Hi my name is specialist John Dorman 3rd Army Inf,Div.
retired. I was born on the island of Saint Lucia At the tender age of 15 i had the dubious pleasure of working at the
Halcyon Days Hotel @ 16 i left home for Saint Croix at 17 i was sailing the high seas by age 18 i had seen most
of Western Europe great cities crossed the Atlantic 20 times sailed across the historical Panama Canal, crossed the Equatorial
line many times aboard the good ship named Brunshoeft.Currently am married to a Lucian gal from the town of Soufriere.
Well that's enough about moi
I serverd in the United States Army for more than 15 years.I enlisted as an E1 on January 15 1973 and went to basic training
@ Fort Dix .Basic training was a mother fucxx the weather was not conducive for training plus the fact that the drill
instructors were nuts.I was sent to Fort Gordon for 6 months of Schooling in my Military Occupational Skills as a jet repair
technician..Automatic flight Control Repairs.From there i was ordered to Fort Polk for Infantry Training 11hotel.Fort
Polk was pure hell however, i learned a lot about my self.The middle East was about to explode The Arab States
attacked The Jewish state, President Nixon has ordered us to get ready for the big show down.We are on red alert.My unit was
sent to xxxxxx unable to disclosed .In 1974 i was shipped out to joined the 3rd Army in Germany.In 1975 i was orderd
back to the U.S for additional training at fort Jackson.By virtue of my new training am now a 76S.Parts Specialist.
I was given the option of going to Korea or Germany i opted for the later.
With the expectation of going to college to get my BSN degree in Nursing i left the Active Army in 1976 joined
The New York Army National Guards .I attended Brooklyn College for two years but owing to a 2.75 GPA i dropped out of
college and relocated to Chicago. I immediately joined The Illinois National Army Guards I continued my college education @
Malcolm X College i was able to complied 56 credit hours @ MX College.i attended Chicago City Wide College, I graduated
with a certificate as a Para Medic. i attended Truman College,Elm Hurst College and Coyne American Institute where i
graduated with 2 Diplomas one in the field of Electrical Maintenance and the other in the field of Air Condition,Refrigeration
and Heating. In 1993 i graduated from Triton College as a licensed Practical Nurse.