After reading a few recent posts, I found myself wondering how many of our members have served? I apologize if this has already been asked, but I could not find a related thread. Thanks!
Navy,Gunner's Mate...8 yrs broken service. 1969-1973, 20 months on the rivers in Nam and 1980-1984, re-wrote the Navy's 50cal BMG course and taught it at FCTCL, Dam Neck, VA
US Army vet '64-'84 11B with a fair amount of suffixes.
'65-'66- Korea, 1st Cav Division, later designated 2D Inf Division
'68-'69-Viet Nam 101st Airborne Division
'71-'74-Okinawa 1st Special Forces Group with trips to a whole lot of countries
'78-'79-Korea 8th Army (Staff job-sucked)
'81-82-Korea 2D Infantry Division, north of the Imjin
Bunch of places in between, including Ft Knox, Ft Benning, Ft Bragg, Ft Carson, Ft Lewis, Ft Ord.
USAF active duty from '66 to '78 and then again from '85 to '93. First 3 years in Security Police, with a tour in Nam '67-68, next 8 years in Military Pay, 2 years in Munitions in the reserves from '83 to '85 and then back to Military Pay when I returned to active duty from '85 to '93. If I couldn't guard it, or account for it, I new how to blow it up.
USN 73-77. As mentioned above, the draft also ended before I was eligible. Made two deployments to the Med. Looking back, I wish I would have stayed in and retired, but it is what it is. To all veterans, especially the combat vets, thank you for your service.
USN '60 to '64 stationed GITMO during missile blockade, then served on USS Intrepid CVS-11, now a museum in NY City.
Proud to have served and proud of those who have served and are serving today.
Gabby
Active duty Air Force 81-85
AF Reserve 89-99
Texas Army NG 00-03
back to the AF Reserve 03-Present
I've been in communications-electronics maintenance, an A-10A crew chief, a B-52H crew chief, an M1A1 Abrams tank commander, and a C-5A mechanic.
I tried to join the Marines when I got out of high school (74), but got rejected because I only had one kidney.
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