MSG Dale Day

Army | Administrative Specialist

Dates of Service: Jun 1957 - Apr 1980

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Born in Southern California, spent 4 years on a farm/ranch. Enlisted right out of HS. Took me 4 times to get a marriage right and it's lasted 30 years. I was a city bus driver, cab driver, and am a published author. I have 4 novels about the history of California @ http://msgdaleday.blogspot.com/ I have 5 novels @ https://lvcabbie.blogspot.com/ Had to fully retire for medical reasons.

Military Experiences

Jan 1979 - Apr 1980

Sr Administrative Supervisor

US Militay District of Washigton | Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (JBM-HH)

Nov 1978 - Mar 1980

Senior Administrative Supervisor

Office of the Adjutant General, USAMDW | Fort McNair, DC

I was reassigned from Vienna upon being promoted to MSgt E8. MDW is/was responsible for The Old Guard, The US Army Band, and all personnel assigned to The Pentagon and Fort Meyer. I had to quickly learn the special critique for Honor Guard soldiers. I also found myself in a position where many decisions were made for political and not military reasons. That was one of the reasons I decided to retire as quickly as I was able.

Feb 1977 - Oct 1978

Administrative NCO

USDAO Defense Scty Asst Agcy | Vienna, Austria

I used my fluency in German to coordinate the return of military equipment provided to the Austrian military at the end of The Occupation. That required me to visit every military installation in the country. I was also responsible for preparing the annual budget requests to include Foreign Military Training of Austrian soldiers and airmen. It was also my responsibility to review all Austrian newspapers - in German - to discover any and all information useful to the US military and State Department.

Jul 1974 - Jan 1976

Senior Personnel NCO

Hqs, US Army Medical Research and Development Command | Forrestal Building, Washington, DC

I was the senior enlisted advisor to the Deputy Surgeon General on recruiting personnel to serve in specialized research positions in the command's laboratories. In coordination with the S&E Office in Army DSCPER and the Recruiting Command, changes were made to the appropriate personnel regulations and, in less than 18 months, I had helped find 100% of the required medically qualified personnel.

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