I was merely curious. But, I don't understand you getting a "battlefield commission" if you were already a commissioned 2LT. If you were already a PL in the 101st, did you mean to say you were instantly promoted? Does that mean you were moved up to company XO or something because of circumstances..? I'm just fascinated by your rather exciting experiences. And was unclear about that battlefild commission part. Maybe the nomenclature is more loose...I just don't understand how you could be commissioned twice. I'm probably just getting hung up on silly words. In fact, there are plenty of odd, slightly-off, word usages that I'm scratching my head at in your post...but what do I know. Maybe things were different 30 years ago..? Thanks for your service...
I guess this is a general question for all...I understand battlefield commissions for enlisted soldiers. For example, an NCO awarded one. But how does one who's already commissioned get a battlefield comssion. Is "promotion" used interchangably in this case?
Oh, to answer the topic thread. I myself am an Army cadet. As it stands, I'm merely an "apprentice soldier" right now..
So far I'm looking into SMP'ing into a local USAR unit for additional experience before commissioning. I'm currently a grad student working for my MA in PoliSci, and hope to branch Armor or the old family trade, Field Artillery. If my eyes weren't so crummy, it would have been Aviation all the way!