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kenpoprofessor
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cool arrow said:
Ah, I was just a cold war hero keeping nukes in the air so the USSR wouldn't kill us all here.
Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day
Clyde
QuangTri
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Was just a 17 yr old kid that did not know any better.
I was looking for a job, had a draft number 34 and they gave me one.
kenpoprofessor
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QuangTri said:
Ditto, I turned legal age for drinking in Texas in my home state (18 at the time, 1980), in boot camp, in San Antonio
Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day
Clyde
I joined when the first gulf adventure was just being whispered about. I was an army construction worker so I can only wish to sound cooler like some high speed operator. Only high speed thing I managed was a Jack hammer.
Funny thing ... I am frequently asked at businesses, IE Teds Range .. am I a vet or first responder since those groups get a discount. I either answer no or answer yes but I don't need the discount.
Not trying to sound all sanctimonious and I don't begrudge anyone who takes them but .. I figure .. I researched, visited recruiting offices and willingly and with full knowledge of what I was doing volunteered for service. I feel weird being rewarded for something I volunteered to do. I signed .. no one forced me.
Now you Nam vets who were ripped from your life by a draft .... you absolutely deserve the small token that some businesses are willing to give. Shoot .. you didnt ask for that and I salute you. That must have sucked.
Certainly dont mean to hurt anyones feelings .. just my personal take on it and whether I personally feel entitled to anything extra.
Funny thing ... I am frequently asked at businesses, IE Teds Range .. am I a vet or first responder since those groups get a discount. I either answer no or answer yes but I don't need the discount.
Not trying to sound all sanctimonious and I don't begrudge anyone who takes them but .. I figure .. I researched, visited recruiting offices and willingly and with full knowledge of what I was doing volunteered for service. I feel weird being rewarded for something I volunteered to do. I signed .. no one forced me.
Now you Nam vets who were ripped from your life by a draft .... you absolutely deserve the small token that some businesses are willing to give. Shoot .. you didnt ask for that and I salute you. That must have sucked.
Certainly dont mean to hurt anyones feelings .. just my personal take on it and whether I personally feel entitled to anything extra.
QuangTri
Member
Then, there are us draft dodgers that dodged it by volunteering.Boriqua said:
As the salty NCO's would say "Quit your whining, you volunteered for this"
Instantly shut the bitching down.
cool arrow
Member
I joined at 34yrs old, shortly after 9/11, went to boot camp at Great Mistakes at 34 as well.
I have spent almost half my career deployed, 4 times in the ME in body armor with an M4, and twice to sea, 7mo each.
I can't complain too much. I was injured on a ME tour and had to spend some time in Germany, then SD to get put back together, but so what...I am home.
We talk sh!t about each other, Navy fags, Chair force, crayon eaters, window lickers, jar heads, etc. but at the end of the day, we are all family. A big, f ucked up family, but family all the same.
Hats off to all of you, I would buy any of you a beer.
I have spent almost half my career deployed, 4 times in the ME in body armor with an M4, and twice to sea, 7mo each.
I can't complain too much. I was injured on a ME tour and had to spend some time in Germany, then SD to get put back together, but so what...I am home.
We talk sh!t about each other, Navy fags, Chair force, crayon eaters, window lickers, jar heads, etc. but at the end of the day, we are all family. A big, f ucked up family, but family all the same.
Hats off to all of you, I would buy any of you a beer.
cool arrow said:
34!! Good on you. I went in in my mid 20's and I was considered the old man. Held my own just fine through basic and after but yup .. they called me old at 26. There was one other guy in basic about my age but everyone else was just out of school.
kenpoprofessor
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xerts1191 said:
I did, three meals for lunch at three different locations. Big turd this morning :mrgreen:
Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day
Clyde
QuangTri
Member
That Guy said:
So, what was your MOS and where did you serve?
cool arrow
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OS1(SW/EXW)
-OCONUS EXW deployments
Kuwait
Qatar
Bahrain
Jordan
Iraq
Afghanistan
-OCONUS SW @ sea deployments
WestPAC
Guam
Indonesia
Philippines
Viet Nam
Cambodia
-OCONUS EXW deployments
Kuwait
Qatar
Bahrain
Jordan
Iraq
Afghanistan
-OCONUS SW @ sea deployments
WestPAC
Guam
Indonesia
Philippines
Viet Nam
Cambodia
kenpoprofessor
Member
QuangTri said:
Air Force, had an Air Force Specialty Code AFSC 42371 Aircraft Environmental Systems/Electric Technician.
2 years at McChord AFB WA, 3 years at Upper Heyford UK , 6 years at George AFB CA
Oh, just realized you were referencing the dick on here
Have a great, gun carryin, Kenpo day
Clyde
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Enlisted in the USAF right after high school. Stayed for almost 21 years (Jul 83 - Jan 04). AFSC = 20874G/1N874G (aircrew Korean cryptolinguist). Primarily mission crew on RC-135 Rivet Joint/Cobra Ball and EC-130H Compass Call. Flew a few E-3 AWACS missions, had a few ground tours at Osan AB and a few trips to the sandbox sprinkled in to add variety. Got to see the SR-71 multiple times since they were stationed there at Kadena AB when I was there in 85-86. Since we worked in the same secure facility, I would pass by their scheduling board when I left work. After a graveyard shift I would look to see if an SR-71 was taking off that morning. If one was, I would wait at the end of the Kadena runway to watch it blast off into the sky at full burners. Almost close enough to touch it seemed as the sound of it passing over or very near was more of a visceral event you experienced rather than a mere sound you heard.
Here is my challenge coin I still carry every day from when I was TDY at Prince Sultan AB in 96. You can see the wear marks from being in my pocket for 26 years. I was assigned to the 4416 Intelligence Squadron (Provisional) which flew RC-135 missions supporting Operation Southern Watch enforcing the Iraqi no-fly zone. I left home to the desert June 26, 1996 the day after the Khobar Towers bombing (see link below). I knew one the the guys (Capt Leland Haun) killed in that event. I flew with him at an earlier Compass Call assignment. Don't mind getting to Saudi Arabia and missing that event by a few days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khobar_Towers_bombing
Here is my challenge coin I still carry every day from when I was TDY at Prince Sultan AB in 96. You can see the wear marks from being in my pocket for 26 years. I was assigned to the 4416 Intelligence Squadron (Provisional) which flew RC-135 missions supporting Operation Southern Watch enforcing the Iraqi no-fly zone. I left home to the desert June 26, 1996 the day after the Khobar Towers bombing (see link below). I knew one the the guys (Capt Leland Haun) killed in that event. I flew with him at an earlier Compass Call assignment. Don't mind getting to Saudi Arabia and missing that event by a few days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khobar_Towers_bombing
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