I did originally go in the 12th, but then shortly thereafter go active. The 12th was disbanded many years ago.
That is kind of what I figured. After I got off active duty in 1977 I went into the USAR. Guess what, I was commander of ODA 325 in 11th Group. Team 5, B Co, 3rd Bn, 11th SFG in Savannah, GA. I am very well aware how well those people were trained.
Any particular reason why you went into the National Guard at that time in history?
We have several people in 11th Group that are on active duty in Afganistan and Iraq at present. We get emails from them all the time. I have a friend who was a year ahead of me at North Georgia College, he just baggered the Army to let him back on active duty at 63 years old in the infantry. We also have one about 68 that just went back in as a doctor who served a tour in Afganistan. I have toyed with the idea but am presently drawing 100% disability from the VA plus 100% pay from Combat Related Special Compensation. I would really hate to screw that up, especially since I have also had 10 operations on the heart. However, as was pointed out, I still mow grass on my tractor, run a bulldozer, and am now in the process of getting my pilot's license. My question is how did you people know I had all the mowing equipment.