How many of us have had military service?

[somewhereinusa]

USN 1967-1971

[blue_goose]

USN  1951 - 1953 called to active from reserve.
Jack

[DoubleEagle]

Army 67-73 with basic at Ft. Dix.  I remember we arrived there about 3 am on a Fri night by bus after flying in from the west coast to Philly.  I had made friends on the bus and when we got there they had us pick up blankets at supply and marched us to the barracks.  No paperwork. Everyone was gone a weekend pass.  I looked at my friend and said they don't even know we exist, lets get out of here and go to NY City so we did.  AWOL the whole weekend on our first night.  We got back late Sun night and no one was the wiser.  Oh to be young and stupid again.  Was a Cat operator and Spc 5 when discharged. 

I guess the key thing was arriving on a Friday night. When I got there at 0200 on some other weekday, they processed us by taking blood samples to establish blood type, gave us a OD overcoat (nothing else), assigned barracks at 0400, let us sleep until 0600, marched in line for breakfast, and then gave us aptitude testing that would determine what our training opportunities would be for the rest of our military life. Yes, we were young and stupid, and to think I actually I volunteered.

[Utahclaimjumper]

 USAF 59-63  Was the 23rd man to arrive at Grand Forks,ND.>>>Dan

[akroyaleagle]

US Army 1965 - 1989

[DoubleEagle]

US Army 1965 - 1989

A "lifer" as they used to say. You are the longest serving busnut so far!

[Bill B /bus]

US Navy May 1962 to Oct 1974. Crew on five submarines. One Diesel boat and four nuke boats. Made Chief and then Warrant. Spent last three years on an AOE which is a 70,000 ton 800 ft floating combination ammo and fuel tank. Designed to provide at sea replenishment. Left as a CWO2. 

[DoubleEagle]

An AOE sounds like an explosive combination that would be a prime target in wartime.

[Ed Hackenbruch]

US Army infantry, 70-71, spent 13 months and 13 days in the jungles and rice paddies in Vietnam. By extending my tour there i got out as soon as i hit the US, (after 18 hours of processing). Did a total time of 18 months and either 6 or 9 days.....E5 when i got out. 

[Gerry H]

US Navy 1969 - 1975 P3 Orion Sub hunters VP 10 Avionics Technician

[usbusin]

USMC 1960-1964  Motor Transport Officer - 8th Motor Transport, Force Troops, Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina
                                                           USS De Soto County LST-1141 - Cuban Missile Crisis

[rusty]

Thank You and all veterans for what you have done for this great country with not enough thanks.

Wayne

[scanzel]

76th division Army Reserves 1968 to 1974, 4 months Fort Dix New Jersey, Connecticut Air National Guard 1992 to 1995 4 months Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois. Tried to get 20 years out of it but the better half hated it. Too old to go back but I do miss it.

[Bill B /bus]

An AOE sounds like an explosive combination that would be a prime target in wartime.

And the really thoughtful part of the design was the two 125K gals AVGAS, think 110 Octane, tanks in the pointy end. Just aft of that were the pump rooms for gas and JP5. Followed by a 1 million gal JP5 tank. Then it was ammo holds down the middle with bottom and side tanks for JP5 and fuel oil. Target, oh yeah target.

Bill

[Boomer]

Hey Ed, are you and Stevie living on Island Time yet?