Anybody in this AOA forum serve in the military?

AznParaTrooper · #1 (**permalink**) 25th May, 2002, 10:56 PM

If so, what service and branch?

Random Nonsense · #2 (**permalink**) 26th May, 2002, 03:17 AM

Reddeathdrinker is in the RAF, training up to do the engineering side of things.

Southern Man · #3 (**permalink**) 26th May, 2002, 05:13 PM

I know we have several retired military here as well.

reddeathdrinker · #4 (**permalink**) 26th May, 2002, 05:54 PM

Yup! I'm in the Royal Air Force, propulsion tech type, playing with aero engines great and small

AznParaTrooper · #5 (**permalink**) 26th May, 2002, 08:57 PM

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Yup! I'm in the Royal Air Force, propulsion tech type, playing with aero engines great and small

Let me guess, you are a Brit

cloasters · #6 (**permalink**) 26th May, 2002, 09:21 PM

Let's see... I had such a great time, I forgot the details. Good clean fun saving them heathen South East Asians from the grips o' them Commie rats. Oopsie...the Communists won, didn't they?

It's them stinkin' Liberal's fault! We was gonna murder every one of them pesky Viet Namese, from the Delta to the Chinese border. Then we'd a showed them who's boss! But no, them gawd damn Liberals made us lose the war.

A lot of Americans really believe this. Well, "Liberal" is a very dirty word nowadays. I think that the "people" that are large and in charge now will live to regret the day that they decided to turn this country into the thing it is becoming. As well as the excuses for citizens that swallow the party line. I'm glad that I'm in sight of the gates of old age. I don't wish to see what's going to happen to this land that I don't recognize any longer.

IMHO.

Oh, you asked about service and branch. The question is usually framed as "what branch of Service?" U.S. Army. The Marines were tougher than I wanted to be. The Air Force a bit too wimpy. Navy? Six months with 5.000 guys? Coast Guard? All filled up, try again later. I was so stupid that I cheered when I saw my orders for Viet Nam. I eventually smartened up, long after it was too late.

TranceBear · #7 (**permalink**) 26th May, 2002, 09:43 PM

10 years in the US Army. Got into a bad accident and now I am medically retired. I enjoy that yellow check every month!!.

S_Wilson · #8 (**permalink**) 26th May, 2002, 09:59 PM

US Army, mid to late 80's. Blackhawk helicopter mechanic in the 101st Airborne, Ft Campbell, Ky. There were no conflicts during my term of service but there were a couple of little things in Central America that got the adrenalin flowing.

The biggest lesson I learned was that no matter what jungle, desert or third world country I was in, beer, booze, women and drugs were always easy to find.

LutaWicasa · #9 (**permalink**) 26th May, 2002, 10:14 PM

US Navy, '71-'76, Torpedo Tech 3rd, speacialized Marks 45, 46, 47 and 48.
Regret it? Nope.
Miss it? Nope.
Do it again?
Only if absolutely needed (never happen, waaayyyy too old)

AznParaTrooper · #10 (**permalink**) 26th May, 2002, 10:50 PM

Wow! a lot of old timers in this thread i can see. I'm the only young gun here.I serve with the 82nd Airborne Division , 11B(rifleman for those of you who are civilians) 2000-Present. If the war in Afghan still going on like this i might find myself in Afghan killing some. That should be fun

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Please NO ethnic slurrs!

dabaerman · #11 (**permalink**) 26th May, 2002, 10:52 PM

U.S.A.F. Civil Engineer. '65-69.

TranceBear · #12 (**permalink**) 26th May, 2002, 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by AznParaTrooper
If the war in Afghan still going on like this i might find myself in Afghan killing some. That should be fun
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By Daniel ~

Please let's not use that kind of language here. There is never any reason for it.

TranceBear · #13 (**permalink**) 26th May, 2002, 11:24 PM

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Originally posted by S_Wilson
US Army, mid to late 80's. Blackhawk helicopter mechanic in the 101st Airborne, Ft Campbell, Ky. There were no conflicts during my term of service but there were a couple of little things in Central America that got the adrenalin flowing.

The biggest lesson I learned was that no matter what jungle, desert or third world country I was in, beer, booze, women and drugs were always easy to find.

I was at Ft Campbell, KY. A co. 6/101st avn regt air assault. I was there from 88-98. I was a 63B. Small world huh?

S_Wilson · #14 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2002, 01:32 AM

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Originally posted by TranceBear

I was at Ft Campbell, KY. A co. 6/101st avn regt air assault. I was there from 88-98. I was a 63B. Small world huh?

Well, how about that! I was in the 8/101st avn regt, I had to look that up on my DD214 because I couldn't remember. Everything went regimental right before I ETS'd in 89. While I was there my unit went from the 5th trans to 222 avn to 8/101st avn. I was a 67T and travelled the world supporting the line units with intermediate level maintenance and sometimes filling crew slots and such.

You probably experienced the joys of Air Assault school also. That pretty much sucked because I never cared much for the grunt stuff but I did love the rappalling.

63B, I'm trying to remember but I think that was a turbine engine mechanic, wasn't it?

Duckman · #15 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2002, 01:34 AM

Corporal, Electronic Warfare, Norwegian army here...that's like 5 years ago now.

S_Wilson · #16 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2002, 01:34 AM

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Originally posted by LutaWicasa
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Regret it? Nope.
Miss it? Nope.
Do it again?
Only if absolutely needed (never happen, waaayyyy too old)

Thats pretty much how I feel about it.

Random Nonsense · #17 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2002, 08:41 AM

I was thinking of joining the army, but i got a bit of a thing for being extremely stubborn, i dont take too well to authority, especially if its the "im gonna shout at you to make you do what i want" variety.

TranceBear · #18 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2002, 10:07 AM

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Originally posted by S_Wilson

Well, how about that! I was in the 8/101st avn regt, I had to look that up on my DD214 because I couldn't remember. Everything went regimental right before I ETS'd in 89. While I was there my unit went from the 5th trans to 222 avn to 8/101st avn. I was a 67T and travelled the world supporting the line units with intermediate level maintenance and sometimes filling crew slots and such.

You probably experienced the joys of Air Assault school also. That pretty much sucked because I never cared much for the grunt stuff but I did love the rappalling.

63B, I'm trying to remember but I think that was a turbine engine mechanic, wasn't it?

63B is a light wheeled vehicle mechanic, basicly I worked on Hummers and duece and a halfs.

I loved Air Assault school, in fact I volunteered for Rapell Masters school. They dangle you from a Blackhawk and drag you around the base at about 300-400ft above the ground. What a rush!!

AznParaTrooper · #19 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2002, 10:09 AM

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Originally posted by Random Nonsense
I was thinking of joining the army, but i got a bit of a thing for being extremely stubborn, i dont take too well to authority, especially if its the "im gonna shout at you to make you do what i want" variety.

Air force and Navy are pretty soft. They won't do that to you.:nervous:

S_Wilson · #20 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2002, 10:51 AM

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Originally posted by TranceBear

63B is a light wheeled vehicle mechanic, basicly I worked on Hummers and duece and a halfs.

I loved Air Assault school, in fact I volunteered for Rapell Masters school. They dangle you from a Blackhawk and drag you around the base at about 300-400ft above the ground. What a rush!!

Yohe or yoyo or something like that, where you lock in and interlock your arms with the person next to you and go for a little ride. That one went a little beyond the realm of where I wanted to go. Rappalling was great but if the bird is going to move, I want to be inside.

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63B is a light wheeled vehicle mechanic, basicly I worked on Hummers and duece and a halfs.

I guess I was close, my memory was little fuzzy on a lot of those details.