Kegler300
Marine

About Kegler300

First Name:

Rich

Last Name:

B.

Rank:

E-9

Do you own a business?:

No

Where did you attend bootcamp?:

MCRD San Diego

What date did you graduate bootcamp?:

21 Nov 1975

What was your bootcamp platoon number?:

2100

Duty Stations:

Plt 2100, Golf Co, 2ndRTR, MCRD San Diego
Echo 2/7, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton
USS Juneau (LPD-10)
USS Tarawa (LHA-1)
Lima 3/4, 3rd Marine Division, Camp Hansen, Okinawa
HqCo, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, CamPen
Inspector-Instructor Staff, 4th Landing Support Battalion, Tacoma, WA
Landing Force Training Command Pacific, Coronado, CA
Company L, Marine Support Battalion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
USMC Recruiting Station, Lansing, MI
2nd Surveillance-Reconnaissance-Intelligence Group, Camp Lejeune
Command Element, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune
Marine Wing Support Squadron-172, MCAS Futenma, Okinawa
HQSptBn, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune
USMC Recruiting Station, Louisville, KY
Marine Corps Base (Adjutant), Camp Lejeune
Marine Corps Air Bases East (IG), MCAS, Cherry Point
Marine Corps Base (Manpower), Camp Lejeune
Marine Corps Installations East (G-1), Camp Lejeune

Year Entered Marine corps:

1975

Year Exited Marine Corps:

2005

Favorite Duty Station:

Camp Lejeune

Favorite Marine:

Sgt Rodney "Rocky" Sickman, my first fireteam leader at L 3/4, and later an Iranian Hostage

Wars and conflicts you were in involved in?:

Iraqi Freedom II, Iraqi Freedom I, Enduring Freedom, Gulf War

Military Biography:

MGySgt, 1975-2005, 0311/0431/0151/0182/0193/8411; DoD Civilian Supervisory Security Specialist, 2005-2017

Current City:

Jacksonville

Current State:

North Carolina

Hometown:

Tacoma/Lakewood

Home State:

North Carolina

High School:

Clover Park

Gender:

Male

Zodiac Sign:

Leo

Occupation:

Retired ~ goodbye tension, hello pension!

Colleges Attended:

City Colleges of Chicago
Coastal Carolina Community College

Interests:

Beer, grillin', cigars

Favorite Quote:

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income. ~ George Foreman

Favorite Color:

Scarlet & Gold

Favorite Movie:

Full Metal Jacket, The Great Santini

Favorite Book:

The Bible