After 4 years of service I mustered out at Ft Carson Co, I was asked by the CO where was I going to now? I told him I
was driving back home to Ohio. He said not to wear my uniform for my own safety. January 1979 and Jimmy was the commander-In-Chief. Military at that time was badly gutted of equipment, personnel and supplies. I changed to Republican to the chagrin of my parents. Since then we have had 2 Democrat presidents and they did the same thing. Seems to be a consistent pattern.
Carter left us without fuel, the barracks were cold, no ammo or repairs for equipment. In the 82d Airborne Division G4 we did Temp Loans of equipment just so our Div Ready Force 1 could have 100% combat ready radio’s, jeeps, mules, etc. Boy were those lean times.