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watchtower78 · Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 5:26 am Post subject:

Thank you to every single person on this thread who served in the military or any other uniformed service. My family appreciates it and my friends appreciate it and I appreciate it. God bless you all and have a Merry Christmas!
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Omar · Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:18 pm Post subject:

Wow, first one planning to enlist.

Would be gone already if not for a change in policy with the army which put me overweight. Working on dropping it so I can head to basic in the first quarter.

Looking at the US army, 25S: Satellite Communications Operator/Maintainer.
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Shawn · Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:44 am Post subject:

Congratulations, Omar! Sounds like an interesting career field that could also work well for you in the civilian world at some point.

My middle daughter is at her first duty station as a Navy Master of Arms - she's following in her Dad's footsteps by going into military law enforcement, although in a different branch (I was AF - stationed at the Academy, as a matter of fact)!
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Omar · Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 12:38 pm Post subject:

I have a friend who was Security Forces at the academy a few years ago. Compared it to working security for any college, except he was armed better.

Originally I wanted to go AF, but with my size and their pretty strict restrictions now (which you can attribute to 9000+ on the waiting list, so said the recruiter) it was going to be all but impossible. Issues with me having a kid as well. But, the Army offered me a pretty good set up, and yes, hopefully it will be of use when/if I get out. Getting close to turning 28, so spending 20-25 years to retire doesnt seem like all that bad of an idea, compared to this economy.

Gotta see how well it works with me though. I have always had an interest in the military, from Ancient to Modern, so figured I might as well see if I measure up.
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Shawn · Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 1:00 pm Post subject:

Yep, your friend is right! That's pretty much how I described it, too! Very Happy

Probably the only difference is that back in the 80s we were a mobility unit and spent a lot of time out on excersizes at Ft. Carson. We got a lot of extra "grunt" training back then - other than that, though, it was pretty skate college cop work!
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berlichtingen · Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 7

Former Jarhead. Served in 3/3 in the mid 80's

Richardson · Joined: 14 Dec 2009 Posts: 2 Location: Trinity NC

Retired USMC 22 years, 1975-1996. MOS 2891, retired as a MSGT. Best time was with 3/2, 1983-86.

Clavicula_Nox · Major Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Posts: 471

US Army at Ft.Bragg or deployment, but mostly on deployment from Jan 2004-March 2008. Originally signed up for four years active, but had to extend a few months so I could meet the retention requirements for Air Assault school.

JoeRockhead · Private First Class Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Posts: 45

I am prior service, Active Air Force and Army Reserve.

thomas.tmcc · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:55 am Post subject:

yeah i was 15 years as an infantryman in the territorial army ..

cameronians (scottish rifles)
KOSB kings own scottish borderers
argyll and sutherland highlanders

first i joined the poison dwarfs in the ta then when the ta cameronians got disbanded we got rebadged to the KOSB ,when i moved house i transfered to the argylls ..

thomas
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bluewillow · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:32 pm Post subject:

A little bit,

4.5 years with the Royal Australian Engineers, para qaulified so attached to 3 RAR, posted to Malaysia, Borneo (active), Sabar, and Thailand.

Was attached Australian War Memorial with the war graves commission for 8 months in Asia, papua, most of the islands, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Borneo, Sabar.

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SteveUK · Joined: 06 May 2010 Posts: 5 Location: Warwickshire, UK

TA, Navy, then MOD as a civy at a Proof and Experimental Weapons establishment. - the good old days.

wellswargamer · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:40 pm Post subject:

I need another option added. I am former RAF (19 years), now retired and joined the Canadian Forces!

Am I just strange?

Wells
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Gen.Steiner · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:58 am Post subject:

Second person planning to enlist. Got an application running with the RAF to be a pilot, which is hard to achieve, and another with the army to become a Forward Reconnaissance Troop Commander (in either Life Guards or Queen's Royal Lancers).

And if I fail at both of those, then it's off to the TA! Laughing

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Gunslinger · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:59 am Post subject:

Former US Navy, stationed in Atsugi, Japan. Did runs on the USS Independance and Kitty Hawk. Current Army, 19D Cavalry Scout. Deployed to Iraq as we speak. Last deployment I was on a Pathfinder team, a light infantry company doing the hooah hooah stuff in afghanistan, now I ride a desk in the troop S2 shop due to bad knees. I'm in the 4-10 Cav out of Fort Carson, Shawn's old stomping grounds.
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