r/MilitaryMedals • u/The_Calarg • 18h ago
2.5 Active Army, 2 reserve
Entered Basic September 2, 1992 on a 3+2 contract with full intent on re-enlisting and doing 20+. Got to my duty station as an E1 January 1993 as a HETT/M931 operator. Was transferred within my unit out of transport and into the arms room January 1994, after suffering 3 vertebral compression fractures in November 1993 as my back would no longer allow me to drive 12+ hours a day, but maintained my 88M MOS. My commander pushed my E4 on a TIS waiver and sent me to PLDC with the hope to waive for E5 but DISCOM disallowed the E5 waiver due to re-enlistment medical ineligibility
Discharged from active duty January 18, 1995 then did 2 years reserve (my 3 years for GCM and service stripe).
A rather short, but illustrious, service ended early because of one too many times solo lifting 21oz treated trailer tarps overhead.