Posted on Sep 29, 2014
SGT Frank Leonardo
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please leave the whole name like for example mine was 3 corps 541 st maintenance battalion 1st maintenance compnay. If you could also say what Branch of the military also that would be great! I did 7 years in the Army.
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SSgt Gregory Guina
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THe last unit I was in always did things better than the current unit I am in.
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On Submarines, we called that Usetaboat or Usetafish, lol...
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My favorite unit was my first boat, USS Batfish (SSN 681), because it's where I qualified Submarines and was the first time I got to visit a port overseas.
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My first active duty station: Alpha Company, 3rd Forward Support Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA. April 97 – Oct 01.
Of course, Ft. Wart was horrible while we were there. My husband’s company and his platoon sergeant were awesome. My section was great. Sometimes we had combined parties at our house, my unit peeps and his unit peeps. It was wonderful. During the holidays we always got to play the, “Well we can’t stay at my holiday party too long because we have to go to his unit’s holiday party too” card! We’d make appearances at both deals and then go home; no one was ever the wiser!
I learned so much about how the Army operates while I was at Ft. Stewart. 2 trips to NTC, a hot one and a cold one, both sucked. 1 rapid deployment - got a phone call and 72 hours later was on a plane to SW Asia. I think I was the only in my unit who was super excited to go because my husband was already over there, ha!
I was in a support unit; I learned who all we really supported and what their functions within the Army as a whole were; how my unit fit in the Army puzzle also. Went to PLDC, got my first promotion. I came in as an E4, so I had to wait for time in grade requirement to pass. We bought our first house there. I bought my first ever, brand new vehicle there. We got our first dog there.
Naturally, the whole time we were there, 3ID sucked, it was awful, and there was nothing worse. Marne Standards, blech, I can do without them! It was terrible; surely there could be no worst post in the entire US Army worse than Ft. Stupid.
It was the worst the whole time I was there, until I left to go to my next duty station. Then I started looking back with fondness on all the fun I’d had, all the friends I’d made, all the experiences I’d had, everything I’d learned, how far I’d progressed as a Soldier.
Not saying I’d ever go back, but since then, I’ve been assigned to some MUCH worse places.
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