How many current/ex-/retired military here?

[Slater]

Myself: USAF Munitions systems (Ret.), 1978-1998

 

[Walk Softly]

USN 1975-1996 EMC retired

 

[Boats]

Ex-Navy Boatswain's Mate Second Class. Tin can sailor 1985-89 in the Pineapple Fleet. I was in the Persian Gulf twice long before being in the Gulf was cool. Besides, I couldn't think of a better handle than my old militree nickname, tho' I'd share it with any old salt who'd ever earned it if i could.

 

[Sisco]

USN '75-'79.
Participant, First Annual Joan Biaez Refugee Hunt - South China Sea 1977.

 

[Boats]

You don't get off so easy Sisco. Snipe? Airedale? Deck Ape? Bubblehead? What gives?

 

[Sunray]

Captain, but a very long way in Reserve. I ran an Army Cadet Corps. My firearms, command and organizational skills are a whole bunch better than any CF Militia or Regs Officer.

 

[Spieler]

US Army Military Police, '88-'92. Served in Vicenza, Italy with 13th MP Co. and with 101st at Ft. Campbell.

 

[fivepaknh]

Army 11B 1983-86 went in again 1989-1993.

Kirchgoens, Germany 1983-85
Fort Stewart 1985-86
Baumholder, Germany 1989-92
Fort Carson 1992-93

 

[aerod1]

U.S. Navy stationed aboard the U.S.S. Midway 1962 -1965. Made two "West Pac" cruises. Home port was Alameda Naval Air Station. I was an "airdale" in V-1 division.

Jim Hall

 

[AZTOY]

ARMY 2003 to ?

I will be leaving for Basic Training on Sept 10.

Fort Jackson for basic Training and Fort Gordon
for (31R) Multi-channel Transmission Systems Operator.

 

[Preacherman]

South African Navy, 1975-1978.

 

[BB93YJ]

AW-2
HS-8
CAG 11
CV-63
NASIB
Shellback
'72-76


Translated, I was a Helicopter Airborne AntiSubmarine Warfare Operator,
(and combat rescue swimmer), in Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8,
attached to Carrier Air Group 11, on board the USS Kitty Hawk. squadron was stationed at Naval Air Station Imperial Beach, California, and the carrier was over at North Island NAS on Coronado Island...
2 Westpacs, (8 month deployements)

 

[clem]

USMC 1965-1985, MSgt.
one of "The Walking Dead".


http://www.1stbattalion9thmarinesfirebase.net/1st Battalion 9th Marines Vietnam War Statistics.htm

 

[Travis McGee]

I let Uncle Sam pay for my college tuition 75-79, then I went to BUD/S (frog man school in Coronado Cali on the Silver Strand). From there I went to the east coast teams, ST1 80-81, then UDT21 until it became ST4 in 83, when I left active duty. Reserve specwar unit the rest of the 80s.

 

[tonerguy]

Service

U.S. Navy 1967-1973, Naval Aviator, Flight Instructor, A-7 Driver.
AOCS, Pensacola, Meridian, Beeville, Meridian (Instructor), Cecil Field (VA-72), USS J.F. Kennedy (Nov '71 to Oct '72 extended deployment). 300 Carrier Landings and 2000 flight hours. Miss it sometimes. Could use a couple of "day traps".

 

[abdrdude]

USAF and USAF Reserves 1977-1999.Crew Chief fighter/Attack aircraft.Now in Civil Service on the KC-135 Air Refueler.

 

[TheeBadOne]

Prior Service

US Army

11 Charlie, 19 Kilo

 

[tcdrennen]

USN ETN2 '72 - '78

Electronics Tech (Comm)
UHF and Crypto Equipment specialties

A and C schools: Great Lakes IL & Mare Island CA '72-'73
USS La Salle AGF-3, Homeport: Manama, Bahrain '73-'74
NavCommSta, Fort Allen, Puerto Rico '74-'76
USS Newport LST-1179, Homeport: Little Creek, VA '76-'78
Shellback '74

Hey, Aerod, my dad is a plank owner from Midway - did you see they're bringing her back to San Diego next year as a museum and exhibit?

 

[tonerguy]

Check it out.

http://www.midway.org/

 

[OEF_VET]

11B, 8th ID(M) Mainz, FRG 1989-91
13F, 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) Ft. Campbell, KY 96-02, medically retired
- for those who aren't so enlightened, 13F is an Artillery Forward Observer, or FIre Support Team membER (FISTER for short)

Did tours of both Kosovo and Afghanistan with the 101st's 3rd Brigade, the Rakkasans.

fivepaknh - Looks like we were in 8th ID together. Which BN were you in? I did time in both 5/8 and 3/8 INF.

 

[fivepaknh]

OEF_VET,
I was in B 4/12 Inf.

I like how you referred to it as "I did time...".

 

[telewinz]

Army Security Agency. ASA 1972-78

 

[Rob96]

USAF Security Police 1988-1991
Clark AB, Republic of the Phillippines and Minot AFB North Dakota

 

[ZekeLuvs1911]

USAF 1987-1992 Comm/Nav Specialist

Keesler AFB, MS 1987-1988
Castle AFB, CA, 1988-1990
Keflavik NAS Iceland 1990-1992

 

[duckfoot]

0861 USMC 90'-98' India 3/6 - HQ 2/10 2nd Mar Div