Where was your first duty station after tech school and how long were you stationed there before your first PCS? Was it where you wanted?

My A school instructor told me I was "lucky" I was the only one who had a choice of duty stations, Diego Garcia or Gitmo. I chose Diego Garcia. My fellow classmates went to Kami Seya Japan, Rota Spain, NSGA Northwest Va, London and Wash DC. DG was a great learning experience and overall I enjoyed it very much.

Baumholder, Germany. Stationed there for 2 years with about 3/4 of that time in Iraq. I wanted either Germany or Alaska when I went in, and I got half of that wish list.

My first duty station? Griffiss AFB in Rome NY. 2 years there with 416th SPS. Then over seas to (West)Germany and enjoyed the life of a GLCM warrior at the 38th FW. Had a great time. Any GLCM warriors out there? (1989-1991.) no “GAMMA” guys.

Castle AFB, CA. Closed now. Was there for 13 mo and shipped out to Korea. California was great, beaches in the summer, skiing at Tahoe in the winter, Yosemite National Park ...the list goes on.

D’ya think that’d be any better than why-not-Minot(Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha)... I was there at G.F. In fall ‘76 and got sent to go train on
L.F.s. But never got started .. went deployed with 6 others to P.I. When I returned .. was in bad accident between my truck and a freight loader (hi-lo) to much to explain. Anyway air-evacced to Univ N.D. In G.F. Then brought back and then evacced to Scott and then to W-P in Ohio. Boarded out at W-P and returned to G.F. and retired on T.D.R.L. For 2-1/2 yrs total.. returned to duty . Back in for 4yr .. had a stroke related to that prev accident
And retired again .. permanent !.. took some time n got back on my feet more voc-rehab.. more rest mgt but front of the house .. Guest interactions, Lounge, Ordering , etc.,...

I enlisted at Boston MEPS in 1992, went to Leonardwood for basic then APG, MD for AIT. I still remember my Drill Sergeant asking me where I wanted to go? I asked for Ft. Devens, MA or Germany, she laughed and told me I was going to Kansas! Fort Riley, KS, from 1993-1996. I had to re-enlist to get station of choice, I picked Fort Lewis. Riley was okay, middle of nowhere and they sure lived going to NTC each year, sometimes twice!

My first duty station was with the 4th Marine Division Nucleus, at Camp Pendleton, CA. This was a reserve division consisting of 150 active duty Marines. I was there for two months. I volunteered for Vietnam, and the next day, my orders were cut. This was the easiest duty that I had during my four years served.

Langley AFB VA, 4 yrs

West Berlin, Germany (1980-82). United States Army Field Station Berlin (USAFS Berlin), Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM), a tenant unit of the legendary Berlin Brigade. Not where I actually wanted to go as a lot of my friends from AIT (I was in the Army back then) were being assigned to Field Station Augsburg. West Berlin was indeed a unique assignment and looking back on it, wish I had experienced my time there a lot more.

My first duty station was Randolph AFB, TX. I was there 15 months and then PCS'd to Rhein Main, Germany. I went from basic at Medina (Lackland AFB, TX annex) to tech school at Sheppard AFB, Witchita Falls, TX to back to San Antonio.