Military Roll Call: Where Did You Serve?

[Static Universe]

I served in the U.S. Army from 93 to 96 and the National Guard from 97 to 99.

In the Army, I was a Combat Engineer and after basic training did my time at Fort Hood in the 8th Engineer Battalion (currently in Iraq). I was in Alpha and Charlie companies, then spent my last year working in Battalion operations. I did 3 National Training Center training rotations and was deployed for 3 months on Operation Safe Haven/Safe Passage. I was supposed to go to Sapper School but our unit's slot got cancelled due to Safe Haven. I never got above specialist as I didn't want to re-enlist.

After my discharge, I went into the Missouri National Guard and did a few years as an MP in the 1137th Military Police Company, where we did approximately nothing. I hated my whole time there.

Any other military vets out there, from any branches/countries?

[red_jon]

Nope. I was in the Boys Brigade for a few years though so I can do military drill

[Az]

not YET. But I will probably serve for maintenance in the IDF, ending up a 1st Leutenant.

[Eli]

Maintenance? Is this the place where they stick Chemistry graduates to?

[Giancarlo]

I have done research whether I should join the Spanish Legion in the past.. but decided not to. I also looked at the Spanish Army. But decided I am going to go to the US and study in university.

http://www.ejercito.mde.es - nice video on the mainpage there I recommend watching...

[SlowwHand]

74-78 United States Air Force.
Most of which at Travis AFB, California.
Evacuation of Saigon, Tan Sun Nhut.
Close of base in Thailand, Udorn.

[Az]

Eli, as you know "Maintenance" is a vague term describing fuel supplies, and depots, etc.

I hope I'll get to MI, but that might be wishful thinking.

[Grandpa Troll]

US Army 77-79..(95B10)Military Police & (63C10)Trk.Vehicle Mech..

Ft.McClellan Al.
Ft.McPherson Ga.
Ft.Knox Ky.
Crailsheim W.Germany
Ft.Dix NJ

Peace

Grandpa Troll

[germanos]

I refused the draft and did my civil service in an organisation helping draft refuseniks from Jugoslavia/Serbia during the Serbian/Bosniac war.

Does that count

[SlowwHand]

To me it does.

[Pekka]

It's a secret!

Ok.... Animal Manipulation and Deception Unit, aka AMDU.

[Darsnan]

U.S. Army, stationed at the following places:

Ft. Bliss, TX ('83 - '88), worked as a technician on the HAWK Air Defense Missile System
Ft. Gordon, Ga ('88 - '89) training as a Crypto Tech
Taegu, South Korea ('89 - '90) Crypto Tech and courier

[Panag]

Originally posted by Azazel
Eli, as you know "Maintenance" is a vague term describing fuel supplies, and depots, etc.

I hope I'll get to MI, but that might be wishful thinking.

hi ,

and where would MI be without maintenance , .... , imagine having no paper , no pens , etc , .....

have a nice day


Az in maintenance , .... there is something odd about it , ....

[Dis]

U.S. Navy from 1991 to 1999. I was a machinist mate. I worked in propulsion plants. basically I made the ship go through the water.

My first two years of my service was all schools essentually. I did my boot camp In Orlando Florida. I went over there in August. Hot as hell, but you eventually get used to the humidity. I also did my "A" school there.

I also did some training on the weapons station in Charleston, SC. Then I went to Nofolk, VA (actually I went to Newport News- my ship was in a serious overhaul). Or sometimes called No****, Virginia. There are too many men, and not enough women. I was stationed on the USS Enterprise from 1993 to 1997. And the USS Guam from 1997 to 1998 when it was decomissioned. I heard just recently that ship was sunk off the coast of North Carolina in a weapons testing exercise.

I then finished up my service at the Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity (SIMA) in Pascagoula, MS. I was tired of Virginia, and I figured any place was better than that. MS was poor, but I did like it better than Norfolk. That is also when I started posting at Apolyton back in 1999 after SMAC came out.

[Az]

so true, panag.