How many of you have served in the Armed Service? - Page 2

Platapus · 12-07-12, 09:19 PM

USAF
20 Years No time off for good behaviour.

momo55 · 12-07-12, 09:32 PM

Belgian navy 1974 - 1980

MSI (minesweeper inshore) M477 Oudenaarde & M476 Merksem (sailor elec)
MSO (minesweeper ocean) M906 Breydel (petty officer electrician)
MHO (mine hunter ocean) M903 Dufour (petty officer electrician)

Frigate F911 Westdiep (petty officer electrician in section N.B.C.D.)(3 years)

Red October1984 · 12-07-12, 09:53 PM

Wow. You all probably have some great stories.

I salute you all.

Platapus · 12-07-12, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

Wow. You all probably have some great stories.

"There I was, No ____, staring death in the face......"

August · 12-07-12, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

"There I was, No ____, staring death in the face......"

"over enemy territory, out of ammo, out of gas and I had to piss...."

Stealhead · 12-07-12, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

Wow. You all probably have some great stories.

I salute you all.

The best story I ever heard was from an ex Marine that I sometimes do jobs with.He was in the Marines for about 10 years between the Korean War and Vietnam.

Back when the US military controlled the Canal Zone there was a large reserve area used mainly for jungle survival training and he was going through some training course there.In this training at the end you got sent out on your own and had to find you way back to a location in limited amount of time in order to pass and you did not have any firearms.

As he was making his way through this section of jungle he heard this loud nose like a large animal or person moving through the brush and he called out thinking it was another Marine but got no answer so he knew what ever it was it was not a human and the noise was still approaching him so figured that it was a jaguar about to jump and grab him and he figured the best option was to charge right towards it and hopefully scare it away.So he starts running full speed towards the ever louder noise in bush and out comes a deadly..... armadillo

.Anyway after getting all worked up over an armadillo he sat there laughing for few minutes and kept on trekking his way through the jungle.

Red October1984 · 12-08-12, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by August

"over enemy territory, out of ammo, out of gas and I had to piss...."

Oh yea? I bet that

"Happened"

I'm being serious here though. I got military members in my family and they tell some of the best stories. Did any of you fight in a war? Some of the above posts mentioned 'Nam...

Stealhead · 12-08-12, 12:10 AM

I bet it is true to some extent August most likely was in Grenada and the 10th special forces(airborne) that's Airborne Rangers they did an air drop it was a successful operation but a bit "cluster ducky" for example officers had to make long distance calls to the Pentagon to request air strikes.

August · 12-08-12, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

I bet it is true to some extent August most likely was in Grenada it was a successful but a bit "cluster ducky" for example officers had to make long distance calls to the Pentagon to request air strikes.

Nope I wasn't there. That was an 82nd Airborne and USMC show and they did a great job. What you're describing is the normal course of events in any conflict man has ever fought. Fighting a war is an enormously complex and chaotic operation with many pitfalls and plain bad luck. The best army is the one that can adapt, improvise and overcome the many problems that always crop up and still get the mission accomplished, which apparently is exactly what those officers you mention did. Kudos to them.

12-08-12, 12:55 AM

Canadian Army, Field Artillery.
1980-2008

CaptainMattJ. · 12-08-12, 01:01 AM

Thank you for your service.

I have the misfortune of being a 4F in the eyes of the military, so i can't join, or i most certainly would go into the navy.

12-08-12, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

the 10th special forces(airborne) that's Airborne Rangers

Huh?

Rangers are Rangers.
Special Forces are Special Forces (or the Green Berets if you prefer).

AriesRCN · 12-08-12, 01:06 AM

Royal Canadian Navy

HMCS Vancouver
HMCS Winnipeg

Soon to be Intel

Herr-Berbunch · 12-08-12, 03:31 AM

UK

Royal Air Force, 1993 - 2005

Best days.

Sailor Steve · 12-08-12, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

"There I was, No ____, staring death in the face......"

You know what they say about fairy tales and war stories...

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momo55 Frogman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: belgium Posts: 297 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	Belgian navy 1974 - 1980 MSI (minesweeper inshore) M477 Oudenaarde & M476 Merksem (sailor elec) MSO (minesweeper ocean) M906 Breydel (petty officer electrician) MHO (mine hunter ocean) M903 Dufour (petty officer electrician) Frigate F911 Westdiep (petty officer electrician in section N.B.C.D.)(3 years) __________________ Our greatest glory is not in never failing , but in rising up every time we fail .

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CaptainMattJ. The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,364 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	Thank you for your service. I have the misfortune of being a 4F in the eyes of the military, so i can't join, or i most certainly would go into the navy. __________________ A popular Government without popular information nor the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives - James Madison

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Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I bet it is true to some extent August most likely was in Grenada and the 10th special forces(airborne) that's Airborne Rangers they did an air drop it was a successful operation but a bit "cluster ducky" for example officers had to make long distance calls to the Pentagon to request air strikes.

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