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I was a Medical Laboratory Technician for eight years as an enlisted member and 16 years as a Medical Lab Manager (officer). My spouse was never enlisted in the military but she has supported me through multiple military assignments. I would be perfectly fine with any of my children (wife Tori and daughters Alanna, Ella and Ainsley) wanting to enter the military service. If they decided to then I hope it would be of their own free will and not for my benefit. Giving your all for your community and your country is an honor.
When I was an E3 I went to do on-the-job training at Wright Patterson Air Force Base...that was in 1993. And then I came back in 2004 as a 1st Lieutenant. I showed up and the senior Non- Commissioned Officer for the laboratory was the guy who had been my instructor when I was an E3. So, the first minute or two we were pretty awkward. We worked really well together...it was just really funny when I first walked in the door.
While still an E3, we went to Zagreb, Croatia, it was a United Nations gig. This was in 1995 when medical people never really went anywhere. So, we had tent hospitals set up and the town we were in got bombed. Back then it was this big news thing...medics got bombed! At the time it was a really big deal. So, the local newspaper from the base sent some personnel out for a few days to interview people. It was interesting at the time...but now it's pretty much the norm.
As an O3, I was actually picked up to go to school and get my Ph.D. in Toxicology. The Air Force paid for me to get there, paid my same rank and pay, and paid for all of my tuition, and all I had to do is be a college student for three years and be in charge of nobody. Afterwards, because of my degree, I got picked up as a member of the adjunct faculty at Wright State University and I am still on their faculty list until 2021. I don't do anything right now, but I am
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