Just Curious-How Many......

[Art Bernard]

Hi all, just curious about how many active duty or Ex-Navy people we have in here? Militairy in general as well. Me, I'm Ex-Navy, 15 years worth. Got hurt and are now disabled vet, how bout yall?

Art

 

[phwrd]

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I spent 4 years as a "scrunt" - half squid, half grunt. US Navy Corpsman.

 

[MrMartyr]

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Four years as a Navy SNIPE for me.
Participated in Desert Shield but got to watch Desert Storm on the tube from my living room.

Doesn't seem like that should be close to 21 years ago. Damn that must mean I getting old!!

marty

 

[veritas honus]

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Veteran United States Army Ranger.

"SUA SPONTE"

 

[Lyle29464]

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I was a E23 in the army. e1 then e2 then e3 then e4 then e5 then e1 o well you get the picture.

 

[sstaz]

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4yrs in the Navy as an airdale. Worked on S3s on the Chuckie V and Stationed at North Island

 

[sasto]

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I was a E23 in the army. e1 then e2 then e3 then e4 then e5 then e1 o well you get the picture.

LOL....tell more!

USAF A-10 Weapons, Myrtle Beach, SC.

 

[AZBoatDreamer]

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4 Years Army active duty. Went to desert shield/storm as a Data Center engineer.
Glad I got out we I did but glad I served.

 

[paultjohnson]

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6 years NAVY ! see sig 4 yrs aboard USS Merrill out of San Diego testing Tomahawk Cruise Missiles. 2 years Keflavik Iceland Naval Air Reserve.

 

[df909]

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Corpsman here. Spent my time at Camp Pendleton '94-'98.

 

[JB]

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*Nine years Navy AT, '52 to '61.

*Son was 6 year Marine, '83 to '90.

*My #2 daughter is CDR, Navy Reserve Medical Corps. She went in as an enlisted Wave in '76, got out and went to school on GI Bill, commissioned '84.

*Her husband is a retired Command Master Chief Corpsman, Nam, Purple Heart.

Been a Navy family for 7 generations.

 

[foodfisher]

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Navy,two years Nam. Nuf

 

[Rodent]

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US Army two years before I tore my Achilles tendons, I'd give anything to re-enlist.

 

[apache61]

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Army 20 years

 

[j_martin]

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Navy ET3, back in the 60's. Stationed on USS Everglades, a destroyer tender.

 

[PiratePast40]

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8 years Navy during the 70's. Rode fast attack subs playing "Blind Mans Bluff" with Ivan.

 

[rbh]

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North of the 49'th 3 years grunt, 8 years signal lineman, (little stint RTOP/TELOP (didn't like pimples on the backside! )

 

[Summer Fun]

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Thanks guys for making this country so great.

I did lose a brother [ Army ] to the Vietnam war.

 

[puma4440]

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ARMY 2000-2004, I was a turret mechanic, Operation Enduring Freedom.

 

[dlindeblad]

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Navy 17 years:

Started out as an EM, cross-rated to CT, was selected for Seaman to Admiral, just put LT on the first of this month.

6 years to go and counting.