This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kretzschmar Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1525 Message Board Post: Dustin D. Kretzschmar has joined the United States Army under the Delayed Entry Program. The program gives young men and women the opportunity to delay entering active duty for up to one year. The enlistment gives the new soldier the option to learn a new skill, travel and become eligible to receive as much as $50,000 toward a college education. The recruit qualifies for a $2,000 enlistment bonus. Kretzschmar, a 2001 graduate of Thackerville High School, has reported to Fort Knox, Kentucky, for basic training. He is the son of Mary A. and Danny R. Kretzschmar of Thackerville. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, January 3, 2003, page 8.