Dogface Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 Originally posted by Chris Jenkins: Also did jungle training in Panama. 4 yrs in the army as a combat medic.. some at ft. campbell w/ 2nd batt(NO SLACK!) 327th inf 101 airborne.. did a stint in panama.. ahhh green hell... then down in columbia..doing my bit for um ah democracy yea thats what it was.. anyway been out for ten yrs.. ps Chris check this link out Drive on!! http://www.junglefighter.panamanow.net/html/photo%20gallery.htm [This message has been edited by Dogface (edited 01-23-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick614 Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 One more Bubblehead from 67-71. Last 2 1/2 years on the SSN USS Greenling. My watch station was in the control room. That was the place to be because you knew what was going on. Out of sub school in New London I got assigned to an old dirty diesel boat, SS 347 Cubera. My best friend got the Scorpion. The Navy was letting non-rated seamen (such as we both were) trade orders. I didn't want to go on that old pig boat but he didn't want to trade. Said he knew the fast attacks were out a lot but it was a nice new boat. I remember going out to help look for it. I went from the Cubera to the SSBN 618 Thomas Jefferson and made one patrol. So in my short 4 year Navy career I was on a diesel boat, a boomer, and a fast attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kump Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 Oh, darn, I have to pitch in. Seven years US Air Force, five years Nebraska Air Guard. Military turned me completely around. Made me re-evaluate myself and appreciate the team way of doing things. Left the military and went to college full time. Changed me from flipping burgers at Diary Queen and getting in trouble with the law to an Electrical Engineer. Do I miss it? Hell yea, but I do appreciate the salary which is five times larger than what I was getting in the military. So I'm much better off now, but I owe a heck of a lot of gratitude to the military experience. From the attitude of a lot of folks I see around now (including those of my old age), mandatory two year service sure looks like it would make a lot of sense! Garry [This message has been edited by kump (edited 01-24-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlichtingen Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 Originally posted by Big Time Software: Well, FINALLY the Airforce comes in and stakes a claim in this thread Now if we could just get a Marine or two in here we could call this thread US complete Steve Semper Fi Steve 81mm Mortar FO with Kilo Company, 3rd Bn, 3rd Marines (1983-1987) [This message has been edited by Berlichtingen (edited 01-24-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk-vfa201 Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 Navy, Technical Corps, Lt., 1986-1988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compassion Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 I was in the Cub Scouts for about 3 weeks... does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark IV Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 3 years US Army, tank gunner MOS, later G3 Operations Specialist at HHC 3rd Armored Division in Frankfurt, 1977-80. No combat except for MPs and Polizei. Hey, Berli, they got a new bar here called Chesty's. Total jarhead theme with Chesty's medals listed on the wall, marine pix everywhere- all wars. Shot and beer joint, and when I checked it out at noon on Sunday the owner was slamming a shot and a beer. Looked authentic to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 Originally posted by Big Time Software: Well, FINALLY the Airforce comes in and stakes a claim in this thread Now if we could just get a Marine or two in here we could call this thread US complete Steve P.S. I came as close as having the local Army recruiter over to my house. Figured I wasn't cut out for it as I am too much of a wiseass, yet totally suck at doing pushups. I really didn't see how that was going to work I agree with you there Steve. I had the Army recruiters over a few times during High school and post College. I figured why do I need money for college when I already had a degree. Also a relative of mine told me that the Armed Services have a tendency to make idiots out of geniuses and geniuses out of idiots. Being that I am a self-proclaimed genius (gifted education student in my younger days), I didn't want to become an idiot. I even had real-world experience to back up this theory. A new foreman in this core drilling job I had was a recent ex-Navy SEAL. He was great about barking orders, but he didn't have a freakin' clue about core drilling. Core drilling is one of those types of jobs where you never know what you'll run into and he kept putting unrealistic time schedules on the holes. In fact, it was him that drove me away from that job. And I was not the only one either. Another guy, who had been there for a couple years to my six months, quit a few months after I did for the same reason, I beleive. There's only so much crap you can put with. ------------------ "Live by the sword, live a good LOOONG life!"--Minsc, BGII "Boo points, I punch."--Minsc, BGII "Buttkicking for goodness!"--Minsc, BGII "Aim small, miss small."--Mel Gibson, The Patriot. [This message has been edited by Maximus (edited 01-24-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AbnAirCav Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 Originally posted by Dogface: Also a 91B; 79-82 in the only Airborne, Air Cavalry squadron in the United States Army (1/17th Cav, 82d Abn). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddleson Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 I have enjoyed this forum for over a year now and this post compelled me to respond. I always take advantage of opportunities that could possibly reunite me will old friends I met while serving the grand USA. I enlisted in 1992 as a 19K, M1A1 armor crewman, and was stationed at Ft. Stewart with B/1/64 AR. As a result of the Ranger fiasco in Mogadishu my unit was quickly sent to Mogadishu to restore order and I spent six "wonderful" months in the African paradise of Somalia. I actually enjoyed my time in Africa because it allowed me to see many of the world's militaries. I will keep my opinion of the United Nations to myself though. I also spent some time with A/1/66 AR at Ft. Hood until my ETS from active duty until '96. While there I was fortunate enough to take part in the relief operations in Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba. There were some 30,000 Cuban refugees encamped there in '95 and I thought they would make great future Americans. Since my ETS I have been commissioned, 2LT, in the Texas NG as a Military Intelligence Officer with the 649th MI BN, 49th Armored Division. I must admit that tanks will always be my first love though. Nothing compares to a M1A1 roaring down a tank gunnery range inflicting massive damage on an imaginary enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 In my second military now... Was a Trooper (3-Star), in the 11th Cavalry Squadron, An Forsa Cosanta Aitiuil, Oglaidh na hEireann. (Read, Irish reserve defense forces) My emigration to the US meant that I couldn't turn up for the weekly training sessions, so I'm now a Specialist assigned to C Coy, 1-149 Armor, CAARNG. Off to Basic in two months, which shows you how useful I am to the unit right now! Signed on for OCS. How little the Army realises what it's let itself in for. Incidently, I categorise myself as a high-factor wuss.. NTM ------------------ The difference between infantrymen and cavalrymen is that cavalrymen get to die faster, for we ride into battle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzermayer Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 12 years in the German Army. I left the Army as a Sergeant first class (Oberfeldwebel). During my time in the Army I had several functions. In the first line I had been a "Crew-Chief" on a CH-53 Helicopter (BIIIGG transport-helicopter ... we called it "the howling cow"). My second functions had been "Combat-Trainer" for newbies (I'm a specialist in "single combat") and specialist in sweeping "Boobie-Traps". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quenaelin Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 I was coastal artillery border watchman for 285 days. No training for arms, except basic training and training for fire directing. I was in the island for about 8 months, damn **** job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 Served one year in the german Bundeswehr as a sniper (better, sharpshooter) in a Jaegerbataillon (light infantry)in the german/french brigade. Biggest fun was blowing up a 9.7 kg TNT tank mine, really big BOOOOM! ------------------ Klotzen, nicht kleckern! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Schulz Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 Current Air Force Firefighter. On my 8th year and am a E-5 Staff Sargeant. Have done travelling from Italy, to Korea, Spain, and am glad so far,(knock on wood) have not had to deploy to Saudi. ------------------ "D-Day was a nightmare. Even now it brings pain to recall what happened there on June 6, 1944. I have returned many times to honor the valiant men who died on that beach. They should never be forgotten. Nor should those who lived to carry the day by the slimmest of margins. Every man who set foot on Omaha Beach that day was a hero." General Omar Bradley- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Lucke Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 13 yrs US Army Medical Corps. Joined up a year before Grenada, got out before things went balistic in Kosovo. Spent a lot of time in warm, muggy, climates (Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Thailand, Kentucky); figured I should take an early out before some tropical desease got me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 Finnish Defence Force, Nothern Command(Lapland),Jaeger Brigade, Recon. Second Ltn. (Reserve) p.s. There are 2 very good documents about Finnish Defence Forces in english (pdf-format) in www.mil.fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subvet Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 It's good to see other bubble heads here. I did six years active in the US Navy, submarines, from '88-'94. I was only on one boat: USS Florida SSBN-728 (gold crew) which is a Trident missile sub. I did seven patrols based out of Bangor, WA. I was an "A-Ganger" which is the nickname for a Machinist Mate (MM) in the Auxiliary division of a boat. We ran all the mechanical systems that the nuke MMs didn't have; like the diesel engine, air purification equipment, oxygen generators and system, hydraulic plants and systems, high and low pressure air compressors and systems, trim and drain, potable water, plumbing, refridgeration, blah blah blah.... We had equipment from bow to stern. It was a lot of work, but I got to know some of the best guys I'll probably ever meet. Being on a Trident had its good points and its bad points. You pretty much knew your schedule far in advance for instance, but you almost never hit any ports and if you did they weren't going to be foriegn. In most cases you were going to stay submerged for the whole patrol. Worst part of the job: when the **** pump broke and you had to tear it apart to fix it. Reaching into a pump full of human waste will never be the highlight of your day. Best part of the job: most of the people I worked with were top notch. I also had some collateral duties which included being a QA Inspector, and "sound silencing petty officer," which is a guy that makes sure the sound mounts for all the equipment and piping are in good shape so the boat stays quiet. The former job sucked and had a lot of responsibility, the latter was a gravy job for an A-ganger to have while in refit. ------------------ Craig "Only a madman would consider the possibility of war between the two states (France and Germany), for which, from our point of view, there is no rational or moral ground." - Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Oct. 14, 1933 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JigVictor07 Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 Eleven months in the Finnish Defence Forces as a commander of a FO's tank BMP-1. Corporal. JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarmo Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 285 days in the finnish army. A coastal artillery weather observer. 5 months in a small island with 4 other humans, every couple of hours you'd check out the weather and report it. Must have fired my rifle a good 20 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ksak Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 US Army 1 LT Combat Engineer (Airborne) 82nd Airborne, 307th Engr Bn Attached 1/2 Cavalry, 4th Infantry Div Blackhawk Firebase (ROV) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DraGoon Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 18 Years in the Royal Armoured Corps, 16 of those in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, from Chieftain Gunner to NCO Troop (platoon) Leader with the Demonstration Squadron at Warminster. Finished off as Staff Instructor with the Ayrshire Yeomanry (Territorial Army (eqiuv. US National Guard)) Took part in two CAT shoots, 83 & 85. My younger brother was a Chieftain Commander, transferred to Army Air Corps to become an A/T Lynx Pilot, my oldest son is a Challenger II Crewman in The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, my younger son is an Army cadet NCO and is studying for an Army sponsored place at Uni leading to a commission in the RAC. Guess it sort of runs in the family. DG ------------------ Remember: Always end your lay in elevation. CM Outpost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Capt Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 12 yrs as a Canadian Combat Engineering Officer Reg Force, One yr in the Reserves. Many adventures and flying steel. CHIMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markk Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 4 years 84-88 U.S. army infantry.Ft. Lewis and Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jäger27 Posted January 24, 2001 Share Posted January 24, 2001 Finnish Army Corporal Guard Battalion 330 days of active duty. Worked with Pasi IFV's and lots of other cool transportation stuff the whole time. 21 more years in the reserve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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