names like Sansui, Sony, Pioneer, and Marantz. I purchased a stereo unit costing over $3300.00 which it took me three years to pay for. I brought a Sansui receiver, Kenwood turntable, Akai reel to reel and large floor standing speakers capable of
I did not know that it required a knowledge of electronics, where the school was located, and for how long. All I knew was I like how it looked. Back at the recruiter office he review my ASVAB scores and high school grades and informed that I could reenlist into any chosen field of my choice. He gave the military occupation handbook to review. I thumbed through the pages for hours looking dreaming, looking, and dreaming until finally I came across the Improved Continuous Wave radar repairman (24 kilo). The school was located in Huntsville, Alabama which was not too far from Ft. Bragg and my home town of Norfolk, Virginia. The schooling was 29 weeks long and I could bring my family because of the length of the schooling. My wife Vickie went where ever I went no matter where. My son was three now and Vickie was expecting again, so I had to think about housing immediately. I informed the recruiter I had made up my mind in my career choice. He completed all the necessary paper work and I was on my way and happy to be! I called Vickie and told her that I had just reenlisted for 6 more years and we were going to Huntsville, Alabama at Redstone Arsenal the home of the Marshall Space and Rocket