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Current Service Status
USAF Veteran
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Current/Last Rank
Chief Master Sergeant
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Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
64590-Inventory Management Superintendent
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Current/Last AFSC Group
Supply Management
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Primary Unit
1984-1988, 64590, Tactical Air Command (TAC)
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Previously Held AFSC/MOS
64530-Inventory Management Specialist
64550-Inventory Management Specialist
64570-Inventory Management Supervisor
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Service Years
1966 - 1988
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What are you doing now:
I retired effective 31 Jan 2010 as the Deputy Director of the 735 Supply Chain Management Group, part of the new Air Force Logistics Support Center, an AFMC organization.
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1966-1968, 64530, Andrews Air Force Base
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1968-1969, 64550, 432nd Supply Squadron
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1969-1971, 64570, 4415th Combat Crew Training Squadron (Cadre)
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1971-1972, 64570, Bombardment Units
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1972-1976, 64570, 26th Supply Squadron
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1976-1979, 64590, Aerospace Defense Command
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1979-1983, 64590, Tactical Air Command (TAC)
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1983-1984, 64590, United States Military Training Mission (USMTM), United States Central Command (USCENTCOM)
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1984-1988, 64590, Tactical Air Command (TAC)
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Reflections on CMSgt Parnacott's
US Air Force Service
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PLEASE DESCRIBE WHO OR WHAT INFLUENCED YOUR DECISION TO JOIN THE AIR FORCE.
Like most teenagers in the 60s, the draft was a heavy influence on me. I received my draft notice two days after enlisting in the AF.
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WHETHER YOU WERE IN THE SERVICE FOR SEVERAL YEARS OR AS A CAREER, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH YOU TOOK. WHERE DID YOU GO TO BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES, OR SQUADRONS WERE YOU ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS YOUR REASON FOR LEAVING?
Through the enlisted ranks.
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IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN ANY MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING COMBAT, HUMANITARIAN AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, PLEASE DESCRIBE THOSE WHICH MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON YOU AND, IF LIFE-CHANGING, IN WHAT WAY?
I served a year at Udorn RRAFB, Thailand from Feb 68 - Jan 69. During my year there, Udorn became the first base in Thailand to be attacked. Only a small force and they targeted a C-141 killing a flight engineer.
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FROM YOUR ENTIRE MILITARY SERVICE, DESCRIBE ANY MEMORIES YOU STILL REFLECT BACK ON TO THIS DAY.
Birth of my two daughters, one at Shaw AFB and the other in Landstuhl GM.
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WHAT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF FROM YOUR MILITARY CAREER?
No
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OF ALL THE MEDALS, AWARDS, FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND QUALIFICATION BADGES YOU RECEIVED, OR OTHER MEMORABILIA, WHICH ONE IS THE MOST MEANINGFUL TO YOU AND WHY?
Defense Meritorious Service Medal for my year as an adviser to the Royal Saudi Air Force in 1983-84.
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WHICH INDIVIDUAL(S) FROM YOUR TIME IN THE MILITARY STAND OUT AS HAVING THE MOST POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOU AND WHY?
CMSgt Robert Thorpe at Shaw AFB in 1970. He got me on the straight and narrow towards better fitness just when the AF was starting to look at fitness and weight seriously.
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CAN YOU RECOUNT A PARTICULAR INCIDENT FROM YOUR SERVICE, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FUNNY AT THE TIME, BUT STILL MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Taking the troop train from Frankfurt GM to Berlin in 1975 to play softball in Berlin. What a trip.
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WHAT PROFESSION DID YOU FOLLOW AFTER YOUR MILITARY SERVICE AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW? IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY SERVING, WHAT IS YOUR PRESENT OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY?
Logistics with the AF as a civilian employee. Retired as a GS-14 after 20.5 years in Jan 2010. I'm retired and enjoying every minute of it.
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WHAT MILITARY ASSOCIATIONS ARE YOU A MEMBER OF, IF ANY? WHAT SPECIFIC BENEFITS DO YOU DERIVE FROM YOUR MEMBERSHIPS?
Air Force Association. None but feel a duty to contribute.
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IN WHAT WAYS HAS SERVING IN THE MILITARY INFLUENCED THE WAY YOU HAVE APPROACHED YOUR LIFE AND YOUR CAREER? WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST ABOUT YOUR TIME IN THE SERVICE?
It was unimaginable in 1966 how much influence military service would have on me over the years; I would not change a minute of my life with the Air Force either as a military member or as a civilian. The service really provided a grounding influence on my life and instilled a sense of discipline that I doubt I would have received from anywhere else.
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BASED ON YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY JOINED THE AIR FORCE?
There is no greater calling that to serve your country. Today's deployments are much different than in my time but rest assured that as difficult as they seem now, you'll look back on your time with many fond memories of new friends made and a wonderful sense of accomplishment.
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IN WHAT WAYS HAS TOGETHERWESERVED.COM HELPED YOU REMEMBER YOUR MILITARY SERVICE AND THE FRIENDS YOU SERVED WITH.
Occasionally I hear from old friends but not as many or as often as I would like.
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