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That was a great write-up!

Few shots I took of the COD on TR.

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Great article! Read it yesterday whilst on layover. Thanks for writing it!

Very interesting!!!!

When things would heat up in the Middle East, like if somebody's toast fell jam side down in Tel Aviv

This always creates a blow up at my house

Excellent article, dogpilot. Thank you for sharing more of your stories!


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Fabulous story! Not only the facts, but the telling--makes for a great chapter of some yet to be written book.

Cary

Yes indeed. I enjoyed the hell out of that. I received a verbal promise of an OCS appointment from Admiral Weisner in early 1974 when he was running the 7th fleet; but I also got a little advice with it. He said I'll do this if you want son but the war is winding down, you've got the worst major possible for an OCS appointment. (Philosophy} You'll never make surface line, aviation or submariners or anything else anybody wants. You'll end up a quartermaster in the amphibious flee and you'll be miserable. If I was you I'd go find something else to do. So I did. It still seems like I might have missed some fun.

Dan

Mister701 wrote:Yes indeed. I enjoyed the hell out of that. I received a verbal promise of an OCS appointment from Admiral Weisner in early 1974 when he was running the 7th fleet; but I also got a little advice with it. He said I'll do this if you want son but the war is winding down, you've got the worst major possible for an OCS appointment. (Philosophy} You'll never make surface line, aviation or submariners or anything else anybody wants. You'll end up a quartermaster in the amphibious flee and you'll be miserable. If I was you I'd go find something else to do. So I did. It still seems like I might have missed some fun.

Dan

I had an acquaintance in the USAF who found himself stuck in a similar situation. This would have been in about 1970. He had a law degree and thought he'd get a JAG appointment, but he hadn't yet passed the bar anywhere when he went on active duty. He was assigned to some nondescript officer assignment (I can't remember right now), and by the time he passed a bar, the USAF powers that be essentially said, "we have enough JAG officers; you're staying where you are". As a practical matter, besides not doing anything with his education, that meant that he had to start his USAF obligation as a 2nd Lieutenant instead of as a Captain--big difference in money, and some in prestige.

On the other hand, the war was still going strong in 1967 when I graduated from law school, so there wasn't any question that I would go in as a JAG if I had passed the bar first. So when I failed it the first time around in June 1967, I got a temporary deferment from active duty that allowed me one more chance to pass it. The letter from the Secretary of the USAF made it very clear that if I didn't pass the bar on the second try, I'd go on active duty in whatever other officer capacity the USAF needed at that time. Fortunately for me, I passed it and was admitted to the Wyoming Bar in February 1968, and I went on active duty in April 1968. A snafu brought me on duty as a 2nd Lieutenant, but that was corrected to an appointment as 1st Lieutenant within a week or two, and then to a Captain a month or so later.

I frankly was surprised at how many officers I knew who were placed in positions that had no relevancy to their education. It seemed like such a waste to me, not to take advantage of whatever skills they might already have, based on their education.

Cary

The needs of the Army come first. I really didn't think the AF was the same. Combat was a little dfferent. After a few days at 93rd Evac I went AWOL back to my Troop. CO took care of me so I got paid, etc. Germany, honorable discharge, National Guard, and decided to go back on active duty on a simple Warrant Officer Recall. Big problem with records at DA. They had nothing after 93rd Evac from where I should have been recycled.

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