[txpsdcrwchf]

Who's in the military? what do you do? where have you been?

 

[JohnDeere9610]

Air Force Aerospace Repair on AWACS. I have been to equador twice and headed to the desert in dec. (Witch is good that way I will be home for all the diesel events next summer. Well I hope.)

 

[Arisley]

Not in now, served USAF 1979-1983. Basic Lackland AFB, San Antonio TX, Electronics Warfare Systems Specailist School, Keesler AFB, Biloxi MS. PDS Castle AFB 93AMS, Atwater CA. Served on the worldwide mobility team. I could tell you all the places I went, but I guess you know what I would have to do then.

 

[kainers]

1994-1998 USMC

 

[00PSD1]

its hard for me to imagine Kainers to have been in the USMC but anyways Semper Fi

-
Andrew

 

[Diezel Dawg]

Currently in the USAF. joined in 93, BMT at Lackland, Travis AFB, CA in 94, RAF Mildenhall 95-96, Malmstrom AFB, MT 96-99, Eielson AFB AK 99-05, FE Warren AFb WY 05-07, Osan AB Korea Currently, Then Fairchild AFB WA in 08. Two tours to Saudi Arabia, one in 96 and one more in 2000, one tour to Iraq in 04 and one tour to Kyrgyzstan in 06-07

 

[sagebel]

Currently in the USN. Spent my first 10 years enlisted and now a Submarine Ordnance LDO. I been to Washington (state) and now Georgia.

 

[kainers]

its hard for me to imagine Kainers to have been in the USMC but anyways Semper Fi

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Andrew

Yep I know but I was fresh out of high school at 17 yrs 1171 hygiene equipment operator.Basically made water like pauly shore.Did laundry and set up the chow halls.Okinawa japan for a year then the desert of cali for the remander.

 

[Arisley]

its hard for me to imagine Kainers to have been in the USMC but anyways Semper Fi

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Andrew

You should think about it Andrew. It will be a good education for you, and I promise you will not regret it.

 

[kainers]

One of the best experiences ever

The stories from overseas:doh:

 

[Arisley]

Yep, and the memories, great, good, bad, and horror. I served my four and left, had great offers to re-up. Not for me. Would I do it over again. In a heartbeat.

 

[fishinfool98]

uscg, diesel mec 2000 - present
Wish I would have joined when i was 18 best thing that I ever did
Has kept me out of alot of trouble

 

[00PSD1]

You should think about it Andrew. It will be a good education for you, and I promise you will not regret it.

I have a few friends that are Marines I have heard the stories one of them was a recon marine for 8 years three tours in Iraq and 1 in Afghanistan he is built like a tank. My other friend never went to Iraq but was stationed on a ship for awhile he said the beds were way to small and he is 6'0" I am 6'5" so that wouldn't work out well.

I would love to serve but I dont think dying for Iraqis is very patriotic
I was thinking about joining the coast guard

Also its pretty cool the recon marine (Sgt Rudy Reyes) that is good friends with my family got casted to be a lead character in a HBO mini series being filmed in South Africa.

Here are some pics he is on the right in the 1st pic
http://www.theconnection.org/photogallery/gen_kill/default.asp?counter=14
http://www.theconnection.org/photogallery/gen_kill/default.asp?counter=8

-
Andrew

 

[fishinfool98]

andrew let me know if you want any info

 

[00PSD1]

andrew let me know if you want any info

I am sending you a pm

thanks,
Andrew

 

[JohnDeere9610]

there so many other jobs that wont get you on the front lines of a war like ever one thinks. My advice is get a job in the military that you can use on the outside world. (IE fishinfool diesel mec. Me rigging airplanes.) neither one of those jobs will ever go away and you get great training and on the job expersines in the military.

 

[fishinfool98]

this is VERY true
I have been to countless schools
Merury,and honda outboard
cat,cummins,detroit schools
gas jet turbine
overhaul/rebuild,


Might not be confronted with the front line but have seen some crazy $hit

 

[JohnDeere9610]

WOW we almost like a recuiter. Hell no I never want to be one of those.

 

[fishinfool98]

dont think i could even think about taking a desk Job

 

[LarryM]

Who's in the military? what do you do? where have you been?

Spent twenty with 10 (1970 to 1984) on ships and made 1 med, and 4 WestPacs and have made port visits to just about every place except Baharin, and Shanghai. Some of the more obtuse and not avail or less visited are:

Bandar Abas, Iran
Berberra, Somalia
Colombo, Ceylon now Sri Lanka
Pusan, Korea
Diego Garcia
Isle of Roderique (just to drop off Coconuts ... don't ask looooong story)
Martinique
Midway
Kwajalein
Subic Bay
Malta.

I've also sailed around the world longitude wise except for the Red Sea portion between 33.31 and 40.1 ... from the middle of the Black Sea thru the Panama Canal and been in 5 of the 7 seas (only have missed the Red and Caspian) including the Sea of Okosk.

Two of the more memorable events were when we were on our way to the Black Sea and were ordered to pull into Athens and put our Motor Whale Boat over to receive passengers. Who came aboard for our trip into the Black Sea was Adm. Stansfield Turner who was Com Sixth Feet at the time and like 3 O6s and a couple of O5s and one or two enlisted. Now this was on a WWII Fram Destroyer and we already had an O6 DesDiv and staff embarked. ointlaugh: The other was spending two weeks at Diego Garcia getting screwed by the crew of the Tender Dixie. We actually had the prop on our 1052 flown in by C-5 and replaced waterborne. Enterprising folks has bumper stickers made up in Singapore that said "We were screwed by Dixie in the waters of Diego Garcia" or something like that. :gayfight:

Larry