Military service

[motojunkie101]

USAF 85-89. C141 loadmaster or 11450 as it was called back then. Best job in the whole world. High school educated and had college grads fly me around the world. I had the biggest office on the plane, bathroom, kitchen, bunks and passengers, some were worth hooking up with...
The view wasn't as good as up front....untill the the doors opened for air drops.
Wished I had a chance to spend time on the C-17...it was just a mockup in Longbeach when I got out.
Flew into N. Africa to drop off some "people" when Quadaffi was a thorn in our side. Same with Honduras and the Phillippines when people were trying to overthrow governments. Humanitarian hay lift in 86...yep 650 or so bales of hay from Grandjunction, CO to Mobile, AL.....The fun stuff...
Thunderbird support trips for 12 days....taking the Army band to the worlds fair in Brisbane, Australia....USO show people to Diego Garcia....bringing back some of the Navy's finest from the USS Vincens from the East Coast of Africa.... Sorry guy's...a flood of memories...re-livin' the dream...

I was actually talking with my commander about this the other day. He is prior enlisted (U-2 Crew chief) and we decided that if a guy was young and single that being a load master would be one of the more fun jobs to jump into. See the world and see some pretty awesome things along the way.

 

[defysgravity]

Yeah...he's right. Luckily I new the recruiter so he steered me in the right direction. The only thing he couldn't guarantee was the plane, that would be luck of the draw. I didn't want the C-5 or the 130, didn't want anything to do with 90 day TDY's or short dirt airstrips. When I went down to CBPO to get my assignment, another guy went with me and I opened the door and he walked through first and was told to go left for a C-130 assignment and I was told to go right for a C-141 assignment. Bad day for him, he was willing to give me his paycheck to switch....I declined.
I loved the small crew, inflight AR capability to be able to fly "around the world" and still return home without long TDY's.
Our longest trip from the west coast was 12 day's. So being stationed in S. California wasn't half bad. Get sick of it....leave.....Hickam was always a pit stop on all our routes west...not a bad place to visit. Spent a lot of money up in Moose McGuilicudy's on long island ice tea's....
Used to have all the bikini contest show times memorized too....

 

[christopher]

Delayed entry in college into the US Army, 12/1986

Active duty, 05/87 - 05/90

Served as a active jump status Combat Medic (91A) in the 1/17th Air Cav, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg for the duration.

Ordered back to active duty by "Presidential Invitation" for Desert Storm. 1/91-3/91

Upgraded to 91B on recall.

Final ETS from IRR on 12/92

 

[thomps33]

11b (Infantry) for 8 years. Served in Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq. Spent time as a dismount and working in the Bradley working my way up from a driver to eventually being a Bradley Commander. Wouldn't trade the experience for anything. Plan on trying out for Special Forces before getting too old.

 

[OCDsledder]

Air Force from 7-86 to 8-93. ICBM Electro Mechanical Technician. Went into the Iowa Air National Guard to finish my schooling. Served with a Ground Tactical Air Control unit in Ft Dodge Iowa as an AGE tech. In Sept 96, I transfered to the Wyoming Air National Guard. I am still there in the 243 Air Traffic Control Squadron as the NCOIC of the Power Production/HVAC shop. No other part time job in the world that can be so satisfying. 23 1/2 yrs total service and counting.

If you know of any one that is deployed to the desert, Dan Gardiner has a post in the Movie threds where he will send a Boondockers movie to them.
http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174461

 

[fuzz]

US Air Force 1954-74.
Helicopter Pilot. High time USAF-8000 hours.
Viet Nam -105 combat missions -Air Medal w/5OLC, DFC w/2OLC, Silver Star.
HH-3E Aircraft Commander on Longest Overwater Rescue by Landbased Helicopter - 450 miles at sea south of Kodiak, Alaska. 1971

And I'm still alive...

 

[Fosgate]

U.S. Army 31V Unit Level Communications Specialists, Crosstrained and reclassified to 32U Tactical Communications Specialist
1992-Ft. Sill OK
1992-1994: First Armored Division A 6/29 Field Artillery, Idar Oberstein Germany
1994-1996: First Cavalry D Co. 13 Signal Battallion, Fort Hood TX,: Assignment: Division Rapid Deployment Assault Command Post/Retransmit team leader

Countries on deployment: Honduras, Somalia, South Korea, Haiti, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Russia, England, Norway

 

[woodpecker]

Us Navy (19?? to 19??) jumped out of plains that flew quit well, made thing that float, sink!. Broke alot of electronic equipt. Learned broken Spanish. Went places on the Gov. dime that I would never have thought of going. Help policy makers screw up other nations.

was not pleased with the government secrets back then. Can only imagine what they have now

love to tell more





but cant
black suburbans are circling

 

[Stuck]

USN 99-03
Gas turbine systems mechanic,
Served on the USS Fife dd991 00-decom in 03.

She was sank as a target in 05.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNdSdNHANxg

 

[revrider1]

Hey guys, I know there are a lot of veterans on here, and its really neat to read about everyone's MOS and branch. So in this thread, we should all post our service record, MOS, branch, years of service and such. I really enjoy hearing about it and I'm sure more people on here do too.

I'll go first. I'm with the ROTC in school here, but I'm thinking of joining the National Guard as a 21B, because I love engineering. I haven't served yet, but I'm planning on signing up next September to take full advantage of the SMP (simultaneous membership program) that the guard has with the ROTC. So, there I went, your turn.

Just hope n pray you don't come home in a body bag....thats whats happening these days. Not like back in the day when we would play war games. Just my .02

 

[previous member]

I thought I was going to be the old bastage but looks like "Fuzz" has me beat

United States Army 1967-1970

Grunt 91B2P Platoon/Company Doc

Vietnam 68-70 173rd Airborne (The Herd) Came home to Letterman Hospital in San Francisco. Recovered.

 

[Ford428CJ]

USAF (Oregon Air National Guard)
Late bloomer... came in Sept 98, 2A671 (P&W F100-100) Engine Mechanic on F-15's for 10years 8months and changed career fields to 2A353 Crew Chief on F-15's now. I'm still in and have over 11years of service and counting!!!LOL about 22 more years to go!

 

[Rowboat]

Young pup compared to all you old guys lol...

Marine Reserves, 4th Marine Division, 4th Tank Battalion, Charlie Company out of Boise Idaho. 3 years in.
- Ft. Knox (Tank School)

- Boise, ID

-Africa

 

[vanislerev]

Better represent for your northern neighbours,
4th year of service, Canadian Army, Vehicle Technician, currently serving at a small foreward operating base in southern Afghanistan.

 

[Ford428CJ]

Young pup compared to all you old guys lol...

Marine Reserves, 4th Marine Division, 4th Tank Battalion, Charlie Company out of Boise Idaho. 3 years in.
- Ft. Knox (Tank School)

- Boise, ID

-Africa

We where there in Boise (Flying our 15's) for 6 months or so this last year! We where getting our runway redone during that time here @ home!

 

[plumnuts]

They told us a while back, but I don't remember.



Hey tech! I spent some time in K-town. I broke up many bar fights there and sometimes I got my head broke! haha....but if you are in the military and in trouble you better hope the MP's get you before the Polizei does! They are ruthless!

I went to Heidleberg now and then....gotta love a college town! haha ...and ah yes the beer! mmmmmmmmm


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MP too.. Bamberg..501 MP Company, 1st AD... it was a riot most of the time (kickin *** and taking names).. served there 1973 to 76 then later in 1980-83 did WA Army Guard 181 Heli-Med as a flight medic

 

[plumnuts]

US Air Force 1954-74.
Helicopter Pilot. High time USAF-8000 hours.
Viet Nam -105 combat missions -Air Medal w/5OLC, DFC w/2OLC, Silver Star.
HH-3E Aircraft Commander on Longest Overwater Rescue by Landbased Helicopter - 450 miles at sea south of Kodiak, Alaska. 1971

And I'm still alive...

thanks for your service... I would bet in your day.. you were one tuff son-a-gun..

 

[colorado logger]

USAF 1974-1978 spent 4 years in Area II. Not real dangerous the ( Big War of Las Vegas) had a lot of fun. Learned a bunch of stuff from the troops coming back from Nam. To this day our crew us the term Ho Chi Minh Trail as a reference to the main trail out of the woods

 

[←snow∞motion→]

Hey all great thread.

I've been active duty Army for 21 years (Chomping at the bit to retire, maybe I'll get to sled more). I've been stationed Germany, Bosnia, Kuwait, Somalia, Iraq, Ft. Carson, CO, Ft. Campbell, KY, Ft. Eustis, VA, and I'm currently stationed in Korea, where I've been for the last 2 years.

I started out a 13B cannon crewmember in the Field Artillery, but switched over to 68D (which is now 15D) Aircraft Powertrain repair. And, I'm currently inprocessing new Soldiers into 2ID here in Korea (feel like a kindergarten teacher with all the hand holding I have to do).

I get to go sledding about once a year (just came home last month in fact), and the rest of the year I'm counting days until my next time.

 

[backformore]

American dream

Hey all great thread.

I've been active duty Army for 21 years (Chomping at the bit to retire, maybe I'll get to sled more). I've been stationed Germany, Bosnia, Kuwait, Somalia, Iraq, Ft. Carson, CO, Ft. Campbell, KY, Ft. Eustis, VA, and I'm currently stationed in Korea, where I've been for the last 2 years.

I started out a 13B cannon crewmember in the Field Artillery, but switched over to 68D (which is now 15D) Aircraft Powertrain repair. And, I'm currently inprocessing new Soldiers into 2ID here in Korea (feel like a kindergarten teacher with all the hand holding I have to do).

I get to go sledding about once a year (just came home last month in fact), and the rest of the year I'm counting days until my next time.

I recently retired out of Carson and i'm now working for their range control, how about the quality of some of the soldiers coming in these days? scary!! But they all volunteer during a time of war. Great Americans

7 years in the Infantry, 1 tour as a saw gunner 1 as a sniper, jacked up my back, knee, shoulder and a few other parts and now i'm medically retired and living the American dream.
I loved the Army, if theres someone reading this whos thinking about serving, just do it you won't regret it.