Veterans

[djs2k2]

So I wanted to make this thread so that veterans and active members can communicate since I don't use any other form of social media. Lets talk about tours, branches of service, duty stations. Whatever compare stories ETC and maybe even talk about our Buells. I was personal security for Gen Williams in 05-06 we were on camp Blue diamond in Iraq. Any questions.

 

[vtech007]

This will make a good thread. Thank you for starting it and coming up with the idea. I am a veteran and am making a military themed Buell - war plane in fact. Still working on it so not ready for the big reveal yet. I've had te graphics for 6 months now but those go on last of course. I am really busy right now so need to fond the time when I can finish everything. Well, actually, who am I kidding - it will "never" be "finished", but I mean done to the point of when I can say I have finished what I set out to do in this phase at least.

 

[agfish18]

I am an Army Vet 03-07... only 4 years, but did 2 tours overseas. The first was 7 months mixed between Kuwait and Qatar. The second one was 13 months in Iraq (Camp Fallujah and Ramadi).

 

[Beau]

I'm a veteran also. I just recently ETS'd from the Army after 9 years. I did three tours, 15 months in Iraq and two years in Afghanistan, first at Kandahar then Bagram. I was an infantryman for three years and my first deployment, then I worked on and crewed the UH-60 Blackhawk. I still live in the ghetto that surrounds Ft Bragg NC and I ride an 1125cr.

 

[ReconLdr]

USMC 1988 - 1994 deployed 49 months (Med, UNITAS, Desert Shield/Storm, Mogadishu, Adriatic Sea)
Pa Army National Guard 1994 - 2012 deployed 2 years (CONUS)

 

[glenn r]

Us Navy 1984-90 aboard USSHEWITT DD966 stationed in San Deigo and Yokosuka Japan was a HT 1 saw most of west coast from Alaska to Ensenada Mexico and the southeast Asian ports good times

 

[Renegade]

Air Force
2011-Current
3E9X1 - Emergency Management
First duty station - Robins AFB, GA

No deployments yet.

 

[ANIMOSITY]

21 Year army vet.
10 years as a Scout, and the other 10 in the Res as An Intel guy.
Been deployed 3 times, 1 to Yugoslavia and 2in Iraq.
Been on Long term orders (same as being active) for the last 3 years
at Scott AFB. Took some getting used to, to be around the Air Force.

 

[Msanders2]

Us Army 2010-current
Airborne Infantry 3/509th
1 OEF deployment
Ft Richardson

 

[kc9gpj]

U.S. Army, 1st ID CAB, 2012-Present

Heading over to the sandbox in 2 days.

 

[Loki]

4 years Army Reserve. 383rd QM Co, 91K (old) & 92F MOS

Will be trying to go over seas after my college time.

kc9, good luck and have fun!

 

[JohnnyD]

US Navy, Submarine Service - 1978 - 1990.

Electronics Technician (Submarines) (3333, 3322, 3327 & 14ZA) and Instructor (9502)

Made a total of 15 Cold War Patrols. Each patrol averaged 90+ days under water.

Homeports:
Virgina Beach, VA
New London/Groton, CT
Holy Loch, Scotland
Newport News, VA
Bangor, WA

Duty Stations:
USS George Washington Carver SSBN656 (Blue) - 8 patrols
USS Alabama SSBN731 (Gold) - 7 patrols
TRIDENT Training Facility Bangor - Instructor

 

[djs2k2]

USMC Vet I was in Iraq from 05-06 In Ramadi on Blue Diamond and then we were in Falluja for a little while. And of course we all pass through Kuwait. I provided personal securtiy for Gen Williams as a main detail, Sec Nav once, and the ambassador of Iraq a couple times. We trained with SOTG which are private contractors in VA beach on an Air force base. While in country we were at the GOV center almost every day. Maybe I bumped into a few of you and didn't even know it.

 

[100thwindow]

Usmc 0311 from 04 to 08. I was in Iraq 06 to 07. Our ao was the haditha triad but my platoon ran operations out of fob haqlaniyah. Which was just a blown up school

 

[03Firebolt9R]

US Army 1990-1998
98G Linguist
San Angelo, TX
Monterey, CA
Panama
San Antonio

 

[chief_of_smoke]

U.S. Army 1997- present. C-BTRY 2/123FA. Yes im a gun bunny. Was attached to SOCOM in Iraq 04-06. Work with team 3 and team 6. Tier one mission. Went the to MFO in Siani for a year. (10- 11). Have been 13b, 31b, 11b, 79t. Been able to train with brits, hungarian army, italian navy, colubian army, new zealanders, and aussies. When i was in Iraq i loved pissing of gen casey's psd. My tier one mission allowed me to make him sit in traffic untill i got my principle to him destination. Was living at fobs Trojan, liberty, abu g, falcon, victory north, and lsa andaconda.

 

[djs2k2]

Thanks guys I was 2nd Mar Div when I was deployed. I loved my psd team we got everything we wanted people hated it because If we needed something you had we took it. But we were never dicks but the fact that we could have been was awesome. But then again anyone who deals with sec nav gets p residence and Gen Williams was in control of all Govt ops that took place in Iraq when we were there so hes pretty special to.

 

[chief_of_smoke]

in know what you mean by getting what you want djs2k2. the seals gave us the hook up. and if we got messed with... well there was always some 1sg or csm that came to appolgize to us. i cant remeber the general that we answered to but it was something like dragon. im kicking myself in the ass for not remembering. djs2k2 you my remember who it was. he went to bat for us many times. 3rd id and 42nd mp were always fucking with us some how.

 

[iman501]

USCG active duty here!, been in for just over 2 years now

 

[Mike88Recovery]

USMC Vet, former 2146 tank mechanic, I did four years and got out this past May. One deployment to Afghan with 2D Marine Logistics Group and some of the best people I could've asked for on my crew.