Posted on Apr 14, 2015
The worst 'curveball' thrown at you by the military?
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In your branch of the service, are you able to describe the worst 'curveball' you were thrown? How did you feel? How did you respond?
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Two days after shipping my household goods from Germany I was involuntary extended for a Winter Reforger.
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SFC Douglas Davis
It was worse than you can imagine 4 month old baby, had sold my POV, we were living with my Father in law after clearing quarters. So for 35 days my wife lived with our son in a house with 2 cold water faucets. If you wanted a bath or hot water you heated the water on the wood burning stove. The day that Reforger was over they sent me back to Bad Kissingen to clear. Was extended for a total of 50 days. We did miss Christmas with the folks.
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Never really had a big curveball thrown my way...I always learned to expect the unexpected, expect the worse and adapt and overcome...everything else is what it is...Just give 110% in everything you do until it's done
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I was OIC for Ft Hoods 2000 Single Soldiers' day. I had to figure out parking for 6000 cars, routes for 20 buses, venues for 2 concerts, 20 food booths, many porta potties ambulance, air medevac plan, we had about 20,000 folks. I told the MPs there was a slight hill to Belton Lake that was going to cause an accident. Sure enough their was an accident and the biggest MP in the world was directing traffic. I had asked the ambulance crew if they knew how to guide a helicopter medevac in and got the stupid look. Sure enough I had to guide in a helicopter. And all these generals wanted a personal brief.
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