What did you do in the military?

[GOG]

USAF, '67-'71. Air Freight Specialist. Basically a warehouseman in fatigues. I spent all my time stateside with the exception of a 30 day TDY to Germany. Volunteered for 'Nam but never got orders. Probably not a bad thing.

I'm grateful to all my veteran brothers and sisters for their service and sacrifice. To my family who gave their lives, you will never be forgotten.

 

[Oathkeeper1775]

USAF, '67-'71. Air Freight Specialist

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My age during those years was 6-10.



Thank you for your service Sir.

 

[RicInOR]

My only regret was not buying a camera and keeping a record of my experiences.

I kept harping on my daughter and nephew to take far more pics than they thought they needed.

 

[Retired Puddle Pirate]

I encouraged my daughter who is a Chief Machinery Technician to take pictures too, as she has done 19 years in the Coast Guard at this point and spent 1.5 years in the sandbox and on other ships during her career. Not taking a camera, I have always regretted later.

 

[Jim Colvill]

I did two enlistments. First one was 3/63 Armor, 1st IDF (then later sent to 3rdID) based out of Sheridan Kaserne in Augsburg. MOS 94B, Food Svc. Specialist. that's right folks, I'm the guy everyone bubblegumed about while in the rear but out in the field all the tread-heads were trying to be my best friend. My revenge was games of C-ration roulette.

 

[wired]

I did two enlistments. First one was 3/63 Armor, 1st IDF (then later sent to 3rdID) based out of Sheridan Kaserne in Augsburg. MOS 94B, Food Svc. Specialist. that's right folks, I'm the guy everyone bubblegumed about while in the rear but out in the field all the tread-heads were trying to be my best friend. My revenge was games of C-ration roulette.

Your'e the bublegummer that put half cooked eggs in Mermites.

 

[Jim Colvill]

Your'e the bublegummer that put half cooked eggs in Mermites.

Nope, not me. By the time my eggs got out to the troops they were green; stupid powdered eggs; that crap was only good for french toast batter IMO.

 

[maddog]

Army tanker here. 71-74 3rd AD 32d Armored Regiment (B/3/32). 11E MOS. We ere based in Friedburg W Germany and were to hold the Fulda Gap against attack by the commies.

I was there when the terrorists attacked, captured, and assasinated the Israeli athletes in Munich, and the bombing of our HQ in Frankfurt by the Red Brigade.

Jim Covill: 0330, -15 degrees, awake for 36 hours by then and we rolled in at Graf for some chow and sack time. I never forgot you guys. But i've Got your back anyway, man.

 

[techieguy]

68J10. Aircraft Armamnent tech for the Cobra first, first duty station was Nelligan in Germany, being a AVIM unit we worked mostly on the electronics and wiring on aircraft with airframes almost as old as myself at the time. Our unit was retired and assign to a new unit in Illishiem where support the 2ACR who still had Cobras and our base had 4/229 move in and then we started working on the Apaches.

The week before I PCS to Germany Chernobyl lost its lid and my last Christmas the Berlin Wall came down. In resting times!

 

[maddog]

Shoot, I left my Military acronym to English dictionary in my other pants. Be right back!






Seriously though, some interesting careers guys. Thanks to all of you for your service.

Army tanker here. 71-74 3rd AD 32d Armored Regiment (B/3/32). 11E MOS. We ere based in Friedburg W Germany and were to hold the Fulda Gap against attack by the commies.

I was there when the terrorists attacked, captured, and assasinated the Israeli athletes in Munich, and the bombing of our HQ in Frankfurt by the Red Brigade.

Jim Covill: 0330, -15 degrees, awake for 36 hours by then and we rolled in at Graf for some chow and sack time. I never forgot you guys. But i've Got your back anyway, man.

3rd Armored Division; B company/3rd brigade/32d armored regiment; 11E Military Occupation Series. And tankers are assigned to man tanks.

 

[Gator 1146]

1963- 1965 China Beach Da Nang / Chu Lai, Viet Nam. LST 1146

 

[joken]

65-69 Jet engine mechanic, Gulf of Tonkin and other resort areas.

 

[Odd Man Out]

USA Ret. 74-03
Started out as a tanker and after four years got my head out of my fourth point of contact and switched into Military Intel. Ended up as a CW3 Mil Intel Tech. "Fun Times".

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

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My age during those years was 6-10.



Thank you for your service Sir.

my age was -21 to -17 LOL


thank you to all who serve/ served

 

[Pandaz3]

I started to write a detail list of assignments, so you can thank me that I deleted that crap.

I joined the Army at 17 in '64- to '67 I worked as a Medic in the hospital at Okinawa, then Vietnam for a few months. back to Okinawa, then Fort Benning, formed and trained and deployed back to Vietnam ETS'd in July 67 as SP5 E5 91B from 2nd Bn 3rd Inf, 199th Light Inf Bde.

I went back in the Army in Jan 68 for Flight School at Fort Wolters Tx and Hunter AAF, Ga graduating in Jan 69 back to Vietnam 1st Inf Div as a WO1 W1 100B Huey pilot, Feb 70 back to Fort Wolters for six months then off to Safety School at USC (Lived in Hollywood) back to Vietnam, Jan 71, 191st Aslt Hel Co till it closed up Sep 71 to Aug 72 C Trp 16th Cav. CW2 W2 still flying Hueys. Aug 72 to Fort Lewis until Jun 74, split the time first in D Trp 3rd Sqdn 5th Cav and then 54th Med Detachment (Dustoff) ETS Jun 74

May 77 returned to Army Fort Hood 3rd Plt 507th Med (Dustoff) two years,then to Fort Rucker to teach for two years. Nov 1981 off to Korea 128th Aslt Hel Co till Nov 82 then Fort Sill 200th Avn Co till it went away then back to Korea in 87, 2nd Inf Div, back to Sill 4th Plt 507th Jan 89 off to Desert Storm in October 90, may 91 back to Sill retired Oct 1991. 24 years active.

 

[Mygrainman]

I didn't serve, but I have the utmost respect, and appreciation for those that do/did.
Thank you all for your service!

 

[gryghin]

@Pandaz3 - I just finished reading a Jack Reacher novel that had Fort Wolters in it. Thanks for your service, I'm sure those ground troops appreciated it when they heard the woop woop overhead.

I'm second generation USN Submariner. I joined the USN DEP November of my senior year - 1984, and turned 18 while in boot camp in Great Lakes. I spent a year in Great Lakes learning to be an Electronics Technician and then went into the Nuclear Power Program. I was a qualified Nuclear Reactor Operator before I was old enough to drink.

When I first checked into Submarine Squadron 6 in January 1988, they had me help out in Medical since my boat was in the yards. The Squadron Medical officer liked that I learned quickly how to check in patients, take vitals and was willing to learn more about what they did. He was putting this proposal for having non-medical corpsman EMT trained personnel on board the boats. I was the first person that he sent to EMT training and I helped develop that program.

I was on a Fast Attack Sub on the East coast and we got to do all the cold war stuff and then Desert Shield/Storm happened while we were deployed.

I can't say what we did but I can say that some of the "Riders" we've had on board for certain operations can really crowd the small mess decks that we have and they eat a lot of chow.

I finished my time in at shore duty in Kings Bay, as Nuc Repair Supply and my collateral duty was Base Aux Sec Force 1st Platoon Chief. That's where I learned to love to shoot.

I punched out at the 10 year mark, because I had a problem with my legs as well as the Clinton draw down... I could have fought the release but I wanted to be around to argue with the baby boy while he was still growing up. Another sea tour would be 5 to 6 years on a Fast Attack, my first boat logged over 300 days at sea in one year... so effectively my wife would be a single parent.

For years, I didn't go to the VA because I'm relatively healthy but I took on the Veteran Outreach role for Intel Corp. I figured I should know what I'm talking about when I tell the other Veterans that they should go to the VA. Though it is time consuming, it is worthwhile to put in your package with the VA. Even if your claims are denied and don't end up getting any assistance from the VA hospital, it does help to ensure that the VA system gets the resources it needs from congress.

May is Military Appreciation Month, and I just want to thank all of my Fellow Veterans for serving.

 

[Doc_Glock]

I identify somewhat with your path there gryghin, I to was a submariner.
Main diference was that I was responsible for firing the "BIG" guns... the Poseidon C3 ballistic missle.

Enlisted 1975, boot camp in Great Lakes, sub school in Groton CT, then electronics school Damneck VA, coming out as a Fire Control Tech (FTB). Made 7 patrols east coast, the shortest was 40 days under, the longest was 69, on the Von Steuben SSBN623 gold crew, and Nathan Hale SSBN632 blue crew. Should have been 9 patrols, but I got "lucky" and a motorcycle wreck got me out of 2. That was the summer of '79', when we water-skied with the alligators in Charleston SC. Ah, the memories...

Ended up as a doctor after leaving the USN in 1981.

 

[gryghin]

I identify somewhat with your path there gryghin, I to was a submariner.
Main diference was that I was responsible for firing the "BIG" guns... the Poseidon C3 ballistic missle.

Enlisted 1975, boot camp in Great Lakes, sub school in Groton CT, then electronics school Damneck VA, coming out as a Fire Control Tech (FTB). Made 7 patrols east coast, the shortest was 40 days under, the longest was 69, on the Von Steuben SSBN623 gold crew, and Nathan Hale SSBN632 blue crew. Should have been 9 patrols, but I got "lucky" and a motorcycle wreck got me out of 2. That was the summer of '79', when we water-skied with the alligators in Charleston SC. Ah, the memories...

Ended up as a doctor after leaving the USN in 1981.

My Dad was in 60-83, his only nuke boat was the Nathan Hale, though I don't know which crew he was on.

Congrats on taking the technical route to med school. One of my favorite div-o is now an anesthesiologist in NC.

 

[wcdubois]

Nice to see a couple of fellow "bubble-heads" here.

I was on a nuclear fast attack boat out of San Diego from 76 to 82.
Did my time as an electronics tech working on the navigation and communications equipment. Did the last year and a half as chief of the watch.

Spent most of our time at sea following Russian ballistic missile subs to their station way up north. No wars during that time, just the Iranian crisis.

Most action I saw was in Perth, those girls were wild...