Who served and when?

[Slicktreedog]

USAF AD ‘16-current.

 

[coldchow]

I joined the Navy prior to graduation from high school, 1968, I was on the 120 delay program. went to Great Lakes for boot camp, march, class, march, class and march some more. I kept thinking just how much marching will I do one I get on board a ship. I got my dummy orders during week five for the USS New Jersey but when my final orders came out, it read Little Rock, I was thinking, I didn't know the Navy had a base in Little Rock. One of the guys in my division said, keep reading, it's USS Little Rock, you my friend are going to the Med. I arrived in Naples Italy in Mid. Oct. and had to hang out there for a week until the boat return to port in Gaeta . Arrived in Gaeta and went directly to my ship. I was assigned to "A "division and requests a position working as a A/C mech. which to my surprise I got. At the time the Rock was the flagship for the sixth fleet. I spent the next 22 months going from port to port all over the Med. and North Atlantic during that time I took leave twice to return home. On one leave I went with a friend to his family home for a few days. He asked if I wanted to go to a outdoor concert, I said why not. I'm sure a few of you have heard of Woodstock. After I return to the ship we finished out our tour as flagship and return to the states and the ship under went dry dock upgrades. During that time I went down to Norfork and went to ACR school for 12 weeks. I returned to the ship and we made a trip to the Virgin Islands, 6 months. Returned to Boston, then another tour of the Med. Then back to Norfork, That is where I got discharged. I spent my entire time on the Rock, I'm not sure why I never got transfer orders but, I did see lots of guys come and go when the were transferred to new duty station. At one point I got orders to a ship off the coast of Viet Nam but they got cancelled, why I don't know. Looking back on it, it was a very interesting time of my young life. I saw a lot and learned a trade which carried me though my life. To this day I still enjoy going out to sea, I find it very relaxing.

U S Army, 1970 - 1996 , retired 0-6. Would do it all over again.

 

[Anobody]

USAF Munitions 02-present. Best Job Ever!!!!

 

[GSPHUNTER]

USAF Munitions 02-present. Best Job Ever!!!!

Closing in on twenty.

 

[bowhuntercoop]

USMC 2006-2010. Semper Fi

 

[257Roberts]

US Army 82-86

 

[dwils233]

Navy* aviation electrician 2002-2006

*Stationed with MALS-24 the entire time so a bastard child of the navy and the marines. My service was easy so I'm thankful for those who did so much more during those same years

 

[Capn]

Thank you to all of the veterans on this thread!

 

[Sherman]

I used to be a sailor, now I’m just a discharged seaman.

Operation Southern Watch
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom

All I wanted was out, and after I was out, all I wanted was back in. I did the “special” stuff, or what my RECON Marine buddies refer to as “fuels”.

 

[Duramax_Diesel1]

USN 98-18 ABECS RETIRED!!!

 

[J Batt]

USMC 07-13
OIF
Used to think being deployed was better than normal life.
Hunting cured me.

 

[Vrybusy]

US Navy 1987 - 1992. USS Clark FFG-11

 

[cruizer]

US Army 1971-1973 - MP in Nuremberg, Germany

 

[wysongdog]

Didn’t serve…. But wanted to say thank you to everyone that did. The sacrifices you and your families made are truly heroic. Thanks again.

 

[Jstumbaugh]

Thank you all for your service.

 

[NorseNW]

US Army 1995 - 2000 / 10th Mountain Division - Climb to Glory!

 

[BigSky]

Army and Army National Guard 1986-2019 (33 years).

 

[Retch_Sweeney]

To all you who served, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

 

[jb1842]

USMC 1997-2003. Radio/MUX operator; embassy guard.

 

[Truaxdw]

00-04 USMC III MEF