MY FIRST JOB IN THE MILITARY

After joining the Army Air Force in February of 1948 I was sent to Lackland Air Base in San Antonio Texas for basic training. I remember I was assigned to Squadron BN 7, Flight 2815. Basic training was 13 weeks.
After basic training I was to report to Camp Stoneman, California after a delay in route at home.
I reported to Camp Stoneman and was assigned to the Far East Air Force un-assigned which meant I was going overseas but didn’t know where or what I would be doing.
I shipped out of San Francisco on a troop ship and 13 days later found myself in a replacement depot on the island of Guam.
I watched the bulletin board often to see where I was going and what I was going to do.
I learned I was going to Harmon Air Base and my job classification would be 970-C. No one at the depot knew what 970-C meant. I was taken up to Harmon Air Base where I learned I would be an instsructor in the Link Trainer.
The Link Trainer was used to teach pilots instrument flying and to keep them proficient in instrument flying . The trainer consisted of what looked like a small airplane for the pilot and a desk with a device that tracked on a map the progress of the pilot on a particular mission.
The trainer in use at the time was designated ANT-18. I instructed on this trainer during my 15 months on Guam and then on a newer Link Trainer when I returned toi the States.