My MARS call sign was N0JRB/K7JBB.  After running the MARS gateway station at Camp Smith, Hawaii I got out of the Corps. 

To make a long story short, My "Special Services Officer" had spent all funding for the radio station on jocks.  I wasn't able to convince the command that the station and personnel could not do the job that we were expected to do.  And I locked the door to the radio station.  The command was not pleased with what I had done, but the reality of it all was, if the radio station was going to operate as Washington wanted then the command had better find some funds for equipment.  At the time the station had an old Collins radio that didn't work, an old crappy antenna, and one operator, who was going to college full time. 

Well, I got my day in front of the Skipper, where he found out the Special Services Officer was indeed spending the station's funds on other items in Special Services.  He got a bad write-up, and I received my funds.  The station became one of the best MARS stations around.  The personnel worked really hard, not only doing phone patches from Nam.  But we had also received several awards for emergency services, such as when the USS Enterprise CVAN-65 had the bad fire on board.

However, he (SS Officer) got the last word, by somehow getting me orders back to Vietnam.  Having had over 1500 hours of in-country flying (KC130's) and 7 Air Medals, that just wasn't an option.  I got out.

It was a shame, at I was a pretty damn good Marine.  Additionally, I was really disappointed that CMC failed to provide any support what so ever during this period.  Let me rephrase that,  I received funding and equipment from them, but they weren't around when the Special Services Officer was getting even by requesting orders.  That was in the days of our "Dual Chain of Command" and I guess CMC side thought the request for orders was appropriate, (Go Figure).

I ended up in the Naval Reserve (Active Duty) and retired as a Chief Air Traffic Controller to my home in Bigfork, MT. 

Have a great day

Russ