How many Veterans are members here?

[goodhart]

After reading through some of the threads the last few weeks with talk about politics and such I got to thinking, how many members here on 'style are Veterans of a Foreign War, or are ex-military?

I am, and I always like hearing other people's stories from their time serving.

-I was in the MN National Guard for 6 years, spent three years of it on active duty.
-Basic Training @ Fort Knox, KY
-AIT @ Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD
-MOS- 52C Generator/Air Conditioning mechanic/worthless MOS that ends up fixing Humvees lol
-Deployed from September 2005-August 2007, spent 16.5 months in Iraq with 1st BCT 34th ID.
-My unit was attached to/worked with, 1st Marine Expeditionary, 1st ID, 1st Cav, and 4th ID. I was stationed in Al Taqaudum (TQ), and Baghdad (Liberty)
-Got out a Specialist E4

Who else on here is a vet or former military? please share!

[Halon]

USMC 5 years active (00-05), 3 inactive. Got out a Sergeant.

Boot Camp in San Diego
MCT in Pendleton
School in Pensacola, FL
1st unit in Yuma, AZ
Deployed to Al Jabar Airbase for Operation Iraqi Freedom
2nd unit in Okinawa, Japan.

I was a 5953 Air Traffic Control Radar Technician.

[JET]

1994-2000 in the MN Army NG. Never quite went over, the first one was just ending (we were 2 weeks from being activated) and the current one just starting when my time was up.

I was an 11B Mechanized Infantry (track driver for 3 years) Basic/AIT at Ft. Benning GA, I went to England and Germany for 3 weeks each. I was a Corporal when I left (didn't get to Sgt because we went overseas the last 2 years)

[Febo]

USMCR 3 years, 06-09 Medical Sep'd as a Lance Corporal

Never made it over :(
Boot camp in San Diego
School in Camp Johnson, NC
and bounced around doing various things in
Lejune, Quantico, and Miramar

Bout the only thing that I did was hurt myself in the Marines lol

[Goat Blower]

US Navy 1987-1989 active, three years inactive. A couple of our F14's shot down the Libyan migs in 1989. I don't know how much this footage is actually from that, but I watched it all live on our ship TV's. I remember the pilots breathing a lot harder than this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAHHXAIazqQ

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

^^ Sweet vid. I like watching stuff like that.

[turbotalon1g]

01-08 Army reserve.
Ended up E4/specialist.
Went to Iraq in '04 for a year and 3 months.

[twack]

Thanks to all who serve
-goat that video is no longer available

[Goat Blower]

Thanks to all who serve
-goat that video is no longer available

Works fine for me.

[twack]

still tells me no longer available