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Military Retirees

February 27, 2008 10:01:37 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Looking at another thread got me curious.

Who is retired from the US armed forces.  Which one and from, to.

US Army...feb. 1969-Oct 1989....20 3/4 years.

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Reply #1 February 27, 2008 10:08:25 AM
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U.S Air Force, August 1968 to Aug 1988, 20 yrs and some odd days.   



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Reply #2 February 27, 2008 11:16:43 PM
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does 8 A.15s in 9 yrs count?
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Reply #3 February 28, 2008 7:36:18 AM
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US Air Force Oct 1984-Nov 2004.
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Reply #4 February 28, 2008 8:06:38 AM
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You know, I have no right to post in this thread. I wanted to enlist in the AF when I was a bit younger. Went through 4 years of AFJROTC. I so desperately wanted to be a pilot (still do). I went to the recruiter's office, and you know what I found out?

I CAN"T BE A PILOT IN THE AF BECAUSE I"M PARTIALLY COLORBLIND!!!

Talk about crushing someone's dreams......  
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Reply #5 February 28, 2008 9:09:57 AM
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Enlisted in '92.
Discharged during Basic Training for flat feet.  Couldn't get a deferment because the Army was downsizing.
MOS was 71M - Chaplain Assistant 

There have been so many days since then that I wish things had gone differently.  It may not be my fault . . but I think not serving in America's armed forces is my greatest failing.  (
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Reply #6 February 28, 2008 9:15:30 AM
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Enlisted at a late age in 2004 and was out by 2006 thanks to an early heart attack. I have flat feet as well, so when the time came to do the light box test, I just sort of forced them to arch. For the brief time I was in, I was a proud 19K (M1 Abrams crewman).
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Reply #7 February 28, 2008 4:17:54 PM
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Now I know there has to be more military retirees here.   
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Reply #8 February 28, 2008 10:09:19 PM
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Yeah, I'd have sworn there were a lot more. ( 
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Reply #9 February 28, 2008 10:10:11 PM
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I didn't retire, but I did 4 years in the USAF as a telecommunications specialist in the early 80's. My husband did 14 years, until they forced him out due to military spending cutbacks. We met in Germany where we were stationed together...and 22 years later, we're still deeply in love.   
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Reply #10 February 28, 2008 10:21:51 PM
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Maybe better title...Military Service....

Me, United States Marine Corps...the men's department of the Navy.   All you squids out there, you know us Marines love you. Who else would haul all our crap around and put up with us like you. Nobody. The Air Force wouldn't want to get dirty and the Army is scared of us.   
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Reply #11 February 28, 2008 10:30:25 PM
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And the Navy needed dance partners aboard ship.         
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Reply #12 February 28, 2008 10:36:46 PM
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Of course they did, they couldn't get any women....they're in the Navy for cripes sake. Marines will dance with anybody given enough to drink. We have no scruples.
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Reply #13 February 28, 2008 10:37:59 PM
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You knew it had to be a marine,   to be the first to knock the other services. ( 
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Reply #14 February 28, 2008 10:40:32 PM
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All in good fun. I fully support Military service, regardless of the branch. Some of the best times I had in the military were joint exercises. No harm meant to ANYONE.   
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Reply #15 February 28, 2008 10:40:36 PM
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Sort of brings a whole new meaning to the phrase, "Brothers In Arms".         
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Reply #16 February 28, 2008 10:41:46 PM
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Brothers In Arms


  
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Reply #17 February 28, 2008 10:51:27 PM
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No offense taken messiah1. Us military folks will always stick together, could never imagine one of us ever leaving someone behind if we could. Salute   
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Reply #18 February 28, 2008 11:46:12 PM
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9yrs with Uncle Sam Ain't Released Me Yet 75-84

3+ yrs Camp Humphreys (2 turning and 2 burning - skids are for kids)
2 yrs Seoul

76Q/76P - no, I don't do shirts

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Reply #19 February 29, 2008 8:55:49 AM
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Yo messiah1, as Philly said, non taken.  People that haven't served married to or raised by a service person doesn't understand the bond between them.  
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Reply #20 February 29, 2008 10:29:02 AM
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Interesting book for brats : "Military Brats: Legacies of Childhood Inside the Fortress" (http://www.amazon.com/Military-Brats-Legacies-Childhood-Fortress/dp/0963926039)

My father was Air Force non-com for 4 years and Army Office for the next 26.
I couldn't wish for a better life growing up.    
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Reply #21 February 29, 2008 10:43:35 AM
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Military brat myself. Lost my dad in Vietnam. He was an A-3 navigator. Did my bit starting in 1979. Didn't make a career out of it tho......

Messiah1, we had 2 names for marines Jarhead & Bait
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Reply #22 February 29, 2008 11:42:28 AM
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Messiah1, we had 2 names for marines Jarhead & Bait


Jarhead, Bait, Bullet Sponge...I've heard them all.     Sticks and stone may break our bones, but you'll still call us when you need stuff blowed up. 
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Reply #23 February 29, 2008 11:48:12 AM
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messiah1, what's that make of tools slogan, "The right tool for the right job".   
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Reply #24 February 29, 2008 2:31:35 PM
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I heard that for shit details, the Navy calls in the Marines.    Also, if they were worth their salt, they would be a branch of their own, not part of the Navy.  
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Reply #25 February 29, 2008 10:19:00 PM
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I heard that for shit details, the Navy calls in the Marines. Also, if they were worth their salt, they would be a branch of their own, not part of the Navy.


You can't expect those nancy's to get their dungarees dirty. If we were a branch on our own, who'd chauffeur us around to all the shit details. Plus, when an enemy sees Navy ships coming they're like "ooooh, not the Navy". Then they crap their pants when a batallion of Devil Dogs hit's the beach looking for a fight. If you've never seen a Marine amphibious assault, you've missed a fantastic display of military prowess. I may be biased, but only a little.

Ronny said it best:

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world, but the Marines don't have that problem."

There's a reason we're the "first to fight".
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