Hello from the Black Forest

[SchwarzStock]

Hi, just happened on the site this past week. I was in the Navy as a Corpsman for 4 years, had a break then in Army SF for 18 more. I was initially a 11B/C (SF) and later an 18B, 18F and 18Z. Served mostly in the 10th SF but made a few trips with the 7th to Korea. My interests are mostly guns and knives. Here is a picture from 1991 with half of my "A-Team" doing a little water training near Mersin Turkey following Desert Storm.

[otter42]

Welcome, and thank you for your service. 

[VNAMVET70]

Welcome to the forum...the motherlode of u.s. militaria. My passion is similar to yours, WW2, Korea, &  Vietnam war knives and guns. My primary MOS 17A Combat Surveillance & Target Acquisition. Been to Germany many times.  

[SchwarzStock]

I am confused by your screen name (VNAMVET70) and MOS, were you in VN? I can't find it but I don't believe 17A has existed for much more than 10-15 years.

[VNAMVET70]

I was drafted summer of 1969. After Basic at Ft Benning, went to AIT at Ft Sill, OK, for 17A training (Combat Surveillance/Target Acquisition) . Then, off to Vietnam  1970-1971.

[VNAMVET70]

7 hours ago, VNAMVET70 said:

I was drafted summer of 1969. After Basic at Ft Benning, went to AIT at Ft Sill, OK, for 17A training (Combat Surveillance/Target Acquisition) . Then, off to Vietnam  1970-1971.

So far, I have owned seven corvettes. The vanity license plate below was on my red 1971 Corvette LS6 with 454 / 425 hp, 4-speed rock crusher transmission. I plan to make the license plate my avatar here on the forum, someday. Got to read up on how to do it.  

[SchwarzStock]

The only reference to 17A I have found is to a Cyber Operations Officer, nothing from VN era.

[VNAMVET70]

This should clear things up on MOS 17A training at Ft Sill, Okla in 1969. This is a copy of my 17A certificate.

[atb]

SchwarzStock, see this site .

 

 

https://www.ed-thelen.org/MOS-Vietnam-era.html

[VNAMVET70]

Are you satisfied 17A MOS existed during the Vietnam War? The MOS chart even got my secondary MOS correct.

[SchwarzStock]

20 hours ago, VNAMVET70 said:

Are you satisfied 17A MOS existed during the Vietnam War? The MOS chart even got my secondary MOS correct.

Yes, convinced!