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I have a son in the Marine Corps. He's stations in San Diego. Just texted me and said he just got back from a 9 day "field op" in the hills, whatever that is.
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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2012, 07:28:52 PM » |
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Well, depending on what his MOS is, it could have been a good time, it may not have been. To answer your question, I've got one in the Army and one that just got back from Iraq as a contractor. My son tried to join and was medically discharged. He still wanted to go so he found a job that took him there. He was on a Marine base at Fallujah. My daughter is in the Army and getting ready to deploy.  |
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2012, 07:43:20 PM » |
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we have a son who's a cpl in the corps. he's in afghanistan.
thank your youngens for their service for me.
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2012, 07:54:34 PM » |
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My stepson is in the Army and just deployed ,AGAIN, to Afghanistan.  3 tours in Iraq, one in Pakistan, and a couple of others. Field op sounds like a long hike, and a training mission. Thats just a guess. Please pray for all our troops. Walt |
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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2012, 08:01:37 PM » |
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Our youngest son is in the Army. Stationed at Ft. Drum in NY, 10th Mountain. H just returned from Afghanistan in October of last year. Thanks to all who are serving,have served, or will be serving in the future. May God bless you all.
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2012, 08:43:05 PM » |
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Don't have a son but am one, Navy 2005-2009. I'm going to school on the G.I. Bill know. Did one 8 month deployment on the USS Harry S Truman in 2006 and a 7 month deployment to Afghanistan in 2008. Aviation Boatwains Mate. (Aircraft Fueling Specialist).   |
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« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2012, 09:17:27 PM » |
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My oldest Son was in the Army and my youngest Son is 7 months in school for the Navy. He is in advanced electronics & Computers. He has 2 years of school and then 4 years left of a 6 year contract. It was with great honor that the Marines let me serve with them for 23 years |
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« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2012, 09:56:36 PM » |
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« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2012, 10:58:43 PM » |
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Thanks to all who have served or currently serve our great country ! You are usually very "under-appreciated" . Thanks so much.
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« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2012, 04:36:45 AM » |
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If you are asking what are "Field OPs" then what that means is his unit when out to some area and practiced doing their job in a live simulated situation.
For example, AV-8 Harriers sometimes go to MCB Camp Pendleton CA to practice close combat landings and take offs. They use an area that may simulate a landing zone close to the front lines and that's called "Going to the Field". They take their maintenance people also to train and to repair the aircraft.
If you are asking about going to the hills, he probably ment MCB Camp Pendleton CA unless they are doing winter training and that would be MCB Bridgeport, CA.
If you are trying to read anything else into this from your son, Marines train all the time for combat and field situations as well as the other branches of services. It is why we are as good as we are as a military force.
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Thanks to all who have served or currently serve our great country ! You are usually very "under-appreciated" . Thanks so much.
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« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2012, 06:34:55 AM » |
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If you are asking what are "Field OPs" then what that means is his unit when out to some area and practiced doing their job in a live simulated situation.
For example, AV-8 Harriers sometimes go to MCB Camp Pendleton CA to practice close combat landings and take offs. They use an area that may simulate a landing zone close to the front lines and that's called "Going to the Field". They take their maintenance people also to train and to repair the aircraft.
If you are asking about going to the hills, he probably ment MCB Camp Pendleton CA unless they are doing winter training and that would be MCB Bridgeport, CA.
If you are trying to read anything else into this from your son, Marines train all the time for combat and field situations as well as the other branches of services. It is why we are as good as we are as a military force.
Semper Fi
Charlie Morse
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MSGT USMC Ret.
Yea, Being an ex Navy man I wasn't familiar with the term "Field Ops". He thinks I know the Marine jargon, some of it I do and some of it I don't. I went to sea and he went to the Field. |
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« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2012, 07:14:56 AM » |
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My youngest of three sons (Tony) served 8 yrs in the AF and is now a Warrant Officer in the Army National guard going to flight school in Ft Rucker Alabama will be an Apache helicopter pilot when he graduates. He is also an Irag Vet.
Thanks to all who are serving and have served in our military.
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« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2012, 07:23:00 AM » |
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Thanks for your sons and daughters that serve. God bless them and keep them safe |
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« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2012, 07:37:32 AM » |
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Well Sir, anytime you need help with that Marine Jargon let us know.
It equates to sea trails.
Remember many of our terms were developed from our close association with the Navies natical terminology.
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« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2012, 07:43:07 AM » |
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I will have my one and only son starting military life on February 21st. Sure gona miss him. He's heading to Ft Sill for Army Boot camp.  |
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« Reply #16 on: February 04, 2012, 08:10:34 AM » |
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« Reply #17 on: February 04, 2012, 08:28:38 AM » |
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I've been reading the VRCC pages for quite a while now and have not felt the need to post anything as of yet, but I am so proud of my son who just started basic training at Ft. Benning that I thought it would be a good time for my first post! A big thanks to all of our men and women in uniform!! |
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« Reply #18 on: February 04, 2012, 08:39:33 AM » |
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One of my 3 sons has already served in the Army. His last official act was helping pick up the pieces of the shuttle that blew up over East Texas. He was a paratrooper that never got into combat. To all of you that have daughters and sons serving a big thank you and well done from an ex Navy airedale. Reb-i KNOW exactly how important the "grapes" are. U S S Yorktown C V S 10-2 tours. RIDE SAFE.
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« Reply #19 on: February 04, 2012, 08:40:25 AM » |
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Thanks to all who have served or currently serve our great country ! You are usually very "under-appreciated" . Thanks so much.
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« Reply #21 on: February 04, 2012, 09:21:38 PM » |
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My wife has a grandddaughter in Air Force Cadet training . This is her fourth year. We are proud of her and will be at graduation next year.
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« Reply #22 on: February 05, 2012, 06:23:44 AM » |
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« Reply #23 on: February 05, 2012, 07:26:43 PM » |
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« Reply #24 on: February 07, 2012, 07:33:59 AM » |
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36 years ago today was my second day of Hell Week. I did not know my name, but I was cold.
3.4 weeks from now I was in Balboa hospital with a squished disks that has plagued me since.
I have one daughter and she wants to go, but just wants I think.
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