Have you written about yourself lately. Sure we write about our experiences. Sure we write about what we do. But once in a while we need to give a little back ground about ourselves. For example I don't know if a veteran means that you were in a combat zone or that you were just in the military.
Before I become a Plymouth MI Realtor I spent four years in the Army. I started out at Ft. Benning Georgia as a "grunt" I went through jump school there too. But when I went to Ft. Bragg North Carolina they were looking for volunteers to become parachute packers. They always say to never volunteer but I did.
I got lucky and I was sent to Parachute packing school in Ft. Lee Virginia for 3 or 4 months. We had a great time there as it was the supply chain school. There were more women there than I had seen in the first 6 months in the Army.
After that I was shipped back to Ft. Bragg to work at the Special Forces Training School. We packed parachutes for the school. What was nice about it was that it was a 9 to 5 job and it was like we weren't part of theArmy. We had the easy life. The company did not even do PT. But I was into running at the time. I ran a lot of 5 and 10k RUNS. I even ran the Ft. Bragg marathon one. We got to jump out of helicopters and all sorts of small aircraft with the special forces trainees.
Over the years I slowly worked my way up to Sargent. Military life wasn't for me but I took advantage of everything the military had to offer. I finished college while I was in the military. The military also had a tremendous wood shop. They had every tool you could think of. They had retired Military personnel that had tremendous knowledge of woodworking. I made all sorts of tables, furniture, and knic knacs. And all it cost was 25 cent an hour. That included the sandpaper, though you had to pay for the wood.
Eventually the good life ended and I was transferred to 82nd Airborne. But once again I got lucky. They were looking for somebody that could type. I became an aide to the Bridgade commander. They had just returned from Grennade a few months before I got there.
It was the real military there but somehow I was always selected to stay back at headquarters when the brigade went to the field. And I didn't even volunteer to stay back. They told me I had to! So I never went to the field with the 82nd. But I did have to get back into PT and marching.
I am glad I went through it. If I could do it anybody can. I am not the best with absolute authority but I made four years without losing any stripes or getting into major trouble. I wonder where some of my army buddies have ended up.
How about you did you spend some time in the military? I am glad to say I supported my country even if it was in peace time.
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