Military Retirees

U.S Air Force, August 1968 to Aug 1988, 20 yrs and some odd days.   

does 8 A.15s in 9 yrs count?

US Air Force Oct 1984-Nov 2004.

You know, I have no right to post in this thread. I wanted to enlist in the AF when I was a bit younger. Went through 4 years of AFJROTC. I so desperately wanted to be a pilot (still do). I went to the recruiter's office, and you know what I found out?

I CAN"T BE A PILOT IN THE AF BECAUSE I"M PARTIALLY COLORBLIND!!!

Talk about crushing someone's dreams......  

Enlisted in '92.
Discharged during Basic Training for flat feet.  Couldn't get a deferment because the Army was downsizing.
MOS was 71M - Chaplain Assistant 

There have been so many days since then that I wish things had gone differently.  It may not be my fault . . but I think not serving in America's armed forces is my greatest failing.  (:(

Enlisted at a late age in 2004 and was out by 2006 thanks to an early heart attack. I have flat feet as well, so when the time came to do the light box test, I just sort of forced them to arch. For the brief time I was in, I was a proud 19K (M1 Abrams crewman).

Now I know there has to be more military retirees here.  :NOTSURE: 

Yeah, I'd have sworn there were a lot more. (:( 

I didn't retire, but I did 4 years in the USAF as a telecommunications specialist in the early 80's. My husband did 14 years, until they forced him out due to military spending cutbacks. We met in Germany where we were stationed together...and 22 years later, we're still deeply in love.   

Maybe better title...Military Service....

Me, United States Marine Corps...the men's department of the Navy.   All you squids out there, you know us Marines love you. Who else would haul all our crap around and put up with us like you. Nobody. The Air Force wouldn't want to get dirty and the Army is scared of us.   

And the Navy needed dance partners aboard ship.         

Of course they did, they couldn't get any women....they're in the Navy for cripes sake. Marines will dance with anybody given enough to drink. We have no scruples.

You knew it had to be a marine,   to be the first to knock the other services. (:( 

All in good fun. I fully support Military service, regardless of the branch. Some of the best times I had in the military were joint exercises. No harm meant to ANYONE.   

Sort of brings a whole new meaning to the phrase, "Brothers In Arms".         

  

No offense taken messiah1. Us military folks will always stick together, could never imagine one of us ever leaving someone behind if we could. Salute   

9yrs with Uncle Sam Ain't Released Me Yet 75-84

3+ yrs Camp Humphreys (2 turning and 2 burning - skids are for kids)
2 yrs Seoul

76Q/76P - no, I don't do shirts

Armorer
Rough Terrain Forklift Op
Tractor Trailer Driver

'82 - #300 sent to Ft Irwin NTC - got her opened up, went home

Yo messiah1, as Philly said, non taken.  People that haven't served married to or raised by a service person doesn't understand the bond between them.  

Interesting book for brats : "Military Brats: Legacies of Childhood Inside the Fortress" (http://www.amazon.com/Military-Brats-Legacies-Childhood-Fortress/dp/0963926039)

My father was Air Force non-com for 4 years and Army Office for the next 26.
I couldn't wish for a better life growing up.    

Military brat myself. Lost my dad in Vietnam. He was an A-3 navigator. Did my bit starting in 1979. Didn't make a career out of it tho......

Messiah1, we had 2 names for marines Jarhead & Bait

Jarhead, Bait, Bullet Sponge...I've heard them all.     Sticks and stone may break our bones, but you'll still call us when you need stuff blowed up. 

messiah1, what's that make of tools slogan, "The right tool for the right job".   

I heard that for shit details, the Navy calls in the Marines.    Also, if they were worth their salt, they would be a branch of their own, not part of the Navy.  

You can't expect those nancy's to get their dungarees dirty. If we were a branch on our own, who'd chauffeur us around to all the shit details. Plus, when an enemy sees Navy ships coming they're like "ooooh, not the Navy". Then they crap their pants when a batallion of Devil Dogs hit's the beach looking for a fight. If you've never seen a Marine amphibious assault, you've missed a fantastic display of military prowess. I may be biased, but only a little.

Ronny said it best:

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world, but the Marines don't have that problem."

There's a reason we're the "first to fight".