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Quadrupple threat

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: Water, water, everywhere, nowhere ..

PostPosted by 8thaero » Fri Jun 30, 2017 10:43 am

Have fun. Our gold miner fist fights and make ups. Yes some note I’ve unusual retention talent which gives a head start in search “Now where was that I recall”. Means until I get to Manilla keep the blues rolling for an edge. But no need for the recruit T Sgt to have me pop fore the IQ. My USAF Lackland TI I found later was winning bets I’d ace Basic assignment qualifiers tests as a 24 yr old college grad enlisted
& beat the Draft call up very next month.
New 1 striper E 2 walking down street past SSgt Jesse Villareal marching new troops he yelled “Phillips why do you wanna be a pencil pusher?” I yelled back, ” Sarge, I just wanna fly jets. Finally became a pencil pusher as a Sr Capt Admin Officer in need of a non cockpit job for a few years to stay in Germany after EB-66s retired to USA in Dec ’72. 8
I was  recruiter’s   monthly  goal  in points
1.  college  grad
2.  qualifed  as  Bandsman Hamilton  AFB  Band Of the West  after Basic
3.   qualified  as Officer  Tng  School  after Basic
4.  qualified   for   flying   training  after   OTS  commission
For a month he drove me where I need to go until put me on a bus  for Oakland  Recruit Cntr   Sept  ’61 Thursday before my  24th
b’day  on   Monday . Turned out my  separation date  was always  day before birthday  whenever  that  became.  Just the year  changed  each school  completed  and assignment  requirement.   Was always planned as  BIG party ! 
Finally was changed by a Disability Retired Bd. Lackland AFB again after 9 months hospital stay, Oct 1977. 16 years. The –the- the- Thas all folks! 8

Mama recalled12 years after

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Reason  we  went to SFO  from Oildale in Jan ’43 dad needed  defense work with  Edwards and Camp Roberts  built but mom was a  lay Southern Baptist missionary   and had then  built the Oildale church down the lane. A traveling Minister  Dr  Faulkner stayed   with  us selling  fluorscent  round  tube  bulbs out  a small case and dad  had one up  in living room gave  cold gray New Fangled light . He  got mom to say would  start  a S Baprist  mission in SFO when there so we moved into  storefront  Haight and Cole  next  Italian Deli store. Later became Antler’s   Bar I’d see each night   in  Hippie Summer ’66.  She played  piano, dad led  singing and I slept on a pew with  Val and Sonja.  Got moved to a better spot  down  the next  corner  Waller and then to new  and 3rd  mission congregation  after Bayview   to old Catholic church in Avenues. We bought the  1604  Fell   Victorian  for $7K in ’44. and Dr Faulkner   organized the  Marin  Seminary   with mom’s dad Sam Ashley  1st trustee. Later she   helped  the Prunedale mission  build by folks  over from  Manteca  and the  W laurel in Salinas.

Initial  Natl Southern  Baptist CA Convention at  Civic  Aud.’51 was kinda  in her  honor getting it there Current church on Mission  had a service  on her death in ’05.  Interesting  childhood. to say least.  Knew more missionaries  off to China than  shake a stick stayed  with  us to sail again after  uncles from all gone home WW2.