Are you a veteran?

[71Commander]

oldironman= Regular Army '76 to '79, 26C (ground radar repairman). Rank=Spec 4
I have no conflicts to claim. A special thanks to all you who were in the conflicts, especially those of you that actually joined while the pooky was still in the fan. And
for tpaw

Well I'll be. Same MOS. Went to Huachuca for my AIT. Finally met another one. 26C30 here, U.S. Army 70-72. 3rd ID. Hqts A Co. 703rd Maint. Kitzigen, Germany.

 

[jeep-2]

4th Armored Div,
2nd Med. tank Bat.
67th armor

50 yrs ago.

 

[Floppy_D]

Tomahawk Firecontrolman, 6 years so far. Currently earning a commission so's I can head down to Pensacola for flight school.

 

[Talonap]

Navy Hospital Corpsman, Preventive Medicine Tech., total 14 years active duty and active reserve. First enlisted 1968.

U.S.S. Shangri-La CV-38
National Naval Medical Center, Bethedsa Md
U.S.S. F.D.Roosevelt CV-42

 

[Clipper]

Army, 1st battalion, 12th Field artillery (Lance missile)...

 

[Crimp]

Go Navy!

US Navy 1961-1981
Retired as ETCS

USS Lenawee (APA-195)
Beachmaster Unit 1
USS Sterett (DLG-31)
NAVCOMSTA Guam
USS Towers (DDG-9)
+ various shore duty

I think back on my career and it seems like a past life or a book I read...

 

[Molasses]

USMC 0311, 12/84-5/91 (extended for Desert Storm)

 

[20yearvet]

20 years, 2 months, 22 days. Army National Guard.

No regrets whatsoever, forgot about the bad/miserable times, remember the good.

Started out as a 31V (unit level communications mechanic), got commissioned and remained a Combat Engineer. Got to spend time in several posts around the U.S. Went overseas to Panama in 1992 and did a tour in Afghanistan 2002 - 2003.

 

[heySkippy]

502d Army Security Agency Group, 1975-78.

 

[KABA]

US Army Jan 1968 to Sept 1970
MOS 26B30
Vietnam Service Jan 1969 to Sept 1970 in I Corp
LZ East
LZ West
LZ Center
Hawk Hill
Tien Phouc
Kham Duc

 

[trooperdude]

Actually I started out in the USAF.
Went into the USAF RES. Army Res. Tenn ANG. and am now serving in the Navy. I can retire in less than 9 months.

 

[anygunanywhere]

U.S. Navy 1972-1978
Submarine Service
Submarine Sonar Technician First Class (SS)
U.S.S. George Bancroft SSBN-643(G)
Nine FBM Deterrent Patrols
Cold War Veteran

 

[woad_yurt]

Two years in the army as a 76P until my ankles fell apart. Yeah, yeah, I know it was a supply MOS, but we ran all the time at Fort Campbell and it killed my legs. HQ&A Co, 801 MSB, FTCKY.

 

[Thin Black Line]

Army Reserve, one tour Iraq, HD from USAR earlier this year, thankful all my
pieces are still attached as factory original and enjoying being home with my
wife and little kids who just had birthdays.

 

[Cannonball888]

I was in charge of a Special Ops unit in the Salvation Army. Mostly bell ringing.

 

[wcwhitey]

USN 85-90, my wife 88-92. NAVSECGRUACT Northwest, Great Dismal Swamp Virginia/North Carolina. Half of which borders the Blackwater Ranch now. Did quite a bit of hunting on there grounds.

 

[def4pos8]

AFSCs:
32853 Electronic Warfare Systems Repair
1825K Missile Combat Crew Commander (LGM-30G/Minuteman III)
1835 Missile Wing Staff Officer (training, scheduling, command post)
1930 Non-Rated Operations Specialist (command/control/emergency actions)

--did all this WAY too long for my own good!

Best AFSC (MOS) of all: Marine Dad, 1 Each. He is a Baghdad/Anbar Marine, 100% disabled/retired but still breathing!

 

[AndyC]

Not sure if this is meant for US servicemen only, but I'll play anyway - 2Lt South African Defence Force (bush war vs. Angola). PSD operator, Iraq.

 

[sacp81170a]

9 years, 9 months, and 27 days.
Dec 79 - Sep 89

USAF Security Police, 81170A.

89th MSS, FEW AFB, WY (Minuteman III/Peacekeeper)
485th SPS, Florennes AB, BE (GLCM)

Went to Huachuca for my AIT.

That's where I went for GLCM training. I'd love to go back and visit sometime. Got my BS and MS and decided that I'd rather try to make it in the civilian world.

1825K Missile Combat Crew Commander (LGM-30G/Minuteman III)

Yeah, you guys and your darn resets and SCN tests.

 

[JonP]

I voted Air Force, because I'm currently Air Force. But I was Army for 14 years before that.

 

[Pete409]

U.S. Army

2 years. Late '60's.

 

[dogrunner]

MOS: 05C.60......HF/RTTY team chief. '63 thru '65...........And every veterans day I remember my CO: Captain Christopher J. Miller, killed in action, Vietnam...1966 RIP.

 

[eflatminor]

I served in the Peace Corps

Should that not count in your poll? I am proud of my service.

For what it's worth, I would have been the first to join the military (hell, I'd join now at 40!) if our boys were defending our border, just like the constitution demands. I do not however, support our military intervention in the affairs of other nations and certainly not to ensure the free flow of natural resources from within the borders of other sovereign countries.

 

[docfubar]

USN Hospital Corpsman
Oct 90-Jan 99
Camp Pendeleton Naval Hospital
GITMO for the Haitian vacation 92 tour
Uss Peleliu (LHA-5)
Staff at Hospital Corps School

 

[sturmgewehr]

Former Marine here. 0311, then got picked for the MCSF Company at NSB Bangor. This was back in the late 80's - early 90's. In essence, I guarded the only refit facility in the world (at the time) for the Trident Nuclear Submarine and her weapons systems. They've since commissioned NSB Kingsbay.