Who has served/are serving/will serve?

[NcDeuce]

Who has served/are serving/will serve?

This may be a repeat thread but I don't think it will hurt to have another. I am just curious as to what the population of militaryphotos.net is comprised of. ;)

1.) Branch/unit unnecessary unless you feel the need.

2.) Don't lie.

3.) Maybe a recruiter will see this thread, :)

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7682

[Yeoman]

4th Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment
currently transfering over to hopefully 3rd Battalion for full-time work.
but I'm also attempting to get my green card and joining the 82nd airborne, or possibly the rangers.
Greg

[Vance]

Will serve. US Army. <--Unnoficial, may change

[11F5S]

Who has served/are serving/will serve?

This may be a repeat thread but I don't think it will hurt to have another. I am just curious as to what the population of militaryphotos.net is comprised of. ;)

1.) Branch/unit unnecessary unless you feel the need.

2.) Don't lie.

Why not start out by answering your own question.

[NcDeuce]

Why not start out by answering your own question.

I apologize, that was rude of me.




U.S. Army ROTC CDT

Unit: Bravo Team Leader, 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, Governor's Battalion (as far as I know, that's it, lol)

Scheduled to go active-duty in the summer of 2007.

Future Branch: Undecided (Combat Arms though for sure)

[Merik]

Army after I graduate this year.

[RP]

Serving in the IDF Nahal infantry brigade.
1 year and 10 month +- till i'm a free man again...ad matai?!

[Beowulf]

Army

[memphiz]

well id like to join Princes Patricias Canadian Light Infantry(PPCLI), i got bout a year till i can join with parent consent (17) or im gonna join when im 18. id liked to join the 3PPCLI from Edmonton couse ill be living the soon.so we'll see what happens

[Dalleer]

Well you know, I'm going to have my service in a few years from now and I'm going to "request/apply" to either Kaartin Jääkärirykmentti (translates to something like guards Jaeger regiment) located in Santahamina or Porin prikaati (Pori brigade) in Vekaranjärvi.

So we'll see how it goes.

[California Joe]

I work for JFCOM.

[mustamato]

Well you know, I'm going to have my service in a few years from now and I'm going to "request/apply" to either Kaartin Jääkärirykmentti (translates to something like guards Jaeger regiment) located in Santahamina or Porin prikaati (Pori brigade) in Vekaranjärvi.

So we'll see how it goes.

Your worst nightmare will come true. You will end up in the navy with
all the 40 year old equipment the army donated to the navy recently
and end up looking this dude:

http://tietokannat.mil.fi/liisa03/data/images/362_press.jpg
And him having his finger on the trigger probably says a bit
of the quality of the training he has received as well.

[buckeyedoc]

I am a Hospital Corpsman in Surg. Co. A, Det 2, 4th Medical Battalion, 4th FSSG, FMF, USMCR.

[Apogee]

Army, or as close to the Army as the academy is

[Tane Angle]

Army

[Dalleer]

Your worst nightmare will come true. You will end up in the navy with
all the 40 year old equipment the army donated to the navy recently
and end up looking this dude:

Navy? you mean like water?

I hope to god that I'll get even half-new equipment. I'll sink that metal helmet if it ever comes my way...

[Ratamacue]

Marines after I graduate in 2006, hopefully.

[ChuckThunder]

Who has served/are serving/will serve?

This may be a repeat thread but I don't think it will hurt to have another. I am just curious as to what the population of militaryphotos.net is comprised of. ;)

1.) Branch/unit unnecessary unless you feel the need.

2.) Don't lie.

3.) Maybe a recruiter will see this thread, :)

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7682

My plan... once I'm done with high school (less than a year) go to college and start ROTC. Once done with college/ROTC I'll go off into the Navy. Hopefully I'll eventually get a billet to BUD/S. [If I don't, I'll enjoy my time in the Navy as an Officer, sure being a SEAL would be nice... but I have to be realistic.] :D

If I get through BUD/S I'd plan on going to the Army's 18 Delta, then STT, jump school, ---, ect.

Thats a lot of goals and a long time from now. So college is first priority I'll sort out the rest as the time comes.

[ibstolidude]

Army

ex. army of wong?

[pAt]

yep 2 more years (takeing a year off and visiting places) than joining the Regualr army as a armoured Crewman hopefully get Edmonton (never been there)

[Sean85]

Active Army, future cavalry scout

[100_Percent_HOOAH]

US Air Force Pararescue. I just took the test last week to get it in my contract, and I passed :D

I plan on shipping out around june/july

[Maverick77]

Will go into Basic for Canadian Infantry in 2006.

[memphiz]

yep 2 more years (takeing a year off and visiting places) than joining the Regualr army as a armoured Crewman hopefully get Edmonton (never been there)
@ pat
mabey someday we'll meet in Edmonton lol
where do you live currently?

[AFG]

Marines after I graduate in 2006, hopefully.


hey ur as old as me woohoo

i m thinking if i m gonna join the army, i wanna be in the medical fields. MOS 91D and 91W sounds pretty nice to me. of course i gotta study my ass off...

[11F5S]

My plan... once I'm done with high school (less than a year) go to college and start ROTC. Once done with college/ROTC I'll go off into the Navy. Hopefully I'll eventually get a billet to BUD/S. [If I don't, I'll enjoy my time in the Navy as an Officer, sure being a SEAL would be nice... but I have to be realistic.] :D

If I get through BUD/S I'd plan on going to the Army's 18 Delta, then STT, jump school, ---, ect.

Thats a lot of goals and a long time from now. So college is first priority I'll sort out the rest as the time comes.

A Navy O...going to the 18D course... now that is a novel idea since it's an Army enlisted mans course... and then to STT and then BAC...just how are you going to pull that off?


To answer the original question...US Army

[Chops]

ADF a long long time ago...

rgds

c

[Jack Mehoff]

Boy Scout

http://www.nastyburger.com/scout.jpg

[11F5S]

4th Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment
currently transfering over to hopefully 3rd Battalion for full-time work.
but I'm also attempting to get my green card and joining the 82nd airborne, or possibly the rangers.
Greg

You must be a US citizen to get the security clearance necessary to be a Ranger.

[HumanShield]

Army, Airborne, then eventually rangers, Weapons Specialist
cant wait till sept

[Red]

ex-Nigerian Army

[EvanL]

Im on a year off right now, but i move back to Canada this summer. If i can get into University im gonna try to get officers commission through univ. But if i dont im just gonna join the reserves and take a Paramedics course then join regular force for 4-5 years.

[spyguy]

chuckT: i really hope you've been in contact with the Naval Academy. Because it's incredibly hard to get a SpecWar bid out of ROTC unless if you are there. However it's not impossible by any means. I'm a few years ahead of you and trying for most of the same thing minus all that army rubbish you spoke of. but if you're anything like me the last thing u want is to go navy and then up as SWO (no offense to any that might visit this site, that's purely my own feelings.) Not that you asked for my opinion or help but I offer it anyway.

I'm looking to go to Naval OCS and claw to get into NSW (after 2-3 more years of college, ugh)

[James]

USMC.

[NcDeuce]

All I know is that in the Army...fresh 2nd LTs cannot branch Special Forces.

[Trigger]

U.S. Navy

[NcDeuce]

Anybody here know anything about the Northern Warfare School by any chance?

[Trigger]

I think it's north of here. ;)

[stateofequilibrium]

.. I pay taxes..

[Andyman]

Army Reserves

Currently serving with the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. It is a paratrooper regiment weee!

[scoone]

Spanish Navy p-)

[wreck]

Well you know, I'm going to have my service in a few years from now and I'm going to "request/apply" to either Kaartin Jääkärirykmentti (translates to something like guards Jaeger regiment) located in Santahamina or Porin prikaati (Pori brigade) in Vekaranjärvi.

So we'll see how it goes.
Uuups, a little mishap there. Pori Brigade locates in Säkylä near Pori.

Then to my military experience, served in Pori Brigade (jaeger brigade); NCO training -> Recon/sniper training.

[USMarine3521]

Marine Corps (this summer) , any MEU would be cool, 03xx of course

[Roger Rabbit]

UOTC rofl Still considering a move back to the TA but this time with an Infantry unit. Hopefully will join the regular Army when i/if i graduate in 2006.

[UoUo]

Will join the army next year. woot

[Steve Andrews]

From 16 to 21 years old I was in a British infantry regiment.
Now firefighting.

[DeltaWhisky58]

Formerly RAF Security Branch

[DEMSPEC]

Royal Netherlands Army.

[Mace]

Joined the British Army a year ago this week.

[11F5S]

Anybody here know anything about the Northern Warfare School by any chance?

Go to the horse's mouth..

http://www.wainwright.army.mil/nwtc/history.htm

[LJK]

I was last week in Army airborne jaeger school's entrance eximinations and I pass them. :D Now i am waiting my medical and psychologi test results. If i get in i'll start my service in april 2004.

[flickme]

Will serve army most likely. Trying to get into West Pont. If not army, airforce.

[AirZone]

Will join the IDF in about.. 1 year and a half, im hoping to get into the selection pash of the Special Ops (saldag, matkal, S13)

if i wont pass it or i wont get it im planning to go to the Paratroopers selection pash and from there to the Maglan unit (if i will get into it of course)

[2Sheds_Jackson]

USAF (Electronic Security Command, then SAC), then Air National Guard (SATCOM at Forward Air Control Post), just started working for the Army as a civilian. Yes, I'm an old bastard.

[XASA]

U.S. Army veteran (Army Security Agency, NSA and PSYOPS) before most of you were born.

[SwissGrenadier]

Will serve as soon as I have finished high school.

Swiss Army.

[superpeltor]

I served with ROKA, 15th aviation group, ATC. Final rank sergeant.

Good day

[Dominique]

US Army Reserve as a radio operator assigned to a commo unit. Then the ARNG as a radio operator, scout, Stinger gunner, Stinger team chief, ADA liaison, and ADA operations assistant. Plus a 15 month strecth pulling homeland security (gate guard, roving patrol, QRF, NCOIC, and SOG at two different posts - VERY BORING WORK).

[jassemon]

Served as an APC (Pasi) driver in 3rd Jaeger Company, Pori Brigade, 2/01

[army cadet_ngcsu]

I attend North Georgia Military College and will commission in 2 and half years into M.I. or inFUNtry. I'm probobly going to get my airborne wings this summer if I keep my GPA up. Other than that...Hooah! KILL!!!

[Dmitri]

You must be a US citizen to get the security clearance necessary to be a Ranger.
Really? So SECRET and above is only for US citizens?

[Operation Ivy]

Armor Crewman ;) when im done with college in a couple of years

[Uncle Sam]

http://www.xbox-connection.com/hostedimages/AR1.jpg

82nd Airborne - 325 AIR - Ft. Bragg, N.C. Many moons ago.

[farmgirl]

I would just like to thank all of you who have served, are serving or will serve in the Armed Forces. I appreciate your sacrifices more than I can say. :hug:

[Kicius]

Polish Army, 4th WLiOP Brigade.
18th Missile Battalion (Dywizjon) - (SA-2 Guideline)
Few years ago as a conscript (15 months).

[Scrim]

10 years in USMC Reserve 92-02. Fire Direction Controlman for Artillery, then Local Security Chief for the Battery (great job). TAD as a Recruiter for a year. Stinger Gunner (Avenger) for a couple of years.

[Argyll]

British Army 1980-88

[cut]

Argyll and Sutherlands went off to Iraq on friday last week (from howe barracks around the corner from me)

[ChuckThunder]

My plan... once I'm done with high school (less than a year) go to college and start ROTC. Once done with college/ROTC I'll go off into the Navy. Hopefully I'll eventually get a billet to BUD/S. [If I don't, I'll enjoy my time in the Navy as an Officer, sure being a SEAL would be nice... but I have to be realistic.] :D

If I get through BUD/S I'd plan on going to the Army's 18 Delta, then STT, jump school, ---, ect.

Thats a lot of goals and a long time from now. So college is first priority I'll sort out the rest as the time comes.

A Navy O...going to the 18D course... now that is a novel idea since it's an Army enlisted mans course... and then to STT and then BAC...just how are you going to pull that off?


To answer the original question...US Army

In The Warrior Elite: Forging of Class 228 one of the BUD/S grads goes off to the Army's 18D [He is Navy, whether he was enlisted or not I can't recall]

So, you must be in the Army to go to 18D? Enlisted(any branch)? Or both?

Thanks in advance.

[Argyll]

Would he not have to re enlist into the Army,then go through SFAS/SFQC?

Will serve in the US Marines. 0300.

[usa320]

I talked to an air force recruiter last year, i was told i could try to join up, but the chances of me being able to keep up physically were slim. Quite dissapointing. Funny how a game of flag football can **** your whole life over.

[Dmitri]

What kind of injury do you have?

[ibstolidude]

U.S. Army veteran (Army Security Agency, NSA and PSYOPS) before most of you were born.
XASA - I am a farking retard...
XASA = duh!
I had no clue...and it was sooooo easy

[Flagg]

current RNZIR TF

[California Joe]

You must be a US citizen to get the security clearance necessary to be a Ranger.
Really? So SECRET and above is only for US citizens?

Not sure but most likely. I had a secret clearance for 10 years and it still took 184 days to get my TS.

[pAt]

yep 2 more years (takeing a year off and visiting places) than joining the Regualr army as a armoured Crewman hopefully get Edmonton (never been there)
@ pat
mabey someday we'll meet in Edmonton lol
where do you live currently?

i live in borden, My father is in the military

[memphiz]

yep 2 more years (takeing a year off and visiting places) than joining the Regualr army as a armoured Crewman hopefully get Edmonton (never been there)
@ pat
mabey someday we'll meet in Edmonton lol
where do you live currently?

i live in borden, My father is in the military
ok cool

[California Joe]

I can have Beowulf move this to the buttsex thread in Off topic if you guys would like? ;)

[memphiz]

I can have Beowulf move this to the buttsex thread in Off topic if you guys would like? ;)
are you refering to me joe...cuz thats wrong...and i dont swing that way p-)

[California Joe]

Just funnin' ya. Swinger.

[MARINO]

Preparing the exam to enter in Spanish military Academy( as West Point)Academia General Militar in Zaragoza(Saragossa), five years of studing, (plus this one) and making combat exercices, and after i would want to go to Sapnish Legion or Spanish Mountain Rangers.
scoone in wich boat are you maybe F-100 woot?
We do exchanges with West Point so you Americans i will mayby visit you

[11F5S]

My plan... once I'm done with high school (less than a year) go to college and start ROTC. Once done with college/ROTC I'll go off into the Navy. Hopefully I'll eventually get a billet to BUD/S. [If I don't, I'll enjoy my time in the Navy as an Officer, sure being a SEAL would be nice... but I have to be realistic.] :D

If I get through BUD/S I'd plan on going to the Army's 18 Delta, then STT, jump school, ---, ect.




In The Warrior Elite: Forging of Class 228 one of the BUD/S grads goes off to the Army's 18D [He is Navy, whether he was enlisted or not I can't recall]

So, you must be in the Army to go to 18D? Enlisted(any branch)? Or both?

Thanks in advance.


The 18D30 Course(SF Medical Sergeant)(46 weeks) is open only to Army (Active and Reserve Components) enlisted personnel up to E-7 who have completed a. BAC (Abn); b. Phase 1 SFQC (SFAS); c. Phase 2 SFQC (SF Individual Training) d. PLDC (Primary Leadership Development Course).

SEAL enlisted personnel are eligible to attend the Army's (24 week) Special Operations Combat Medics Course (SOCM ) held at SWCS (Ft. Bragg).

[Johnnyringo]

USMC

[Bartok5]

Currently serving, Canadian Army. 6 years recruit to Sergeant in the Infantry Reserves (Canadian Scottish Regiment), 18 years Officer Cadet to Major in the Regular Army Infantry (2nd & 3rd Battalions PPCLI). Operational tours in Cyprus 1990 (play-time, although we didn't realize it then), Bosnia 1997 (a tad more stress) and Afghanistan 2002 (as good as it gets).

Currently employed as an instructor at the Tactics School within the Canadian Army's national Combat Training Centre. Taking great joy in warping the minds of young, aspiring company/squadron commanders.

Since going regular, I've done 2 tours in a mech battalion, 1 tour in a light battalion, and a bunch of meaningless staff bumpf in between. In terms of "real jobs", I've been a rifleman, section 2IC, section commander, platoon 2IC, rifle platoon commander, reconnaissance platoon commander, mortar platoon commander, unit intelligence officer, unit training officer, unit operations officer, rifle company commander, and combat support company commander. The "filler" jobs in between aren't worth mentioning.

Aside from the operational tours, I've had the pleasure of training all over the U.S., Germany, England, Poland, the Canadian Yukon, and a few other places.

No "high-speed" qualifications beyond my MOC/MOS basic and leadership training. "Nice to haves" include machinegunner, driver, anti-armour gunner (M-106 RCL), communicator, basic winter warfare, basic mountain operations, desert warfare, basic military parachutist, etc, etc.

That's me.

[ChuckThunder]

My plan... once I'm done with high school (less than a year) go to college and start ROTC. Once done with college/ROTC I'll go off into the Navy. Hopefully I'll eventually get a billet to BUD/S. [If I don't, I'll enjoy my time in the Navy as an Officer, sure being a SEAL would be nice... but I have to be realistic.] :D

If I get through BUD/S I'd plan on going to the Army's 18 Delta, then STT, jump school, ---, ect.




In The Warrior Elite: Forging of Class 228 one of the BUD/S grads goes off to the Army's 18D [He is Navy, whether he was enlisted or not I can't recall]

So, you must be in the Army to go to 18D? Enlisted(any branch)? Or both?

Thanks in advance.


The 18D30 Course(SF Medical Sergeant)(46 weeks) is open only to Army (Active and Reserve Components) enlisted personnel up to E-7 who have completed a. BAC (Abn); b. Phase 1 SFQC (SFAS); c. Phase 2 SFQC (SF Individual Training) d. PLDC (Primary Leadership Development Course).

SEAL enlisted personnel are eligible to attend the Army's (24 week) Special Operations Combat Medics Course (SOCM ) held at SWCS (Ft. Bragg).

Thanks for clearing that up. Have a good one.

[Ayura]

Imma trying for the Royal Marines, then hopefully get into the Recce Troop then move onto the SBS

[German_American]

Naval Academy rejected me so I'm going off to The Citadel, SC for Marines ROTC in August.

[crazyman]

headin on down to Ft Sill, OK for FA-OBC (field artillery officer basic course) end of this summer. Went the army-rotc route, and now it's time to go active and blow some **** up. King of Battle.

[Scrim]

Good luck at Ft.Sill Crazyman, say hello to the girls at the Golden Dragon for me.

[USAF G]

US Air Force: active duty as a medical technician, and now in the reserves as a Combat Arms Specialist. G

[[AFSOC]]

Im on a year off right now, but i move back to Canada this summer. If i can get into University im gonna try to get officers commission through univ. But if i dont im just gonna join the reserves and take a Paramedics course then join regular force for 4-5 years.

Evan...

Are you planning on going to RMC?? I know in RMC your marks in school vary...there's no specific range. HAve you done any Cadets at all in Canada?? With any cadet exp you'll have a better chance of getting into RMC.

Canadian Forces is capped right now especially for NCM's. Apply for an Officer is good now....but in Canada there's soo many requirements such as know how to speak basic French.

Personally i dont really like the Reserves in Canada, a lot of them are undiscipline tools. I've talked to several and them and all they talked about is drinking and blowing up sheep and barns in Europe.

Reserves are very underfunded too, they just get hand me downs from the Regulars, i've yet to see any of them have the new Tac Vest that most Canadian Regular Soldiers have.

If i were you just do Regulars in the begining, but you wanna be a Paramedic....soo why not just be a Paramedic for the city?

Pay in Canadian Forces is a joke, just to become a Sgt it takes about 8 years. I believe its 4 years of having Military EXP to become a CPL, then 2 years of being a CPL to become a MAster CPL then another 2 years to become a SGT.

Outragous

[Nizark]

not military, but soon to be State Dept Foreign Service Officer. Not sure where they will send me, but my specialty is the middle east/CENTCOM AOR, so Turkey is a good possiblity. If its Pakistan...nice knowing yall. I am considering taking some DSS weapons training if thats the case.

[EvanL]

]
Im on a year off right now, but i move back to Canada this summer. If i can get into University im gonna try to get officers commission through univ. But if i dont im just gonna join the reserves and take a Paramedics course then join regular force for 4-5 years.

Evan...

Are you planning on going to RMC?? I know in RMC your marks in school vary...there's no specific range. HAve you done any Cadets at all in Canada?? With any cadet exp you'll have a better chance of getting into RMC.

Canadian Forces is capped right now especially for NCM's. Apply for an Officer is good now....but in Canada there's soo many requirements such as know how to speak basic French.

Personally i dont really like the Reserves in Canada, a lot of them are undiscipline tools. I've talked to several and them and all they talked about is drinking and blowing up sheep and barns in Europe.

Reserves are very underfunded too, they just get hand me downs from the Regulars, i've yet to see any of them have the new Tac Vest that most Canadian Regular Soldiers have.

If i were you just do Regulars in the begining, but you wanna be a Paramedic....soo why not just be a Paramedic for the city?

Pay in Canadian Forces is a joke, just to become a Sgt it takes about 8 years. I believe its 4 years of having Military EXP to become a CPL, then 2 years of being a CPL to become a MAster CPL then another 2 years to become a SGT.

Outragous
In no way do i have the marks to ever get into RMC. Is it possible to get officers commission through the reserves though? Im currently living outside of Canada (in NYC) and have only seen a recruiter once where they couldnt give me all the info needed for a stupid reason, that i didnt have a residence in Canada, even though im a citizen.

[11F5S]

Nizark,

Unless you are a SOGGIE, I suggest you lose the MACV/SOG card avatar.

[crazyman]

golden dragon eh? thanks scrim, do believe i'll stop by there

[citizen-k]

Army intelligence during active duty ;)

[gilgoul]

Did my compulsary service in 1993/94 in the Recon squadron of the 2nd armour division of the French army (EED 2 P1), the "division Leclerc".
Team leader during our stint with the 3 eme REI in guyane. In fact we did an infantry/police kind of job
Presentely reservist in the IDF, since my immigration in Israel 3 years ago.
Too bad there isn`t any american foreign legion type of unit, i`d be in :D
:roll: [/img]

[Javehn]

Did my compulsary service in 1993/94 in the Recon squadron of the 2nd armour division of the French army (EED 2 P1), the "division Leclerc".
Team leader during our stint with the 3 eme REI in guyane. In fact we did an infantry/police kind of job
Presentely reservist in the IDF, since my immigration in Israel 3 years ago.
Too bad there isn`t any american foreign legion type of unit, i`d be in :D
:roll: [/img]

You can join Russian "Alia" battalion ... Just pretend that your name is "Boris" sometimes , and every time you talled something , answer "horosho" . You will fit there without a problem. Ah , and develop high Vodka tolerance .

[UoUo]

rofl rofl

[16 OBr SpN]

Served in Soviet, and later in Russian Armed Forces.

Regards,
16 OBr SpN

[16 OBr SpN]

You can join Russian "Alia" battalion ... Just pretend that your name is "Boris" sometimes , and every time you talled something , answer "horosho" . You will fit there without a problem. Ah , and develop high Vodka tolerance .

I heard that the sectors guarded by the "Russian Batallion" have become very safe since they started patrolling them.

Have "Warriors of Allah" ever engaged this unit? If yes, what kind of engagements were there?
I heard they try not to mess with the Russians. ;)

Many of our tactics (Afghan, Chechen) in dealing with those scumbags, can, and should be used there. But again, some whiners will start bitching about "human rights" and other bull**** :(

NONE of the terrorists have human rights. How the hell can someone call the animal who kills the elderly, women and children, a human!?

Regards,
16 OBr SpN

[UoUo]

People who never saw the meaning of terror...?

[Javehn]

http://www.bataliya.org/images/logo.gif
http://www.bataliya.org/images/album/images/eli2.jpg

Battalion "Aliya" are serios guys . In one of the places i have been stationed , we had a driver in reserves , that was a member of battalion . I didn't know that , and when he opened his mouth and started to talk about weapons , 99 percent of the room was in shock . When he continued to speak , all of the officers gathered around him , listening to every wisdom word he said .
I can say for a fact , that they combatant qualities outgoes (most of them snipers ) similar quallities of IDF soldiers . Many of them past Afganistan , Ingushetia , Karabah , and so on (some of them even veterans of first Chechen war ) .. It's unit of 500 Ex-soldiers , that all have millitary experience from USSR/Federal Russian Army . Those days they guarding some settlements in west bank (something , that really bellow their proffesional dignity and abbilities ) . Those days IDF slowly integrating them to it's ranks , after repeating asks from their side , and appealing to Knesset . They are real asset to IDF . My father had an idea to join it , but he is really over the age .

But unfortunatly , while entire world looking on IDF under glasses , they can't really use what they learned in real war down here ...

I heard they having Paintball games every once and a while , want to join them in one game , and from there to continue some relations with those guys ...

Here is their site , i am not shure if it's finished thow . It's on Russian .
http://www.bataliya.org/



For those who don't know what is that : --


Monday, September 22, 2003 Elul 25, 5763
Last Update: 22/09/2003 10:19

Chechnya veterans serve as IDF snipers

By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent



The IDF has recently begun stationing new immigrant soldiers, veterans of the Russian army's fighting in Chechnya, as snipers in the territories.

The snipers have been organized into a unit known as the "immigration (aliyah) brigade." Membership in this unit, which came into being after the outbreak of the intifada, ismade up mainly of relatively older immigrants, aged 40 or older, who were not eligible for reserve duty because of their age. Nevertheless, they volunteered to serve on security details in the settlements.

The members of the unit had requested that they be allowed to contribute the skills they learned as sharpshooters during the fighting in Chechnya between the Russian army and Chechnyan separatists. So the IDF began stationing some of them in its reserve units in the territories. Immigrants with special sharpshooter skills then began to assist the army in overcoming weak points in various locations in the territories.

A senior security official told Haaretz that some of the immigrants are much more highly trained and experienced as sharpshooters than is the norm in the IDF. While the IDF conducts a five-week snipers' course, the Russian army trains its sharpshooters for about a year in infantry units.

The official also said that the professional experience gained by the immigrants in Chechnya had been very helpful to the IDF in the fighting in the territories. He noted that local commanders in units where the immigrant-snipers have been stationed pressure their superiors to keep them on duty for extended periods of time.

Over the last decade, the IDF has changed and significantly improved its method of sniper training. A large number of the armed Palestinians that have been injured during violent incidents in the territories over the past three years have been shot by IDF snipers. The same was true of incidents involving the Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon during the years prior to the withdrawal of the IDF in May 2000.

New immigrants from the FSU also make up a significant number of the sharpshooters in the ranks of the regular army. The number of sharpshooters among the new immigrants is greater than their relative numbers in other combat units (where they make up approximately one-fourth of all combat soldiers).

IDF officers claim that the new immigrant soldiers usually have more patience than their native-born Israeli counterparts, with patience an important characteristic required of snipers. The officers say that the new immigrants also stand out in terms of their technological know-how and skills, which is one of the important requirements for entry into a sharpshooters' training course.

[dm82247]

USAF 355 amxs/354th amu

[navylt]

USCENTCOM CCSG
Camp As-Sayliyahh
Doha, Qatar

I'm the only Navy guy in our office. We have all three services riding the JOC.

[navylt]

not military, but soon to be State Dept Foreign Service Officer. Not sure where they will send me, but my specialty is the middle east/CENTCOM AOR, so Turkey is a good possiblity. If its Pakistan...nice knowing yall. I am considering taking some DSS weapons training if thats the case.

You certainly won't be going to Turkey if the Middle East or CENTCOM AOR is your area of knowledge. The main reason being that Turkey isn't in the CENTCOM AOR and the focus of State Department's Turkish effotrts is European integration. See you when you return from Pakistan! ;)

[gilgoul]

thanks, I know the gdud ha alia, not really for me this kind of work, too close to a militia for me, and i got enough of the old m16a1. A month a year with this "matate" during my miluim, and i get to love to carry the MAG, cry for my old FAMAS, and wish i had an AKM instead.
out of that, life is great in eretz Israel, I just wish the army was more "welcoming" of the old dudes like me (30 years old), definitely too old to join the service SADIR.

[UoUo]

thanks, I know the gdud ha alia, not really for me this kind of work, too close to a militia for me, and i got enough of the old m16a1. A month a year with this "matate" during my miluim, and i get to love to carry the MAG, cry for my old FAMAS, and wish i had an AKM instead.
out of that, life is great in eretz Israel, I just wish the army was more "welcoming" of the old dudes like me (30 years old), definitely too old to join the service SADIR.

woot

What city are you from?

[Corporal79]

C 2/505th PIR

[ORold]

Spanish Army

UNIT: RAAA 82 (82th Air Defense Artillery Regiment)

[MapleLeafInfantry]

Canadian Forces
2nd Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada, 33 CBG, LFCA
a reserve infantry unit.

[ShadowNeo]

I am hoping to serve, planning on hopefully becoming an RAF Regiment officer or RAF Supply/Army Logistics officer.

I am considering joining the forces after Im through with University, but it depends how I feel at that time (in 4 years). I am currently studying a Bachelors (Honours) degree in Management with Economics, so if I can score a well paid semi-high level graduate job I will probably go with that instead of joining the forces.

I do however like military life, which may sway my decision when the time comes, I've been in the ATC for some time now and thats given me a good experience. Will see what happens when the time comes :).

[Kungfujoe]

6yrs USN

[Uncle Sam]

C 2/505th PIR

Cool, I was in the 325 AIR...Airborne !

[OzMan]

I plan on enlisting into the USAF sometime after graduation, to be a Combat Controller (CCT). If that doesn't work out, then I'll go in to meteorology and eventually attempt to do Combat Weather (SOWT) duty.

But my highest goal is to be a counter-terrorist (I know, typical teenage aspiration), in either the military or with a civilian unit. But, I'll try to keep my head out of the clouds...

[Jack Mehoff]

Tool Of The Trade


http://www.xbox-connection.com/hostedimages/tool.jpg

[Bushy]

Former active duty Marine. 1 MARDIV.

[gilgoul]

thanks, I know the gdud ha alia, not really for me this kind of work, too close to a militia for me, and i got enough of the old m16a1. A month a year with this "matate" during my miluim, and i get to love to carry the MAG, cry for my old FAMAS, and wish i had an AKM instead.
out of that, life is great in eretz Israel, I just wish the army was more "welcoming" of the old dudes like me (30 years old), definitely too old to join the service SADIR.

woot

What city are you from?

From tel aviv, but hopefully moving to the golan some day p-)

[memphiz]

Just funnin' ya. Swinger.
p-)

[anonymous individual]

Will join the army in 4-5 years if my eye sight permits me to join.

[Nizark]

not military, but soon to be State Dept Foreign Service Officer. Not sure where they will send me, but my specialty is the middle east/CENTCOM AOR, so Turkey is a good possiblity. If its Pakistan...nice knowing yall. I am considering taking some DSS weapons training if thats the case.

You certainly won't be going to Turkey if the Middle East or CENTCOM AOR is your area of knowledge. The main reason being that Turkey isn't in the CENTCOM AOR and the focus of State Department's Turkish effotrts is European integration. See you when you return from Pakistan! ;)

Great..Pakistan here I come. Anyone know how secure the area around the US embassy in Israel or Jordan is? Maybe Turkmenistan. Surprisingly, the FSO test for state is mainly general knowledge like whos the first US president, the number of the combined congress, and so on. The essay part is suppose to be the deciding factor.

[ChuckThunder]

not military, but soon to be State Dept Foreign Service Officer. Not sure where they will send me, but my specialty is the middle east/CENTCOM AOR, so Turkey is a good possiblity. If its Pakistan...nice knowing yall. I am considering taking some DSS weapons training if thats the case.

You certainly won't be going to Turkey if the Middle East or CENTCOM AOR is your area of knowledge. The main reason being that Turkey isn't in the CENTCOM AOR and the focus of State Department's Turkish effotrts is European integration. See you when you return from Pakistan! ;)

Great..Pakistan here I come. Anyone know how secure the area around the US embassy in Israel or Jordan is? Maybe Turkmenistan. Surprisingly, the FSO test for state is mainly general knowledge like whos the first US president, the number of the combined congress, and so on. The essay part is suppose to be the deciding factor.

Congrats, a lot of guys do not even get to the second part of the entrance process for DSS. The area is probably fine, if its bad then you get to spend a week at Bragg shooting off all sorts of goodies. :D

Hope you have a good RSO where ever you end up.

[DANJANOU]

Canadian Army (Infantry) 1977-1994

[thsf121821]

USMC

i am in DEP right now, i ship on june 7, i am on a split program so i am back in time for school in the fall so i can begin my officer program (PLC), i am infantry (0351)

[Salty Dog]

USMC DEP, ship out on june 28th to parris island, then SOI after bootcamp.