military service

[Brushy Sage]

US Army Signal Corps -- 1952-54, and just missed being sent to the Korean war zone;

Army chaplaincy -- 1967-85, with two tours in Vietnam.

Retired as LTC (with twenty years) in 1985, so I have now been retired longer than I served on active duty.

[CoyoteWhips]

JO2 Navy '84-'89

Great Lakes RTC
DINFOS '85
UNITAS '86
USS John F. Kennedy '86-'89
Couple of pretty good weeks in Philadelphia on the way out...

[Tony]

Active Marines 83-91
Navy Reserves 91-95
Army Natl Guard 95-98
Active Marines 98-Present

Will be retiring in 2009

[adamkrz]

Usmc 1977-1981

[Lone Wolf]

Usmc 1977-1981

when and what battalion at PI?

[Froggy]

My hat's off to y'all.

Good on you!

Froggy
USAF '68 - '72
Got sent to Florida (in the summer), Alaska (in the winter) and a good school - all around me, guys were getting sent to Nam.

[Micky]

I wish to thank each and every one of you for serving.
My son should be landing in Kuwait as we speak. US Army. I pray for a safe return for all our service men and women.

[boomerchop]

Navy Supply Corps, submarine qualified, 1978-1994. Early retirement during the drawdown from 600 ships to under 300. USS Sam Rayburn, USS Proteus, USS Orion, overseas duty on Guam and on LaMaddalena, Italy.

[JJB]

Navy 81- 85. AX with VS28 on CV62 with AIMD. Now for you non squids.
Anti Submarine Electronics Technician with Anti Sub S3A squadron 28 on the aircraft carrier Independance with the aircraft intermediate maintenance department. Peace. J.J.B.

[excuses]

US Army 71 - 74
AK Air Natl Guard 74 -75
US Army 76 - 82

[tazie]

Air Force, 1981-1985.
Husband, Air Force, 1979-1999
Son, (senior in HS) currently applying to military academies

[take-a-knee]

77-81 US Army ( AK and Ft Benning)
81-83 Army Reserve ( 11th SF GA)
83-85 Nat Guard (20th SF MD)
85-94 Army Reserve (11th SF GA)
94-03 Nat Guard (20th SF AL)

[hacksaw]

when and what battalion at PI?

USMC 1966-1970
RVN '68-'69 (just couldn't get enough-two tours)
HMM-142
Gunner on CH 46

And, in response to LW's query, Nov.66 to Feb '67
1st Batallion (In the old WWII wooden barracks)

SDI GySgt G. G. Cleveland

[JAK]

Canadian Navy 1983-1987. Also some time with Canadian Reserves.
Very peaceful times though. Hats off to all; before, since, and to the south.

[Lone Wolf]

And, in response to LW's query, Nov.66 to Feb '67
1st Batallion (In the old WWII wooden barracks)

i was actually asking adamkrz that question. we served the same years

[Biloxi]

U.S Army 87-90/Ft.benning/fort Ord
92-93 Ft benning

[wudhipy]

Army National Guard 82-96......Took a little trip with the Regular Army down the Euphraties In 90-91 1st Btn 623rd Fa C Battery.....Desert Storm

[doggiebag]

US Army
1984 - 1988 (Active)
1988 - 1992 (Reserves)

[superman]

Army 98-01. You guys are making me feel like a kid

I was 18,19 and 20 when I was an RTO in the infantry in Vietnam. Most of the guys I was with were in that same age range. I re-enlisted to go back to Vietnam but my request for transfer was denied. I was rip **** that I couldn't go back. Vietnam was a lot better, to me, than being back in the land of the big PX. I was more welcome in Vietnam than I was in the states.

[doggiebag]

Wow I should have added some details.
1984 -1988 (Fort Dix, Fort Gordon and Fort Benning, Boblingen, Germany)
1988 - 1992 (5th Psyops and 11th SFG at Fort Mead, MD)
Airborne - All the way.