What Branch did you serve in?
 

This thread is sort of piggybacking on Uncle Phils thread, but with the discussion of veterans, I am curious about when, where, and what branch you all served in. If this has been a topic of discussionbefore, my apologies.

I was in the Air Force 95-00.
Munitions.

Anderson, AFB Guam
Luke AFB, Phoenix
Terre Haute, IN ANG

Active duty USN since 16 Aug 95.

Current rate: AT1(AW), or Aviation Electronics Technician First Class (Air Warfare), paygrade E-6.

Stationed at AIMD Oceana in Virginia Beach, VA, will transfer to USS George Washington in October.

Have deployed aboard USS Kitty Hawk and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (twice).

Loving every minute of it.

-Mikey

I thought there was a link like this on the "old board". Well, that gone now! Anyway...

U.S. Army - '89 to '93 Left as a E-4/CPL

Started out as Admin Specialist - 71L then reclassed to
Military Intelligence - 96B Intelligence Analyst

Basic and A.I.T. - Fort Jackson, S.C. and Fort Huachuca, AZ

Duty Stations:
Fort Campbell, KY
Yongsan, South Korea
Fort Lewis, WA

If your ever in Korea, and you like to party, you must check out Itaewon. Just hop in a taxi and ask for, "the hill" in Itaewon. They will get you there. There is also a great open air market called, Namdaemun Market.

Skiing in Korea was fun too, but that's a long story!

candyman

Grunt in the Marines 88-92

Parris Island, S.C
Camp Geiger, N.C.
KMCAS Hawaii 3/3
Okinawa
Thailand
Hong Kong
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Rome
Ireland
Tonga
American Samoa

Uncle Sam's Flying Canoe Club - 1 VP Squadron and 2 VW Squadrons. Got out as a AM2.

San Diego
Memphis
Lages, Azores
Argentia, Newfoundland

U.S. Army 1985-1991
54B2HJ5/55D
Chemical-smoke specialist
Technical escort/explosive ordnance disposal

Served at
FT Jackson, SC
FT McClelland,AL
FT Lewis,WA
Johnston Atoll
Redstone Arsenal,AL

United States Air Force

United States Air Force
Security Police
1981-1989

F.E. Warren AFB Cheyenne, WY
Offutt AFB Omaha, NE

U.S. Army-Infantry
Heilbronn Germany - Pershing missle guard
101st Airborne - Desert Storm, or is that Dessert?
Grafenwoehr Germany - Training nightmare

I'm in the U.S. Air Force, I leave for basic training in July.

US NAVY, 1972-1993
HM1(SW)
Had a real good time

Good luck in the "Chair Force"...

-Mikey

US Navy
Electricians mate

USS Proteus, AS-19, Guam
USS Dixon, AS-32, San Diego

San Diego (BOOT)
Treasure Island (Schools)
Vajello, CA (Ship in the yards)
Guam (Via Hawaii and Sydney)
San Diego (Point Loma)

us army vietmam 69 -70 13 alpha10 artillary red leg

US Navy
Dec 1995-Dec 1999/almost done with the Inactive reserve period

Did a month at Nuke school in Orlando (Class 9620 if memory serves, not positive off the top of my head), was glad to leave that place, even if it dropped from E-3 to E-1.

Served on the USS John F. Kennedy CV-67 in the Oil Lab as fuel messenger/pump operator/fuel supervisor/inport Oil King. Monitored and transferred 2.5 millions gallons if DFM (Diesel Fuel Marine, basically "dirty" or lowgrade JP-5 jet fuel with a higher flashpoint), maintained the fuel transfer system (162 valves) and also the fuel stripping system that was in such shape it was more than a bit scary to work with at times (pipes had holes that were semi-patched and covered years before - only way to find to them now was to wait for leaks to develop).

Left as an E-3 after 4 years (worked with Boiler Technicians - the rate merged with Machinist Mate in Sep '96), because I was deadset against being stuck in engineering ang did not pursue getting DP3 or RM3 enough.

left as a fuel supervisor/inport Oil King and the local shop computer admin/general goto guy.

US Army
13B1P Airborne Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember
82nd Airborne Ft Bragg, NC
94-97
I miss jumping.

I have not served, and frankly it is something I will probably always regret. I am getting a little too old to serve now so I doubt I ever will. Came close, but got a better scholarship than ROTC could provide. I have a great respect for all of you who have and are serving - including my father(Army-Korea) and currently by brother (Navy -U.S. Carl Vincent). Thank you all.

I came close to being commissioned a 2nd Liutenant in the army, but decided to rather work as a civilian at Redstone in Huntsville. That didn't last long though.

US Army (81-84)

Fort Dix(NJ)
Fort Carson(CO) 4-40th
CampHovey(1-38th) and DMZ duty

2 years Reserves in RhodeIsland
and 1 month setting up Evac hospital in England

USN - Data Systems Technician

Proud USS Kearsarge (LHD3) Plankowner

San Diego, CA
Mare Island, Vallejo, CA
SIMA Long Beach, CA
USS Kearsarge (LHD3) Plankowner - and from there, all points on the globe.

USN - Intel Specialist 1st Class (89-98)

San Diego, brief stints in Kuwait, Panama, Hawaii, Bahrain and others.

Marine Corps version of ROTC OCS to be exact) for three years in college. Didn't go down for the second six weeks of training due to mono. Recruiter said I could go to the second class that summer without a problem. I believed him. Not sure if he purposely screwed me or not but after opting to skip the first class that summer he told me the second class was full. Graduated in Dec and was supposed to go to the 10 week OCC class the following January. That class got cancelled and it would have been a year before I could get into another. So, I bagged on it and opted for a civilian life. Still sometimes regret not going through with it. I know i made the best decision I could at the time but it is probably the only thing I regret in my life.

I actually enjoyed OCS (with the exception of a few moments) and was looking forward to life in the Corps.

U.S. Air Force 1988-1998 (Although I'm considering going back)

1988-1992 Plattsburgh AFB New York (KC-135 Crew Chief)
1992-1996 Travis AFB California (C-141B Flight Engineer)
1996-1998 McChord AFB Washington (C-141B Flight Engineer)

U. S. Navy 1968-1972
Vietnam 69-70 PCF Swift Boats-COSDIV13 Cat Lo/Vung Tau/SaDec
USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10) 70-72
Got out as a GMG-2(E-5)

USN 1993-1998
Hospital Corpsman

Naval Medical Center- San Diego, CA (Balboa Emergency Room)
FMSS Camp Pendleton- Oceanside, CA
BUD/S- Coronado, CA
Pearl Harbor/ Kaneohe Bay- Oahu, HI

numerous deployments all over the place

USAF

1990-Present

1990-1992 Homestead AFB FL
1992-1996 Little Rock AFB AR
1996-1999 Nellis AFB NV
1999-2001 Andersen AFB Guam
2001-Present Aviano AB, Italy.......

Navy... 82-88 AT, VP11 , Nas Brunswick Maine.

Combat Engineers
Bombs, bridges, booby traps, landmines

Too dangerous or difficult for the Infantry? Send in the Engineers.
Chimo.

I was in The US Army from Aug 84 til June 91 I was a 12B (Combat Engineer) Served at Ft.Leonardwood MO (Basic training and AIT) , Camp Castle Korea (with the 2nd Inf div.) Then Ft Riley KS ( 1st Inf Div.) participated in Desert storm. from Dec till May .

I am seriously considering entering the Army. I'm still young enough and a few friends of mine did choose the Army as a career...and it is something that seems to be like a choice I am willing to take.

Also I just want to say thank you guys...a lot of people bash the Armed Services but I just want to let you folks know that I have the utmost respect.