If you knew back then what you know now, what changes would you have made while in the military?

I would have gone to OCS and then SF.

I would have tried out for K9 in tech school. I just didn't want to spend any more time at Lackland in the summer. It would have opened up more opportunities for a young enlisted man. It would have also sent me to a more active base as a first assignment. My first assignment was fun, but was nothing to do to learn the job.

I would have been a Military Chaplain.

In Basic Training, the CO was pushing me to go to OCS. For some reason just didn't want to. Wonder what would have happened if I had gone to OCS. But, I also wonder if I would still be alive because the time was 1966 and Vietnam was in need of a lot of 2LT's. I would like to think that since I signed up the Army Security Agency, that I would have gotten a commission in Military Intelligence which may have been a safer field if sent to Vietnam.

I wouldnt change much. I started enlisted active duty and transitioned to the reserves then guard. I got commissioned and became a "troops commander". I remembered where i came from. Hopefully the troops and younger officers learned something from me.

I would of accepted E8 and gone back to sea. Oh no I wouldn't I retired at the right time. I have no regrets

Bought Apple and Dell low and be proud of being called a "Dell Head". That aside, you always wish you took the other turn so you didn't walk into the firefight at the wrong time and place. That woulda, coulda, shoulda game can eat you alive. And then there are the times you know you could have done better. So you get to change things later so you can offload the things you wanted to change earlier. That's being human.

Not to be so overconfident and cocky during EIB testing; because I made it all the way to the last event the radio and bolooed it on a simple mistake. Badically I was humbled by my Hubris.

I would have taken better opportunities of the available education offerings the first time I was in and enlisted, gotten commissioned earlier and already be retired from active duty by now.

When I came back from Basic Training I was offered an opportunity to go to Officer Candidate School and turned it down because I came from a family of NCO's and wanted to emulate my dad and uncles. Should've done it could be retired at Capt/Major by now and the retirement pay would have been pretty sweet...........on second thought I am glad I did what I did and I accomplished plenty. Should have joined the Air Force instead!