Who Influenced You To Take The Oath And Join The Military? - Login & Share to Win!

I had uncles who served in the Army, Navy and Air Force. They had great stories. I wanted some of my own.

My Grandfather, a WWII Veteran.

My veteran father

I was drafted in April 1970, there after I continued for 24 years. My father was in the Navy during WWII and I wanted him to be proud of me, also opportunities and a personal call to duty keep me in the military.

I wanted to be an officer and beat the draft. I did it.

I wanted to be an officer and beat the draft. I did it.

I come from a long line of soldiers. My maternal grandfather, aunt, uncle, mother, father, and sister were all army. I just went into the family business.

My Father was an independent duty Corpsman.. Korean Veteran, Vietnam Veteran… serve with the 1st Mar Div, in vietnam.. he was exposed to agent orange, like alot men/women. He developed cancer from the exposure.
died from the cancer...he had 23 years in the Navy. He now resides at the Miramar National Cemetery.. I miss my Father!!

Where I grew up, you either became a farmer or went to a city to work in a factory. I didn’t want either so I joined the Army!

I was originally drafted in March of 1966. After all the testing I was offered 6 months of Hawk Missile, Launcher, Loader School, at Fort Bliss, Tx, if I dropped my 2 year draft and enlisted for 3 years. I took the deal and was discharged from the US Army and enlisted in the Regular Army. Back then we had service a # with a prefix, US ment you were drafted, RA ment you enlisted.