VI I. New Assignment Pending

Chapter VI I. New Assignment Pending: Detached Operating Unit:
First Calvary Division: Company C Abn.

This is a very confusing assignment for 8013 and the clerks and officers assigning him. The Commanding Officer explains why an airborne trooper is being assigned to a non-airborne unit. The Army is going through tremendous changes, This is a very famous division whose history is almost as old as the country itself. It was in the Pacific with General MacArthur. It is now in Japan. 8013 could end up in any Asian country.

Note: We will discuss some of the world affairs that prompts the changes taking place at a later date.Ok, to take the mystery away.

8013 is assigned to F Company, Abn. which is designated to be a Detached Operating Company. If and when Rangers are reactivated members of this unit will be designated as Rangers. The Company will have its own Commanding Officer and unit officers. It is assigned to the division for support. The Company's component staffing will be airborne. Operationally the Company may function quite far away from the Division beyond the scope and command of the division. F Company will be manned by specialist in their MOS assignments.

Intense training is in store for newly assigned troopers. For one who has never served in the military it difficult to imagine what it is quite like. Like having one's choices intensely reduced or removed. Such as going to Japan without an opportunity to say "I wanted to go to Europe" and be heard. No answer at this time to "When am I going?" or by boat or fly ? or "Where in Japan?" and so on. Even as orders are being cut much renains unknown. Oh! word has just leaked out that 8013 enlisted for 3 years some weeks ago. Only a few knew it.

Note: As mentioned above in our next post we will explain the fast pace of changes in Asia and Eastern Europe since the close of WWII. Also the scope of the Russian space exploration development. Part of the Cold War has been Russian efforts to create allies among nations
and the United States' effort to hamper Russia's efforts. Also the USA is attempting to develop new allies and have stronger ties with older ones. We will see that the Cold War has changed forever the political map of the world. Much of this is happening without cooperating with other nations nor the United Nations.

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