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Posting Guru
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 2,223
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From: Billings Montana
I signed up for the USMC and was set to go to boot camp in the summer of 1993 after graduation. I got into a car wreck in the spring of 1993 and blew out my knee. I wasn't able to go in because it's permanently damaged. I would've made a career out of the military if I hadn't been in that wreck.
I salute any and all of you who have and still are serving! Thank you all and I wish I could've been there with ya!
I salute any and all of you who have and still are serving! Thank you all and I wish I could've been there with ya!
More Turbo
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 687
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Regular Army
1974-77 31B20 field radio/communications equip mechanic, HHC 1st bn 18th Inf, 1st
Inf Div, Ft. Riley, KS and TDY at Wiesbaden Air Station, FRG.
1977-81 26V20 strategic microwave systems attendant/repairer 518th Sig co., 39th
sig bn, 2nd sig gp, 5th sig cmd. Soest radio station, and Linderhofe radio station, FRG.
Made E-5 in 1976. Cutoff score remained at 886 thereafter.
1974-77 31B20 field radio/communications equip mechanic, HHC 1st bn 18th Inf, 1st
Inf Div, Ft. Riley, KS and TDY at Wiesbaden Air Station, FRG.
1977-81 26V20 strategic microwave systems attendant/repairer 518th Sig co., 39th
sig bn, 2nd sig gp, 5th sig cmd. Soest radio station, and Linderhofe radio station, FRG.
Made E-5 in 1976. Cutoff score remained at 886 thereafter.
FTE Leadership Emeritus
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 23,174
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From: Stephensville WI
Originally Posted by msgtg
The 141s were ok...better when they went to the B models with the stretched decks.
I'd also take a C-130 any day....it takes a lot to take one of them out of the sky.
Senior User
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 411
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From: SE Wisconsin
I did the Navy from 97 until this month(finished my last year in the IRR) and was an AMS/AM2, which was an E5 airframes mech, structures. I never did care much for the rate merger since the AMH's were turds 
I started out in Great Lakes for boot, went to A school in Pensacola, then my fleet time was spent out at NAS Barbers Point then Kaneohe Bay MCAS(both Hawaii) working on P-3s in VP-4. After that, I came back to Great Mistakes for a couple years for shore duty, then off to VP-64 at NAS Willow Grove, PA. After they decommed, I went to the reserves and finished out at NOSC Chicago. Seen all the corners of the world from Ecuador, Guam, Japan, Oman, Qatar, S. Korea(Osan was a blast!) Wake Island, Mijuro Marshall Islands, and any other place that a P-3 could touch down at
I started out in Great Lakes for boot, went to A school in Pensacola, then my fleet time was spent out at NAS Barbers Point then Kaneohe Bay MCAS(both Hawaii) working on P-3s in VP-4. After that, I came back to Great Mistakes for a couple years for shore duty, then off to VP-64 at NAS Willow Grove, PA. After they decommed, I went to the reserves and finished out at NOSC Chicago. Seen all the corners of the world from Ecuador, Guam, Japan, Oman, Qatar, S. Korea(Osan was a blast!) Wake Island, Mijuro Marshall Islands, and any other place that a P-3 could touch down at
Postmaster
Joined: Feb 2007
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..!...Airborne Ranger..75-81. 101st 79th Eng/Combat Btln. 29 Det. ( 8-Bauls) We need to sit down and talk over some beers........ Jump school is where I got the handle I have now! ( I was the first one out on our very first line jump.!)
Ft Lost in the woods (basic & AIT)
FT Brag (Jump)
Ft Buckner, Okinawa, Japan
Panama, ( unknown)
Ft. Brag ,& Dahlonega, Ga (Ranger)
From there it was ***** out till DOS in 81
I wouldn't trade a moment of it for the world..!
Ft Lost in the woods (basic & AIT)
FT Brag (Jump)
Ft Buckner, Okinawa, Japan
Panama, ( unknown)
Ft. Brag ,& Dahlonega, Ga (Ranger)
From there it was ***** out till DOS in 81
I wouldn't trade a moment of it for the world..!
Post Fiend
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 9,653
Likes: 3
From: in the adirondack mts
you active, recently active, kids going in, and to the lost.. God bless you all.
you know not how much your sacrifice means to those of us you've kept safe. the job you do is done by only the best.
Hero's all.
you know not how much your sacrifice means to those of us you've kept safe. the job you do is done by only the best.
Hero's all.
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Joined: Jan 2004
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From: northwest,sc
I went to Kadina a couple of times and Koza some also.
Don't remember White Sands. I been out over 40 years and got the CRS sindrome.
I can't even spell the name of the town just outside the base. Well the town was also Naha but the red light distrect had another name. I was there mostly when I wasn't TDY somewhere else.
Don't remember White Sands. I been out over 40 years and got the CRS sindrome.
I can't even spell the name of the town just outside the base. Well the town was also Naha but the red light distrect had another name. I was there mostly when I wasn't TDY somewhere else.
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Joined: Dec 2005
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USN 1996 to 2005 ET1 ss
after some school, did 5 years on the uss florida in communications. during that time got to do some exercise duty in japan.
then after the sub volunteered for security duty, spent 3 years overseas in greece and london. spent the whole time doing escorts for whoever and what ever, physical security (cameras, alarms, barriers and such) and baby sitting (the Navy security field happens to have a huge proportion of immature idiots who should have never even passed boot camp)
i just made my own shadow box last month, put all my medals and things in it, looks nice displayed on the wall now. how many of you have one? if not, you should!
after some school, did 5 years on the uss florida in communications. during that time got to do some exercise duty in japan.
then after the sub volunteered for security duty, spent 3 years overseas in greece and london. spent the whole time doing escorts for whoever and what ever, physical security (cameras, alarms, barriers and such) and baby sitting (the Navy security field happens to have a huge proportion of immature idiots who should have never even passed boot camp)
i just made my own shadow box last month, put all my medals and things in it, looks nice displayed on the wall now. how many of you have one? if not, you should!
