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Michael S. Pauley, Author

JUMPING OUT OF PERFECTLY GOOD PLANES

10/10/2013

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Someone asked me about my military background.  On this subject, I am going to deliberately remain vague.  I served in all three components of the Army, and each one of those components molded me in some fashion.  Yes, I joined the Army as an enlisted man, and rose to Sergeant before being commissioned as an officer.  Yes, some of General Patrick’s background can be attributed to me, but not all, and I will not dispel myths or give explanation as to which applies and which doesn’t.  I will admit only to having been a rated aviator, and having jumped from a perfectly good airplane while it was in flight.  I will also state that all of my airborne  jumps were at night, since my eyes were closed, and most of them were also over water, usually because I was whizzing on myself.  It is NOT a natural act, and with all candor, I’m terrified of heights.  Probably why I deliberately faced those fears and did things like fly and jump.  Sound weird?  I’ve never denied being one of those guys, but then again, when you’re in the back of a C-130, and everyone else jumps, you don’t want to be the weenie that doesn’t.  Besides, people like the jump master take it quite personally when you freeze in the door or on the ramp.  You haven’t truly lived until someone shoves your unwilling ass into the night, over strange ground, that is about 500 feet AGL below you.

As for the rest, I will neither admit nor deny, simply because right now I am writing solely in the genre of science fiction, ergo, no governmental agency has approval rights, or a need for approval rights, over a single word that I write.  Finally, there is absolutely NOTHING classified in my writing.  Any technology mentioned or discussed, or used against the Gomers, comes from open declassified sources as part of my basic research.  Anything that should not be out in the public domain isn’t going to be put there by me, since I have zero desire to open that door.  I have learned through the years that several of these Agencies have no sense of humor about such things, and I truly do not want to go down that road.

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    Michael S. Pauley is a Navy brat and an old soldier who served in all three components of the United States Army. Living in Lexington, South Carolina, Michael is now a practicing attorney and member of the United States Naval Institute and the American Legion, Post 154, Tybee Island, Georgia.

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