Attn: Veterans

[pegwinn]

Hello and Welcome Aboard.

 

[Timblks71]

Both the House and the Senate passed Barack Obama's economic stimulus package on Friday, and despite the fact that he didn't get the bi-partisan support he wanted - the President is calling the bill "a major milestone on our road to recovery.'' Obama also said that he will continue to reach out to Republicans despite the fact that he couldn't get them to sign on to his economic deal. Some GOP reps said they didn't feel like the stimulus money was allocated properly and others said they simply just didn't have time to read the bill before the vote.

 

[Gunnen4u]

Branch: Active Duty Army

Date: 17 July 2006 to present

Rank: E-4/Specialist

Unit: B-Co, 64th BSB, 3 BCT, 4 ID

MOS: 63B (mechanic)

Other: OIF 07-09: Camp Taji, FOB WarEagle. Worked in motorpool, on the gate and out with Wrecker.

Duty Stations: Ft. Carson, Colorado, soon to be Ft. Bliss, Texas.

 

[Old Rocks]

Another bump.. Pass the word folks, I've only add two to the list for this year, I know there must be more.

I wouldn't be too sure there is more Mr. P.. The recent influx of board members has seemed to be more liberal than conservative, and liberals aren't fans of the military, let alone ones to actually serve.

Fuck you too, Pale Rider. Enlisted in 1962, DD214 says Honorable. The rest is my business.

 

[pegwinn]

Another bump.. Pass the word folks, I've only add two to the list for this year, I know there must be more.

I wouldn't be too sure there is more Mr. P.. The recent influx of board members has seemed to be more liberal than conservative, and liberals aren't fans of the military, let alone ones to actually serve.

Fuck you too, Pale Rider. Enlisted in 1962, DD214 says Honorable. The rest is my business.

LOL. Sounds like a good night at the Staff Club

 

[Comanche Sun]

Branch: U.S. Army, MOS: 11-Bravo-Infantry

Date/s: 1966-71

Rank: SFC- E-7

Unit: E-Co- 51st Inf...23rd Infantry Division (Americal) Vietnam-1967/68/69

Other info: Welcome home my brothers. Thanks to all for your service.

 

[Coloradomtnman]

Branch: U.S. Army, MOS: 11-Bravo-Infantry

Date/s: 1966-71

Rank: SFC- E-7

Unit: E-Co- 51st Inf...23rd Infantry Division (Americal) Vietnam-1967/68/69

Other info: Welcome home my brothers. Thanks to all for your service.

Welcome aboard!

 

[Comanche Sun]

Branch: U.S. Army, MOS: 11-Bravo-Infantry

Date/s: 1966-71

Rank: SFC- E-7

Unit: E-Co- 51st Inf...23rd Infantry Division (Americal) Vietnam-1967/68/69

Other info: Welcome home my brothers. Thanks to all for your service.

Welcome aboard!

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Thank you sir.

 

[Mad Scientist]

U.S. Air Force, 1982-1992, SSgt.
Stationed in: Japan 475th SPS, Korea 51st SPS, Okinawa 18th SPS and Missouri. TDY to the Philippines, Crow Valley twice and Korea numerous times.

 

[raceright]

Branch:

Date/s: 11-16-75 11-11-78

Rank: Spec. E-4

Unit: 4th 31st Mechanised Infantry

Basic: Ft. Dix NJ

AIT: Ft. Belvoir VA.

Stationed at Ft. Sill OK.

Lawyton Ouch

 

[Big Black Dog]

Branch: US Navy
Date(s): November 1969 to December 1989
Rate: Independent Duty Hospital Corpsman
Rank: Chief Petty Officer (E-7)
Unit(s): NTC, Great Lakes, IL, Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USS AMERICA, USS WILLIAM M. WOOD, USS SYLVANIA, Naval Urology Technician School, Portsmouth, VA, Naval Hospital, Philadelphis, PA, USS MITSCHER, Advanced Hospital Corps School, Portsmouth, VA, NALF, San Clemente Island, CA, Naval Hospital Cherry Point, NC, USS TRIPPE, Naval Hospital Charleston, SC, USS GUDALCANAL, Naval Material Support Command Fort Dietrick, MD
Other Info: Was the first Hospital Corpsman to become Enlisted Surface Warfare Qualified.

 

[Coloradomtnman]

Branch: US Navy
Date(s): November 1969 to December 1989
Rate: Independent Duty Hospital Corpsman
Rank: Chief Petty Officer (E-7)
Unit(s): NTC, Great Lakes, IL, Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USS AMERICA, USS WILLIAM M. WOOD, USS SYLVANIA, Naval Urology Technician School, Portsmouth, VA, Naval Hospital, Philadelphis, PA, USS MITSCHER, Advanced Hospital Corps School, Portsmouth, VA, NALF, San Clemente Island, CA, Naval Hospital Cherry Point, NC, USS TRIPPE, Naval Hospital Charleston, SC, USS GUDALCANAL, Naval Material Support Command Fort Dietrick, MD
Other Info: Was the first Hospital Corpsman to become Enlisted Surface Warfare Qualified.

Welcome aboard, swabby!

 

[JBeukema]

Does the navy still do that 'pollywogs and shellbacks' thing when they cross the equator for the first time?

 

[Big Black Dog]

JBeukema - Yes they do! Quite the interesting day for both Shellbacks and Pollywogs. Shellbacks get the better half of the deal. Thanks for the welcome Coloradomtnman. Appreciate it and again, thanks for all you did way back then... It amazes me when you see folks berating the military. They just don't understand that veterans are the reason they can do and say just about anything they please in this country.

 

[Coloradomtnman]

JBeukema - Yes they do! Quite the interesting day for both Shellbacks and Pollywogs. Shellbacks get the better half of the deal. Thanks for the welcome Coloradomtnman. Appreciate it and again, thanks for all you did way back then... It amazes me when you see folks berating the military. They just don't understand that veterans are the reason they can do and say just about anything they please in this country.

I have never met, in my life, anyone who talked shit about the military! Who are these people you hang out with BBD?! I have to say that I don't know about you considering the type of people you associate with, talking shit about the military...

My whole family is liberal, they all served in the Armed Forces. I think its a right-wing mischaracterization that liberals don't respect or appreciate the military. They do. They just don't appreciate the military being unnecessarily used for political ends (Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, to name the big ones) because it unnecessarily puts the lives of the men and women in the military in danger, among other things. Liberals support the troops, they just don't necessarily support the politics sending our troops into danger whimsically. We tend to support bringing the troops home to their families and loved ones.

 

[SturangeDaze]

Branch: USWAC/USArmy

Date/s:May 1976-May 1980

Rank: SGT/E5

Unit: 5th Corps

Other info: 75C-Personnel Management

Served in Germany and Ft Bliss, TX

 

[AZ_X_BubbleHead]

Branch: US Navy
Date(s): 1997 to 2009
Rate: Sonar Tech Submarines PO 2, Submarine qualified (STS2/SS)
Rank: PO2
Unit(s): NTC (Great Lakes, IL) BESS (Groton, CT) USS Providence SSN-719(Groton, CT), ASE (Groton, CT), USS Bremerton SSN-719 (San Diego/Pearl Harbor, HI)
Other Info: Circumnavigated the world (for the first time) at 18...Golden Shellback, Blue Nose, Order of both ditches, and re-wrote the ACINT newsletters.

Most Important other info...Never fought any Marine LOL!

 

[namvet]

Branch: USN

Date/s: 1966-1970

Rank: RM2/E-5

Unit: US 7th fleet - USS Forrestal, Newport News, Vesuvius

Other info: 4 cruises base of op Subic Bay PI

 

[Graybeard]

Branch: USAF
Dates: 1970 - 1973
Rank: E-4
MOS: Aircraft Nav-Aids
Units: 552nd AMS McClellan AFB, CA. 432nd AMS Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. 421st TFS DaNang Vietnam.
Basic Training, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX. AIT, Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS.

 

[Wicked Jester]

Branch: US Army
Dates: '81-'86 Reenlisted 01-07. Medically ETS'D 09/07
MOS: Primary 11B infantry, secondary 05B commo radio operator
Rank: E-6 staff sgt.
Unit: Last assigned unit, 2nd/75th Ranger Rgt., Ft. Lewis Wa.
Other Info: Airborne, Air Assualt, Pathfinder, Ranger Qualified. Bronze star. Purple Heart.
RLTW!