Fred the Red Shirt wrote:
Mike Williamson wrote in message ...

Of course he knew about the Golf Courses- he volunteered for
deployment to Vietnam, as you have known for some time, as it came
up several times in the newspapers, these forums, and even
television news.



As you know, he did not volunteer for deployment in Vietnam.
When he enlisted in the ANG he indicated that he did not want
to be stationsed overseas. Later, when he had only a couple of
years left, he did volunteer for a program that could have
deployed him overseas, but not necessarily in Vietnam. He didn't
have enough expience, and the aircraft for which he was qualified
was being phased out so, one does wonder why he did.


Well, here's a thought- perhaps he thought it was his only/last shot
at deploying and doing what he was trained for. BTW, the program was
not a PCS as I recall ("stationed overseas,") but a deployment, so not
being a volunteer for stationing overseas isn't the same thing- also,
I am not aware of all that many Guardsmen who have ever been volunteers
for overseas stationing- or that there are many National Guard troops
stationed (as opposed to deployed) overseas in any case. I am aware
of a couple, but in each case they were the spouse of an active duty
member and moved as a result of the active duty stationing, and picked
up a duty slot only after moving there.

Mike