He Dodged the Army… Then Went to War With Army Rangers

Robert Scott joined the Air Force in 1968 to avoid the Army—then spent most of his career working alongside it. From getting chased down by the draft board to being pushed into the early TACP world, Scott explains how the job was built on improvisation, radios, and hard lessons. Watch the Full TACP Story Here - https://youtu.be/fmbZTuemjFg Then Grenada happened: Rangers, chaos, thin comms, danger-close decisions, and the kind of “seat-of-your-pants” targeting that shaped what TACP would become. 0:00 Joined the Air Force to avoid the Army (irony begins) 1:00 Draft notice + “I’m not going in the Army” 2:13 Recruiter promise: “No draft if you sign today” 2:46 Sheriff shows up to take him—contract saves him 3:30 Electronics → ground radio maintenance 3:37 Korea (1971) and early “ROMAD” work 4:50 Practicing the procedures (before it was “TACP”) 5:26 1977: “You’re changing AFSC to TACP” 6:05 The early years: no schoolhouse, grandfathered skills 7:10 “Bastard child” between Air Force and Army 7:58 Grenada: the call to deploy (real-world warning) 8:47 “Where’s Grenada?” + last-minute intel/maps 9:12 Piles of munitions + “shoot to kill” authority 10:40 Jumping in blind: no beacon, hard pace with Rangers 12:00 The motorcycle wipeout (“Damn, Air Force.”) 13:00 Making targets work without proper lat/longs 14:05 “You made history”—first TACP to call a combat airstrike 15:27 First casualty + “We need that building gone” 16:43 Danger close: pushing for 105 on target 17:36 The mic click… and the building disappears 18:23 Red-roof confusion + bombs not arming on first pass 20:29 BTR-60s: finishing the fight with air support 21:50 Awards/politics: why recognition got delayed/denied 23:00 The one thing he really wanted: the star on jump wings Learn more about why Black Rifle Coffee Company is America's Coffee: http://brcc.coffee/2rgH6vu Check us out on social media: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/blackriflecoffee Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blackriflecoffeeco LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6978821 X: https://x.com/blckriflecoffee Did you know that we are on Amazon? http://amzn.to/2oFoBek