Way Corp group(s) I was in
7th
Where I live
Odessa, FL (Tampa Bay Area)
About Me
I started this site in 2006 for fun and reconnection purposes ONLY. I gave up this site several years ago. Currently, I do not support of condone this site any longer and have nothing to do with its content, most of which I disagree with. Therefore, will rarely come here and have asked the moderators to delete me from their "all-mailing" lists.
My Interests
I am a self taught computer geek. I also enjoy real estate and stocks.
Employment or Career
I have been living in Tampa, FL since 1979. Like many of us back then, I started a window cleaning company to support myself. Over the years it grew into a company with over 60 employees and managers. I sold in 2006 to a large company and stayed on as Vice President for a while. In lieu of retirement I started another company called JR Services. I married Hope Harmon a 6th Corps alumnus, whom I love "with all my heart". We have two children.
Sports Teams I like
Tampa Bay Bucs Tampa Bay Lightening
Comments
Hi John - great pics & music, thanks. I'm not sure that I would have the time to properly attend to a group, nor that I would recognize many of the recognized :) Corps, but here is a brief summary of my own experience.
I applied to the 5th Corps, but my application was misplaced. When the application was found, I received a call from HQ & was told the 5th was filled, but they were starting a new 1 year program for families, older folks, & others for whom a 1 year program would work better. I could either come in for that or wait a year & go in the 6th Corps. Well, I was going in the Corps - I had no alternative plan. I figured if God wanted me in more than 1 year, he would open that door. I think it was originally called the 1st Special Corps, but I'm not sure.
That year, there wasn't really much of a difference between the Special/Recognized/Family Corps and the regular Corps. We did everything the regular Corps did, & we did it with them. The only difference I remember is that every once in a while we met on our own also.
Somewhere during that year - '74-'75 - Dr. Wierwille told us -this new Corps (I forget the original name) that we had 3 programs we could choose from.
We could:
1) stick with the original 1 year plan & be called Recognized Corps,
2) stay at HQ for 2 years & be called Special Corps, or
3) go out on the field for a year & come back to HQ for a year & be called Family Corps.
I opted for the Special Corps, but later in the year Dr. took that offering off the table. All who had become Special Corps were now Recognized Corps (we couldn't choose to go Family Corps at that point).
If memory serves (I wouldn't take that one to the bank), Recognized Corps got up to about the 4th Recognized Corps before it was discontinued. Then Recognized 1, 2, 3, & 4 were designated Family 1, 2, 3, & 4 respectively.
So that's the story from my perspective of the origins of the Special, Recognized, and Family Corps.
Great website John - give my love & hugs to Hope.
Tom
Thanks, Duke
Did you get my other message? Please let me know if you did and Thanks so much again.:) LOVE Patty XOXOXO
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