| srh1983 |
| US Navy BM2(SW) E-5, USS O'brien DD-975, USS Fitzgerald DDG-62, NMCB-17 |
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| tirolerpeter |
| I served in the US Army from 1967 - 1969. I served 414 days in Vietnam from April 68 to June of 59. |
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| Woodstock20723 |
| 10 Years in the Air Force. I was a Cryptologic Technician. Funny thing is I went to a Navy base for technical school, a joint base as my first assignment and an Army base for my last one. Never was stationed on an Air Force base.:3: |
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| lomita |
| Three years in the U.S. Army, 69-72, Light Weapons Expert and Brigade Hqtrs. - Legal Beagle (SP-5) working with the Nurenburg JAG office. |
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| mslatfly |
| SGT/E-5 Aero Weapons Plt. Troop C, 5th squadron, 117th Cavalry. 82 thru 96 then IRR till 02 |
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| Gasar-Magnus |
Early 1990s i spent 454 days in total in His majesty's service, mostly spent on Sea-Survey vessel HMS Jacob Hägg and Icebreaker HMS Tor ( sold to Russia after decommission while sister ship Njord was renamed Polar Star ( http://www.polarstarexpeditions.com/ ) )
Sweden's military was built on conscription, and until the end of the Cold War nearly all males reaching the age of military service were conscripted. In recent years, the number of conscripted males has been reduced dramatically, while the number of female volunteers has increased slightly. Recruitment has generally shifted towards finding the most motivated recruits, rather than solely on the otherwise most fit for service, although there are exceptions. All soldiers serving abroad are by law required to be volunteers. |
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| El_Capitano |
| Not in the US Military, but 12 years Royal Air Force (UK) Service, including 1 year detachment to the Army. |
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| keninn |
| may 1966 to march, 1970. army, sgt E5. first year, det 67, turkey. cryptographer. 1968-1970, 101st abn, vietnam. went from cryptographer to a grunt in 1 day. CIB that first day. sucked big time. |
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| Ceezer |
| US Marine Corps Sgt/E5, HMM-264 Black Knights. Met my wife there who was Intel with the same squadron and lived 3 doors down from me in the barracks. |
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| Shank |
Happy belated 233rd Ceezer!
Captain, USMC... Stationed at MCAS Beaufort, SC - MACS-5 (redesignated MACS-2 in '94)... |
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| Subhuman |
| Recon 5th Div "cold" war |
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| Hooray |
| application in for coast guard ocs. fingers crossed:) |
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| Mylläri |
| Army for 3 years, Air Force for 4. |
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| Ceezer |
quote: Originally posted by Shank
Happy belated 233rd Ceezer!
Captain, USMC... Stationed at MCAS Beaufort, SC - MACS-5 (redesignated MACS-2 in '94)... | |
Thank you, Sir. Happy birthday to you, as well. |
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| bsevic |
| USMC..(MOS 0231) Stationed NWS Earle 1977 to 1979. Classified Ordnance Security/Intel - East Cost/Atlantic Fleet... |
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| tirolerpeter |
quote: Originally posted by Hooray
application in for coast guard ocs. fingers crossed:) | |
Hey Hooray, I graduated from college in the Spring of 1967. Since I had a "1-A" (Immediately available for military service.) draft status and I loved living near the water and boating, I decided to apply for Coast Guard OCS. I went through the entire selection process and was accepted by the CG for the January 68 class at New London CT. At the time of my selection, there was no one available to swear me in to the CG at the (then) Governor's Island CG facility in NY Harbor. "No problem" they said. We will swear you in when you report to the CG Academy. Two weeks later the US Army sent me the familiar: "Greetings from the President of the United States" telling me I was being drafted into the US Army. I contacted the CG and they said: " We will deal with it." A week later they called me with the bad news that the Army would not release me from the draft, but they would gladly send me to Army OCS. I was so pissed off that I refused their offer. Starting Nov 12,1967 I did Army basic at Ft. Jackson SC. In January I went to Ft. Sill OK for advanced training in a now obsolete MOS called
"Artillery Survey Specialist." (everybody now uses GPS devices). I completed that program in early April, and shipped out to Vietnam in late April as an E4. By July of 68 I was again "drafted" for a new job in our Artillery Battalion's HQ. The slot requiered I be promoted to E5. In January of 1969 they offered me a "field commission" to 2nd LT but, despite eight months of service in Vietnam I would have been given a month leave back in the USA and then I would have had to do another year tour in Vietnam. I did a respectful: "No thanks" and I served as an E5 until June of 69 when they let me go home, and leave active duty.
BTW, I later learned that as a "percentage of force" the Coast Guard suffered the highest casualty rate (percentage of force present) of the five military services (Army,MC,Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard) that had been deployed to Vietnam. Maybe I wouldn't be here had I gotten that commission!
Good luck to you in your future service. |
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| cougar |
Didn't make it past the medical.
But I did help develop some of your hi-tek toys from the mid '70s to late '80s. |
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| number 41 |
| Four years in the Air Force. Eighteen months in K-9 in RVN. |
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| Hooray |
| going to the entry processing station tomorrow so i can get fully qualified...then the interview |
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| Mylläri |
CHECK THIS OUT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QNws4CC9NI
I'm sure some here have seen this commercial. I've seen it several times, in fact the Drill Sergeant featured always seemed very similiar to my first Drill Sergeant. Today I just confirmed that this is in fact Army SFC Elliot who was in fact my Drill Sergeant in Basic Training. I always kinda knew but was never 100% for certain as his voice has changed from being lower toned to being a bit high pitched in the commercial.
He hasn't changed much, his manneurisms are still all the same including his four-finger point up at your jaw. This guy is a walking laugh factory, he said some of the funniest sh1t I've ever heard. In fact he would test us for dicipline by making us stand in formation at attention while did a bunch of goofy crap, if you did anything other than stand at attention you got called out and smoked. He is a man who taught me a lot, certainly about myself more than anything. I'll never forget him and I'm so happy to know definatively that this is him in the video.
Huuah Sergeant Elliot! :29: |
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| xcgates |
| Commissioning this spring into the USAF! |
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| ghghhghg |
| Canadian, Combat Engineer |
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| Daboo |
USAF on Active Duty from 1974 to 1986. Washington Air National Guard for the next 14 years.
Started at McChord AFB in Washington and stayed there for 3 years, transferred to RAF Mildenhall, UK for 5 years, then Griffiss AFB in upstate New York for 4 years.
Got out, found an opening in the Washington Air National Guard at Fairchild AFB, then later moved back to McChord AFB in the Western Air Defense Sector.
Chris |
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| Sir Sawgrass |
USN 1965-69
Swift Boats, Forward Gunner (twin .50s)
I Corps, Vietnam 1966-1968 (TET)
USS NOA (DD841) Destroyer,
I Corps, Vietnam 1969 |
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| Sir Sawgrass |
| Hooray - Did you join the Coast Guard? |
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| davidmalek |
| US Naval Reserve, 1980-1986. Trained as an Aviation Electrician, but spent my weekends/summers cleaning oil spills and manning the fire bottle...long live VR-51! |
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