Carl Kracht, CTT2, 1970-1975


In 1970 I was drafted by the Army on my birthday. Went down to the Naval Recruiter in Houston and 
asked if there was anything he could do to help me. He threw the letter in the trash, then I took the 
test and enlisted. Entered as UDT/BUDS, and after a few weeks of ritualized abuse during BUDS, 
got the hell out. You have no "A" school guarantee with UDT so I was SOL in boot camp. I still asked 
for CT school, however, the detailer was not encouraging. LO! and behold comes the last week of boot 
and I'm off to Pensacola to chase ditties. Then a coupla "C" schools. What do you think, dumb luck?

Carl Kracht
CTT2
 
Carl Kracht, CTT2, 
1970-1975