I put this in a reply before, so here's a stand-alone version.
US Army - first a brat (from birth in Panama to enlistment to leave Fort Campbell, KY). Winter 82-83 at Fort Leonard Wood for Basic Training - we got snow, Dix and Jackson got ice. I prefer snow. Sigint AIT at Goodfellow AFB in Texas, followed by Russian Basic in Monterey. Then 2.5 years in wonderful "Wildflecken". Every base is "The Rock", but ours was the rockiest. Best beer in all of Germany one hilltop over, though, at the Kreuzberg. A second year of Russian in Monterey as a reenlistment perk, then 4 years in Misawa, Japan - the only place I got to do real Intel. Three years at Fort Hood, two in Detroit, Michigan with a Reserve unit, then on to Wiesbaden, Germany. Offered early retirement and said "Where do I sign? How soon can I leave?" 5 years as a retiree at Fort Huachuca, AZ, and finally moved back home to the Fort Campbell area after 20 years.
Oh, and I'm the founder of the Basic Training Memories page on Facebook. Look us up.
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