Augsburg, White qualified for the U.S. Army Rifle Team. White enjoyed the camaraderie that the military service provided. "Like-minded people developed a clique, so my friends were jazz musicians and artists." When White would be on 'leave', a friend would join him in renting an apartment in Schwabing, a bohemian section of Munich, Germany. White and his friend rented an apartment as they wanted to immerse themselves in the society, never wearing their Army uniform. Also, White knew that to flaunt their Army status might attract those Germans who did not take kindly to the military. White developed friendships with Indians, German students, Spaniards. He spent long hours in the museums of Paris, Amsterdam and Germany. White encountered racial situations while in Germany, "An officer, who was from the American south would often call me 'boy' instead of 'Private'. And once when I was walking down the street with a German woman, I was confronted by bigoted white soldiers". White's racist experiences in the military were not limited to Europe. "In 1959, when I was in basic training at Fort Jaffey, Arkansas, a buddy and I, while wearing our uniforms, went to an ice cream parlor off base. We were told that we would not be served. My friend was from Chicago and I being from New York weren't having it. After words were exchanged we were chased out of there." White was also busted in rank from Private First Class to Private for "inefficiency", as he fell asleep while doing double duty during a troop maneuver. When he woke up, his company --- the 28th Infantry, had moved out. Artistic experience White was eventually discharged from the Army in Munich, Germany in 1962. Instead of returning to America, he went to Ibiza, Spain because, "Even though I had saved some money, while in the military, I had heard it was the place to go if you did not have a lot of money. Plus because I wanted to get more into my art, it was the place to be for its art scene." While living in Ibiza, I often visited Barcelona and Madrid. Ibiza, opened my life to art. Prior to moving there, I had never heard of any other black artists, that is, until Bob Thompson arrived." White was overwhelmed by Thompson's outgoing personality. Thompson took White under his wing and shared his knowledge of art and his