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Blind as a bat (20/200 uncorrected) Armchair General/Admiral.
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I've seen the ocean. From an A-300 flying at 30,000ft :dead:
I'm also a self-professed pacifist, with qualifications. I would serve if there was a total war involving my country of residence, presuming it was not led against my country of birth. But under no other circumstance. I also deliberately refuse to work for military-related industry or intelligence, although my education could warrant this type of work. |
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Me, officers school, specialization: Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare. |
I'd calll myself an armchair general, but Hammock Admiral sounds better (if slightly homoerotic).
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One year concript service in the FDF plus mandatory refresher and volunteer training.
Sergeant in a jaeger brigade reconnaissance company, as a platoon FO and assistant squad leader. We were in the forest most of the time, humping tens of klicks wet and bitten by mosquitos looking for the "enemy", when found a juicy target i would direct the thunder upon them, love it.:p |
I did my time as a conscript in the Federal German Army. The Bundesmarine didn't want me (too tall at 186cm/6'1" and some minor reasons), so I ended up as a gunner, Gepard AA tank.
Drafted in July 1989, I experienced the rapid reunification process as a soldier. Instead of volunteering for officer training as I originally had planned I just did my conscription time (12 months) and went to university afterwards. Was a good decision. |
I'm diabetic:roll: , so when I turned 18, I thought; "What the heck, never hurts to try." The navy recruiter told me to get out of his office and stop wasting his time. No joke:dead:
I did do army ROTC as a PE class though in college. That was interesting. There were no shortage of armchair rambos in there.:roll: |
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The shouts and roars at early hours were my subconscious signal...."no class today, Tchock, back to sleep" I used to see them and think, "wow, those guys are my age". This was countered by the black-bordered lists of other guys my age I saw every day. That and the citizenship thing, I ain't never getting on a sub. Pampanito doesn't count :p |
Back in my "yout", I spent several years in a Canadian militia regiment (infantry, anti-armor with Carl-Gustaf M3's). Didn't see much future in staying in the Canadian military though - budget cuts had basically ripped the guts out of all branches of service (and it doesn't seem any better now either, despite federal budget surpluses and all).
Didn't go to sea until I was in graduate school, but for 7 years I spent about 3-5 months a year out on one research cruise or another. And, I've seen the bottom of the Atlantic and the Pacific from inside DSV Alvin (from 1500m to a tad over 3500m deep). |
I wore a set of BDU's and a hard hat; traveling around the world building s**t for both the Non Flying USAF, the Flying USAF, and a few indigenous peoples.
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Why not PM him. |
Commercial shipping FTW.
What you need, where you need it, when you need it - Give or take a day. Edit: I did check the Coast Guard, cause I worked for the Canadian Coast Guard while I was in college. I wouldn't call it serving, tho, it's not exactly an armed service. |
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