Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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Jim Wilkins wrote:

Ft Monmouth was called "The Golf Course of the Army".
And we were the caddys and groundskeepers.

I was never at Monmoth. I was stationed at Knox, Rucker & Greely.

The best part was that we had no notes or homework to study and I
could spend weekends exploring NYC. The USO had a small number of free
tickets for GIs. Rock concert and sports tickets went fast, but not
Broadway shows. Sadly I didn't bother to see two shows I would later
work on and enjoy, 1776 and Jacques Brel.

John Adams:
"I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a
disgrace; that two are called a law firm, and that three or more
become a Congress!"

At that time Canal Street was electronic surplus heaven. Greenwich
Village had faded and was disappointing.


I bought surplus from dealers on Canal street from their magazine
ads.

When I was at Ft Rucker we had three GIs in one slot, so if nothing
was scheduled I didn't have to even show up. I asked one Monday if I
could take off a couple hors the next day to tune up my GTO while the
DIY garage on base was open. They told me to let the first sergeant
know where I could be reached, then told me to take the rest of the week
off, if I wanted to. I was only three months ahead of schedule on my PM
schedule. ;-)

At Ft. Greely, I could ride the shuttle bus into Fairbanks any
weekday that I wasn't on duty. It was 105 miles, one way for a couple
hours in the 'big city', but it was away from the base and you could get
a pizza. There was one electronics wholesaler there, but I could
usually buy it cheaper in Ohio & have it mailed to me than to pay their
outrageous prices. ;-)