What was your first military "office"?

SSG Peter Muse — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:32:26 -0500

We all belong to a special group of people who do or did special jobs. What was your first one? This is mine and my fellow brothers and sisters will remember it.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2015 1:30 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:30:44 -0500

My first military "office" was a tent, I guess. I was in the 82d Airborne Infantry (1975), and as a PFC and a SP4, I didn't rate anything like an office.

Response by SP5 Michael Rathbun made Feb 21 at 2015 6:23 PM

SP5 Michael Rathbun — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 18:23:02 -0500

My first and only "office" was a desk in the back room of the 459th Sig BN (CA) Chapel at Camp John F. McDermott near Nha-Trang, Republic of Viet-Nam. It was set up so you didn't have to come in through the "religious" part of the Chapel to get to me to talk about your drug problem.

Although, actually, come to think of it, when my shop OIC in Germany took me out of my normal duty as a maintenance team leader and made me the TAERS clerk (The Army Equipment Records System -- anybody remember that?) I did have a desk in the corner of his office.

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Feb 21 at 2015 7:59 PM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 19:59:42 -0500

Post #1 at the American Embassy in Moscow, U.S.S.R. Okay, it may not have been an "office" but it was the first time I ever sat (actually, stood) behind a desk as a U.S. Marine.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2015 8:54 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 20:54:34 -0500

Response by MGySgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 27 at 2015 7:55 AM

MGySgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 27 May 2015 07:55:26 -0400

My first office was the flight line for HMH-361, at MCAS Tustin CA.

Response by MSgt Daniel Attilio made Oct 29 at 2015 3:10 PM

MSgt Daniel Attilio — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:10:31 -0400

The dungeon of an AAV. Started here, scrubbing rust and pencil erasing radio/antenna connections and all sorts of other "fun" stuff. I still have the scars of many "gator bites" from my time aboard AAVs. Then moved to the driver's station (best seat in the house) and then to the turret (worst seat in the house unless you were putting rounds down range).

Response by SFC Scott Bodeen made Oct 29 at 2015 8:38 PM

SFC Scott Bodeen — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:38:00 -0400

My first office was a GP Small with the task of operating a switchboard and 2 radios.

Response by SSG Audwin Scott made Nov 3 at 2015 1:34 PM

SSG Audwin Scott — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 13:34:25 -0500

I miss those 915!!!

Response by SSG Audwin Scott made Nov 3 at 2015 2:35 PM

SSG Audwin Scott — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 14:35:29 -0500

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Nov 3 at 2015 4:19 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 16:19:21 -0500