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Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena
Whatever the issue was it blew over and I got returned to 1H but I REALLY thought I should enlist in the Air Force or Navy to avoid being cannon fodder.
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In early 69 is was nearly impossible to get into the Air Force or Navy as all quotas were more than full. Most unfortunates who showed up at the Downey Draft Board were quickly loaded onto USMC busses bound for Pendleton. A Few made into Army. (think Arlo Guthrie's "Alices Restaurant".)
While a still 2s in German Language, I met a USAF recruiter at Whittier College (think Nixon) who was looking specifically for German Interpreters for interrogating captured E German "advisors". He got me a slot but had to get to Wilkes Barre PA to enlist and drove an AD all the way to get there. Thank god I didn't study Spanish, prolly be taking a long dirt nap .