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Offline wpeters

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For all the Vets out There.
« on: October 22, 2013, 02:41:11 PM »
 A BIG   :salute to you guys out there.



Could you post a little info on where you served, the years, and your MO
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Offline ozrocker

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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2013, 03:59:14 PM »
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Germany-6 yrs-2 tours. Ft Hood, Tx. Ft. Dix NJ (Instructor),
Ft. Riley, Ks.
MOS-11C2H Indirect Fire Infantryman (Mortars).
Had numerous Secondary MOS' and ASI's (Additional Skill Identifier).
Served from 11/10/83- 5/31/95

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Offline Rob52240

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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2013, 04:09:20 PM »
Be careful when you ask this question.  I had the bad luck of being in a squad once with a guy who claimed to be a 91 year old hellcat pilot with 14 jap kills under his belt.  And the CO actually believed him.
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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2013, 04:11:42 PM »
Be careful when you ask this question.  I had the bad luck of being in a squad once with a guy who claimed to be a 91 year old hellcat pilot with 14 jap kills under his belt.  And the CO actually believed him.

And there are lot that just keep it in their squad(s) for personal reasons.
"Such is the nature of war.  By protecting others, you save yourself."

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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2013, 04:32:11 PM »
US Navy from 76-82 Most of my time was spent on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower out of Norfolk VA


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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2013, 05:30:58 PM »
USAF 1978-1994 Crew Chief on the aircraft below.

O-2A 1979 to 1980 Bergstrom AFB TX



F-111E 1980-1983 RAF Upper Heyford UK



A-10A 1983 to 1992 Davis Monthan AFB AZ


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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2013, 05:44:26 PM »
'94-'04



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Offline WWhiskey

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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2013, 07:07:39 PM »
1984/85 cable dog 36 Charlie, combat life span 12 minutes

1985. Signal officer training school LAW rocket instructor,, stay on the right end and live forever

1985/90. Drone pilot ,, this job got me shot at, crashed into and eventually burned by jp4 ,, still a lot of fun!


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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2013, 07:19:04 PM »
A BIG   :salute to you guys out there.



Could you post a little info on where you served, the years, and your MO

Sir,

  Thank you, and all of America, for trusting me with your sons and daughters.

82nd: 76 to 80 (Paratrooper, Inf 11B)

Got smart, i.e. tired of walking, became an Armor Officer . . .

2nd ACR (when it was a real Cav Regt! :) ): 83 to 86
5th ID (may it return some day): 86 to 90
Buried deep in the bowels of the bureaucracy at Ft. Leavenworth: 90 to 94
Kuwait: 94 to 95
Ft. Knox NGB command: 95 to 97
2nd ID Korea: 97 to 98
Ft. Irwin Operations Group: 98 to 00.

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Offline Bosco123

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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2013, 07:29:39 PM »
United States Marine Corps: 2010 to present.  Contract will be up in 2015 and it looks like I'll be going for a second shot at this.

I get to fly one of these:



Eventually, one of these since the Marine Corps is transitioning out of the RQ-7B





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Offline JimmyD3

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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2013, 07:46:09 PM »
USAF 1971 to 1976
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Elmendorf AFB Alaska
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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2013, 07:50:19 PM »
A BIG   :salute to you guys out there.


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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2013, 01:21:45 AM »
I'm an Infantryman in the US Army.

First duty station was Korea where I served as a Guard Sentry for the United Nations Honor Guard Company.

PCSed to FT Drum where I served in Apache Company 2-87 IN RGT. I served a 12 month tour in Kandahar Afghanistan with them.

Currently serve as in B Co 2-27 IN The Wolfhounds on Schofield Barracks Hawaii. I was in the process of getting a warrant officer packet complete(flight warrant) but I dislocated and fractured my patella last week and I can't pass a flight physical.


 Funny story, the only  person I've met from this community in person was Selino30 (also an infantryman) while in Afghanistan, we were both at the same FOB for refit(think he was there for puma training) we were both on Facebook and I mentioned arty being shot from the base...he said they were shooting at his too...I asked him what base he was out and boom...we are a few tents from each other. We linked up did some smoking and joking, well I was smoking. Would have been better to have some beers!!
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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #13 on: October 23, 2013, 08:03:22 AM »
USAF 1976 - 1980
Jet Engine Mechanic

'76-78
Castle AFB, CA
worked on KC135s and B-52s

'78 - 80
Keflavic NAS, Iceland
worked on F-4Es

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Re: For all the Vets out There.
« Reply #14 on: October 23, 2013, 10:13:53 AM »
U.S. ARMY   1983-1989