Commission May06. USAF. ROTC currently. Find out my job hopefully the end of this month. I am getting on edge. I have been to USAFA-CST, and Field Training(officers basic). This summer I will be doing a couple stints, but what they are yet I don't know. As a junior I am now a cadet officer and have held the positions of Drill and Ceremonies Officer, and now I am currently a Field Training Preperation Flight Commander(I split the job w/ one other cadet of preparing 30 sophmores to go to basic this summer). It has been interesting as of yet, and one hell of a learning experiance. I'll keep you all posted on my ever changing resume.

24 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY ARMY (11B INFANTRY AND 79R RECRUITER)

1980-1984 1/12 INF, 4TH ID FT CARSON, CO.
1984-1986 2/28 INF, 8TH ID WEST GERMANY
1987-1987 3/8 INF, 8TH ID WEST GERMANY
1987-1992 USAREC (RECRUITING DUTY) VA
1992-1995 3/21 INF, 25TH ID HAWAII
1995-1999 USAREC (RECRUITING) KY
1999-2000 8TH US ARMY, SOUTH KOREA
2000-2004 USAIC, INFANTRY CENTER, FT BENNING, GA.

RETIRED 1 SEP 04. CURRENTLY WORK FOR THE US GOVT AT THE INFANTRY CENTER.
BORN AT FT BENNING, WENT BASIC TRAINING/AIT AT FT BENNING, RETIRED AT FT BENNING, LOOKS LIKE I'LL DIE HERE TOO.

DAN

Hmmm, don't know how I missed out on this thread....

Jul74 MCRD San Diego 'boot'
Oct74 29 Palms Comm School
Feb75-78 Camp Pendleton Field Radio Operator for Artillery 11th Marines
78 Memphis Tn for Aviation Jet Mech School
78-84 MCAS Cherry Point H&HS-32, VMA-542, VMA-231 Harrier Squadrons. Was a Jet mech with hi-pwr quals both ashore and afloat for the AV8 Harrier, AV8A and C model. The AV8B was still in development.
during this timeframe when on several shipboard deployments to include Beruit in 83. (favorite place in the world was old Magasysay Street in Olongopo)
84-91 MCAS YUMA H&HS-13, MALS-13, Saddass hit Kuwait on 12th August, I found myself on the ground in Saudi on Aug 20th. Stayed til it was over.
91-94 MCRD San Diego, SPAWARS installing NALCOMIS aircraft maintenance computer systems,at all Navy and Marine base, along with all of the carriers.
Retired after my twenty from MCRD San Diego.
Navy Commendation, Navy Achievement w/4 stars, Marine Expeditionary Medal, Metitorous Unit Citation w/3 stars, Presidential Unit Citation, GCM w4 stars, Humanitarian Service medal w/2 stars, NDSM w/2 stars, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 2stars, 7th award rifle expert badge, 5th award pistol expert badge and probably a few others I can't think of right now.

Currently working for EDS on the NMCI contract, have been a govt contractor with 8 different companies on various contracts including member of Admirals Staff in New Orleans for Naval Air Reserves since retirement.

Semper Fi
The Gunny

Army Active Duty - 10/18/72 to 10/08/76 11B Infantry.
Duty Station - Fort Campbell, KY & Berlin, Germany.

Army Reserve - August, 1977 to present.
Assignments - Transportation School, Fort Eustis, VA - CASCOM (TD) Fort Lee, VA - 21ST TSC (Formerly 21ST TAACOM), Kaiserslautern, Germany - American Embassy Budapest, Hungary - 599TH TRANSCOM Pusan, Korea.

Current job title 88N Traffic Management Coordinator, 88H Cargo Specialist, "H" identifier certified Instructor, and civilian occupation Federal Government Employee, born and raise in New Orleans, LA.

MCRD PISC 690706-690914, 3D Bn, Plt 3004, 'Lima' Company
ITR/BCT Camp Geiger 690915-691015
MAD, NATTAC, NASJAX AO'A' Scol 1969
VMFA-333, MAG-31, 2nd MAW, FMFLANT, MCAS BFTSC 1970
VMA(aw)-533, MAG-12, 1st MAW, 1970-71
HMX-1, MCASQUANTVA, 1971-74
MCB Fire Dept, QUANTVA, 1974
VMA(aw)-224, MAG-14, 2nd MAW, FMFLANT, MCASCPNC, 1974-75
AO "B" Scol, NATTC, NAS Millington, TN 1974
Deployed to MCAS YUMA 1974
SNCO Academy 1975
A.U.T.E.C. Fire Department, NB, Andros Island, Bahamas, 1975-77
MCAS YUMA, Fire Department, 1977-78
121st AH(C), USAR, (Detached), USAAC, Ft Rucker, AL 1978-79
HHC, 501st AB(C), (Detached), 1AD, Katterbach AAF, Ansbach, Germany 1979-83
MCAS, CPNC, Fire Dept 1983-86
USMCR, Orlando, FL 1986-91

That sums it up.

Have this on another thread, but....

My prior assignments were:
Mar 05 1985-Aug 1985; Basic Training, Security Police Tech School at Lackland AFB, TX, M-60 School at Camp Bullis, TX along with Air Base Ground Defense School.
Aug 1985-Mar 1995; 52nd SPS, Spangdahlem AB, FRG
1995-1997; 448th Missile Sq., Grand Forks AFB, ND
1997-1998; 321st Missile Gr., Grand Forks AFB, ND
1998-2001; 76th SFS, Kelly AFB, TX
2001-Nov 2002; 36th SFS, Lackland AFB, TX

My duties ranged over the span of my career from (not in any specific order); Alarm Response Team/Security Response Team/Fire Teams, Central Security Control/Flight Security Controller, nukes, TS/SCI duties in the Air Intelligence Agency, Area Supervisor, CI/CB, Flightline for Tactical Aircraft and Airlift Aircraft, Military Customs/Agriculture, Law Enforcement Patrol, Air Base Ground Defense, Wilford Hall Medical Center Patrol (lots o' trauma ) and probably a few other I can't remember.....


Now retired early through the VA and live in San Antonio, Texas.

U.S. Navy 22 years .. straight out of H.S. retiring 1976. Managed to pick up a BSEE thru the old USAFI.

Ships served include:
USS Hemmington (DE746)
USS Northampton (CLC-1)
USS Helena (CA-75)
USS St. Paul (CA-73)
USS Buchanan (DDG-14)
USS Galveston (CG-3)
USS Gridley (CG-21)
USS Enterprise (CVN-65)

Shore Tours include:
AFEES Roanoke, Va
NavCruitSta Richmond, Va
NavCruitSta San Diego, Ca

Overseas Tours include:
NAS Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

51 sovereign countries visited.
Two WestPac Cruises
Two Mediterranean Cruises
One South American Cruise
Two North Atlantic Cruises.

Paygrades: (up to ..)
Radarman Third Class (RD3)
Chief Petty Officer (YNC)

Duties included:
Inspector, Nuclear Power Exam Board CINCLANTFLT
Asst to the MCPO U.S. Atlantic Fleet
Personnel Officer (USS Gridley)

Best Times and Worst Times:

Best Times: Shore Patrol at 3 am in the red light district of Lisbon, Portugal.

Worst Times: Midwatch on the bridge in heavy seas crossing the North Atlantic.

Best Times: 7-Months in & out of most ports of the Mediterranean in 1969, just as we landed on the moon.

Worst Times: Landing on aircraft carrier while seated backwards, and taking off again.

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I wouldn't trade a single second of any of it.

I missed it too.....

Entered MCRD San Diego as 0311, Reservist, 23rd Marines (84-86)
86-89 0311 with 7th Marines
89-94 0251 with I MEF
94-97 0251 with III MEF
97-2000 0251 with II MEF
2000-2005 0251 Instructor in VA
Retired 2005

MSM, NAVMCCOM, JSAM w/ a couple boogers, and all the others...

Highlights include a 4 month vacation in Somalia, another in Haiti, and a few trips around South America. And aboard the recently deceased USS Belleau Wood, broke down and had to wait in Singapore for 3 weeks for parts...I was broke, but happy.

Currently working as a contractor and sideline as a military intelligence historian.

1969- Basic tng Ft.Dix, Nj
1970- 62nd Avn Co. Viet-nam
1971- 3rd Inf Div. Germany
1973-1975 Break in service Ky
1975-1979 C company USAMAC Ft.Knox, Ky
also was an instructor in 11E (19E) in 14 week cycle of basic/Ait training.
1980-1983 1st I(nf Div, armor crewman/gunner Germany
1983-1984 A co 502nd S&T Bn, 2nd Armor Div. Ft Hood, Tx
1984-1987 240th S&S Bn, reclassed to 77F (POL) NCOIC of 3 tank farms, Germany
1987-1990 ATB Tng Bn, (AH-64,s Attack Helicopters) Ft. Hood, Tx
1990-1991 HSC 2/1 AHB, Germany======RETIREMENT
Damn I hope I got them all.

Good to see you back Coachman.
Hope all is well with you and yours.

I now see where coachman came from.

GySgt Roger A. Sanchez USMC Retired

Duty Stations:

Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Bn. MCRD San Diego CA. Platoon 1042 1969 (recruit).
Charlie Company, 1st Bn. 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division, San Meteo, Camp Pendleton CA. 1969
Hotel Company, 2nd Bn. 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division, San Meteo, Camp Pendleton CA. 1969
H&S Company Re-enforced (weapons), 1st Bn. 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division 1969 – 1970
Delta Company, 1st Bn. 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Vietnam 1970
Lima Company, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Vietnam 1970
Golf Company, 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, Vietnam 1971
2nd Bn. 8th Marines 1971-1971, Camp Lejune NC., don’t remember the company I was only there five months!
H&HS Helicopter, MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan 1971-1973
Service Company, 7th Engineer Bn. 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendelton CA. 1973
Prov. Maintenance Company, 1st FSR, 29 Palms CA. 1973 -1976
Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Bn., MCRD San Diego CA. 1976 – 1978 (Drill Instructor)
H&S Company, MCB Maintenance, Camp Pendelton CA. 1978 – 1980
Engineer Maintenance Company, 2nd Maintenance Bn.(French Creek), Camp Lejune NC. 1982 – 1983
Utilities Instruction Company, Marine Corps Engineer Schools (Courthouse Bay), Camp Lejune NC. 1982 – 1985 (instructor)
Engineer Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance Bn., 3rd FSSG, Okinawa , Japan 1985 – 1989 (Refrigeration Section)
H&HS 18, 1st Marine Air Wing, MCAS Futenma, Okinawa Japan 1989 – 1991 (utilities Chief)(retired)

MOS’s 0311, 0351, 1141, 1161, 1142, 1169, 8511

Basic Ft McClellan AL 17 weeks MP School 1989
Desert Storm 1990-91
Air Assault School 1994
Uphold Democracy 1994
Panama 1995
PLDC 101st Airborne 1996
Left Service Due to injury 1997
Vocational Rehab 1998 (4 years college)
Currently a System Administrator thanks to my military service

Still miss the Army...



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