This is probably as close as the Profile Manager can come to an accurate list of various Annual Training dates and locations... The table may be sorted by each column.
Date | Rank | Location | Remarks |
2006 | W-2 | Fort Chaffee, AR | 5 - 26? Jul / Aggressor forces / Unshaven / Locked out of my wall locker/"master key" = bolt cutters / orders say 3 weeks (don't recall) |
1989 | E-3 | June enlistment | SGT Bouquet recommended "No" |
1990 | E-4 | Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 2 - 15 Jun / 471st shops and field / Used FLW mess hall for some meals / Got thrown into the Little Piney River / 1LT David A. Brown, Commander |
1991 | E-4 | 424th; Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA | 4 - 17 Aug / Verify 424th personnel records per SFC D. Edwards / Received Army Achievement Medal and Letter of Appreciation / 1LT Jerry Lizotte, Commander |
1992 | E-4 | 424th; Home Station | 9 - 23 Mar / No specific memories |
1993 | E-4 | Fort Chaffee, AR | 15 - 19 May / Primary Leadership Development Course (Take 2) / One instructor was SFC Lester C. Bastion / at least one day of field |
1994 | E-4 | Camp Clark, MO | Jun / 1 - 16 Oct / 92A Phase II / Borrowed Roe's old Saab(?) / Paid them mileage for two round trips -- they returned part of it(!!) |
1994 | E-4 | MO NG Regional Training Site | 18 Jun - 1 Jul / Designed "framed plaque" of appreciation at Lincoln University computer lab / NICE barracks / Almost got there late 8-( / Prisoner stole a Humvee?? / 92A (Automated Logistical Specialist) Phase I came after Phase II |
1995 | ?? | ?? | |
1996 | E-5 | 424 at Fussen, Germany | Mar?? / Neue Schwanstein; other tourist sites. Earned "Gold" Schutzenschnurr |
1997 | E-5 | Regional Training Site, MO | 14 Sep and 21 Sep / MS Office I and II (5 days each) / Commuted home in middle weekend; not sure if commuted every day |
1998 | E-5 | Fort Riley, KS | 6 - 19 July / Phase II, Basic NCO Course / Note: Phase I completed beforehand at unit; from 9 Dec 1995 through19 May 1996) |
1999 | E-5 | Kaiserslautern, FRG | Feb - Mar / 424th AT (3 weeks) / Got "deathly sick" (anemia?) from prior unit in barracks / SFC Matlock didn't know if I'd make it home... |
2000 | E-6 | Fort McCoy, WI | 19 Feb - 2 Mar / Operation Platinum Wrench (small groups spread out over time) / SFC Poulson / Tech Supply data entry / Online training and certificates / Inside work at shops buildings / Flew via Minneapolis to LaCrosse / "One MP per person on post" (this visit?) |
2001 | E-6 | Fort Irwin, CA | 4 - 17 Feb / National Training Center / / DSSA Warehouse Operations / 33-page Training Schedule / Very Formal AAR paperwork / Visited Calico Ghost Town / Had a small earthquake, but didn't feel it myself / CPT M K Guiles, Commander |
2002 | WOC --> W1 | Fort Rucker (!) | Apr - May / Warrant Officer Candidate Course |
2003 | W-1 | Wichita, KS | May / Safety Course (2 days} |
2003 | W-1 | Fort McCoy, WI | Jul / Unit Mobilization Planner Course [ UIUC workshop ahead of time] |
2003 | W-1 | Fort Lee, VA | 8 - 19 Sep / 920B Warrant Officer Basic Course / CW3 Jose Figueroa, Chief 920B Instructor / Training time possibly cut short by a Hurricane? / Received a Class II shoulder separation during PT sprint/relay race / Dodge Neon transportation / Off-post (hotel) lodging / Fabulous crab salad at buffet-style (hotel) dining area |
2004 | W-1 | 424th AT | Aug / Partial; notified of activation for deployment |
2005 | W-1 --> W2 | n/a -- Aug '04 - Aug '05(??) / 561st CSG (Omaha, NE) -- deployed to Iraq with 561st Corps Support Group (based in Omaha, NE) | |
2007 | W-2 | 13 Sep / Assigned to 245th Maintenance Company | |
2008 | W-2 | Fort McCoy, WI | Company Commander; Operation Platinum Wrench |
2008 | W-2 | Retired (!!) in December |