How many current/retired/ex-military here? [Archive]

Enduring Freedom

01-22-2005, 11:52 AM

Former Air Force Expeditionary Reserve (Security Force). Now Army Expeditionary Reserve (Infantry). Did two tours on OEF.

Upfrontreporting

01-22-2005, 12:00 PM

I did the Balkan shuffle: Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo....hmm yeah really nice places ;)

regards
Upfrontreporting

Stavka

01-22-2005, 12:15 PM

Mech Inf. 18th armored, Swedish Army.

Now part-time platoon-medic in the Homeguard.

Swedish_Marine

01-22-2005, 12:46 PM

3rd Amphibious Battalion, Swedish Navy. Boatchief on a Combat boat 90H ( Stridsbåt 90H ) 305th Coastal Ranger Company ( 305:e Kustjägarkompaniet ) for 14 months.

Currently I serve as a machinegunner in the Homeguard. Besides that Im stuying to become a highschool/upper secondary grade teacher.

Blumenteufel

01-22-2005, 02:01 PM

German Mountain Infantry Btn 232, Sniper Ptn

Novara

01-22-2005, 03:08 PM

yes

Novara

01-22-2005, 03:09 PM

yes

seventy6er

01-22-2005, 04:03 PM

Bundeswehr conscript 07/98 - 05/00

RS_Leo1A5

01-22-2005, 04:40 PM

Bundeswehr conscript 07.01.1998 - 04.30.1999.

Alex_All_Alone

01-22-2005, 04:50 PM

I defended Kansas against Nebraskan Communist Aggression for a couple years, and got to go to all the lovely tourist spots in South East Europe.

Roldwin

01-22-2005, 08:09 PM

Air defence artilleryman,in the Spanish Army

01-22-2005, 08:16 PM

Gunner 50cal, Istar battalion, 6th division Norwegian Army

Now a sgt in the homeguard

James

01-22-2005, 10:50 PM

Former USMC here.

Viktorin

01-22-2005, 10:52 PM

Gunner 50cal, Istar battalion, 6th division Norwegian Army

Now a sgt in the homeguard

6. divisjon?? Coolest one around in Norge IMHO. *thumbs*

JTAR7242

01-22-2005, 10:59 PM

USMC now USMCR.

digrar

01-22-2005, 11:07 PM

Ex Royal Australian Regiment.
Duty First.

jon

01-23-2005, 05:05 AM

ex Platoon leader, 2.a Airbase Security ( PB 2:a flygbas säk) in the cold parts of sweden ;-)

lunatic2T2

01-23-2005, 05:10 AM

USAF
21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force

Giersu

01-23-2005, 07:00 AM

ex-MP (Zandarmeria Wojskowa), patrol leader, conscripted, 1997-98

Alpha Leader

01-23-2005, 07:06 AM

Medic in my conscript duty.1988-89
Unifil 1990
unprofor 1995-96
unifil1997-98

now (2ndLt) i am a PltCmdr for Jeger in the homeguard.

CG51

01-23-2005, 07:08 AM

former Navy here...

Weasel

01-23-2005, 07:19 AM

Bundeswehr conscript.

Truck driver during active duty. Now reservist in a Jäger battalion.

CG51

01-23-2005, 08:45 AM

Bundeswehr conscript.

Truck driver during active duty. Now reservist in a Jäger battalion.

i didn't know germany conscripted...2 years?

nickless

01-23-2005, 08:57 AM

Bundeswehr conscript.

Truck driver during active duty. Now reservist in a Jäger battalion.

i didn't know germany conscripted...2 years?

9 months, nowadays ;)

Used to be 18 months during cold war times, then 12 and now only 9 are left. Many consider that to be not enough to do anything useful, so conscripts usually get the ****ty jobs, often in the office or maintenance.

Btw, I did 23 months (that's the maximum voluntary service without actually enlistining) in a HAWK air defence squadron as a "Platoon Command Post Operator", operating the computer and the IFF inside the command post.

Bombtrack

01-23-2005, 01:06 PM

army reserve infantry for the past 2 years

Heinzi

01-23-2005, 01:14 PM

9 month conscript

My avatar says where ;)

Weasel

01-23-2005, 01:18 PM

Bundeswehr conscript.

Truck driver during active duty. Now reservist in a Jäger battalion.

i didn't know germany conscripted...2 years?

12 months.

01-23-2005, 01:31 PM

Current - US Army

TimberWolf7.62

01-23-2005, 04:25 PM

US Marine Corps 1978-82, Amtracker.

achilles

01-23-2005, 04:33 PM

18-month conscript...did my bit in protecting the Greek borders from bad guys like Albanians and Turks. p-)

Hullebullen

01-23-2005, 06:05 PM

Conscript duty - Mechanized infantryman...

TriggerPuller

01-23-2005, 08:01 PM

Former Action Guy but still doin it!!!!

TP

shrek

01-23-2005, 08:18 PM

come on trig, you know you're still "the" action guy!!

US Army:

4 years - cook
2 years - official palm leaf raker, Wahiawa Hawaii
6 years - SupersecretsquirrelDelta-likeGIJoemodelwannbe
present - seat polisher 101 (fat, dumb and happy)

kinghk

01-23-2005, 10:38 PM

Gunner 50cal, Istar battalion, 6th division Norwegian Army

Now a sgt in the homeguard

6. divisjon?? Coolest one around in Norge IMHO. *thumbs*

There is no such thing as 6 divisjon anymore, it's called "Hærens styrker" now.
BTW, I was in Istar BN also, but was called Intel BN at that time.

bikewrench

01-23-2005, 10:50 PM

Jarhead, former, 1 ea.

Erik_MAA

01-24-2005, 02:25 AM

1988-1992 Active US Army Military Police
1992-1997 Nebraska Army National Guard Infantry & Cavalry (19D Scout)
1997-1999 Minnesota Army National Guard Military Police

Got out in 1999 due to medical problems. Had a lot of fun, went to Panama, the Gulf, Germany, and elsewhere.

01-24-2005, 02:27 AM

any of you special forces dudes halo qualified?

TacoDelRio

01-24-2005, 06:42 AM

USA 11B. Nothing cool. Good at breaking things that cost alot.

Now: Crazy asshole who sells guns.

Talk about progress.

I'm HALO qualified. I played it alot at my friend's house!

Haiw

01-24-2005, 06:43 AM

any of you special forces dudes halo qualified?
Don't know about any of the others but I'm pretty sure Deuterium is.

Flagg

01-24-2005, 06:48 AM

any of you special forces dudes halo qualified?

I'm not HALO qualified, but I'm currently training in HALO2.

dunkin

01-24-2005, 07:33 AM

USAF 11+ years

Ichhabe

01-24-2005, 07:49 AM

any of you special forces dudes halo qualified?

I am HAHI-thump qualified. Been that for about 6 years now.

drGreen

01-24-2005, 08:09 AM

5 years 11 tankbataljon (NL) Loader Leopard 2A4 & A5

shrek

01-24-2005, 08:11 AM

no HALO here

gaijinsamurai

01-24-2005, 08:20 AM

Combat Engineer and Marksmanship Instructor, US Marine Corps
Infantryman, Oregon National Guard
five years law enforcement

01-24-2005, 05:53 PM

what foreign languages do you guys speak?

James

01-24-2005, 06:50 PM

what foreign languages do you guys speak?

Not fluently...
Russian, German, Dari, Pashto. Russian is by far my strongest.

main_unit

01-24-2005, 06:51 PM

5 years 11 tankbataljon (NL) Loader Leopard 2A4 & A5

13 mechbrig??

halo 1 and 2 qualified here
also specialist in covenant weaponry ;)

gaijinsamurai

01-24-2005, 07:02 PM

Spanish
VERY RUSTY Arabic
working on Japanese

PrincessRAR

01-25-2005, 12:46 AM

This year will be my 10th year in the Royal Australian Regiment (Infantry)

- Half way to my 20 years long service, It's gone so fast, can't ever imagined having this much of a ball at any other job.
The mateship alone, best decision i ever made in my life.

O, yes second to marrying my beautiful wife and my little boy!!

drGreen

01-25-2005, 03:41 AM

5 years 11 tankbataljon (NL) Loader Leopard 2A4 & A5

13 mechbrig??

halo 1 and 2 qualified here
also specialist in covenant weaponry ;)

yes m8 woot

dlayman

01-25-2005, 06:35 AM

Ex-Army

3 years military police
17 years infantry :D

Baboonass

01-25-2005, 08:45 AM

Former frogman, 12 years.

Freibier

01-25-2005, 08:55 AM

Ex Bundeswehr, 4./122. PzGrenBtl Oberviechtach, '89-92
http://img186.exs.cx/img186/4186/wa35nf.gif

Uncle Sam

01-25-2005, 10:38 AM

Prior 82nd Airborne, 325th AIR, A Co., 2nd squad, 2nd guy.

Trigger

01-25-2005, 12:45 PM

Former U.S. Navy, Sonar Tech.

I blame Tom Clancy.

Trident-za

01-25-2005, 01:25 PM

1 Para Battalion, SADF - many years ago. Now completely avoid anything relating to parachutes or crazy people shooting at me - it's overrated ;)