Enlisted-Airborne unassigned-July 1968
Boot Camp- Fort Ord
Airborne Infantry at Fort Gordon- Nov. 1968 That's when I was pulled, with a few others to take the SF battery of tests. (any Camp Crockett survivors out there ?)
Jump school at Fort Benning January 1969
Phase one- Feb 1969
19th birthday July 1969
Completed 12B training in October 1969, off to 6th Group.
June 1971- 8th SFG, opportunity to reup with a guarantee that I would no longer be SF, no thanks discharged at 20 years old, couldn't vote or buy a drink.
The experience and training I received has been priceless throughout my life......just sayin'
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