USA
USAF.
Dec. 1968- 1995
Pharmacy Officer
68, draft dodger. Basic then two months OT hold followed by 90 days OCS, commissioned July 79. Tyndall AFB for weapons controller training, running intercepts, meaning dievting a fighter to airborne target. Could be enemy fighters, bombers or a friendly tanker for refueling. Firsr pcs was McCoy fab at Orlando,Fl, I was supposed to be airborne awacs, flying the old EC-121 radar picket aircraft but allergies grounded me before finishing that school. Another few months detached informally to base clinic as a pharmacist as that was my college degree, the transferred to Robins AFB as a pharmacist. A few years there then posted to a small hospital in Izmir, Turkey s
Sept 72-74 then back to Elgin AFB until Jan 79 when I left acative duty, Ten years inactive reserve then in late 1990 entered active reserve just in time for Desert Storm. Deployed to a contingency hospital at RAF Little Rissington, UK for about three months then back to Barksdale AFB. Made Major out of Desert Storm, although I cannon think of doing anything really noteworthy, other than correcting a totally inaccurate after action report by a senior NCO giving our reserve unit credit for things never done.
Finally separated in dec 95 as that was the total of 27 years of service and there was no way I could make 0-6, full Col before reaching that time.
USAF.
Dec. 1968- 1995
Pharmacy Officer
68, draft dodger. Basic then two months OT hold followed by 90 days OCS, commissioned July 79. Tyndall AFB for weapons controller training, running intercepts, meaning dievting a fighter to airborne target. Could be enemy fighters, bombers or a friendly tanker for refueling. Firsr pcs was McCoy fab at Orlando,Fl, I was supposed to be airborne awacs, flying the old EC-121 radar picket aircraft but allergies grounded me before finishing that school. Another few months detached informally to base clinic as a pharmacist as that was my college degree, the transferred to Robins AFB as a pharmacist. A few years there then posted to a small hospital in Izmir, Turkey s
Sept 72-74 then back to Elgin AFB until Jan 79 when I left acative duty, Ten years inactive reserve then in late 1990 entered active reserve just in time for Desert Storm. Deployed to a contingency hospital at RAF Little Rissington, UK for about three months then back to Barksdale AFB. Made Major out of Desert Storm, although I cannon think of doing anything really noteworthy, other than correcting a totally inaccurate after action report by a senior NCO giving our reserve unit credit for things never done.
Finally separated in dec 95 as that was the total of 27 years of service and there was no way I could make 0-6, full Col before reaching that time.
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