I was able to take a bunch of soldiers from different Units with non combat MOS's and develop a team that not only protected our LSA but protected the Iraqi civilian work force as well, despite being looked down on from our chain of command. Each and every one of them deserved a CAB from incoming rockets and small arms fire.
Although it was difficult trying to break the good ole boy system that was controlled by NG Technicians and AGR's, I tried to develop a cohesive section that trained hard and did their recovery missions instead of handing them over to the "favored" sections comprised of Guard Technicians
Turned the S&R section from sitting under the trees staying out of sight out of mind to the go to section for conducting training lanes. Worked with tank battalion to develop an in house recovery training.
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