Topic: Like Folks To Acknowledge Their Military Branch And Such, If You Don't Mind

[bill440cars]

    Demon70 (Bill the demon) HAS started a thread about Nov 11th and I have started this one, not to discredit HIS thread, but to ask folks to simply acknowledge what branch of service they were (or are) in and what ever info they want to share.

   Myself, I was in the USAF for a 6 year obligation (4 yrs active and 2 years inactive) After doing basic at Amarillo, Tx, I was stationed at Charleston AFB, SC for about 10 months, set to Sheppard AFB Wichita Falls, TX to cross train to Jet ACFT 1 & 2 eng, then sent to Misawa AFB Japan (crew chief on the F4C Phantom)for a 2year tour (with a total time of about 2 yrs in Korea), came back to the states in Dec 69, to Hamilton AFB to crew an F 106A Delta Dart. Was Honorably Discharged in Aug, 72 Joined the USAR in Jan 73' as part of an agreement of being a "Dual Status Technition in the Federal Civil Service and was Honorably Discharged from the USAR after 23yrs service, in Dec 96'. Proud to serve AND would do it again.

              Let's hear from the others as well (NOT to take away from those who DIDN'T serve, for whatever reason )
 
                                                       Take care, Bill

         

[Operator]

1993-94 Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment - Mortar Platoon(reserve Infantry)
94-97 Ontario Regiment - Recce Squadron  (reserve Armoured Corps )
97-04 The Royal Canadian Regiment - Dukes/Bravo/Recce Platoon (Mechanized Infantry)
04-current Logistics Branch - CFB Gagetown - RMS Clerk

Been to Korea, Ft Lejeune North Carolina(spelling?), Macedonia, Greece, Ft Drum, Moron and Rota, Spain, and the Canadian Arctic

Two year NATO tour to Germany 06-08 NATO AWACS Sqn 1 Flying Tigers

Operational tours to Croatia 1996(short trip) and Kosovo 1999/2000 (six months)

I think that's the list

[Dead Bound]

Does Army National Guard count?

1996-2002. 256th Brigade. 51-B Combat Engineer. 
Basic Training: Ft Livingroom, MO. 
AIT: Gulfport, MS

My beautiful wife actually made it 9 yrs. 

1998-2007.  3673rd. Tank Systems Repairer / Arms Repairer. 
Basic Training/AIT: Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 


I have two cousins coming back from Iraq this week.  Also, I have a brother and a cousin going back for their second tour in January.  I have a total of 6 family members that are currently serving.   

[BobbyR]

   

1971 -1973   2LT UH-1 Iroquois Pilot 227th Company A, Assault Helicopter Battalion (Red Team). Ft. Hood and Viet Nam.

!973 -1974   1LT AH-1 Cobra Testing, Groom Lake Nevada.

[medic09]

1980:  Israel Defense Force, Nahal Infantry Division, training for Battalion 50 (Airborne).
          Discharged after an injury for mandatory 2 year period.

1982:  Returned to service as infantry soldier.  Active reserve duty intermittently for two years.

1984:  Returned to service as infantry combat medic.  Evacuation medic under the command of a field medical unit devoted to extrication and evacuation of combat wounded, in active reserves.  Later trained as a chief medic.  Transferred to armoured infantry company.  Served as command platoon medic for armoured recon platoon and company chief medic.  Served in a variety of missions around both sides of Israel's borders, and anti-terrorist actions in Samaria and the Jordan River valley.

1988:  Forcibly discharged again on medical grounds.  Application to be reinstated denied. 

Ongoing:  Continued admiration and gratitude to all who serve in protecting and preserving civil society when and where necessary.  Thank you all.

[nokrome]

USMC 1992-98

[northwestdrew]

northwestdrew Navy 1968-1972 VA-176

[Slayer]

2000-2004 Navy Submarines Torpedoman on the U.S.S. Jefferson City, SSN 759. Duty stations San Diego, CA and Bremerton, WA with one West Pac deployment for 6 months. Thank you to all of the veterans, their supporting families and most of all the guys who are currently serving. If it wasn't for them being out there it would be us in the sand box.

[78 k550]

USAF
85-91
3 years at McGuire NJ and 3 years at Upper Heyford England.
Jet Mechanic

Paul

[gerhed]

U.S. Navy Seabees---shore based construction
'68---69--10 miles North of Da Nang-- S.Vietnam
'69--'71--U.S. Naval Air Facility--Sigonella, Sicily ( went to the Targa Florio Twice!)

[Dead Bound]

U.S. Navy Seabees---shore based construction

I did my AIT with the Seabees.  Those guys had it made in Gulfport.  Airforce too.   Everyone had it better than the Army. 

[BobbyR]

2000-2004 Navy Submarines Torpedoman on the U.S.S. Jefferson City, SSN 759. Duty stations San Diego, CA and Bremerton, WA with one West Pac deployment for 6 months. Thank you to all of the veterans, their supporting families and most of all the guys who are currently serving. If it wasn't for them being out there it would be us in the sand box.

The idea of getting into a Sub gives me the creeps. Submariners are my heroes.  

[manjisann]

My father was in the Navy and was a firing technician. My real purpose for posting is just to give a heartfelt thank you to all those who serve.

Bill, I hope you don't mind a civi posting to say thanks 

Brandon

[medic09]

2000-2004 Navy Submarines Torpedoman on the U.S.S. Jefferson City, SSN 759. Duty stations San Diego, CA and Bremerton, WA with one West Pac deployment for 6 months. Thank you to all of the veterans, their supporting families and most of all the guys who are currently serving. If it wasn't for them being out there it would be us in the sand box.

The idea of getting into a Sub gives me the creeps. Submariners are my heroes.  

This, from the guy that flew around in a contraption that was little more than a controlled chaos of nuts and bolts mysteriously moving in formation!   

I bet those subs were a lot more solidly built than your chopper!

[BobbyR]

2000-2004 Navy Submarines Torpedoman on the U.S.S. Jefferson City, SSN 759. Duty stations San Diego, CA and Bremerton, WA with one West Pac deployment for 6 months. Thank you to all of the veterans, their supporting families and most of all the guys who are currently serving. If it wasn't for them being out there it would be us in the sand box.

The idea of getting into a Sub gives me the creeps. Submariners are my heroes.  

This, from the guy that flew around in a contraption that was little more than a controlled chaos of nuts and bolts mysteriously moving in formation!   

I bet those subs were a lot more solidly built than your chopper!

You are correct more Hueys went down than were shot down. If my 750 crapped out as often as they did I would have sold it.

When I was at Groom Lake they were testing some really hot fighter prototypes. I became very good friends with a Nam Phantom driver who was testing.

He had a Distinguished Flying Cross and could do anything with a fighter. He was also deathly afraid of heights, I mean like 20 ft heights would make him sweat. He hated choppers since up front you can look through the floor and we flew with the doors open.

He had a Phantom assigned to him, so he offered me a ride. He did everything that plane could do and then some. I passed out 3 times and threw up at least twice. No hard feelings.

One night we got him so sh1tfaced at the club he passed out. I was drinking Jack and Coke without the Jack,
(OK one with Jack).

We loaded him into a UH-1 and went up to 6,000 where it cooled off a lot. He came to and looked around. The doors were open and he hugged the floor and begged. Being the humanitarians we were did some nice hard banks so he could see better and some nose dives until he threw up.

We remained very close friends until his death 5 years ago and I miss him.     

[bucky katt]

well, we (my wifes son actually) is over in iraq right now. until now, i had no idea what the families of military members in a combat zone must be thinking/feeling. as far as we know he's in a "safe" place (as safe as you can be in a warzone) i find myself watching alot more news and paying extra attention to whats going on and where in the middle east.

[BobbyR]

If you guys know anyone over there, the Military just gives them water. They really need Ice tea mix or anything powdered to flavor the water. They really appreciate it. 

[bill440cars]

My father was in the Navy and was a firing technician. My real purpose for posting is just to give a heartfelt thank you to all those who serve.

Bill, I hope you don't mind a civi posting to say thanks 

Brandon

  Brandon, you'll hear NO complaint from me. I never saw any combat time myself, but I did alert duty several times while in Japan and TDY to Korea. We had several F4C Phantoms loaded up wit a single Nuke that was more powerful than ALL the a bombs used on Japan, it sure makes you sit up and pay attention. I'll have to say that when they tell you that IF ANY ONE OF THOSE F4S EVEN ROLLS A WHEEL, YOU MIGHT AS WELL DIG A HOLE, JUMP IN & KISS YOUR A$$ Good Bye! It Gets Pretty DAMN Serious! Everytime they sounded an alert (which happened at ANY time, day or night), You just reacted without even thinking AND THEN you just stood there in front of your F4, waiting to see it it was REAL or NOT! (Kinda like "Deal or NO Deal?") It was SUPER stressful but, I'd do it again in a heartbeat! I LOVED those planes! Talk about your "Kick In The Butt Power!"  

[medic09]

I LOVED those planes! Talk about your "Kick In The Butt Power!"  
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The IAF was still flying one squadron of F4s for ground support when I was in south Lebanon.  I was awed by them.  To this day, I think the F4 is the coolest plane made.  But then, what do I know from down in the trenches?

Bill, you might find this link interesting:http://www.faqs.org/docs/air/avf4_3.html#m3

[78 k550]

Bill,
Us younger guy's heared the term flying brick a lot for the F4. I worked on the 141's and the F111's

Paul

[Bob Wessner]

A bit off topic, but we are talking planes here. I was listening to NPR yesterday and they were interviewing a woman who had learned to fly during WWII and saw active duty ferrying aircraft. I didn't catch the aircraft model, but she referred to it as The Baltimore Prostitute. When asked why it was called that, she replied, "Well, it was built in Baltimore and it was said to have no visible means of support."  

Edit: Did a little research. The aircraft in question was the B-26 Martin Marauder.

[demon78]

I joined the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) reserve in 1956 was trained as an aircraft engine mechanic and worked on Harvard's was posted to City of Vancouver Squadron (reserve) which flew Vampires. Just after getting posted to the fighter sqdn joined the regulars in 1957 went to St Jean PQ for boot camp and then to Camp Borden Ontario for trade school, graduated and was posted to 407 Sqdn at RCAF Station Comox on Vancouver Island, worked on Lancs ( Avro Lancaster's) I believe with Merlin 20 or 24's, then 407 reequipped  with Lougheed P2V7 Neptune's and I worked on Wright 3350-32w and Westinghouse jet engines
(don't remember model) also worked on Beach 18 (Exploders) with P & W r-985's. The best time of my life walking the flight line at Comox, only had 3 major worries then, doing my job right, getting laid, and enough suds. Got out in 1963. Loved A/C, have all my life, in fact every time I get to the war plane museum I have to walk under the Lanc feel the cowling, get the drip of 100 weight oil, rub it into my hands and feel like a fitter again. I guess the 3 major loves of my life, are my wife of 42 years, piston engined Aircraft, and motorcycles, with wife narrowly edging out A/C.
Bill the demon.

[CBGhia]

US Army 10/2001 to 10/2004 active. 
1 year in the Hot, OIF1 2003-2004.

[BobbyR]

I LOVED those planes! Talk about your "Kick In The Butt Power!"  

The IAF was still flying one squadron of F4s for ground support when I was in south Lebanon.  I was awed by them.  To this day, I think the F4 is the coolest plane made.  But then, what do I know from down in the trenches?

Bill, you might find this link interesting:http://www.faqs.org/docs/air/avf4_3.html#m3
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Occasionally the IAF guys would come to Nevada to dempnstrate Desert warfare tactics. I was told NOBODY understood the F4 like the Isrealis. The US was trying to perfect a Radar unit to alert the Driver that he has someone on his tail. Choppers and fixed wing were most vulnerable from behind.

All Isreali F4s were fitted with a simple Car rear view mirror, problem solved for $6.00.

[demon78]

All same Spitfire.
Bill the demon.