Military Service - Page 3

Platapus · 04-02-11, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

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- Strategic Air command.. was done away with if im not mistaken. No longer exists, or was folded into TAC.

SAC was transmorgofied into Strategic Command or StratCom.

I was a SAC rat for many years.

So, how many Air Force Academy Grad Fighter Pilots does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Just one. He just holds it and the whole damn Air Force revolves around him.

Platapus · 04-02-11, 07:57 AM

I have always been confused on the mission of Red Horse.

Is their mission to build stuff and then kill the enemy?
Is their mission to kill the enemy and then build stuff?
Is their mission to build stuff while killing the enemy at the same time.

Of course at least some part of their mission involves alcohol too.

RickC Sniper · 04-02-11, 01:56 PM

US Army 1970-71.

In Basic training at Ft. Lewis Washington in February '70 I swear it rained 5 out of 7 days the entire time. I grew up in frigid Minnesota but NEVER felt as cold as I did during Basic because I was never dry. Pay was $80 a month...paid in cash.
We had a skinny little drill Sgt looked alot like Sammy Davis Jr and he was about the same size. His favorite harassment was to make you do push ups but the kicker was he'd sit on your back while you did them.

Went to jump school at Ft Benning Ga during the summer of '70, but never got to jump again after getting my wings and experiencing that wonderful pinning ceremony.

Being Jump qualified got me an extra $50 every month.

Jump school mess hall had a sign over the exit door. "If you are still hungry, why are you leaving?" Never saw that anywhere else before or after. That mess hall had the best food ever.

My MOS was 11B4P The 11B means I was a grunt...infantry. The P designates the Paratrooper training and the 4 refers to rank. I was a Buck Sgt E5 when I got out.

No regrets. Had some good times and got close to a few good guys, but in the end if my grandson in a few years wanted to join up I'd try to persuade him to do something else.

Krauter · 04-02-11, 03:52 PM

Growing up I loved hearing the stories about my dad's father (he died a few months before I was born) about serving on corvettes in WW2.

Few interesting stories at that

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It'd be pretty cool if there could be a subsection in GT for those who served to post stories and whatnot.

antikristuseke · 04-02-11, 03:52 PM

Estonian defence forces, recon infantry.

MH · 04-02-11, 04:08 PM

IDF "Golani"

Growler · 04-02-11, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

Oh, but I was. Scout's honor.

Oh, ok, then.

Platapus · 04-02-11, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by RickC Sniper

... experiencing that wonderful pinning ceremony.

I remember graduating EOD school, our badge was referred to as a "crab" (because it kinda looks like a crab). The term Blood Crab is used to describe the pinning on ceremony. I imagine yours was similar.

Ah the good ole days in the military, boy they sucked.

RickC Sniper · 04-02-11, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I imagine yours was similar.

A video was made public a few years ago of this pinning ceremony and it caused an uproar so it is possible that they no longer do this.

For the uninformed, think of a lapel pin but it has 2 pins. Poke the pins through your shirt on your chest then hit it hard enough to nail it into your pectoral.

Edit: I looked up your EOD badge. Not much difference from a parachutist badge.

Platapus · 04-02-11, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by RickC Sniper

Edit: I looked up your EOD badge. Not much difference from a parachutist badge.

They probably feel the same too.

TLAM Strike · 04-02-11, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by RickC Sniper

Edit: I looked up your EOD badge. Not much difference from a parachutist badge.

Not much difference between those two MOSes...

..one is crazy enough to jump out of a perfectly good airplane...

...one is crazy enough to go near a unexploded bomb...

I heard once the Airborne tried to get form an EOD unit, but they wouldn't let any of the volunteers out of the asylum...

claybirdd · 04-03-11, 02:08 AM

Never had the privalage to serve, but I love this thread.

Takeda Shingen · 04-03-11, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by claybirdd

Never had the privalage to serve, but I love this thread.

I agree; this is indeed an awesome thread. I love reading the vets' stories.

Torvald Von Mansee · 04-03-11, 07:45 AM

You left out Coast Guard and National Guard. I suspect there's an analog for those in every country, too.

Schroeder · 04-03-11, 08:12 AM

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You left out Coast Guard and National Guard. I suspect there's an analog for those in every country, too.

Nope, no national guard here.

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04-02-11, 07:57 AM	#32
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,403 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I have always been confused on the mission of Red Horse. Is their mission to build stuff and then kill the enemy? Is their mission to kill the enemy and then build stuff? Is their mission to build stuff while killing the enemy at the same time. Of course at least some part of their mission involves alcohol too. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-02-11, 01:56 PM	#33
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	US Army 1970-71. In Basic training at Ft. Lewis Washington in February '70 I swear it rained 5 out of 7 days the entire time. I grew up in frigid Minnesota but NEVER felt as cold as I did during Basic because I was never dry. Pay was $80 a month...paid in cash. We had a skinny little drill Sgt looked alot like Sammy Davis Jr and he was about the same size. His favorite harassment was to make you do push ups but the kicker was he'd sit on your back while you did them. Went to jump school at Ft Benning Ga during the summer of '70, but never got to jump again after getting my wings and experiencing that wonderful pinning ceremony. Being Jump qualified got me an extra $50 every month. Jump school mess hall had a sign over the exit door. "If you are still hungry, why are you leaving?" Never saw that anywhere else before or after. That mess hall had the best food ever. My MOS was 11B4P The 11B means I was a grunt...infantry. The P designates the Paratrooper training and the 4 refers to rank. I was a Buck Sgt E5 when I got out. No regrets. Had some good times and got close to a few good guys, but in the end if my grandson in a few years wanted to join up I'd try to persuade him to do something else. __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

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claybirdd Frogman Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pulaski Tennessee Posts: 290 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Never had the privalage to serve, but I love this thread. __________________ If you ever find yourself in a fair fight, you did very poor planning.

04-03-11, 07:45 AM	#44
Torvald Von Mansee Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA4528 Posts: 1,693 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	You left out Coast Guard and National Guard. I suspect there's an analog for those in every country, too. __________________ "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" - Leon Trotsky

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antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Estonian defence forces, recon infantry.

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MH Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,184 Downloads: 248 Uploads: 0	IDF "Golani"