Who is a Vet, Active or First Responder?

[Disco Patrol]

USAF 2W1 on F15s and F16s. Retired at 20 years. Thanks to every veteran on this board.

 

[Foras]

Army and Army National Guard (10 years)
Medic, then to OCS, Infantry officer

 

[cutter1138]

Captain, ARNG, Aviator 1996-2008
Grounded for high blood pressure
Med school, now I guess I'm on the first responder side of things...
Either way a life's commitment to service.

 

[Kzip]

Engineer with CAL FIRE (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) been in the fire service since 2010.

 

[Dunnage Garage]

Navy, 1990-95, (BB64, LST1181, FFG60) Damage Controlman, then Vol FF/EMT, and 23 years and counting career FF/EMT

 

[Boucher]

Retired Navy 1988-2008, Naval Aircrewman / Helicopter Rescue Swimmer

 

[rgallant]

Retired Sgt - Cdn Army Reserve British Columbia regt. 75 -2000 Light Armored Recce (think Rat Patrol with 7.62)

Father WW II Landed D+2 ish 1st Hussars (tanks) & Korea supply side tad underage in WW II

 

[madcratebuilder]

U.S. Army 1966-1969, Viet Nam 67-69, FAC. Forward Air Controller. ATCS, Air Traffic Control Specialist.

 

[RickLB]

20 year Army Vet. Started in the Infantry and finished up in the Military Police Corps.

 

[Nomad164]

23 years in the Australian Army from 1983 to 2006 - 3 years in the Infantry and 20 years in the Military Police (8 years General Duties and 12 years as an Investigator).

Now retired on my Army and Invalid pensions.

Karl

 

[H&B Adventures]

Emergency Services 9 years. Volunteer Wilderness Search and Rescue Instructor/Evaluator and Wilderness EMT from 2013-2021. AEMT for American Medical Response from 2013-2015, Memphis Fire Department from 2018 - current.

 

[H&B Adventures]

21 years in emergency services. Volunteer firefighter/EMT 2000-2005, California department of Forestry & Fire Protection-CDF/CalFire 2001-2004. Paramedic American Medical Response 2005-2015, Firefighter/Paramedic with local government department 2015-2019, fire engineer with same department 2019-present.

I think everyone in EMS has done a stint with AMR at some point.

 

[Wcluck]

USMC 0311 infantry 08-12, currently in the TXSG

 

[lowrider]

AFOSI Special Agent, criminal, CI/CE overseas, NSA Special Agent, CI, Polygraph, Counterterrorism/Antiterrorism , Distinguish Visitor Protection 1973-2000. Agent Orange and other issues but a wonderful career.

 

[ravend3]

USAF since 2011 still going strong. Materiel Manager (Supply troop) plan on doing 20 then playing the rest by ear or retiring.

 

[HighVoltOverland]

US Army 2011-2020 med retired as an Armor officer. Also for kicks got my EMT-B but never got to use it in official capacity

 

[Eric_P]

I retired from the Army after 25 years of service, five of those years were spent in the Special Operations Community. Three combat tours, 2 to Iraq and 1 to Afghanistan.

 

[Reconrosa]

8yrs Marine corps, was in Force Recon and Battalion Recon. Desert Storm/Shield. All 8 yrs in Recon.
3yrs ARNG Military Police hated it.
Currently disabled veteran.

 

[AllyCat]

Marine combat engineer 1996-2000. Now a civilian project engineer for the Navy.

 

[EwingJK]

US Navy 1969 to 1979
Shipfitter/Hull Technician E-6

USS Midway CVA-41. 9/69 to 4/71. Plank Owner. Midway commissioned 1/31/1970.
Shipfitter Class A school. 4/71 to 8/71.
US Naval Ship Repair Facility Guam. 8/71 to 12/74.
Class C Welding School San Diego CA. 1/75 to 7/75.
DATC/FMAG San Diego CA. 7/75 to 7/77.
USS Fort Fisher LSD-40. 7/77 to 3/79. West Pac deployment 9/77 to 6/78. Shellback 1/78.