Did You Serve in the Military? (MERGED)

[Shoeless Joe]

Former Marine here and to all my fellow Devil Dog's, let me say Semper Fi

[Best Buckeye]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Joe

Former Marine here and to all my fellow Devil Dog's, let me say Semper Fi

Semper FI Mac

[ohiobuckeye]

6 years United States Navy here

[jimotis4heisman]

i just wanted to say thank you to all of those who do serve, have served and those who are currently serving our country. thank you very much. i realize their has been a few recent incidents that have occurred in our region of the country. ill just say that i thank you for what you do. if you are having problems, please seek help. its ok. and ill also add that while this thought/post comes from that it also comes after seeing something awful today. and for those of you who arent in the military, please treat those who are with at minimum; what i saw today was inappropriate and wrong. it should never happen to anyone. yet it seems to be flaring up as it was in 04-05 time period. but first and foremost to you folks, i know many of you have been open about your service to our country, some are deployed around the world, some in warzones, some are and dont say it, some on leave, some are veterans, some wounded vets, i thank you. i thank each and everyone of you, i think it is important to thank the families, friends and relatives of those who are serving also-you to help our country and support our troops. thank you.

[EidoloN]

Thanks for all the support!!

7 years and going in the Worlds' Greatest Air Force!

[GomerBucks]

6 years in the Marine Corps
Delta Co 3rd AABN 1833 YAT YAS!
AKA The Motorcycle Gang of the Marine Corps!

MCRD San Diego
Camp Pendleton
29 Palms
Camp Schwab Okinawa
McP South Korea
Camp Fuji, Japan
LSA 7 Kuwait
All the F over Iraq with 7th Marines OIF 1, 2003

Iraq disabled Veteran...

Dan and I chillin the day after we tore Saddam's statue down in Baghdad

[Piney]

While I never served in the military, I do serve the people that served as I work as a contractor here in DFAS Cleveland in the Retired Pay Department (but I actually don't deal with Retirees as I deal more with a certain type of separation pay)

[Gatorubet]

I contacted several recruiting offices about JAG service when I was in my last year of law school, as I wanted to join, but I was told that I was too old at 34.

[Muck]

Originally Posted by EidoloN

Thanks for all the support!!

7 years and going in the Worlds' Greatest Air Force!

You're Israeli?!

[buckeyes_rock]

US Army...did my four and got out after I made CPT.

It was a privilege and honor to serve! No mission too difficult, no sacrifice too great--Duty first!

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by Gatorubet

I contacted several recruiting offices about JAG service when I was in my last year of law school, as I wanted to join, but I was told that I was too old at 34.

is that when you brought your suit and never had to actually work?

[Gatorubet]

Originally Posted by jimotis4heisman

is that when you brought your suit and never had to actually work?

No. I finally joined the Posse Comitatus JAG, and I spend all of my time doing filings against the Treasury Department for not using gold specie...

[jimotis4heisman]

Suicide Toll Fuels Worry That Army Is Strained - WSJ.com

Sixteen American soldiers killed themselves in October in the U.S. and on duty overseas, an unusually high monthly toll that is fueling concerns about the mental health of the nation's military personnel after more than eight years of continuous warfare.


The Army's top generals worry that surging tens of thousands more troops into Afghanistan could increase the strain felt by many military personnel after years of repeated deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
The October suicide figures mean that at least 134 active-duty soldiers have taken their own lives so far this year, putting the Army on pace to break last year's record of 140 active-duty suicides. The number of Army suicides has risen 37% since 2006, and last year, the suicide rate surpassed that of the U.S. population for the first time.
The health of ground combat forces is emerging as an element of the Obama administration's review of its Afghanistan strategy. Conditions there have deteriorated in recent months amid lingering political instability and a worsening Taliban-led insurgency.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top American commander in Kabul, wants more than 40,000 new troops, in addition to the 68,000 that will be in Afghanistan by year-end, and has warned that the U.S. faces possible "mission failure" unless it adopts a new strategy and quickly deploys significant reinforcements.

Some senior military officials worry that the troop-increase plans under discussion at the White House would require the Army and Marine Corps to keep forces in Afghanistan longer, or give forces less time in the U.S. between deployments, increasing the strain on military personnel.
At a White House meeting Friday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff urged President Barack Obama to send fresh troops to Afghanistan only if they have spent at least a year in the U.S. since their last overseas tour, according to people familiar with the matter. If Mr. Obama agreed to that condition, many potential Afghanistan reinforcements wouldn't be available until next summer at the earliest.
A recent study by the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank, concluded that the U.S. has only three Army and Marine brigades -- about 11,000 to 15,000 troops -- capable of deploying to Afghanistan this year after spending at least 12 months back in the U.S.
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more to the article, yet it should not be understated the stress/pressure these folks are under. if you dont want to do it for yourself, do it for me. thank a solider, a family member and/or a friend. this has been one of the bloodiest self inflicted months in a long time.

last year for the first time ever suicide deaths in the armed forced exceed the general population. for those of you reading, please, if you have such thoughts seek help. and as always i thank you for your service and what you do for this country.

[ArtilleryBuck]

Originally Posted by jimotis4heisman

Suicide Toll Fuels Worry That Army Is Strained - WSJ.com

more to the article, yet it should not be understated the stress/pressure these folks are under. if you dont want to do it for yourself, do it for me. thank a solider, a family member and/or a friend. this has been one of the bloodiest self inflicted months in a long time.

last year for the first time ever suicide deaths in the armed forced exceed the general population. for those of you reading, please, if you have such thoughts seek help. and as always i thank you for your service and what you do for this country.

Yeah, it's been pretty bad lately....was in a commo shop B-hut the other day, and noticed that a plywood section of the ceiling was was missing. It was part of a cleanup effort.

[Best Buckeye]