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June 9, 2007, 05:57 PM | #251 |
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25 years active, couple more till I'm done
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June 9, 2007, 06:36 PM | #252 |
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U.S.Navy 63-67
Helocopter combat squadron 1 |
June 9, 2007, 06:47 PM | #253 |
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5 1/2 years in the Air Force 1978 to 1983.
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June 10, 2007, 08:31 AM | #254 |
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US Army Vietnam 1St Cav Div B co 1/12 1970-1971
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June 10, 2007, 12:39 PM | #255 |
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US Navy 1976 - 1996, submarines, USS Haddo, USS Plunger, USS Parche, USS Greenling, USS Puffer, one tender USS Hunley (Holyloch Scotland), Shore duty: FLEASWTRACENPAC (sonar school San Diego), NAVSTA Subic Bay RP.
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June 10, 2007, 01:56 PM | #256 |
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I was in the Air Force, but it was more of a "job" than a service. I did my job and I got paid fairly. My wife has never been in the military but is a doctor at the VA. She has also worked at a lot of clinics during her training where she was not paid fairly. She "served" our country more so than I.
After being in the AF I worked as an engineer helping design jets and accessories. In some ways I "served" my country more then than during active duty. I read somewhere that men who have not been in the military feel like they have missed an important right of passage. Could be we need to expand our definition of "service" to help these poor souls with their inferiority complex? |
June 10, 2007, 05:34 PM | #257 |
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ww2 1943 to 1951 AOM3C navy air
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June 10, 2007, 05:45 PM | #258 |
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I proudly served
21 years in the US Army
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June 11, 2007, 12:20 AM | #259 |
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US Army, Nov. 67 - Nov. 70, Signal Corp, Ft. Monmouth, NJ
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June 12, 2007, 05:34 PM | #260 |
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I served as a corpsman with Lima Company, Third Platoon, Third Battalion First Marines, I Corps, 1967-68.
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June 12, 2007, 07:24 PM | #261 |
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USN, 1970-1994
All the way from E-1 to O-5
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June 12, 2007, 08:13 PM | #262 |
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U.S. Navy 1985-1993 spent most of my time with the marines. Desert Shield/storm 90/91.
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June 12, 2007, 08:45 PM | #263 |
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US Army right out of High School '87-'89.
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June 12, 2007, 09:33 PM | #264 |
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June 12, 2007, 11:13 PM | #265 |
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U.S.A.F, Air National Guard, 1953-1955, Air Force 1955-1977. Wish I had stayed longer
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June 13, 2007, 06:59 AM | #266 |
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US Army 1960 to 1970 Active Duty
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June 13, 2007, 10:32 AM | #267 |
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USAF 1979-1989 Security Specialist and Supervisor
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June 13, 2007, 12:36 PM | #268 |
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I serve...but not in the military. I have built many items for the military, that are used by thousands of personnel.
Lets not forget that even the average taxpayer serves a purpose in this country. We financially support those that are in the military, so that they have the things they need to do their job. I"m not trying to discredit anybody in the military, but I want to remind you all that we all have a place in this country, and depend on others for things we cannot provide for ourselves. |
June 13, 2007, 12:43 PM | #269 | |
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How many people do you know will go into harms way, withstand long delployements (9-12 months without seeing your loved ones) for well under $20k a year??? The answer is very few to none. While you may be doing your part by paying taxes, that is NOTHING compared to what our Military goes through. C4 |
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June 13, 2007, 12:47 PM | #270 |
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Us Army
1st Cavalry Division (68th Chemical & E. Co. 8th Eng. Bn.), Fort Hood, TX 1980-86
15th Psyops Bn., Fort Thomas, KY (now in Cincy), 1986-97 (IRR & Active Reserve) |
June 13, 2007, 12:59 PM | #271 |
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No, but quite often as a civilian volunteer.
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June 13, 2007, 03:31 PM | #272 | ||
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Supporting the military is more than just sucking up to them on a message forum or shaking their hand. They NEED much more than that to survive. |
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June 13, 2007, 05:37 PM | #273 |
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I'm both retired Army (11 years active duty, 11 years reserve/guard), and have worked 20 years at a civilian career. Believe me, I will receive more from my civilian retirement than my military retirement. Engloid, if you suckered into believing what the recruiter told you about the great benefits, why didn't you join?
The military is a good life. I left active duty because the Army sent me to paid graduate school for a technical MS degree. I had to make a decision to either stay active Army and possibly watch all the technology advance past me, or get out, protect my years in by joining the reserves/guard, and staying current in my technical field. I chose the latter. ...but don't ever think the compensation is good enough to wipe away all those memories of constant moving (I moved 8 times in 11 years of active duty!), being away from home (I travel about 15% in my current civilian job, I travelled about 25% in my military job), pay that doesn't keep up with the civilian sector (and I am a retired "Officer", I know paygrades E1 - E6 struggle to keep a family!), making a spouse as excited about serving as the soldier, and combat! I will soft-peddle this as much as possible, but one who has not experienced the "big green machine" (defference to you Navy/Air Force types - and my respect) doesn't have the knowledge to make a comparison. I respect all who serve in other capacities and I appreciate all who pay their fair share of taxes. ...and I do believe that all Citizens of the US have a right to exist. We don't just serve others in uniform. In fact, my method of serving now that I'm retired from the Army is to support some who still wear the uniform. I've given over $1000 worth of high quality combat knives (I have other interests besides firearms) to a few deserving soldiers and a Marine who live where you have to shake sand out of your boots every day. Vote for anyone who has the same values as you, but spend some time supporting one or more troops who had little to no say in their deployment. |
June 14, 2007, 07:38 AM | #274 | |||
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Troops need lots of support from mutliple different areas for sure. Showing your gratitude as a civy is a first step. C4 |
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June 14, 2007, 07:54 AM | #275 |
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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 14 years.
ACTIVE: 1968 - 1972 USS Shangri-La CV-38 National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda MD USS FD Roosevelt CV-42 1975-1977 ACTIVE RESERVE: Preventive Medicine Unit, Forest Park IL
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