V. New Assignment: Company F:Detached Operating

First Calvary Division

This is a very confusing assignment for 8013 and the oficersf ncluding the
Officers. Until the Commanding Officer explains why an air
borne trooper is being assigned to a non-airborne unit. The Army is going through tremendous changes, This is a very famous division whose history is almost as old as the country itself. It was in the Pacific with General MacArthur. It is now in Japan.

Note: We will discuss some of the world affairs that prompts the changes taking place at a later date.

Ok, to take the mystery away. 8013 is assigned to F Company which is designated to be a Detached Operating Company. If and when Rangers are reactivated members of this unit will designated as Rangers. The Company will have its own Commanding Officer and unit officers. It is assigned to the division for support. The Company component staffing will be airborne. Operationally the Company may function quite far away from the Division ,beyond the scope and command of the division. F Company will be manned by specialist in their MOS assignments.
Intense training is in store for newly assigned troopers.

For one who has never served in the military it difficult to imagine what it quite like. Like having one's choices intensely reduced or removed. Such as going to Japan without an opportunity to say "I wanted to go to Europe" and be heard. No answer at this time to "When am I going?" or by boat or fly ? or "Where in Japan?" and so on. Even when orders are cut much renains unknown. Oh! word has just leaked out that 8013 enlisted for 3 years some weeks ago. Only a few knew it.