Military question here: How is it Cronauer (USAF) wound up being stationed with U.S. Army people on AFRS? Was he "on-loan" from the Air Force or something else? I'm curious how that all worked.
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Remember, General Taylor ("The Tallest Hog At the Trough) had heard Cronauer's radio show before, and wanted him there. I would imagine that the General pulled some strings and had him transferred to Siagon, to help the moral of the Army soldiers in the country.
shareThe interesting thing about the military media is that all branches of service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines) train at the same place. It is not uncommon for a member of the armed forces to be stationed in Europe or overseas and find several different branched represented during the Armed Forces Television and Radio Service (AFRTS). They used to train at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana at the Adjutant General's School. It now resides at Fort Jackson, SC. Sorry for the long answer, but I wanted to go into this field but found out that military officers work behind the scenes. Hope this helps!
shareActually now all training for media related jobs in the military is conducted in Ft. Meade, MD @ a school known as DINFOS (Defense Information School). To include broadcasters, photographers and videographers.
shareThink of this "Armed Forces Radio" that means all branched of the military.
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Any military base can have service members serving from multiple branches of the service. I worked at Camp Pendleton as a civilian and I regularly had Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Reserve members come into my store who were based on Camp Pendleton aside from all the Marines.
shareAirMan, as in On The Air, as in DJ
shareAirMan, as in On The Air, as in DJ
No...Airman, as in ranks E-1 through E-4 (Airman Basic, Airman, Airman First Class, and Senior Airman) of the Air Force. Since they only called him "Airman" I always assumed he was an E-2. And about the oldest E-2 I've ever seen.
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