Well...

Starting out with the usual..."I was very young when I was born" is a wee bit overdone, so here goes:

• I didn't do too bad for a trombone player who wanted to stay out of trouble...{hehehe}. I'm a native of Chicago, Illinois who decided it was best to join "Uncle Sam's 20-year Summer Camp" at the earliest possible time to avoid getting a formal invitation. Branch selected: Medical, United States Army.

• After learning how to survive in a hostile environment at Basic Training located at wonderful "little Korea", (Fort Leonard Wood, MO) I made a bee-line for Fort Sam Houston Texas and first completed my basic medical training as a "91-Bravo" (aka 91-Band-Aid), then proceeded smartly "up" the hill to "91-Juliet" school to become all I could be...a Physical Therapy Specialist.
  
  
• The Army, in it's infinite wisdom, pointed the way to the gold at Fort Knox, Kentucky where I rose thru the ranks in the Physical Therapy Clinic at Ireland Army Hospital.
  
  
• Reassigned to Fort Sam Houston, Texas as the Senior Instructor at the Physical Therapy Branch was interesting, to say the least. Learned a helluva lot from all sides and was fortunate to teach into classes which generated some of the best who are currently in the field, both active and reserve components.

• In 1987, I volunteered for Cadre/Platoon Sergeant assignment and served proudly (and was a very tired puppy) as "Plat-daddy" for two platoons at the old Company E, 2nd Battalion, Academy of Health Sciences, before the AMEDD Regimentalization. When the Army says they can make a man out of you, this must've been what they had in mind! Beside the 18-hour days, the 24-hour CQ duties made life interesting, to say the least. My better half, Margaret, almost left due to the fact she hardly ever saw me, but in the end she showed what very special folks comprise the military family!
  
  
• Next, I took a job writing and researching Physical Therapy manuals and study guides for world-wide use. The current issue out, "Physical Therapy Specialist, Trainer's Guide and Soldier's Manual", was all mine! The illustration of the towel-folding technique in the "Administer a Moist Heat Pack Treatment" use my hands. Small claim to fame there, but I had to leave something for posterity. {grin}
  
  
• My most favorite, next to teaching and researching Physical Therapy, was my reaching the top in my "soldier/medic" role. I was the Test Control Officer for the Expert Field Medical Badge Branch (EFMB) at Fort Sam Houston. I kept the stats, wrote the tests, and fielded some of the most unusual questions from around the world. Oh, by the way, I earned my badge in October 1980 at Fort Knox, Kentucky with the 42nd Field Hospital.
  
  
• My last assignment was as the NCOIC ("Technical Director" in civilian terms) of the Physical Therapy Section at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia. I worked with some dynamite soldiers there, also a valuable civilian support staff. The site visits to the other clinical sites were a welcome tasking, but computing was still a big part of my life!
  
  
• I awoke one morning and realized that being in uniform just wasn't fun anymore and found I was eligible for retirement, so....
  
  
• I'm currently employed in an outpatient Physical Therapy clinic in Live Oak, Texas doing what I was trained to do: provide "quality" care to my patients...

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