Posted on 05/29/2014 4:09:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Cool story, I was roommates with a former Viet Nam era Navy vet that Enlisted into the Army as an E-5. He was in his early 40’s when I knew him. Similar story, he couldn’t make ends meat where he lived, had 8 or 10 years service on the books already so said “What the hell!”
I tried to enlist in the Air Force and Navy after 4 years in the Army and they wouldn’t touch me. Strangely, I could have joined the Air Guard and then went active Air Farce. I actually ended up retiring out of Air National Guard.
I’m 55 and sometimes wish I was still in the Navy. I couldn’t hack it now. But after retiring 16 years ago (hit high-year tenure) I now do the next best thing.....I provide technical assistance to the ships. I work every day with our sailors and am daily impressed by them.
I am proud of MY Navy.
I wonder how he picked up Sergeant First Class? Must have been a CPO when he left the Navy.
I have nearly 12 years service (both active & reserve) and turn 52 this year. Wonder if I could get in the Army reserves? Doubtful.
Active Duty ping.
When I was at Fort Knox, I was in OSUT with a guy who had been in the Army, got out and then re enlisted. He had to do Basic Training a second time. We asked him how it was the second time around. He said it sucked. I believe him.
42 plus your years of prior service I believe. He could not have done this as a first enlistment.
I do not know how much smaller, but when I first started collecting my full time military pension, it was a whopping $761 a month. COLAs have made it $1,400 a month, but I would not do it again as an enlisted man. As an officer I would, but not as enlisted. It was hard serving under Jimmy Carter. I can not imagine how awful it is, serving under the Obungler, and it will be as bad or worse, serving under the Hildebeast after that.
I’m confused. If he just completed basic combat infantry training how is he a Sergeant First Class (E-7)? Took me 12 years to make that grade.
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