[PRCo] Re: Changed: army career

[Schneider Fred]

SNAFU.


On Feb 22, 2009, at 10:01 AM, John Swindler wrote:

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> The military does not say MOS is a JOB because an MOS is NOT a  
> JOB.  The MOS is the persons training; the job is the duty  
> assignment.  And when they match, the person is MOSQ for that duty  
> assignment.
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> As I recall, Fred, you were trained in geology, which would be your  
> MOS.  But your state JOB was a statistician.
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> Cheers
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> John
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>> From: fwschneider at comcast.net
>> Subject: [PRCo] Changed: army career
>> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:19:55 -0500
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
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>> For those who were not in the army, the army abbreviated
>> everything. They can take a dictionary and reduce it to  
>> abbreviations.
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>> MOS means Military Occupational Specialty. And they couldn't
>> possibly say JOB because you might understand that.
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>> 723.10. Mean anything?
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>> Teletype operator. But I spent the almost the entire time working
>> outside my MOS as a supply clerk. Spent some time also working as a
>> payroll clerk.
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>> October 8 1958 Mustered in New Cumberland General Depot.
>> Fort Dix NJ Reception Station by 11 pm.
>> About October 15, 1958 Fort Dix Basic Training
>> Most following dates are approximations
>> December 20, 1959 Fort Gordon, GA Signal School
>> February 28, 1959 53rd Signal Bn, Fort Hood, TX ... killing time
>> hitch hiked everywhere. Saw El Paso, Dallas, St. Louis, New
>> Orleans,
>> Waco, Houston, Austin, Fort Worth, Tulsa, Sapulpa ... 6000
>> miles in 5 months.
>> June 15, 1959 sent on leave and told to report to For Dix NJ
>> July 17 1959 arrived Fort Dix NJ for Processing
>> Left Brooklyn Army Terminal on Military Sea Transport Service
>> About August 1 ... tour of London in route
>> About August 2 1959 Bremerhaven to Kaiserslautern by train,
>> bus to Pirmasens, Germany. Roughly two years in
>> 514th Signal Company, Pirmasens, Germany
>> One month leave in August 1960 -- England, France
>> One month leave in June 1961 -- Switzerland, Italy
>> July 5, 1961 left Germany
>> July 17, 1961 left active duty at Brooklyn Army Terminal.
>> Bus to Penn Station. PRR number 33 (St. Louisan) to
>> Lancaster. Home by 4:00 PM.
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>> On Feb 21, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Herb Brannon wrote:
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>>> What was your MOS? Where did you serve??
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>>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Schneider Fred
>>> <fwschneider at comcast.net>wrote:
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>>>> I rather liked my army that
>>>> locked up first for disobeying rules, then discharged you. The
>>>> example made sure a few thousand others didn't step out of line.
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>>>> --
>>>> Herb Brannon
>>>> On America's North Coast
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