The Veteran (and Active) Service Member thread

[MyATV]

We called Ft. Gordon - Ft. Boredom...

It was fun being in about a 50-man Marine detachment on an Army base though. All 4 branches (plus foreigners) attended schools there, and they'd all stop and watch us march to/from school every day. (Most of us were less than a year out of boot camp, so we still knew how to march [chuckle].) Oh, and we had a beer garden outside the barracks - picnic tables and trash cans all painted red & gold. Lots of good times there.

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[bigsky713]

USMC , 8 years
0311, 8541, 0321
Camp Pendleton
Camp Lejune
6 Deployments to many locations to mention.

 

[Wanderlust]

Branch: US Army
TIS: Retired after 20
MOS: 11B
Duty Station(s): Would probably be easier to list the places I was not stationed.

 

[Hey19]

Army for 3 years.
63T Bradley systems mechanic
Mostly Ft. Hood
Thanks to all of you for your service!

 

[JimmyDean]

Branch: USAF
TIS:4 years
MOS: 2A656
Duty Station: Little Rock. joined to see the world, got sent down the road, ended up getting out because I didn't want to be stuck in Little Rock for 20 years.

 

[Skip]

Branch: U.S. Navy
21 Years

 

[Swallace]

Branch: US Army National Guard
TIS: Retired 21 Years
MOS: 12C and 12B
Duty Station(s): too many to count

 

[Yukon65006]

US Coast Guard
28yrs active been retired for 7. Only 21 years to go till I break even.
Electronics Tech Senior Chief
14 duty stations, of those only 1 ship survives and 3 land stations. Out of the remaining 4 only one still has my billet assignment.

 

[The Compensator]

USAF
Inflight Refueler (Boom Operator)
20 years
Multiple Duty Stations/Deployments

 

[SCBronco1]

Veteran from the US Army
Just shy of 10 years (9 years and 9 Months)
Stations:
Ft. Jackson, SC (Basic, AIT, plus I worked at MEPS)
Ft. Bragg, NC (4 years)
Camp Casey, ROK (1 year)
Ft. Huachuca, AX (only 90 days for training)
Ft. Bragg, NC ( 88 days before 13 month deployment)
Bagram AFB, Afghanistan (13 months)
Ft. Bragg, NC (about 120 days)
Ft. Hood. TX (11 months for training)
Ft. Bragg, NC (63 days before deployment)
Camp Taji, Iraq (around a year)
Ft. Bragg, NC (about 100 days to process out)

Needless to say I got to see a lot of the best parts of the world rolleyesn)). Friends of mine get Germany, Hawaii, Italy and Alaska, one was even stationed at Arlington as an Honor Guard. I got nothing fun!

I started as a mechanic (63B) then I went off and did some other things that needed done. Nothing to special, just stuff. I also did AB school at Ft. Benning during my first trip to Bragg, but I don't remember the dates.

 

[MayhemMike]

United States Coast Guard 1978-1982.
Coast Guard Cutter WYTM 96 Chinook Curtis Bay Maryland
( Long since decommissioned)
Marine Safety Office Baltimore
Bos’n Mate
“ You gotta go out, you don’t have to come back”.

 

[SCBronco1]

USAF
Inflight Refueler (Boom Operator)
20 years
Multiple Duty Stations/Deployments

I use to play the TOP GUN video game for my Nintendo (I am old as dirt as my kids tell me) in order to pass the third mission you had to refuel mid mission. I totally sucked at it, never did get to the 4th mission. Your job sounds cool, but I don't think, based off of my gaming, I would have been very successful at it.

 

[The Compensator]

I use to play the TOP GUN video game for my Nintendo (I am old as dirt as my kids tell me) in order to pass the third mission you had to refuel mid mission. I totally sucked at it, never did get to the 4th mission. Your job sounds cool, but I don't think, based off of my gaming, I would have been very successful at it.

I spent countless hours on that very same video game, and also had my fair share of struggles. But, I assure you, that real life air refueling is way easier to master!

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