Did You Serve in the Military? (MERGED)

[Golferdow01]

Originally Posted by NJ-Buckeye

Oh boy do I feel safer...

You should NJ, you really should...

[afgolfer]

Enlisted Active Duty USAF in 2000, and have been on active duty ever since. (under 15 more years and I can retire)

As far as assignments, nothing exciting

Nov 2000-Jun 2005 - Brooks City-Base, San Antonio TX - During which time I spent over 500 days deployed/ TDY, to include Fort Bragg NC, Cheyenne Mountain AFS CO, Offutt AFB NE (was there 9-11), Patrick AFB FL, Scott AFB, Ill, Tyndall AFB FL, and a 6 month tour in Baghdad Iraq w/ missions to Tikrit and Mosul,

Jul 05- Present Goodfellow AFB TX - as an intelligence course instructor.

I don't regret the decision and would deploy any where anytime if called to do so. I love this country and will defend it with my life if called to do so. I thank the Lord for the freedoms of this country and feel honored to serve.

[Muck]

Originally Posted by scooter1369

USMC 90-95.

Semper Fi Bro...

[ArtilleryBuck]

Been wearing boots since October, 1987.

[scooter1369]

Originally Posted by Muck

Semper Fi Bro...

89-94

Semper Fi

[Buckin' A]

Aim High!

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by buck1973

Mar 93 - Jul 99: Active Army
Jul 99 - May 00: Army National Guard
Jun 00 - Jul 03: Air Force National Guard
Jul 03 - Current: Active Army

On June 30th I will return to the Air Force National Guard and tOSU to finish my degree. I then hope to be accepted to dental school and return to active duty.

They may not take you back if you keep calling them the "Air Force National Guard". It's "Air National Guard" ("Force" is not in the title).

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

I served for 9 years in the U.S. Army.

[ScriptOhio]

No, and 266 has been my lucky number ever since.

Back in the late 1960s they had a military draft and the Viet Nam War was going on.

College students were given a student deferment (classified as "2S") while they were in college; and drafted after they graduated and/or left school. In 1970 they stopped issuing new student deferments and started a draft lottery system. You were assigned a draft number based on the order that the ball with your birthdate was selected (in a random drawing).
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Rep. Alexander Pirnie, R-NY, draws the first capsule in the lottery drawing held on Dec. 1, 1969. The capsule contained the date, Sept. 14.

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Fortunately my draft board (in Lancaster OH) only drafted to (approximately) #180 that year. Number 266 was my lucky number.

Attitudes toward military service were very differernt back then.

Thank you Richard Nixon!!!

[CCI]

ELS (enrty level seperation) RE$ code like I was never in. Honorable discharge from the US NAVY it was a medical, I sure do wish i could of stayed in. I could of retired now

[The KSB]

I served from 89 - 93. Intended to get out and go back in and become an officer. Reenlisted about 6 months ago to go to OCS. I am now about 22 days away from getting my commission.

[MightbeaBuck]

Here's an old thread (started by, of all people, KillSlashBurn), which has some of this already discussed:
BuckeyePlanet Veterens sound off!!
It wasn't a poll though, but you can gleen who is and isn't a vet.

Army btw. 1974 - 1977 Two and one half years stationed at Schofield Barracks. Tropic Lighting Division. At the time, they (we) were the only infantry division in U.S. Army. By infantry, I mean walking, not the namby-pamby wimp-ass Mechanized Infantry. I don't follow that stuff anymore, don't know if there are any leg units left.

BuckeyePlanet Veterens sound off!!

[11bravoBuck]

Active duty: (28Dec65-19Nov67)

U S Army Light Weapons Infantry / Air Assault
2nd/3rd Inf Bat 199th Lt Inf Bde
Wolfhounds 2/27 Inf Reg 25th Inf Div
Republic of South Vietnam-- in country: Dec66-Nov67.
Fire Team Leader / Platoon RTO

Reserve Duty:

U S Army Civil Affairs (Tasked to USA CinC CentCom, USN CinC U S Atlantic Fleet, Commander U S Army Special Operations)
AO: Caribean Basin and Central America 1982-1991
C A Country Team NCOIC

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scriptohio–"Thank you Richard Nixon!!!" WTF?

[BuckWrestler141]

This is bound to make a large portion of the board think less of me, oh well:

My brother (5 years older then me). Went through the Army and never had to serve in any conflict. So the idea seemed great to me and August/September of 2001 I was very much leaning towards becoming a Marine, because we compete about any and everything possible. So I figured I would 'one up' him by joining them, no offense intended.

Well 9/11 happened and scared me out of joining... plus I wanted to continue wrestling, so I used that as an excuse for not joining. If not for 9/11 though, I'd very likely be a Marine currently, thats why I support our troops 100% and hope for them to return safely, because if the terrorist attack was one year later I'd be fighting overseas when I nearly joined up thinking it wasn't a possibility.

I'm ashamed of it still, but because of it I have a VERY STRONG appreciation for the troops who are protecting this country.

[MililaniBuckeye]

Just found a photo of me just before my retirement: