U. S. Air Force 74-79
U.S. Army 04-Present
US Coast Guard 1991- Present
Famous march
Earl Shaffer (crazy-one) was the first soulder to march the entire AT.
Joined Air National Guard, Volunteered for active duty, served about 6 years flying fighters during Viet Nam era, left active duty and finished with National Guard. Left Guard when they switched from fighter planes to tankers--no more fun--nation at peace by then. What do I check/ Guard--Air Force--or Guard?
USMC 77-80 Semper Fidelis
Weary
USA. 1950, 1951. I think. These things get a bit vague after a half century or so. Anyway. It was a week or so less than two years.
It was a fun and interesting two years as a draftee. But I did not go out of my way to get killed in the Korean War. I would have felt silly to be seriously injured in a war that struck me as somewhat less than important -- somewhat about what I feel about Iraq.
For what it's worth. I trained as a Military Policeman at Fort Dix and served at Fort Devens, MA for nearly 18 months until someone decided to send me overseas.
I arrived at Fort Lawton, Washington, with two days less than six months to serve -- too late, according to Army regulations, to qualify for actually going overseas.
Being a thinker I figured out how to bounce arround Seattle and Rainier National PaRK for a couple of months before someone caught up with me and sent me to a desert testing station 30 miles north of Yuma, AZ.
There I drank beer, drove around a crew of civilian electricians, and hiked through the desert for three months, until finally the Army sent me to the Texas Panhandle for discharge.
My final six months in the army almost convinced me to reenlist. But I resisted.
Weary
Air Force, 1994-2004. Iraq and back 2003. God bless our brothers and sisters overseas.
If you don't have something nice to say,
Be witty in your cruelty.
US Coast Guard 1966-1970
Uscg 1969 - 1989
SEMPER PARATUS
US Army 1985 - present - 2009?
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US Army 1967 - 1970. 82nd Airborne in the States, 4th Infantry in the Nam.
Why do they station Marines on ships?
i spent most of my time in the navy with the marine,s,they are a fine bunch of guys,they are a part of the us navyOriginally Posted by hawkeye
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Marine Corps 78-82, OhhRaa.
There sure are alot of Military here. Some with over 20 years, congradulations brothers and sisters.
US Army 1964-66. Spec 4, Co C, 459th Signal Battalion, Ft. Huachuca, AZ.
I was on orders to go to Vietnam ("that little conflict overseas", as John Prine phrased it), but orders were cancelled because I didn't have enough time left. They asked me to re-up. Yeah. Right. I left and didn't look back.
FTA
The answer in short is so they can kick butt. I have three friends on the "Gator Freighter" USS Saipan(Amphibious assault ship). You can visit the link provided and learn a little about why the marines and navy have this joint effort.
http://www.cnsl.spear.navy.mil/ships...l/mission.html
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USAF Inactive Reserve 1973 - 1974
U.S. Navy 1977 - 2000 Active Duty Surface (ATF/CGN) and Submarine Service (Trident)
VAMTNHIKER
(Previously known as ScouterSteve)
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Near-term Section Hiker
Army joke
Why do they station Marines on ships?....So the Navy has someone to dance with!
U.S. Navy 1986-2002
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
USS George Washington (CVN-73)
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