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Am glad you enjoyed your time ... My last 5 or 6 years with the armor battalion left me only wishing it were the earlier years and Sp5 again .. Only a few times in the earliest ARNG years did I consider going back to active duty, but I had gained two ranks since and would've forfeited if I had...

I had spent time as asst plt sgt as well as acting platoon sgt and it def was not my bag.. The command part did not come natural to me and I never grew into it.. Even back as a Sp5 (and subsequent Sgt) I did not enjoy delegating a rough duty or bad gig.. Instead, I would be right there doing it...

I loved the slot.... I refused two consecutive E6 promos because I was set up very well and quite comfortable and working mostly-independent as a Sp5 .. As long as the work got done they left me alone, and they let me get it done without interference.. But in short time I was inevitably getting...

My BN's maint section had two M88's .. One was gas, the other had the M48/M60 diesel pack .. The gas monster was a powerful beast down the trails at any speed.. Could out-tow the diesel, so I was told.. In the mid-2000s the BN was reclassified as Cavalry and had to turn in the heavy armor...