David Pflanz:  

I couldn't wait to get out of High School and into the world, to do things way more exciting than sitting in class rooms! And get out of my family's economically challenged situation as well. I was not going to sit in college class rooms, doing homework for another 4 years! Besides, I couldn't think of one civilian career field that wasn't boring to me, which would justify spending college tuition for. So.... US Army - Honorably Served 20 & 4 Months - Retired (Paratrooper, Expert Field Medic, Senior Army Aviator, Italian Parachutist, Aviation Crewmember, Expert with all Weapons). 1979 - 1983: Sergeant - Special Forces (AIRBORNE) "Green Beret" Paratrooper Team Medic. The hardest thing I ever did, physically, mentally and academically; almost died twice during Special Forces training from Heat Stroke and a night combat load parachute jump that just opened in time). Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Fort Sam Houston, TX. Fort Benning, GA. Fort Bragg, NC. Fort Devens, MA. (10th Special Forces Group - Airborne) Camp Darby, Livorno /Pisa, Italy (If I told you what I did there, I would have to kill you! LOL). West Point Military Academy, NY (Cadet Trainer) 1983 - 1986; NY State Park Supervisor: Pixley Falls, Booneville, NY - NY State Emergency Medical Technician, and National Ski Patroller/ Chapter Secretary and Treasurer. - Lived part-time in Ottawa, Ontario and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 1986 – 2003: Staff Sergeant - Flight Medic, Team Leader (3 Black Hawk Helicopters with 21 crewmembers and support staff); enlisted Crew member Trainer and Evaluator; Chief Warrant Officer/Senior Army Helicopter Aviator (FAA Licensed Commercial/Instrument Pilot for Helicopters) Pilot -in-Command; Instrument Flight Trainer; Multi-Aircraft Formation Flight Leader and Air Mission Commander; Aviation Company Commander, Search and Rescue, Medical Evacuation, Air Assault, Air Cavalry, Pentagon VIP Transport; Aerial Fire Fighting; Flight Operations Officer). Fort Rucker, AL. Fort Drum, NY. (10th Mountain Division: Mountain Dustoff) Fort McCoy, WS. Fort Grayling, MI. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Iraq (1st Combat Tour 1991) Fort Pickett, VA Fort Eustis, VA Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (25th Infantry Division Aviation) Fort Polk, LA. Fort Belvoir, VA (Washington, DC VIP Transport and Special Missions Support) Fort Campbell, KY (101st Airborne Division: Eagle Dustoff) Fort Irwin, CA. Kuwait, Iraq (2nd Combat Tour 2003) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Assoc. Degree - Troy University (Fort Rucker, AL Campus) (1988) Bach. Degree Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Andrews AFB, MD Campus) (1998) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Married a Canadian in 1986, single again in 2012 - 'nuf said. I have two children - both adopted infants from Russia (Girl 9 Mo. and Boy 10 Mo. old); Made trips to Moscow and Siberia (December 1997 Yekatringburg and May 1998 Novosibirsk) to get them. As of 2013 - 2014 both (16 years old) are Honors Students, and will be Juniors in High School (great musicians and athletic too). I have my children 50% of the time now (every other week) and specified holidays. So, the Immigration Service and I had imported and made US Citizens of my whole family! _______________________________________________...Expand for more