Military Folk - Roll call!

[Mr Lefty]

I liked the 8 point cause you could wad that fucker up and its still look sharp when you gave it a shake and threw it on

[VatorMan]

Swabbie in the middle of a bunch of grunts. 13 years Navy EM1 (E-6). Electrician's Mate.

Tours-Uss Flint (AE-32) 3 Westpacs (6-8 month tours) and various other BS.
Uss Samuel Gompers (AD-37) 1 Westpac and a lot of fun. (Ship was half female)
Naval Weapons Station Concord Ca. Security
Uss Yellowstone (AD-41) 1 Med cruise and GTFO. Worst ship in the USN-stationed at the worst port-Norfolk VA.

I always enjoyed being stationed in California. I miss it a lot. I never got as close to combat as most of you. We were in the gulf when Libya hit the Stark with an Exocet missle. Of course, being on an Ammunition ship-you can understand why we were so nervous.

[fatbuckRTO]

Back in the day 8-points were a bitch and a half to keep in decent shape. Only the front 1/8 was bordered, and no cover block would fit just right. Why it took them so long to come up with the idea of embroidering all 8 sides I'll never know, but the day I got my first was a great day in Marine Corps history.

[derf]

Well now,

Been Army for 11 years, I'm now an E-7 as a 56M, but I also hold 42A and 11B Mos's. Airborne, Air Assault, plus a couple more of the cool boy badges. Served int the stan 2x, both sort tours than most, the first was hard, the 2nd was a cake walk.

[Quick281]

All I have to say is

To all of you guys and gals.

Combat or not, you are doing a job most of this wouldn't do and you literally end up standing up for the rights the rest of us love to think we are entitled to.

While my short terms plans don't include the forces, I have been pondering AF for a while now. I still intend to e-mail ebbs with some questions and thoughts at some point.

Im 24 and don't know what to do.

[Dave]

hrm ive got about eight years now five active with the 1-8 cav, 1st cav as a 19K (tanker) and the rest in the nj guard in 5-117 and 2-102 cav as a 19D (scout) and ive spent about three years in iraq across two deployments. oh yeah, im sergeant E-5 and almost always end up in charge of weapons for some reason



im the guy in the middle. we were waiting for our platoon sergeant to get done testifying at some fucker's trial and got bored, stole all the badges off the IP trucks and put them on our own. they didnt seem too happy about it when they came out but they damn sure didnt say shit about it

hey arch, when were you in coscom? good chance we were at hood about the same time

[Archren]

Originally Posted by Dave

hey arch, when were you in coscom? good chance we were at hood about the same time

December 2000 through December 2004 when we got back from deployment, but I was in the reserve detachment which was located in San Marcos. We usually drilled in San Marcos, but occasionally we drilled at Fort Hood.. we did mobilize to Fort Hood in December 03.

[Dave]

oh wow yeah small world, i was there from early 01 to mid 05. lived in the barracks right across from the korean war monument on battalion ave in cav country. i got so sick of fighting for antelope mound lol. those dates, you guys went with 4th id?

[ericr]

I did my 8 yrs as Air Force Reserve, 6 active, E-5 when I got out in 2007. Did a 4 month tour in Kuwiat May-Sept 2002 at Camp Doha (Army base) w/ a joint task force headed by the USMC. That was interesting to say the least

I'm on the right at the awards ceremony pic. You gun buffs might recognize my commander, then Gen Craig Boddington, he was a USMC reservist, writes for gun and outdoor magazines still. Awesome guy and great commander.

[Dave]

i see you trying to mack it up in the first pic