How did you serve?

[+greyhounder]

Enlisted in Naval Aviation Cadet Program in March 1943. After flight prep school, I went to Midshipman School and got a Line Commission. Back to flight training and washed out flying biplanes. Ended up being a junior deck officer on the USS Poseidon ARL-12. Was in the ready reserve and they could call me in three days during the Korean War but they never did. Never killed anyone but bored a lot of people to death. Not many of us WWII vets geocaching. I have over 700 finds. Dick, W7WT

You rock!!

 

Bec

[+Athiker & Son]

U.S. Army 1979-1988 Started as a 63B Power Generation Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic. Picked up secondary as a 64C Truck Driver. Then went on to change my primary mos to

18C Special Operations Engineer. Jump Master Qualified. Basic Ft. Leonardwood Mo, Ait Ft. Leonardwood Mo, Perm Party, Ft Bliss Tx, Korea, Grenada, Ft. Bragg Nc.

[+cachestashers]

8 years USAF as a "structural specialist" (read: carpenter) my last post was at Travis AFB california. Loved every minute of it.

[+One of the Texas Vikings]

4 years Navy Corpsman, during Viet Nam.

[+archeangelsk2002]

i was in the army for 6 years, my mos was 15D20, lance missile crewmember. i was also on radiological survey team as secondary as a medic. ias stationed in ascaffenburg west germany, b-btry 1st bn 80th fa (LANCE), cross trained as 15J10 fire direction control, and eventually assigned as army delta nuclear responce team.

regards

archie

[Azaruk]

C Squadron SAS, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), 7 years

 

I know the rest of the world looked upon us all as the bad guys, but I was proud to serve in one of the most incredible units imagineable.

Edited December 6, 2004 by Azaruk

[+terri and billy]

I joined the Army Reserves June 1991 and am presently trying to get a back dated reenlistment contract. Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom from April 2003 to April 2004. Hubby joined the active Army in Sept 1976 and got out in Oct 1990. Too bad we can't put our years together and retire!

 

Terri

[+pghlooking]

Army for 4 years. 88-92 Deployed from Germany to the Gulf War. Finished up working at Ft. Bragg, John F Kennedy Special Warefare Center and School (big fancy name for Special Forces school). Would have stayed if you were allowed to just do your job but like everything, its all politics.

[+ziatriguy]

5 years active duty Army as an MP. Still serving...just on the civillian side.

[+Semper Questio]

15 yrs USMC 1977-1992. boot at San Diego then 4 yrs with B1/5, then went into data processing (base and FMF) for the rest of my time.

[+superpowerdave]

3 years, active duty Air Force Air Traffic Controller. Come from long line of military.

[+bradandangela.com]

USN E1-E4 (ET3) from 1990 - 1994. Coincidentally, I had troubleshooting/repair training class on the NAVSTAR WRN-6 which was a GPSr on board our ship at the time. This was around 1993 and I think there were only 8 out of 12 satellites up at that time. Who would have thunk that GPS technology would become so mainstream?

 

I've got a lot of catching up to do, but so far this seems like the perfect hobby for me.

Edited December 6, 2004 by bradandangela.com

[+Blaidd-Drwg]

Retired from the Army in 1995 (Still getting that retirement check, Yee Haa, which barely keeps up with my caching needs). Served in exciting places like Bragg, Campbell, Germany, Korea, Sill, Knox and Benning, with many short trips elsewhere. I still get to play with the Army equipment periodically as I now work for the Army as a Civil Service type.

[stratmanx]

Sonar Technician 2nd class Submarine Qualified.

 

10 years active duty.

 

Plankowner abourd the USS Groton SSN 694, 1978.

 

Boy, those where some FUN times !!!

[ThePup]

Not yet, but looking good to be an Avionics Tech in the Royal Australian Airforce early next year. Fingers crossed!

[+SouthernMan]

Had to add my post in here. 4 years Active Army as a Information Systems Operator-Analyst. Last stationed with the 11th ADA, Fort Bliss, TX.

[imthemilkman]

Served 3 years active army at Ft. Lewis, Wa. As a combat engineer(12B), explosives anyone?. Got my first taste of GPS there and who knew it would have evolved into this. Currently in the National Guard, actually one of the guys in my unit got me hooked on this. Been in for a total of almost 11 years now. Joined when i was seventeen. Got back in March from a year tour in Kosovo.

[+necron]

Coast Guard... been caching during port calls on my last tour of the north atlantic.

 

headed off to cape cod for a land station now.

[+geoSquid]

Joined Canadian forces in 1983, 4 years Royal Roads Military College, commissioned 1987, Lt in 1988, Capt in 1990, left in 1992. Was in the Communications and Electronics branch, air force.

[+Binrat]

Canadian Forces Reserve, joined in 1987 and still at it in the same Regiment.

 

Confirmed CFL(Corporal For Life) with a CD(Canadian Decoration) and a QGJM(Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal)

 

Binrat

[+Wadcutter]

Welcome to our Canadian brother in arms. My uncle was commander of the (King's Own) Cameron Highlanders (MG) in the late 30s-early 40. He spent his life in the Canadian Army.

[+StressMaster]

Chief. U.S Navy 20+ retired.

[+Squrl]

USMC-18 years- Semper Fi

[+Alan2]

Mid 60's USAF 4+ years crypto tech, NY, Miss., Texas, Hawaii and Japan

[+WxGuesser]

1997 - Current. First 3 yrs as B-2 Crew Chief. Now Weather Forecaster. I'm in Korea until FEB 05. Then going to Travis AFB, CA.

[+º]

5./261 Fallschirmjäger '97-'98

 

(means German Paratrooper)

[+Team Perks]

Did my 4 years in the Marine Corps. Sat on runways waiting for planes to crash.

 

Glad I did it...but I'd never do it again!

[+BVCY Swim]

US Air Force retired in 1990 after 20 years. Was in the telecommunications/information systems field. Places stationed:

 

Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS

Johston Atoll

Brandywine, MD

Pentagon, VA

Brunssum, The Netherlands

Boerfink, Germany

McClellan AFB, Sacramento, CA

Ankara, Turkey

Hessich Oldendorf AS, Germany

Eglin AFB, Ft. Walton Beach, FL

Mt. Kaala AS, HI

Somewhere in the North Atlantic

Naples, Italy

Wright-Patterson AFB, Fairborn, OH

 

Currently an AF IT contractor.

Edited December 9, 2004 by BVCY Swim

[+Old Bet]

One-half of The Old Bet Brigade was drafted in '68, spent most of his tour (17 months) assigned to the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas. Trained, more or less, at Fort Sill as a cannon-cocker but worked as a clerk. Didn't leave the country except for a few sojourns in Juarez during a brief stay at Fort Bliss. (But the other half of the Brigade doesn't have to know about that.)

[dankaUSAF]

Still Active USAF. F-4G and F-15E WSO, 18+ years

[rgrmc]

Active Army for six years now...

[+Maddawg351]

3 1/2 years in the USAF. Avionics sensors maintenance at Cannon AFB, NM.

Wish I could have stayed in, but stuff happens.

[+Clan X-Man]

4 years with the 16th Engineering Battalion in Germany. Anybody else in here stuck there with me. God I miss Germany.

[+slapshot52]

10 years as a US Army Paratrooper with 1st and 10th Special Forces Groups (A)

[+cjbooks]

Retired Master Sgt, USMC

[+Ciyt]

Ex-Army MP.

[+LongDrive]

8 years USAF here. Stationed at Travis AFB most of the time. KC-10 Crew Chief.

Enlisted 1993, got out 2001.

[Kasmus]

Zivildienstverweigerer.

[+wolves shepherd]

Zivildienstverweigerer

?

 

Ist Deustch? Ich spriechen sie kiene Deutsch.

[+Centex Trekker]

Yep, I did 20 years in the Navy as a communications Electronics Technician.. My 1st ship was USS Tarawa, LHA-1 (The Eagle of the Sea). It was homeported in San Diego, CA. We deployed on WESPAC and also crossed the Indian Ocean (during the (Iran hostage crisis in 1980). Yes, I'm a trusty Shellback. After SATCOM school at Ft. Gordon, GA, I was stationed at the NATO base in Oslo, Norway. (Ja, jeg snakker litt Norsk). From there to USS Simon Lake, AS-33 in Holy Loch, Scotland. Calibration school in Denver, CO and on to the Sub Base in Groton, CT. Then to my last duty station in sunny Sigonella, Sicily, Italy. If any of you Squids (or ex-squids) were ever stationed any of those places, feel free to shoot me an e-mail.

[+Maclir]

Several years, Australian Army Reserve - Signaller / Mortans in an infantry unit - back in the late 1970's.

[COHickman]

9 years active USAF, now DOD firefighter.

[+Defender1]

8 years in USAF and counting. Security Forces but looking to try Recruiting for a couple of years.

[+woodsters]

Was USAF for 4 years 1988-1992. Security Police, which is now called the Security Forces.

 

Stationed at Kwang-Ju AB, Korea and Edwards AFB, CA.

[+MisterNixter]

US Army 1971-1974. 1st Cav in Vietnam, upon return home was assigned to training cadre at US Military Academy at West Point, NY

[+Breaktrack]

Thought I'd do a quick bump on this one as it hasn't been up for a bit.

 

Let's hear from those new cachers who've served, or are serving.

 

Mac

[+Old Bet]

One-half of The Old Bet Brigade was drafted in '68, spent most of two years at Fort Hood, Texas with the 2nd Armored Division, which has since been "archived."

[imthemilkman]

Joined the Pa National Guard while i was still in HS in 94, went to basic and left the guard for Active Army from 1995-97, Ft. Lewis Wa. Never went anywhere. Got back the Pa National Guard in 99 and was sent to Kosovo in 03-04. Guess i had to get out of the active army to get to go anywhere. Im still in the Guard and plan on re-enlisting sometime next year.

[+SgtSue]

Joined the Women's Army Corps Jan 1973. Traveled around ending up as a Drill Instructor at Ft Jackson. After 7+ years hung up my boots. Then went to a 4th of July pig picking and ended up in the National Guard ( another reason to not drink ). Was about to retire when Sept 11 happened. My unit was called up 2 mths later and I have been around the parts of the world I hadn't been to before. Now I'm working full time for the NG and about to take off on a new "active duty" adventure.

[+zygote2k]

3rd Infantry 1987-classified.