2nd Lieutenant Macan of Quartermaster Officer Basic Course 90-5 is now Major Macan and on the Lieutenant Colonel promotion list. (He left active duty for a while, but returned after a few years break.) Macan and I were in the same college commissioning program and then went through officer basic together.
Before commissioning, we were both prior service sergeants E-5’s with tours in Korea and similar campaign and service medals. As a result, the officer-basic-TAC-officers gave us wide leeways in comportment not usually allowed to brand new second lieutenants. We sat together in the back of the class, told each other jokes, and read unauthorized material in class. We would also claim dental appointments and then go play golf. In short we had a lot of fun during officer basic.
We were also fortunate to have a good group of people in our class and we formed many new friendships. We were what you would call a "tight" class. (Note: despite our insouciant manner, we did manage to pick up some learning and we both did OK academically. I was even an honor graduate.)
After losing contact for a few years, we recently had a great time catching up on the phone and we would like to know if anyone knows what happened to Gus or to “Big” Al (of “Club Al” 90-5 fame).
Macan has a family webpage which can be viewed at: http://fmakkanic.multiply.com/ . It contains photos and videos of his family.
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