Who served in the military

[dj bill]

army.74 to 77,stationed at ft leonardwood mo,5th eng 515 pipeline company

 

[RayW]

USAF Jan 1975 to May 1979 as a tech controller 307XX

Basic training at Keesler of course

Tech school at Biloxi

4th MOB at Altus, OK

2134th Comm Sq at Sembach Germany

Got out of the regulars and went into the reserves and National Guard for a while as an avionics instrument tech

first at Newark, OH

(cool place..three story underground building. Got to tear apart the gyroscope units the field folks just swapped out)

then moved to Nashville and transferred to the National Guard unit there.

Liked Germany the best.

 

[yessirrom]

US Navy Corpsman, HM2, 1990-1999.

Charleston, SC

Camp Lejeune,NC

San Diego, CA

Corpus Christi, TX

Guam, South Pacific Islands (loved this assignment)

Paris Island, SC

 

[mk2wilson]

Coast Guard from May 2001 to present.

 

[fljab]

USN 1973-80 Ships USS Proteus (AS-19) & USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599), final 2 yrs NAS Key West - present during Mariel Boatlift.

USNR 1988-2005 Seabees, USS Jesse L. Brown (FF-1089), USS Fahrion FFG-22, Subgroup 8

Retired CPO Dec 2005

 

[chivvalry]

USAF 1986 to 1999, started as airman basic and left as a Capt. Minuteman ICBM maintenance, satellite c2, base network control center, B2 bomber operational test and eval. Also served a brief reserve stint.

 

[Mossyrocks13k]

US Navy (Submarines) Electronics Technician. 1980-2000 Retired

Since were listing boats

USS Will Roger SSBN 659 G - 1981-1986

USS George Washington Carver SSBN 656 B 1989-1992

USS Alabama SSBN 731 B 1992-1996

 

[radiummadman]

US Army drafted Oct69 ETS in Jul71. Trained as infantry mortarman, got to Germany & they made me a records clerk.

I learned how lucky I was to have grown up with two parents who did their best to provide a safe environment for

me and made sure I went to school and respected EVERYONE young or old. I also enjoyed German beer, Turkish hash

and good LSD.

 

[redtail]

USN 1979-1981 Indian Ocean cruise during the Iran Hostage Crisis in '79, stationed on board USS Lockwood FF 1064 out of Yokosuka, Japan.

Grateful to have served. Thankful for those who watch over us now!

 

[majicmaker]

US Army drafted Oct69 ETS in Jul71. Trained as infantry mortarman, got to Germany & they made me a records clerk.

I learned how lucky I was to have grown up with two parents who did their best to provide a safe environment for

me and made sure I went to school and respected EVERYONE young or old. I also enjoyed German beer, Turkish hash

and good LSD.

:lol: :lol: :lol: Don't get me started. My Aircraft Carrier USS Midway pulled into the Philipines, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Perth, Australia, Korea, and Pakistan on a regular basis. This was before testing began. You can imagine the fun that was had by all!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[majicmaker]

USN 1979-1981 Indian Ocean cruise during the Iran Hostage Crisis in '79, stationed on board USS Lockwood FF 1064 out of Yokosuka, Japan.

Grateful to have served. Thankful for those who watch over us now!

Damn Redtail! We were there at the same time. During the hostage crisis the USS Midway did 186 days of 24/7 flying with all Bombs Cocked, Locked and Ready to Rock! I still have nightmares!! :lol: on the 100th day we stood down for a steel beach BBQ and got issued 2 beers each. Those among us that didn't drink were selling their beers for $100. There was a fucking line a mile long to pay $100 get that third beer!! Ahhhhhhhh the Memories! :lol:

 

[redtail]

Damn Redtail! We were there at the same time. During the hostage crisis the USS Midway did 186 days of 24/7 flying with all Bombs Cocked and Locked! I still have nightmares!! :lol:

Yea buddy, I was your escort.

Funny that nobody mentions all that fire power appearing offshore, they credit "negotions" for the release of the hostages. Either way, glad we could help!

 

[majicmaker]

Damn Redtail! We were there at the same time. During the hostage crisis the USS Midway did 186 days of 24/7 flying with all Bombs Cocked and Locked! I still have nightmares!! :lol:

Yea buddy, I was your escort.

Funny that nobody mentions all that fire power appearing offshore, they credit "negotions" for the release of the hostages. Either way, glad we could help!

Yes Sir!

 

[Surly]

1St Battalion Royal Australian Regiment(1RAR)Infantry 73-76.

Trip to Hawaii 74 hosted by 1St Battalion 14Th Infantry Golden Dragons.

O to be young again.

Best regards

Surly

h34r:

 

[russperry]

US Navy - 1986 to 1995

Bombadier/Navigator flying the A-6 Intruder in VA-85 (Black Falcons) aboard USS America - 40+ combat sorties over Iraq and Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.

 

[fljab]

Basic training at Keesler of course

Tech school at Biloxi

I rented a room on base Keesler AFB a few weeks ago before attending the USS Mississippi (SSN-782) commissioning in Pascagoula, MS.

Cheap rate, but had to do a room that shared a bathroom. It was Friday night so all the young USAF guys & gals were whoopin' it up in the courtyard down below me, and the room that shared the bathroom with me was at first playing video games, then doing some intense 'fraternization' with another - hopefully female - making alot of noise.

No biggy - I was an interloper in their midst and remembered when I was a young buck albeit I never had it this good in Navy barracks.... The noise in the courtyard and the room next to me died down by ~2300 anyway so still got some good sleep and ready for the commissioning the next morning.

 

[majicmaker]

I never had it this good in Navy barracks....

fljab, you're right about the Navy Barracks. It Sucked big time. I got sent Chanute AFB for 4 months of NDI School as an E-6. They put me in the TDY Barracks. It was palatial. Had a big room to myself and it came with made service! I couldn't believe it! Those Air Force Guys had it made.

 

[beemerdons]

I never had it this good in Navy barracks....

......They put me in the TDY Barracks. It was palatial. Had a big room to myself and it came with made service! I couldn't believe it! Those Air Force Guys had it made.

No kidding about the AF Guys, those damn Zoomies got Combat Pay if the air conditioning broke down in their barracks!

 

[airboss]

USAF 64-68, Lowery AFB (Denver, CO.), Naha AB (Okinawa), Phu Cat AB (RVN)

1St Battalion Royal Australian Regiment(1RAR)Infantry 73-76.

Trip to Hawaii 74 hosted by 1St Battalion 14Th Infantry Golden Dragons.

O to be young again.

Best regards

Surly

h34r:

:lol: Surly, I rememeber when the Aussies came to Okinawa for joint excerises and had a football (soccer)game with the joint US forces team. The Aussies proceeded to kick our arse while their goalie sat on the bench and drank all the beer.

 

[BackintheSaddle]

US Army, '94 - '97

12B - Combat Engineer