David Clements II:  

Well, Joined the Army right after high school where I learned Chinese. So, I figure why not do the same in the Army right? Thus my first lesson about the military. Get it in writing. I aced all the tests so it looked like a breeze, until they decided that my doing so well meant I would learn Korean instead. So, I became a Korean Linguist for a while until poor study habits caused me to fail a pretty important test and it was "Sorry private, find a new job". I then became a forward observer for the Artillery. Carry a rucksack, call for and direct artillery, mortar, and naval gunfire, while occasionally providing terminal guidance for some laser guided stuff from arty or aircraft. Sounds like a grunt work, and it IS hard, but it was a very fulfilling job really. Eventually with all the moving around the world, Kiersten finished college while we were in Hawaii. Once she w...Expand for more