Weird, I was looking at some of my old military records and just realized that I served during the administrations of 4 different presidents with a mix of active duty and reserve (active and inactive).
I completely forgot that Reagan was still POTUS for 4 and a half days when I went to basic training. Well, it was basic training so I don’t remember a lot of it. I do remember seeing official photos changing out that month though for Bush the Elder.
So, since I’m weird like that, I decided to break it down:
- Reagan – 1/16/1989 – 1/20/1989 (basic training)
- Bush the Elder – 1/20/1989 – 1/20/1993 (active duty)
- Clinton – 1/20/1993 – 1/20/2001 (active duty and reserve)
- Bush the Lesser – 1/20/2001 – 2/19/2001 (reserve)
You may notice that the final discharge date is different than the initial enlistment date. I was off contract for a month in between enlistments. Shit happens.
Anyway.