Who is a Vet, Active or First Responder?

[NotGumby]

Army - 8 years. 11B, secondary 54E. Still contracting 30+ years.

 

[bcmedicxj]

Retired paramedic, 36 years of service.

 

[Michael_e8ace4]

6 years USAF, Air Traffic Control. Did 1 year of contract work in Afghanistan as a civ in 17-18. Work for the fed government now.

 

[4X3Lander]

4 years Navy on an aircraft carrier during Desert Storm and Bosnia / Herzegovina conflict.

 

[Howzit]

4 Years in the Air Force. Avionics Sensors Tech.

These days I'm just oil field trash

 

[SouthernTacoma]

6 years Air Force. Maintaining the A10 Warthog (Thunderbolt II) and did about a year on the U2 reconnaissance jet

 

[20LEON]

That’s Great To Know

 

[jrouth82]

7 years Navy. Served on the Stennis and the. Shore duty working on helicopters in San Diego. I served during operation Iraqi freedom.

 

[Jorgesam78]

Forever a Marine . And now a firefighter in San Diego.

 

[Howzit]

6 years Air Force. Maintaining the A10 Warthog (Thunderbolt II) and did about a year on the U2 reconnaissance jet

Beale, for the U2?

 

[Jane and Sergio]

10 years in the Navy, mostly as a Corpsman. Battleship, destroyer, amphibs, hospitals.
30+ fire and EMS. Finally let my Paramedic go, since I'm not doing any patient care any more, just management and disaster training.

Which BB? I was on 62

 

[Matang]

Marine Corp infantry at 17 years old then Army as infantry mortar fire direction controller....suffered a lot but still loved it...

 

[Sparksalot]

Which BB? I was on 62

Love those 16” hood ornaments.

 

[jpcobe]

Just retired Army, 21 years (10.5 active, about 11 Active Reserve). Lived in Germany and Korea with the family, and a bunch of places in the US (in order: Missouri, Maryland, (Germany), Virginia, Kansas, (Korea), Missouri, New Jersey, Kansas, Kentucky, Texas, and Utah). Logistics by training, but spent years doing a bunch of other stuff. Anyway, still getting my bearings as a retiree.

 

[LRFam1718]

Just retired Army, 21 years (10.5 active, about 11 Active Reserve). Lived in Germany and Korea with the family, and a bunch of places in the US (in order: Missouri, Maryland, (Germany), Virginia, Kansas, (Korea), Missouri, New Jersey, Kansas, Kentucky, Texas, and Utah). Logistics by training, but spent years doing a bunch of other stuff. Anyway, still getting my bearings as a retiree.

Congratulations on your retirement.

 

[#Built Wild]

I was drafted in 1970 served in the Army for 3 years as a Crew Chief then the Flight Engineer on 073 a CH-47A

 

[JeepingMike]

Which BB? I was on 62

Wisky! BB-64

 

[Sparksalot]

Wisky! BB-64

I’ve been aboard her in Norfolk.

 

[alfredregis]

14 years and counting! Army AGR, 91X4O6Q, currently at NCOA Camp Parks as a motor sergeant.

History
645th TC ICTC 2008-2013
412th EN Co (V) 2013-2015
338th MED BDE C2CRE 2015-2017
304th CA BDE 2017-2018
102d TASS-TC 2018-2020
NCOA Camp Parks 2020- present

 

[Haggy]

2008 to 2012 USMC 2/2, 2 overseas deployments.
2013 to current Oregon National Guard 1/186, 2 overseas deployments, lots of other activations.

Infantry all the way.