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LTCretired
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Re: New to forum

Postby LTCretired » Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:42 pm

You had to work for a living....my assignment after basic course and schooling was at FT Benning in 1971. Master Sergeant Taylor taught me who actually ran the army....it ain't officers. FWIW, MSG Taylar was a woman and the best NCOIC I ever met. Having her as my first NCOIC is probably why I was able to make it to LTC....I learned to depend on my enlisted people and, not to brag, I believe they trusted me too. For 22 years enlisted carried me. I met a lot of officers who thought they were in charge and they usually turned out to be mediocre officers When I had young guns under me...the one point I tried to impress on them was to let the enlisted do their jobs and stay the hell outa the way.
71 Years old. Married 50 years. Prostate biopsy 11/16/17 Results: Out of 26 core samples, 1 had a very low grade cancer. Doctor said if it had been any lower grade I would not even have cancer. Gleason was 6 (3+3)( Grade group 1). Watching.
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Re: New to forum

Postby Anonymous3 » Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:02 pm

That good you were taught to rely on your nco corp. My real job was aircraft crew chief. B52, Kc 135, and KC 10
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Re: New to forum

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Re: New to forum

Postby LTCretired » Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:51 am

Although I was on active duty during the Viet Nam error...I never had to go. Tricky Dick stopped sending troops just as I was put on alert....so I avoided that mess. The unit I was commander of from 1974 -79 went to Kuwait and has been to Afghanistan twice.So I have no overseas experience....just stateside....Hay Street in NC while we were at Ft Bragg was pretty dangerous though....guess you could call that a war zone....LOL! :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
71 Years old. Married 50 years. Prostate biopsy 11/16/17 Results: Out of 26 core samples, 1 had a very low grade cancer. Doctor said if it had been any lower grade I would not even have cancer. Gleason was 6 (3+3)( Grade group 1). Watching.
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Re: New to forum

Postby Anonymous3 » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:50 pm

LTCretired wrote:Although I was on active duty during the Viet Nam error...I never had to go. Tricky Dick stopped sending troops just as I was put on alert....so I avoided that mess. The unit I was commander of from 1974 -79 went to Kuwait and has been to Afghanistan twice.So I have no overseas experience....just stateside....Hay Street in NC while we were at Ft Bragg was pretty dangerous though....guess you could call that a war zone....LOL! :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

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Re: New to forum

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