24.Talk about your time in the military
The first day of basic training at Ft Benning GA was my 18th birthday and no one knew it
I had joined the military to raise my new family. I had a rough time. Aug in GA is HOT for a city kid. I had two heat exhaustions and a heat stroke. They called me private pass out some of the NY kids tried to call me Sugar but not for long lol. I was in the infantry went on to Fort Ord in Monterey as an 11H (TOW Gunner Tank killer) Shortly after arriving however I gained 100% custody of my Son as a single parent. I was in what was called a cohort unit meaning we were trained together, get assigned together and then do a tour in Korea on the DMZ together. However since I was a single parent I was no longer deployable. So I got moved to Division HQ to be a driver for the ADCM, Assistant Division Commander for Maneuvers, 1 star Gen. Did a good job and got a gig driving for a regimental XO which was Sham status. I worked very little got to have a lot of time with my Son. played a lot of Racquetball with the boss. Never made formations or anything. It was great. Spent a few months in Japan. I learned a lot about myself. I went in a kid not ready for much of anything and came out with a sense that I can do anything.