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Veterans across all ages share the bond of service to our nation, whether for a short couple years, or a lifetime. Some were drafted, many were/are volunteers, all gave some, some gave all.
I've run into several fellow veterans on this forum and was curious enough to post this simple poll. Regardless of time or branch, we all share at least this one thing in common: service.
(Services are listed in order of creation)
This is meant as a simple poll regarding the uniformed service veterans on the forum. While also curious about other professions such as firefighters, EMS, and police, etc. (and extremely value their contributions they offer to the public), my life has had little involvement with them and so I will leave that poll to one who represents one of those professions.
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« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2013, 01:41:47 PM » |
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You might have included a last category as no service, just as a control/comparison.
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« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2013, 01:48:05 PM » |
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That's an idea...
I thought of including non-uniformed service, GS employees and such. I've worked with civilians who have served the government for more than 30 years! Then there are some of the other professions I originally mentioned.
As you say, the "no service" category would provide an overall percentage, veterans to non-veterans.
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« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2013, 02:04:11 PM » |
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21 Years in the Corps! Still work for them today and love it.
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« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2013, 03:41:48 PM » |
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I spent 6 years with the Ky Army National Guard. Never called up for active duty during my time like so many units since Desert Storm and 9-11. The government doesn't consider me a veteran so neither do I.
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« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2013, 03:56:52 PM » |
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22 years Active Duty, 2 yrs as a Gov't Contractor, 3 yrs to present as an Air Force Civil Servant ... Time has flown by. Son is in the Army.
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« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2013, 07:16:57 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2013, 07:23:13 PM » |
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Marines and then Army, was thinking about trying the Coast Guard also.
Then I remembered I don't swim too well.
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« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2013, 07:40:07 PM » |
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USAF - 1972-76 ! I've often wondered the past 40 years how my life would have turned out had I stayed in ! There wasn't a chance of that happening though !
That first night at Lackland being 17 and out of high school for 3 weeks - I vividly remember laying in that rack thinking ' oh crap '. What have I done now ? That being said - I'm a true patriot in the biggest sense ! I live in an area where there's more military than civilians and I thank God our country supports them the way they do today which wasn't the case when I was in ! Guess like they have said ' the war at home was worse ' is true !
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« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2013, 07:46:17 PM » |
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Forgot to add my wife spent 35 years supporting the troops as a DA Civilian. She called them her troops, and was loved by all she had dealings with.
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"Nothing screams bad craftsmanship like wrinkles in your duct tape."
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« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2013, 07:48:34 PM » |
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I enjoyed my time on the flight deck of the U S S Yorktown C V S-10. I also enjoyed my flying off Nam. Remember-I wuz 19 and bullet proof.  To the 58000+ brothers and sisters that didn't come home-May you forever REST IN PEACE. The 58000+ is a large part of WHY I ride P G R missions.  Like ya'll here-P G R got a bunch of fine folks too. RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2013, 07:54:52 PM » |
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« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2013, 08:45:10 PM » |
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USAF-Jan. 1972-Jan. 1976. Crew Chief on F4-D's. Stationed in Germany (with tdy's to Spain, Italy, and Greece). Also stationed in New Mexico, Holloman AFB. 30 miles from White Sands, and 30 miles from Cloud Croft Ski Resort.
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« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2013, 09:13:39 PM » |
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Now it's time to stir up some trouble... Fighters are fun; bombers set policy. Maverick can't hover and runways are for beauty queens... and if your wings are traveling faster than your fuselage, hopefully you are in a helicopter. |
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« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2013, 09:33:36 PM » |
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US Navy from 72-76 stationed at NAS Kingsville VT-21 TA4J skyhawk was the type bird I worked on a year and a half as a plane captain and the rest in the powerplant shop. ADJ3 when I got out. Did do several trips to the Lexington landed on her once and took off twice.
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« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2013, 09:47:40 PM » |
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US Navy from 72-76 stationed at NAS Kingsville VT-21 TA4J skyhawk was the type bird I worked on a year and a half as a plane captain and the rest in the powerplant shop. ADJ3 when I got out. Did do several trips to the Lexington landed on her once and took off twice.
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« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2013, 10:07:10 PM » |
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Navy 74-79. 3 med cruises, a north atlantic cruise, and a trip to the persian gulf. Avoided southeast asia but got to play some interesting games with the former soviet union. Sonar Tech.
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« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2013, 10:16:45 PM » |
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USAF-Jan. 1972-Jan. 1976. Crew Chief on F4-D's. Stationed in Germany (with tdy's to Spain, Italy, and Greece). Also stationed in New Mexico, Holloman AFB. 30 miles from White Sands, and 30 miles from Cloud Croft Ski Resort.
Mike - you and I were in about the same time ! I was in weapons loading F4 C's - Kadena AFB, Okinawa, Karat AFB, Tailand, Howard in Canal Zone ! Time sure has slipped away |
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« Reply #18 on: August 17, 2013, 11:21:30 PM » |
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New London, Pensacola, Moffett, Pearl, Adak, Bering Sea, Kamchatka peninsula.
Glad to be away from it for a long time.
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« Reply #19 on: August 18, 2013, 12:15:32 AM » |
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proimage1, I don't know about slipping by, but time certainly has flown by! Looks like we both have the same good taste in Valkyries, as mine is a yellow and black also. I've had my '97 since 2004, and have many interesting adventures on it. Hope to have many more after I retire. |
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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
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« Reply #20 on: August 18, 2013, 04:19:46 AM » |
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US Navy from 72-76 stationed at NAS Kingsville VT-21 TA4J skyhawk was the type bird I worked on a year and a half as a plane captain and the rest in the powerplant shop. ADJ3 when I got out. Did do several trips to the Lexington landed on her once and took off twice.
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« Reply #21 on: August 18, 2013, 09:57:33 AM » |
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USAF '53 - '73, 1st 9yrs Radio Maint. last 11yrs Crypto Maint/Instr(Lackland AFB),(Darmstadt, Germany),(Tripoli, Libya),(MACV,Paris of the Orient),(back to Lackland....
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« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2013, 10:11:18 AM » |
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USAF '53 - '73, 1st 9yrs Radio Maint. last 11yrs Crypto Maint/Instr(Lackland AFB),(Darmstadt, Germany),(Tripoli, Libya),(MACV,Paris of the Orient),(back to Lackland....
Jim
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« Reply #23 on: August 18, 2013, 10:23:01 AM » |
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Navy '55 - '75. Out of those 20 I spent 11 with the Marines....FMF doc. I guess I'm more grunt than squid. Oorah!
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« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2013, 05:09:43 PM » |
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81-85 at Hudson High
85-89 at Ft Campbell with the 101st
89-93 IRR
93-97 3rd 85th Div Lanes Training Battalion
97-03 7218th Medical Support Unit in Louisville.
03-05 Mobilized as part of Operation Noble Eagle to Ft Knox. Was the Facility Engineer for the Hospital.
05-07 7218th MSU
May 07-Oct 07 32nd Medical Support Brigade, Nashville.
Oct 07-May 08 Mobilized as assistant Mob Officer to Brigade Headquarters.
May 08-July 08 Transfered to the 783rd MP BN for Deployment, San Antonio for Preventive Health Officer Course
July 08-Aug 08 Camp Shelby for Deployment training
Aug 08 - Dec 09 Bagram Airfield Afghanistan. Back to bac tours with 101st, 82nd, AND 16th MP Brigade. There is a certain irony in getting combat patches from airborne units when you are profiled from jumping....
26 Dec 09 - 27 Jun 12, WTU Ft Knox getting pieced back together.
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« Reply #25 on: August 18, 2013, 06:43:33 PM » |
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US Army 88- 1992 Spent a year in Honduras, was in Panama for Operation "Just Cause" .After Honduras I was stationed at Ft.Riley,KS with the Big Red One, 1st Infantry Div. Mech. That got me the grand tour of Saudi Arabia , Iraq and Kuwait during the first Gulf War "Desert Storm" My wife also served 4 years and currently works at HRC at Fort Knox. |
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« Reply #26 on: August 19, 2013, 07:20:24 AM » |
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Radar Maintenance 1965-1988
Same career field the entire time, retired as an E7. Spent time in Wa, Or, Fl, Ms, Mt, Viet Nam, Germany, Philippines. Loved almost every minute of it. 23 years seemed like it went by in 2 weeks.
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« Reply #27 on: August 19, 2013, 08:09:19 AM » |
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Looking back(notice I do that a LOT as I get older)I shoulda stayed in and put my 30 in.  I had it made in da shade-had em by da ass-had good duty-except-I had that tail hook in my resume. That would have meant 2 years shore station then 2 more years at sea. The upside was I could have made E-9 in the minimum time for making E-9 as my speciality was wide open at the time. RIDE SAFE. |
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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« Reply #29 on: August 19, 2013, 11:45:18 AM » |
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12 years TN Army NG, including 8 months in Desert Shield/Storm.
Couldn't join regular Army, Navy, Air Force because I had asthma years ago.
I joined the only bunch that would take me!!
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« Reply #30 on: August 19, 2013, 02:57:12 PM » |
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12 years TN Army NG, including 8 months in Desert Shield/Storm.
Couldn't join regular Army, Navy, Air Force because I had asthma years ago.
I joined the only bunch that would take me!!
I like your spirit Sandman. I didn't join until 31; as old as you could be without some special skill/offer. I had to finished my education/license at my own expense first. The Navy gave me a bum interview with a female supply Lt., the Marines said if you can pass our pre-PT test (for Quantico OCS) we want you, the Air force took me and I didn't have to pass a PT to get in (or any basic training) (they did require a photograph). There were many more important considerations than PT for my USAF choice... I'm sure I could have passed the tests. When I told the Marine recruiter I was in OK shape (for 31 competing with 22's for a couple months at Quantico), but not top shape, he offered to send a Sgt. to my house to run me up and down the roads, pullups, situps, and other excitement to get me ready. I liked his spirit too. |
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« Reply #31 on: August 19, 2013, 05:09:16 PM » |
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Army 86-89 MP stationed in Munich Germany. Rough duty 12 hr shifts 2 on 2 off and a permanent border pass so I could go anywhere in free Europe as long as I let Top know where I was going to be and how I could be reached. All of my combat experience was hand to hand in a beer tent. :cooldude:LOL Rough duty. 2004 to present a Police officer with the Department of Veteran Affairs in Central Iowa. Still doing my part to help my brothers out.
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« Reply #32 on: August 19, 2013, 05:22:45 PM » |
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New York Region 1
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« Reply #33 on: August 19, 2013, 07:18:16 PM » |
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« Reply #34 on: August 19, 2013, 08:53:58 PM » |
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« Reply #35 on: August 20, 2013, 02:57:13 AM » |
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« Reply #36 on: August 20, 2013, 03:00:32 AM » |
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« Reply #37 on: August 20, 2013, 06:59:35 AM » |
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« Reply #38 on: August 20, 2013, 08:14:37 AM » |
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USN 1978-1982 Data Systems Tech. No conflicts, just floated indian ocean for 40 days during Iran hostage crisis. Couldn`t wait to get out, but glad I did it. Govt. work isn`t for me. Did get to see Australia,PI,Kenya,Singapore. Will always remember Subic Bay fondly!
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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USN 1978-1982 Data Systems Tech. No conflicts, just floated indian ocean for 40 days during Iran hostage crisis. Couldn`t wait to get out, but glad I did it. Govt. work isn`t for me. Did get to see Australia,PI,Kenya,Singapore. Will always remember Subic Bay fondly!
10-4 on the Subic Bay P.I. Ya ever go down and feed baby ducks to the croc or gator at Paulines?? RIDE SAFE. I don't think so, but I probably only remember 1/2 of what happened there  |
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