How did you spend your 21st birthday? (celebration, relatives, pregnant)

[mlb]

October 1974. My birthday was on a Tuesday. I was most likely working at the hospital/medical records. Unhappy with life and planning my escape.

I moved West within a little more than a year.

[RationalExpectations]

Originally Posted by Yeledaf

As a rifleman with the 1/28th Infantry, First Infantry Division, under attack by the 272nd VC regiment at Quan Loi, Vietnam as the Tet offensive began — on my 21st birthday, in 1968.

Thank you for your service. Sincerely. Thank you.

[coschristi]

Pregnant & being the designated driver.

[CatwomanofV]

Originally Posted by k7baixo

It was probably 18 or 19 to drink in Texas when I turn 21. I work seven shifts a week (5 at Wilford Hall, 2 at Community hospital of San Antonio) so drinking wasn’t really a priority for me! All that work pretty much got me out of trouble.

What years were you stationed there?

I was stationed at Kelly (Medina Annex) '82
Moved to Lackland (worked in the comm center) in '83-85
Retrained and moved to Wilford Hall ('85-'89)

(Went to both tech schools at Sheppard.)

Join the Air Force and see Texas-specifically, San Antonio.

FINALLY in '89 I went to Greece 9 months before I was medically retired.

How about you?



Cat

[hdwell]

Stationed in Florida in the Air Force. On my 21st, nothing really spectacular, just went to work and came home as I recall.

[Bette]

Working at a computer company; tons of employees.

Asked by someone we all knew to come over that night (it was a Friday night). We went over just from work and when we got there, we noticed balloons on the mailbox.

Oh-oh.

No gifts in hand.

One of us went to the door to inquire, were told to come in as more heads were needed, etc.

I never told anyone it was also my birthday.

Years later, the birthday boy in question found out. He is now my husband.

[mgkeith]

Boyfriend and I took a bus from western NY to Toronto and spent the weekend. We had a wonderful time! Oh, how grown up I was, lol.

[geebabe]

I was stationed in Keflavik, Iceland. A bunch of us went out to drink and dance at the enlisted club, The Top of the Rock. Anyone here ever been?

[HomeIsWhere...]

Originally Posted by NYgal1542

Waiting for baby #2.

How did you spend your 21st birthday?

Getting married. After which I followed up with the birth of my first child on my 23rd birthday and yes, we celebrate our birthdays together.

[brightdoglover]

I'm sure I don't remember, but I didn't drink and couldn't care less about turning 21.