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South African Defence Force - 1984-1988 (SA/Angolan war)
Started as Rifleman - finished as 2Lt, Air Traffic Control.
 
U.S Army Infantry
stationed at Ft. Riley
two combat tours, OIF
bradley driver, then gunner, rifleman and all that jazz

going to pldc soon, e-5 board in May.
thought about reclassin' but there is no other job I would do.
 
Well, I guess US Air Force technically counts...

:D

92-96 30454, 2E153 for you newer folks.
 
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army, Retired Reserve, 21 years service. Every minute of my time was in Tactical Communications, working with Cavalry, FA, Combat MP, or Armor.

Signal Corps - You can talk about us, but you can't talk without us!
 
MILITARY PEOPLE

Still in Army, will retire soon. Infantryman, Panama, Somalia and West Germany. Weapon specialist and Sniper along time ago. They are putting me back together now. Will Medical Retire after the surgeries. Welcome aboard!!!
 
USN(ret)
HC6, HC1, HC3, HC11, NRD Minneapolis, HM14 and finally HC6 again.
I did Avionics on H-3s, H-46s, & MH-53Es. I also worked on a couple of H-1s and H-60s.
Ships include the USS Seattle, USS Tarawa, USS White Plains, USNS Kilaeuea, USS Tripoli, and USS New Orleans
 
USAF 1979-1989

Security Police, 81170A

89th MSS, FEW AFB WY '80-'87
485th TMW, Florennes AB, BE, '88-'89

Minuteman III, Peacekeeper and BGM109G. The first one's there in 30 minutes or less or the second one's free.
 
US Army
89-91 11B - 8th ID(M), Lee Barracks, Mainz, FRG
96-02 13F - 101st ABN DIV (AASLT), Ft. Campbell, KY w/ 2 side trips
FEB 00 - SEP 00 Camp Monteith, Kosovo with A/1-187 INF, 101st
JAN 02 - MAR 02 Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan with FSE/HHC/3rd BDE, 101st (hence the name OEF_VET, Operation Enduring Freedom)
 
USAF 1968 - 1972 (4 years, 9 days, 12hrs....but, who's counting?)

Japan
Korea
Okinawa
Johnston Atoll (blah!)
Phillippeans
Germany
Alabama

God bless America and our troops (past, present, and future)

Jim
 
Royal Navy

Writer (Naval warfare administrator) as a trade during normal duties.
When ship/submarine is on red-alert, I am a warfare coordinator and Im expected to assist in helping in other departments, if there is a shortage of personnel, for those positions, during active-combat.
 
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U.S. Army

1980-2000

68J Aircraft Armament/Fire Control Repairer (AH-1). Later transitioned to AH-64 and OH-58D.

Still currently working the '64 and '58D as a contractor.

Waiting for the replacement for the OH-58D to come on-line. :)
 
All gave some, some gave all

Father is in Fleet Reserve, retired CPO. Retired off the USS Orion.
Brother retired CW4, Apache MTFE/SP. Flies Apaches in the UAE.
I'm retired LTC, Cobras, 58s and Hueys. Piddled around Mosul and Balad courtesy of my current defense contract.
Nothin' like wearin' Birkenstocks, an ol' Russian belt buckle and a Rolex!
 
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