PROUD VETERAN OF THE U.S. ARMY
MY SERVICE UNITS
- U.S.
Army Security Agency.
- Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Basic Training.
- Ft. Devens, MA, Advanced Individual Training.
- Torii Station, Okinawa (ASA)
- Ramasan Station, 7th RRFS, Thailand, (ASA)
- Officially RRFS = "Radio Research Field Station", AKA =
"Rock and Roll Freak Show".
- B Troop, 2/10th Air Cavalry (Buffalo
Soldiers!!), 7th Infantry Division.
- Illinois, 5035th USAR School, Active Reserves.
- Highest rank attained: Staff Sergeant
- ASA on Wikipedia here.
Take this presentation of information with a grain of salt,
especially the 1945-1965 part. I joined the ASA well after
1965 at the age of 17 with an IQ of 143 and no college.
Scoring in the top 10% on the military aptitude tests was
still a requirement for membership in the ASA in 1972, which
is how I was recruited. The Army also tried to recruit
me for the United States Military Academy Preparatory
School (USMAPS)
for West Point, while I was in basic training at Fort Leonard
Wood, but I wanted to see the elephant.. I knew a lot of
incredibly talented, highly intelligent folks who served in
the period from 1965 to 1977. I, and everyone that I served
with in the ASA, had at minimum a Top Secret Crypto security
clearance. It is true that a great many of these
soldiers were inspired to enlist by the draft. The ASA was
still directly subordinate to the NSA during this period. In
addition, the ASA of my time was treated exceptionally well,
compared to the average trooper. This narrative is a good
example of "you get what you pay for" with a site like
Wikipedia. It is biased and based on elitist ignorance, and a
good dose of sour grapes. The NSA site, below, more accurately
relates the facts about the history of the ASA.
- Links to the
National Army Security Agency Web site.
- The NSA's Army Security
Agency memorial page.
and here..
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