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[Squidma]

United States
Navy/Coast Guard
E-6
MA (IV and ME while in the USCG)
USCG 2010-2015. Navy 2015-present. Deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield. MSRON/CRS; NSF; CGIS.

 

[usnavydoc]

1. United States
2. Navy
3. E4 / HM
4. Hospital Corpsman / Aerospace Medicine Technician

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. Humid, lots of sand fleas, and motivated sailors and marines. Deployed to the Persian gulf in the Big E.

 

[Seaexplorer]

1. Your Country of Service
USA …. USA …. USA …. USA !!

2. Your branch of service
U.S. Navy

3. Your Rank / Rate
E-5 / AT2

4. Your Military Occupational Specialty
Aviation Electronics Technician

5. The name and something about a Duty Station at which you served.

I joined the Navy right out of High School (which I barely graduated from) with the sole purpose to have a girlfriend in multiple ports worldwide. I was well on my way to becoming a worthless beach bum. Needless to say, it was a much needed kick in the rear.

I volunteered for Sea Duty, so where did I get sent? School! They said I had an aptitude for electronics. LOL. So off to Millington TN for 18 months of intense electronic schools where of course several instructors were Marines and the culture shock of going from a California Beach Boy lifestyle to being stuck on a base in ”The South” for my first time away from home. It was the worst 18 months of my life, up to that point, because I was forced to grow up. It was exactly what I needed and I am forever grateful for the experience.

After the very good schools finished, I became an 18 year old E4 stationed in Whidbey Island WA where I got to work on EA-6B Prowlers for a brand new squadron. For a short time I was the youngest E5 on the west coast.

No war stories to tell but the experience transformed me into a responsible adult very fast. An injury cut my time short. Thanks to the Navy (and Marines, they get credit too) I went from on track of being a surf bum to an accomplished Engineer.

 

[Part_timer]

1. United States
2. Marine Corps 2004-2017
3. Staff Sergeant E-6
4. 5711 CBRND Specialist + 0241 Imagery Analyst
5. Washington DC area, Camp Pendleton, Afghanistan (2010, 2012), Quantico

 

[piperdoc]

Country of Service: USA

Branch of Service: USN

Rank: CAPT / 06

Designator: 2100

Duty Station Comment: The USS Lexington still had wood decks when I served on her.

 

[Doc Dan]

I'd like a badge. I was in the US Army for 7 years. I was a medic, rank E-4. I was stationed in many places, including Fr. Benning, GA, Ft. Bragg, NC, and Ft. Richardson, AK.

 

[exiquio]

1. United States of America
2. US Army and Maine Army National Guard
3. E-3
4. 13F - Fire Support Specialist (Forward Observor) aka FISTer; also acted as an "in lieu of" MP in OIFII
5. A few thoughts: FOB Abu Ghraib, Iraq; Baumholder, Germany aka "The Rock"... way different than the Germany I remembered from my childhood; Camp Virgina, Kuwait - I have never seen so much sand in my life; Ft Sill, OK - We used to do runs to Geronimo's grave.

NOTE: I apologize for my picture of a wrinkled up DCU top - it's unintentionally disrespectful. I don't have anything from my military days. This was the last item I had before I got rid of it. I was going through a tough time mentally in my 20s. These days I am enjoying the finer things. That's a 16th MP Brigade patch from a deployment in that sandbox. I was 4/27 FA, 2nd BCT, 1st AD when I was regular army.

 

[Devlin]

Country of Service: USA

Branch of Service: USAF

Rank: SrA/E4

Designator: Security Forces

Duty Station Comment: Joined because I needed a wake up call in my life. Did 4 years with most of that being at Whiteman AFB. Did base LE patrol and nuclear security. Definitely made me a better man.

 

[Alex19577]

1 Italy
2 Army
3 Sgt OR5 - E5
4 Mountain Infantry Sq Leader (1998-2017 Clerck 2018-still active)
1 deployment in BiH (2000)
2 deployment for n Kosovo (2003 2005-2006)
4 deployment in Afghanistan (2007 2008-2009 2011 2020-2021)
Expected retirement 2037

 

[macleod319]

1. USA

2. NAVY 2000-2006

3. Machinist's Mate Second Class (E-5)

4. NEC 3355/5344 (Nuclear Mechanic, submarines/Navy Diver, submarines)

5. USS Springfield (SSN-761), New London CT. Training in Charleston, SC; Ballston Spa, NY; and Panama City, FL. Pre-deployment workup, one Med Run, one 2 year shipyard period, one post-yard workup. (Order of the Rock, Spanish Main)

I liked New London, small town, close to Boston and NYC. Got out to stay home with my new wife/daughter. Still going strong after 18 years, good and bad to staying in vs getting out. I got a lot out of the work experience, the friends, the hardships, wouldn't change a thing. Good times.

 

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Howdy! Marc Miller from Clarksville, TN.

1. Your Country of Service: US

2. Your branch of service: Army

3. Your Rank / Rate: O-5

4. Your Military Occupational Specialty: 13E/45A (Field Artillery/Military Comptroller)

5. The name and something about a Duty Station at which you served: My last station was The Pentagon. Work was OK, but the traffic was generally awful!

 

[eaglebyte]

1. Your Country of Service: USA

2. Your branch of service: Air Force

3. Your Rank / Rate: A1C/E3

4. Your Military Occupational Specialty: 2T351 (Vehicle maintenance technician)

5. The name and something about a Duty Station at which you served: First duty station was Minot, North Dakota. Quite cold during the winter, but overall, I had a great time there. Got to see the northern lights a few times, so I can check that off the bucket list.

 

[mattierocks]

1. Your Country of Service: USA

2. Your branch of service: Air Force / Army

3. Your Rank / Rate: O3/CPT

4. Your Military Occupational Specialty: Chaplain

5. The name and something about a Duty Station at which you served: I spent 4 years in the early 2000s as an active duty Air Force public affairs officer. After a 15 year break, I'm now a Chaplain in the Army Reserve for a little over 2 years. My most recent duty station was Ft. Lee, but I'm headed to a Reserve center in Knightdale, NC for my next position.

 

[kingfisher]

United States

Army; active duty 1991-1997; inactive ready reserve 1998-2003

O-4

Medical Corps

I served at Fort Lewis and at Ford Ord while on active duty.

While I was at Ford Ord, on the Monterey Peninsula of California, they were slowly moving the troops away in preparation for closing the fort. The slow draw-down reportedly had a negative effect on morale. To combat the morale drop, the US Government bought up tee times at Pebble Beach and allowed active duty personnel to sign up. They called you when your turn arrived. I was fortunate to me able to play Pebble Beach on the taxpayer's dime, and yes, it very effectively boosted my morale. (For the record, I shot 80.)

 

[Cale]

1. USA
2. Army (Eighth Army, 10th Dental Detachment)
3. Specialist 4th Class / E4
4. 42D10 - Dental Lab Specialist
5. I served at Camp Stanley, South Korea. South Korean soldiers served with us and we regularly heard artillery fire exchanges coming from the border with North Korea. I had it really good for my rank. When I arrived in Korea, I was offered my choice of working as a lab tech at Camp Red Cloud or as the dental clinic NCOIC at Camp Stanley (even though I wasn't an NCO). I chose to serve at Camp Stanley where I had the privilege of private quarters in the clinic and use of the clinic jeep -- privileges that only First Sergeants and Majors or above generally had there. And no one messed with me on account of where I worked.

 

[Submariner]

1. USA

2. United States Navy

3. MMCM/SS Retired (1970-1990)

4. Nuclear Machinist Mate/Engineering Lab Technician

5. Served onboard USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN 644 (Gold)), USS John Marshall (SSBN (Gold) and SSN 611), USS Frank Cable (AS-40), USS Stonewall Jackson (SSBN 634 (Gold)). Shore duty at Naval Recruit Training Center, Orlando.

 

[Svoll]

1. Your Country of Service

US

2. Your branch of service

Army

3. Your Rank / Rate

E4 / Specialist

4. Your Military Occupational Specialty

12B / Combat Engineer

5. The name and something about a Duty Station at which you served.

Fort Hood, TX / First Cav Div

 

[Steve V.]

1. Your Country of Service - USA

2. Your branch of service - Army

3. Your Rank / Rate - E-4/Specialist 4

4. Your Military Occupational Specialty - 71L10 Administrative Specialist

5. The name and something about a Duty Station at which you served.

1/8 Cavalry (Armor), 1st Cavalry Division (Ft Hood).

I was an actual Battalion Headquarters clerk at Ft Hood handling meal cards and leave papers, nobody messed with me. Just like Radar O'Reilly I could and still can hear a gnat fart in a hurricane. The Army tested me three times in the soundproof booth because they thought I was cheating somehow. Nope, I just hear really well much to the chagrin of two female clerks I had working for me after I got out. You ladies shouldn't talk about that stuff where I can hear you. They didn't believe me until I told them what they were talking about. LOL

B Co 3/33 Armor, 3rd Armored Division (Kirch Goens Germany/The Rock).

When I got to Germany I was a Battalion Headquarters clerk again for a short time handling regulations and schools. Not long after I got there they split us up and put us in line units. I went to Bravo Company and did all things clerical including legal and was the First Sergeant's jeep driver. Had a blast. Got to play on the tanks but didn't have to be on the tanks. Drove them and shot all of the ordinance got in my jeep and left. My First Sergeant(E-8) and Company Commander (CPT) were two of the finest men I ever met in my life. There were true leaders.

Did my three years (no wars) and got out. Now fully retired.

 

[Jeroenvanarkel]

The Netherlands
Army (Cavalry)
Wachtmeester 1e klasse (Staf Sergeant ) OR 6/E 6
101TkBat
Irak 1991 FYR 1992

 

[Sander]

United States Navy
Served aboard the USS Henry L. Stimson SSBN 655
STS1 (SS) Sonar Technician (E-6)
1984 - 1993