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watchtower78
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Post subject:  Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 6:26 am |
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Joined: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:34 am
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Thank you to every single person on this thread who served in the military or any other uniformed service. My family appreciates it and my friends appreciate it and I appreciate it. God bless you all and have a Merry Christmas!
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Omar
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:18 pm |
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Location: Ft Gordon, GA
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Wow, first one planning to enlist.
Would be gone already if not for a change in policy with the army which put me overweight. Working on dropping it so I can head to basic in the first quarter.
Looking at the US army, 25S: Satellite Communications Operator/Maintainer.
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Shawn
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 12:44 pm |
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Joined: Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:03 pm
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Location: USA
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Congratulations, Omar! Sounds like an interesting career field that could also work well for you in the civilian world at some point.
My middle daughter is at her first duty station as a Navy Master of Arms - she's following in her Dad's footsteps by going into military law enforcement, although in a different branch (I was AF - stationed at the Academy, as a matter of fact)!
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Omar
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 1:38 pm |
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Location: Ft Gordon, GA
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I have a friend who was Security Forces at the academy a few years ago. Compared it to working security for any college, except he was armed better.
Originally I wanted to go AF, but with my size and their pretty strict restrictions now (which you can attribute to 9000+ on the waiting list, so said the recruiter) it was going to be all but impossible. Issues with me having a kid as well. But, the Army offered me a pretty good set up, and yes, hopefully it will be of use when/if I get out. Getting close to turning 28, so spending 20-25 years to retire doesnt seem like all that bad of an idea, compared to this economy.
Gotta see how well it works with me though. I have always had an interest in the military, from Ancient to Modern, so figured I might as well see if I measure up.
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Shawn
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 2:00 pm |
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Yep, your friend is right! That's pretty much how I described it, too! 
Probably the only difference is that back in the 80s we were a mobility unit and spent a lot of time out on excersizes at Ft. Carson. We got a lot of extra "grunt" training back then - other than that, though, it was pretty skate college cop work!
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berlichtingen
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:45 am |
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Former Jarhead. Served in 3/3 in the mid 80's
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Richardson
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Post subject: Retired Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:45 am |
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Joined: Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:41 pm
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Location: Trinity NC
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Retired USMC 22 years, 1975-1996. MOS 2891, retired as a MSGT. Best time was with 3/2, 1983-86.
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Clavicula_Nox
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:35 am |
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Joined: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:46 pm
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Location: The Home of the Airborne and Special Operations Forces
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US Army at Ft.Bragg or deployment, but mostly on deployment from Jan 2004-March 2008. Originally signed up for four years active, but had to extend a few months so I could meet the retention requirements for Air Assault school.
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JoeRockhead
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:31 pm |
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Joined: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:20 pm
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I am prior service, Active Air Force and Army Reserve.
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thomas.tmcc
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:55 pm |
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Location: falkirk in scotland
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yeah i was 15 years as an infantryman in the territorial army ..
cameronians (scottish rifles)
KOSB kings own scottish borderers
argyll and sutherland highlanders
first i joined the poison dwarfs in the ta then when the ta cameronians got disbanded we got rebadged to the KOSB ,when i moved house i transfered to the argylls ..
thomas
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bluewillow
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:32 pm |
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Location: Goulburn, Australia
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A little bit,
4.5 years with the Royal Australian Engineers, para qaulified so attached to 3 RAR, posted to Malaysia, Borneo (active), Sabar, and Thailand.
Was attached Australian War Memorial with the war graves commission for 8 months in Asia, papua, most of the islands, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Borneo, Sabar.
cheers
Matt
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SteveUK
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Post subject: Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 3:45 pm |
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Location: Warwickshire, UK
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TA, Navy, then MOD as a civy at a Proof and Experimental Weapons establishment. - the good old days.
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wellswargamer
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:40 pm |
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Joined: Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:28 pm
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Location: Ottawa, ON
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I need another option added. I am former RAF (19 years), now retired and joined the Canadian Forces!
Am I just strange?
Wells
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Gen.Steiner
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:58 am |
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Second person planning to enlist. Got an application running with the RAF to be a pilot, which is hard to achieve, and another with the army to become a Forward Reconnaissance Troop Commander (in either Life Guards or Queen's Royal Lancers).
And if I fail at both of those, then it's off to the TA! 
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Gunslinger
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:59 am |
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Location: Iraq baby, Iraq
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Former US Navy, stationed in Atsugi, Japan. Did runs on the USS Independance and Kitty Hawk. Current Army, 19D Cavalry Scout. Deployed to Iraq as we speak. Last deployment I was on a Pathfinder team, a light infantry company doing the hooah hooah stuff in afghanistan, now I ride a desk in the troop S2 shop due to bad knees. I'm in the 4-10 Cav out of Fort Carson, Shawn's old stomping grounds.
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