U.S.Army 1955 - 1958
Enlisted and took Basic at Camp Chaffee, AR, 6/55.
Small Arms Repair School at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 09/55 - 11/55
Small Arms Repairman at Fort Riley, KS in 701st Ord. Bn, 1st Inf Dif 11/55-6/56.
Package Liquor Store Manager in Army NCO club, Ladd AFB, Fairbanks, AK
from 6/56 - 1/58. Yeah, and GOLD was right at $36 per oz back then in the Fairbanks pawn shops.
Small Arms Repairman 1/58 - 3/58 at Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Honorable discharge 3/58.

Guess this shows that I am really an OLD Geezer and the M14's were not even issued yet! We did have the best battle rifle in the world though, the M1 Garand.

If nothing else, it was a good experience in following orders and respecting authority. These wildass kids out in the world now days should give it a try!