Who is or was in the military and what branch?

[jman01pa]

I know alot of us here have military backgrounds. Who here served / serves and what did / do you do? Please post reguardless of what countrys military you served...

I served in the U.S. Air Force from Jan 1985 thru Apr 1988.

Basic Training - Lackland AFB, Texas (3708 BMTS) Jan - Mar of 1985

Tech School - Chanute AFB, Illinois - March - July 1985 (basic electronics)

Tech School - Vandenburg AFB, California - July 1985 - Nov 1985 (advanced electronics - Missile Procedures Trainer Technician)

Duty Station - Vandenburg AFB, California (4315 CCTS) - Nov 1985 - Apr 1988

My job was to maintain simulators used to train Launch Officers to launch Minuteman II ICBM's.

Any body miss their military life? I do sometimes...


J

[Warthog]

I voted "None - I wanted to" to mean "None yet - I want to"

US Army next year...at this point in time, I want to fly choppers, hopefully the Apache or Little Bird...some sort of front-line attack chopper...Still have to talk with the Army recruiter again, this time about Warrant Officer programs.

Warthog

[Lemon[H]ead]

I voted "none - i wanted to" as i'm intending on doing Gap Year Commission in a year or so

[korgul]

U.S. Army 86-90
Corps of Engineers
249 Engineer battallion

Basic Training in Fort Leonardwood Missouri Oct. 86 - Dec 86
AIT in Ft Leonardwood Missouri 62F Jan 87 - Mar 87
( AIT = Advanced Individual Training )
I was trained in Crane and lifting machine (forklift)
Got to my unit in Karlsruhe Germany and got crossed trained in Heaby Equipment operation. Graders, Scrapers, bulldozers, gradealls, Bucketloaders.

Stationed Karlsruhe Germany Mar 87 - Sept 90


korgul

[Mntsnow]

US Army
101st Airborne (Air Assualt)
MOS = 31victor (Tatical Communications) (fancy name for radio operator! lol)

Discharged from active duty Feb 1989

[ClubMed]

Do foreign (non US) armies count too ?

[Thud]

Good thread, jman!

I'm active duty USAF:

Basic training at Lackland AFB, TX Aug-Oct '93

Tech school at Keesler AFB, MS Oct '93-Feb '94, Weather Observer course

Hurlburt Field, FL --Feb '94-Aug '96 Weather Observer, Special Operations Weather Team

Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Guam-- Sept '96- December '97, Typhoon Duty Assistant

Keesler AFB, MS--Dec '97- Jul '98--Weather Forecaster Course

Fort Drum, NY-- Jul '98- Jan '01--Weather Forecaster, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry). Also got to serve as Non Commisioned Officer in Charge, Comanche Base Weather, Bosnia.

Misawa Air Base, Japan-- Feb 01'-present--Weather Forecaster, 35th Fighter Wing (Home of your Wild Weasels )

It's been a good 8 1/2 yrs....I've gotten to travel to some pretty interesting places, and wouldn't trade my experiences for anything. Glad to be here....proud to serve!

[OuTpaTienT]

You left a couple options out:

- was a military brat
&
- none, didn't want to!

You see since I grew up as an Army brat I got to see and experience much of the military's dark side. And hence, I realized the idea of serving in the military is a noble and just cause, in reality it seems to be just a way to see how much BS you can stand before you explode. So I decided I would be joining the military only under the conditions that my country absolutely needed me there.

[sharder8]

3d BN, 3d INF Regt "The Old Guard"
4th BN, 9th INF "Arctic Manchu's"
6th BN, 327th INF "Wolverines"
172d INF BDE Special Troops (Staff, S-2, asst S-3)
1394th USADCU
155th S & S BN (Asst S-3)
250th Trans Co. (Med) Commander

And a number of other assignments during the 13 yrs.

Harder

P.S. Regimental Home -- 327th Inf. Regt., FT Campbell, KY

[daveleau]

USAF

Finished OTS (Officer Training School) - 1 Mar 02
Finished ASBC (Air and Space Basic Course)- 29 Mar 02
Begin NIFT (Navigator Individual Flight Training (for PPL)) - 30 Apr 02
Begin JUNT (Junior Undergraduate Navigator Training) - ~14 June 02

I will be in for the next 7 years. I have been stationed, so far at Maxwell AFB and now at Randolph AFB. I hope to go to a base in Europe after this.

Dave