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Chapter 37
Independent Duty ( Richmond, Va. )
During the month of Dec. 1966—while preparing my platoon of Officer Candidates for the final days of their OC training I received a shocking notification from Headquarters Marine Corps.—I was being transferred to Richmond, Virginia as the Officer in Charge of Marine Recruiting for the State of Virginia! This would mean a second transfer in less than a year—a second move for my little Family and all the details that would entail. I was livid! I loved Quantico—Kay loved Quantico—I was told that I had done a great job as an OCS platoon leader/instructor—my evaluation marks were excellent—I couldn’t understand why I was being transferred and for the second time in my career I requested ‘Mast’ with the Quantico Base Commander on my way up the chain of command to HQMC ( Headquarters Marine Corps )—The base commander assured me that he could not resolve my concern and referred me to HQMC. I soon realized that two other sets of orders were involved—the current OIC
( Officer in Charge ) in Richmond had orders to Viet Nam and an officer returning from Viet Nam received orders replacing me at OCS. The wheels were in motion
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