After an exhausting session with Victoria's Secret Police, Art Kramer
blurted out:

There has been some talk of men who wanted combat but due to "timing" or "luck"
they missed out. Well if you are in a unit that won't get into the fight, just
try this. Go to your CO and say," Sir, I hear the 344th is moving out to the
ETO. I want to go with them. Here is my transfer request. Please sign it". He
will immediately. After he signs it walk it through and you will go into battle
with the 344th. Or of course you can just keep a low profille , keep your mouth
shut, do nothing, then for the rest of your life you can always say " I wanted
combat but timing and luck kept me out" and see if you can live with that.

Imagine your surprise in August of 1990, Iraq invades Kuwait. You call
ARPC and volunteer to go back on active duty.

"No Thanks, we don't need any F-16 pilots...but if you're in Security
Police, we'd love to have you back."

So you join the local ANG unit as a non-flying staff puke. January
1991 rolls around, shooting starts, and you call ARPC again.

"Yes we'd love to have you back on active duty as an F-16 pilot,
what's your status? ANG huh? Sorry but you have to go with your ANG
unit, if you weren't in a unit we could take you back. No sir no
exceptions!"

Yep, I can live with that. I volunteer and my wife winds up in the
sandbox and flies combat air-evac (she was a flight nurse).

Juvat