Posted on Nov 3, 2016
Why did you pick the service branch you joined?
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I think it said "Army" on my Draft notice; April 16th, 1967 which just happened to be my 21st (Happy!) Birthday.
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PO2 Kevin Parker
A day before my 3rd birthday and a year on the exact day my older brother got his draft notice! Thank you for your service LTC Jones!
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PO1 Gery Bastiani
Thank you for your service Sir. I had already enlisted in the Navy's delayed entry program when my draft notice came to my house
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PO1 Richard Nyberg
I enlisted before I could be drafted. Graduated from High School in June 1966, Basic at Ft Dix, NJ, AIT in Ft Gordon, Ga and in Pleiku, Vietnam 1/4/67
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SFC George Smith
Thank you and your family for a tradition of service. We need more families, and individuals, who are willing to establish such a tradition.
Thank you and your family for a tradition of service. We need more families, and individuals, who are willing to establish such a tradition.
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SPC John Parmenter
My older brother & his buddies who'd served in Korea in 1st MD advised me to avoid Navy & Marine Corps. The starched, spit-shined 9th Infantry Division impressed me so it was off for a hitch in The Big Red One for me, including a Berlin tour. Never regretted it.
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I joined the AF because I scored high enough on the ASVAB to have the choice......
No, seriously though, I joined the AF because my dad and most of my uncles were Army. They all stressed going AF or Navy because the quality of life was so much better. Add that to the fact the AF had the technical career paths I was looking for and the decision was an easy one.
We may pick on and tease each other but I have nothing but respect for my brothers and sisters from the other services. At the end of the day, we're all on the same team even if our jerseys are a bit different.
No, seriously though, I joined the AF because my dad and most of my uncles were Army. They all stressed going AF or Navy because the quality of life was so much better. Add that to the fact the AF had the technical career paths I was looking for and the decision was an easy one.
We may pick on and tease each other but I have nothing but respect for my brothers and sisters from the other services. At the end of the day, we're all on the same team even if our jerseys are a bit different.
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