How did you serve?

1.2k · September 10, 2010

Let's drop the side discussion. This topic is "grandfathered". Those that are complaining know what the topic is about. Don't click on it. It is a single topic. You can easily avoid it. Your problem is solved.

I would also be against opening the Off Topic forum to everyone with every fiber of my being. It would become the wild west and would be totally shut down probably rather quickly. If you support the site, Off Topic is a little bitty perk for you if you want to use it.

Time to get back on topic please.

Thanks. This does seem to come up on a regular basis, doesn' it? LOL. Appreciate the support.

Mac

September 17, 2010

U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion, Fort Lewis Washington early 90's

September 17, 2010

1986 - 1995 US Army

Primary MOS - 19D Calvary Scout

Secondary MOS - 55B Ordnance Specialist

101st Airborne Division - Operation Solid Shield - Honduras

2ID Camp Greaves, Korea "Stands Alone"

A Troop 1/158 CAV Maryland ANG "Governors Guard"

Salute to all my Veteran Brothers!

Edited September 17, 2010 by Bluestonecrew

7.4k · September 17, 2010

I'm a military widow, and I hate this post. Just my two cents, not trying to get the post shut down or anything. It just makes me a little sad.

1.1k · September 17, 2010

I'm a military widow, and I hate this post. Just my two cents, not trying to get the post shut down or anything. It just makes me a little sad.

Sorry to hear about that naricissa, my condolences.

Back to the post, I was with the Royal Engineers (1977 - 1980), my son-in-law is also serving with them and the husband of my youngest daughter is a pilot with the USAF.

September 17, 2010

I serve as the wife of an active-duty USAF service member, 1993-present.

March AFB, CA

Elmendorf AFB, AK

Wright-Pat AFB, OH

Peterson AFB, CO

Barksdale AFB, LA

Langley AFB, VA

Holloman AFB, NM

and now Beale AFB, CA

3 more years 'til we reach 20!

1.2k · September 17, 2010

I'm a military widow, and I hate this post. Just my two cents, not trying to get the post shut down or anything. It just makes me a little sad.

I am certainly very sorry for your loss. There are no words that can ever do justice nor take away that pain, but please accept our condolences.

Mac

September 18, 2010

I'm a military widow, and I hate this post. Just my two cents, not trying to get the post shut down or anything. It just makes me a little sad.

Please don't consider this thread as "chest thumping", it's not. Veterens, reguardless of service, feel a connection civilians do not. We tend to gravitate to each other.

I am sure you are very proud of your husband, we are too. There is no greater sacrifice then laying your life down for your brothers in arms.

I feel, in this regard, I can speak for every member of this forum who is a vet or a dependent. We respect your husband and we thank him deeply for his sacrifice.

Moreover, we respect and thank you, and your family. I can not imagine the grief you have and are feeling. When you married your husband you married his job too, knowing full well the risks of his job. But when the news comes it's still overwhelming I know.

If I could, I would hug you and say thank you, but I can't. So knowing I am stepping back from the computer and saluting for your husband and your family will have to be enough.

But you know, I am very verbose person; so I will stop here and quote President Lincoln, who said it much better then I ever could.

I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save.

I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours, to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of Freedom.

Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,

Abraham Lincoln

Edited September 19, 2010 by Bluestonecrew

September 18, 2010

I'm a military widow, and I hate this post. Just my two cents, not trying to get the post shut down or anything. It just makes me a little sad.

Sorry for your loss.That's one of the BAD things that happens when you sign that dotted line. No reason to HATE this post.

September 18, 2010

Well-spoken, Bluestonecrew. Oh, and the quote from that other guy is pretty good, too! :blink:

September 19, 2010

Great thread, not sure how I didn't see it before.

I served 4 years in the USN aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier. I worked as a Machinery Repairman, or basically a machinist, and did two 6 month cruises including time in Bosnia and the Persian Gulf.

September 19, 2010

US Navy 1976-82

Data Systems Technician "A" School, Mare Island, CA (Base Closed)

Data Systems Technician "C" School, Integrated Operational Intelligence Center, Key West, FL (Still there, but the building looks like it's become a storage facility)

United States Ship America (CV-66) (First SuperCarrier Sunk - America had a long and proud history of firsts - even her last was another first)

IOIC 1978-79

SINS (Thus Sins DS) 1979-81

MAA/Brig Staff 1981-82

SINS (Ships Inertial Navigation System) Mk3 Mod7 was a gyro-stabilized platform with accelerometers used to maintain our current position, and was kept accurate with fixes from a SRN-9 GPSr talking to Block 1 NavStar satellites.

I like to think of my time with SINS as when I started geocaching.

2.1k · September 20, 2010

Please don't consider this thread as "chest thumping", it's not. Veterens, reguardless of service, feel a connection civilians do not. We tend to gravitate to each other.

How nice for you.

Now, what does this have to do with geocaching?

1.2k · September 20, 2010

Please don't consider this thread as "chest thumping", it's not. Veterens, reguardless of service, feel a connection civilians do not. We tend to gravitate to each other.

How nice for you.

Now, what does this have to do with geocaching?

This has already been addressed by the moderators. Please let it be.

Mac

1.2k · September 20, 2010

Great thread, not sure how I didn't see it before.

I served 4 years in the USN aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier. I worked as a Machinery Repairman, or basically a machinist, and did two 6 month cruises including time in Bosnia and the Persian Gulf.

While attending a school at Fort Lee, Virginia, in 1990, I had the good fortune to find out the USS George Washington was being Christened at New Port News by First Lady Barbara Bush. I got a few of my classmates to attend with me, in uniform, so I'm sure there were more than a few Navy guys wondering why all these Army 2nd Lieutenants were there dockside for the ceremony that day, lol.

Mac

Edited September 20, 2010 by Breaktrack

September 20, 2010

Served with 1 RHF and enjoyed every minute, joined as a boy and came home a man.

God bless all who serve.

September 21, 2010

retired Navy here. USS Tarawa, FACSFAC SD, USS Rentz, MSC, ST5. Desert Storm/Shield/Southern Watch, OIF times 2.

September 21, 2010

Well I'll add mine to this list

USMC 1990-1996

MCAS New River, NC

2nd MAW

Mag 29

Mals 29

Served Doing ECM work on Rotary Wing Aircraft... LOL i still don't call em Helos

It's definatly Nice seeing so many vets out there

September 22, 2010

Great thread. I was what my job in the Air Force called "draft motivated". In my case, that means I was a sophomore in college in 1966 when I lost my student deferment, thereby making me eligible to go to Viet Nam. I figured I'd rather go as an officer so I joined the Air Force ROTC program at San Jose State. I got my comission in June of 1968 and went on active duty in September, 1969 after completing my MBA. I was assigned to the Air Force Human Resources Lab, Personnel Reasearch Division. I helped run a computer center (do you remember IBM 360? punch cards? mag tape drives?) This operation was at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas, where all new airmen come through for basic training. One of the things we did was collect information on all of the airmen, including test scores, and then validate that information with their evaluations as they went through their Air Force career. It was kind of a fun job (particularly since it was in Texas and not Nam). I took advantage of an "early out" program and left the AF on May 31, 1973.

September 22, 2010

My husband was coast guard yes it is a branch of the military, he is now a disabilied vet. I dont feel hes anymore smarter, hes really not to sharp lol, or any better then anyone else. I do feel he deserves the government not to screw him as they are refusing VA benefits when he cant work. Although all people deserve not to have the government screw them. So basically I support our troops they do alot for a little pay, but they are Americans like all the rest of us, other then that thanks i show them for there jobs, outside of work we are all the same. In my husbands case hes not smarter lol I am, but he was willing to do something i wasnt, yet he is the laziest person you will ever meet. I feel the difference is he wanted a job there just like i wanted to go to school.

September 23, 2010

US Navy Seabees, 1989-1994 Active Duty.

Indiana NG, 1997-98

US Navy Reserve Seabees, 1998-present

Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist

Operation Desert Shield/Storm

Operation Enduring Freedom x2

Operation Noble Eagle

Packing the seabag now for another ride.

September 25, 2010

Please don't consider this thread as "chest thumping", it's not. Veterens, reguardless of service, feel a connection civilians do not. We tend to gravitate to each other.

How nice for you.

Now, what does this have to do with geocaching?

No need to be bitter.

September 25, 2010

Went through MEPS, got DQ'd for high blood pressure No offense, but best thing that ever happened to me, this was about a year before we got in that mess in Iraq. Can't say I didn't try tho!

19k · September 25, 2010

Please don't consider this thread as "chest thumping", it's not. Veterens, reguardless of service, feel a connection civilians do not. We tend to gravitate to each other.

How nice for you.

Now, what does this have to do with geocaching?

No need to be bitter.

That is not being bitter. MANY threads have been shut down here for not being off-topic, but this one remains. The mods have made it clear that it will not be moved or shut down, because it is somehow magically "grandfathered". I have proposed that a special Tribute forum be created for this and similar threads, but that idea has not panned out. But GeoGeeBee (and myself, and many others that have protested this thread over the years) simply find it to be an annoying inconsistency.

PS: I'm a Viet Nam vet. USN, '69-'72. Just saying that this patriotic thread does not belong here, not that it doesn't belong.

September 25, 2010

Please don't consider this thread as "chest thumping", it's not. Veterens, reguardless of service, feel a connection civilians do not. We tend to gravitate to each other.

How nice for you.

Now, what does this have to do with geocaching?

No need to be bitter.

That is not being bitter. MANY threads have been shut down here for not being off-topic, but this one remains. The mods have made it clear that it will not be moved or shut down, because it is somehow magically "grandfathered". I have proposed that a special Tribute forum be created for this and similar threads, but that idea has not panned out. But GeoGeeBee (and myself, and many others that have protested this thread over the years) simply find it to be an annoying inconsistency.

PS: I'm a Viet Nam vet. USN, '69-'72. Just saying that this patriotic thread does not belong here, not that it doesn't belong.

Did you propose the Tribute forum at the Feedback site? You know quite well that TPTB don't monitor the forums, and the Moderators don't have the power to make such a change. I would assume that either the OP or the thread itself has some meaning to someone high up the chain-of-command at Groundspeak--so again, the moderators have no power to change anything, so complaining within the thread is pointless. TPTB have also grandfathered existing webcam caches and virtual caches, so them "grandfathering" something isn't a new concept. Accept that it's here to stay, don't read it if it bothers you, and move on.

September 25, 2010

US Army 2001-2007

My MEPS appointment was canceled and delayed due to 9/11

After finishing Basic, I spent the rest of my service behind a desk >_<

Never even left the country.

September 26, 2010

Canadian Armed Forces, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, Governor Generals Horse Guards. Specializing in Armoured Reconnaissance.

September 26, 2010

I'm a military widow, and I hate this post. Just my two cents, not trying to get the post shut down or anything. It just makes me a little sad.

I am sorry for your loss. When we sign the dotted line we know what we are getting into. The sacrifice that we make is one that we wish to hold the burden of. Your Husband paid the ultimate price for the burden that we choose to carry. For that he will always be honored. He is one of the the people who gave the ultimate sacrifice. A great man man once said when asked in context to serving in W.W. II "Grandson: Grandpa, were you a hero in the war? Grandpa (Ranney) : No, but I served in a company of heroes." Your husband is one of those heroes.

September 26, 2010

US Navy Seabees, 1989-1994 Active Duty.

Indiana NG, 1997-98

US Navy Reserve Seabees, 1998-present

Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist

Operation Desert Shield/Storm

Operation Enduring Freedom x2

Operation Noble Eagle

Packing the seabag now for another ride.

Stay safe and Godspeed.

September 29, 2010

Please don't consider this thread as "chest thumping", it's not. Veterens, reguardless of service, feel a connection civilians do not. We tend to gravitate to each other.

How nice for you.

Now, what does this have to do with geocaching?

No need to be bitter.

That is not being bitter. MANY threads have been shut down here for not being off-topic, but this one remains. The mods have made it clear that it will not be moved or shut down, because it is somehow magically "grandfathered". I have proposed that a special Tribute forum be created for this and similar threads, but that idea has not panned out. But GeoGeeBee (and myself, and many others that have protested this thread over the years) simply find it to be an annoying inconsistency.

PS: I'm a Viet Nam vet. USN, '69-'72. Just saying that this patriotic thread does not belong here, not that it doesn't belong.

Man, I have read this post several times now and I still can't figure out what the heck you mean. So I'll ask strait up . . . what does "many threads have been shut down here for not being off-topic", mean?

How is this thread not "off topic"? This is the Geocacheing board so anything not dealing directly with geocaching would be considered "Off Topic" right?

So this thread would definitely be off topic. Well at least as far as I can tell.

Edited September 29, 2010 by Bluestonecrew

September 29, 2010

14 years US Army, August 1989 - December 2003.

Ft. Leonardwood Basic training

Goodfellow AFB AIT

Ft Devens, MA

Darmstardt Germany

Ft. Meade MD

Australia 1996-2002

Hawaii 2003-2003.

Still serving as defence contractor back in Australia 2004-present.

1.2k · January 11, 2011

Canadian Armed Forces, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, Governor Generals Horse Guards. Specializing in Armoured Reconnaissance.

I love how you guys spell "Armoured", just seems classier somehow, lol. It's good to see our Canadian Brothers and Sisters posting their service as well, good job.

Mac

January 11, 2011

USAF

1987-1991

667SOMS

RAF Woodbridge, UK

Avionics Technician

MH-53J Pave Low

HC-130P/N

I don't talk about it much at all, if ever. I think that's just an extension of my role/time served. Didn't talk about it with 'outsiders' then, either--SO is a tight-knit family. It comes as a shock to most people when I do finally spill the beans that I was in the military. Nobody believes me, but I have the DD214 to prove it.

January 11, 2011

I never served, but wanted to stop and say THANK YOU to all of you who have served or are currently serving. You are appreciated!

My brother was in the Navy in the early 1980s; my oldest stepdaughter is currently in the US Army reserves; my great-great-great grandfather fought for the 34th Georgia Infantry during the Civil War on my father's side; on my mother's side, one of my ancestors fought for the Americans during the Revolutionary War.

Edited January 12, 2011 by MamaKatO

5.8k · January 11, 2011

Hadn't seen this thread before. Good stuff. I just celebrated my tenth year in the Army JAG Corps.

Davidson College ROTC, 1993-1997, went to Airborne school in 1995.

Armor Officer Basic and Judge Advocate Office Basic Courses in 2001.

Fort Huachuca, 2001-2004

Trial Defense Service, 2004-2006, in Wiesbaden, Germany, and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, with travels back and forth to Afghanistan and Iraq for courts-martial.

V Corps, Darmstadt Legal Center, Germany, 2006-2008

1st Armored Division, Wiesbaden, Germany, 2008-2009

Judge Advocate Graduate Course, Charlottesville, VA, 2009-2010

Currently at the USAF JAG School, Maxwell AFB, AL.

Started caching after I came back from my deployment, then discovered that I missed out on a number of downrange caches, including the oldest one in Iraq -- I was less than 100' from it. Dangit.

January 11, 2011

U.S. Navy, 1992-1998 FC2(SW) USS Mitscher DDG-57 Plankowner

January 12, 2011

Due to various health issues, I was never able to serve. However, I have a long lineage of military men in my family, dating back at least to the Civil War, if not before.

My brother was a U.S. Army Engineer. My uncle was an enlisted man in the 24th Mechanized Infantry during Desert Storm, then got out, went to college and then to medical school, and re-entered the Army as a psychiatrist.

My father served in Vietnam. My paternal grandfather in Korea; my maternal grandfather was awarded a Silver Star and a Purple Heart in World War II. Most of my male cousins have served in the U.S. Army, and one female cousin was in the Marine Corps. I have nothing but respect for those who served.

January 13, 2011

Enlisted USN-1957. School at Great Lakes, Hospital Corpsman. Naval Hospital, North Severen, Annapolis Md., Served US Naval Academy, unique experience, only 33 white hats there.

Next stop was the Marines, Camp Pendleton, CA. FMF

Discharged 1961

(Heard that the rate was extended 3 days after discharge, didn't know it at the time of I would have been a lifer.)

January 13, 2011

As other's have stated, :huh: what does this have to do with geocaching?

5.7k · January 13, 2011

I'm a military widow, and I hate this post. Just my two cents, not trying to get the post shut down or anything. It just makes me a little sad.

I am sorry for your loss.

Army National Guard 1033rd Transportation, Field Maintaince.

January 13, 2011

As other's have stated, what does this have to do with geocaching?

It seems that the military came out with the first GPS so it could have started right there.

January 13, 2011

Tried to go to Naval Flight 1968. Passed all my tests, my application not accepted by Washington (only 10% were)

Tried to go to Air Force Flight 1969. Failed the eye exam.

Joined the Army in 1970. Served 1970-1972, mostly in Stuttgart, GY. Active Reservist 1972-1974 in New Orleans, LA. MOS 73D - Accounting Specialist. Attained rank of Sargeant.

We didn't have GPS when I was in - we used the sun and stars.

5.8k · January 13, 2011

As other's have stated, what does this have to do with geocaching?

As other others have stated, it's a grandfathered thread. (Look a page or two back for mtn-man's post.)

January 22, 2011

USAF- Backshop Avionics

2003- Keesler AFB, Mississippi

2004- Sheppard AFB, Texas

2004-2006- Misawa AB, Japan

2006-2009- Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota

I actually discovered geocaching while stationed at Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota. Found some of the most amazing places and views I have ever seen!!

Thank you for all those who serve or who have ever served!

19k · January 22, 2011

As other's have stated, what does this have to do with geocaching?

As other others have stated, it's a grandfathered thread. (Look a page or two back for mtn-man's post.)

Doesn't make it right.

January 22, 2011

USMC - Security Forces

MCSFCo Sebana Seca

Marksmanship Instructor

India 3/1 - 0311

15th MEU

January 22, 2011

USMC

MACG48

Avionics electronics technician

Disabled veteran

1983-1986

Semper Fi

January 22, 2011

whilst tending bar at our local taveren i was told that i served quite well..

January 22, 2011

U.S. Peace Corps...

January 23, 2011

US Army

Active duty from November 1990 thru November 1994.

I spent the bulk of my enlistment at Fort Knox, Kentucky. I went thru basic there then went back to work in the Reception Station. I served my last year in the 304th Signal Battalion, Camp Colbern, South Korea.

I was a 75B, Personnel Administration Specialist.

How did you serve?

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