In the last year of my enlistment(s). In 1976 when I was in the UK, I was told that I’d have to take extend my enlistment and tak another Consecutive Overseas Tour (COT)to somewhere in Turkey for what they called a “short tour” if I wanted to get promoted.
This would have been the third COT I’d gotten. Actually 4th if you don’t count the 5 month intervening tour in CONUS between OCONUS tours. Just over 8 years and 6.75 of them were overseas.
I told them to go f@ck themselves; I’m getting out. BEST THING I EVER DID. Turkey? I knew too many guys that had been to remotes in that country.
What happened ?
What was your AFSC, if you don’t mind saying?