In wich unit do you serve /had served/will serve.

[MARINO]

For example i'm preraring to enter in Military academy, and then i would like to go to Spanish Mountain Rangers, Spanish Legion, SF or into a new Airborne brigade loke 101st

[HooyahCQB]

I'm entering the US Navy after college because i'm interested in being a corpsman right now, which is weird because i'm going to Ga Tech to study International Affairs....


Yeah I know...I know...

[Operation Ivy]

Well right im in College,but afterwards would like to join the US Army and become a Tank Commander :D

[Nondescript]

When I was in the Army I was in a Electronic Warfare unit, right now I'm in the Home Guard (light infantry). If I get a green card I'll join the US Army, hopefully I'll be able to get into an Airborne Infantry unit (don't know what the rules are).

[SEALInTheMaking]

Im going to join the National Guard in three months when I turn 17. After college, I plan on going active Navy and eventually going to BUDS.

[Andyman]

I'm in the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. It is the only Airborne Infantry Reserve unit in my Brigade. Not like I'm proud or anything but I'm excited about getting my jump wings. ;)

[Maverick77]

Will be in Canadian Infantry, get into one of the para companies.

[citizen-k]

Served in the IDF military intelligence, now on reserve service for the same unit.

[ArmedPacifist]

25 SVC BN
R421

[Ratamacue]

In High School right now, going to enlist the US Marine Corps when I graduate.

[Flagg]

RNZIR TF

[khukuri]

Signal Corps squad leader
sence one year back sharpshooter/designated-marksman national guard.

[Guttorm]

Served one year with Royal Norwegian Navy in 26th FPB sq
Two years on 22 FPB sq

[khukuri]

RNZIR TF

whats that

guys, write what it is since not everybody understand your countys designations

[USMarine3521]

In High School right now, going to enlist the US Marine Corps when I graduate.good choice :D, as for what unit i will serve.....i have no idea..perhaps a MEU who knows

[Seiyuuki]

Currently in the U.S. Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the university...Either going to be an Air Force's surgeon (Big "IF," dependent on whether I get into medical school) or an Air Combat Controller.

[THE_Dorff]

I'm currently studying international politics and strategic studies at the university of aberystwyth in England with the hope of gaining a commission into the Royal Ghurka Rifles (RGR)...

They are currently serving in Kosovo and Afghanistan, and it looks like their main station will be moved from England to Cyprus...

I'm currently serving with the UOTC ( the British ROTC) with a live firing exercise taking place on our annual camp at sennelage in germany, that and the Cambrian patrol...

To be honest I have thought about all branches of the UK armed forces, I failed my fast jet tests by three marks, but decided against the RAF...
I passed my tests for a RM (Royal Marines Commando) commission, but I didnt agree with the ethos I found at RMCTC Lympstone and decided to go for the Ghurkas instead- I've got my interview in a week- so wish me luck!

B

[ibstolidude]

currently enrolled in the ASSDUP course as an exchange from the army.

[Jack Mehoff]

I served in the U.S. Boy Scout

[Maverick77]

I served in the U.S. Boy Scout

are you sure the government allows you to release that information.

[Clay]

thinking about joining the canadian army after school if other things dont work out.

[Flagg]

RNZIR TF


whats that

RNZIR = Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment

TF = Territorial Force

[ArmedPacifist]

25 SVC BN
R421

25 Service Battalion of 32 Brigade (reserve Canadian Forces Army)

R421 = Reserve Weapons Technician

[Hman123]

Im in high school right now. Im planning on joining the Navy and going to BUD/S to be SEAL but Im trying to decide if I want to go to college first.

[USMarine3521]

Im in high school right now. Im planning on joining the Navy and going to BUD/S to be SEAL but Im trying to decide if I want to go to college first.what happens if you dont graduate from BUD/S? (this is probably hearsay.........but i heard, again i only heard that if you don't pass bud/s then the navy can send you where ever they want?? is this right??)

Joining the Marine Corps as a E-4 after College.

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[Sean85]

Either 1-4 CAV with the 1st ID or the 1-1 CAV with the 1st AD. After that if I like it enough I would love to be sent to the 11th ACR in Ft. Irwin pulling OPFOR for a time.....

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[Salty Dog]

On October 4th, I leave for the MCRD in Parris Island. My job will hopefully be Infantry -> Rifleman. It is afterall what I signed up for.

Honor - Courage Commitment

This is to certify that [-Name Withheld-] has passed all preliminary requirements for becoming a United States Marine, and after completion of boot camp, will own the proud title "United States Marine." This person has enlisted into the Marine Corps. If this car is shown due to any negative involvement (police, drugs, etc.) please contact us immediately at (888) 334-8692.

This card is a daily reminder that the Core Values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment should guide their daily life.

i'm leaving june 7th (leaving actually on the 6th and staying in hotel overnight) for MCRD parris island, and then onto SOI(school of infantry) after bootcamp. then, onto an infantry unit.

[Salty Dog]

How many people are actually sworn in ?

sworn in on July 10th, 2003, 1 month after i turned 17. and been in the DEP ever since.

do you have the option in the marine corps to go to jump school?

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[MapleLeafInfantry]

Royal Regiment of Canada, 32 Brigade, Toronto, Ontario
2nd Battalion, the Irish Regiment of Canada, 33 Brigade, Sudbury, Ontario

Both Infantry units, both extreemly different, one full of city boys and another full of northerners

just gettin my $2g's re-embursement through a Politics degree

R031 Infantry

mli

[TriggerPuller]

do you have the option in the marine corps to go to jump school?Marine Corps in caps OK? The answer to your question is NO.

TP

3rd Recon Bn. Bravo Company DRP. 1/5 and 3/5 both in Weapons Company 0351 Assaultman/Demolitions.

[TriggerPuller]

On October 4th, I leave for the MCRD in Parris Island. My job will hopefully be Infantry -> Rifleman. It is afterall what I signed up for.

Honor - Courage Commitment

This is to certify that [-Name Withheld-] has passed all preliminary requirements for becoming a United States Marine, and after completion of boot camp, will own the proud title "United States Marine." This person has enlisted into the Marine Corps. If this car is shown due to any negative involvement (police, drugs, etc.) please contact us immediately at (888) 334-8692.

This card is a daily reminder that the Core Values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment should guide their daily life.

i'm leaving june 7th (leaving actually on the 6th and staying in hotel overnight) for MCRD parris island, and then onto SOI(school of infantry) after bootcamp. then, onto an infantry unit.Thanks for the info you will be introduced to a few of my friends soon thereafter!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TP

[cut]

I'm currently studying international politics and strategic studies at the university of aberystwyth in England with the hope of gaining a commission into the Royal Ghurka Rifles (RGR)...

They are currently serving in Kosovo and Afghanistan, and it looks like their main station will be moved from England to Cyprus...

I'm currently serving with the UOTC ( the British ROTC) with a live firing exercise taking place on our annual camp at sennelage in germany, that and the Cambrian patrol...

To be honest I have thought about all branches of the UK armed forces, I failed my fast jet tests by three marks, but decided against the RAF...
I passed my tests for a RM (Royal Marines Commando) commission, but I didnt agree with the ethos I found at RMCTC Lympstone and decided to go for the Ghurkas instead- I've got my interview in a week- so wish me luck!

B

that makes two of you from aberystwyth, what year are you in?

here's the other one, you two are probably in the same lectures (http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2839)

[Uncle Sam]

11B1V...

[Yeoman]

4th Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
just waiting to go 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment. in about 4 or 5 years, I'll transfer over to the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patrica's Canadian Light Infantry, and do my final years there.
will be attempting to get into jump company in 3 RCR when I get done my BIQ, I already got the jump wings, so I've got a better chance to get into the unit then someone straight off of the BIQ.
Greg

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[Salty Dog]

On October 4th, I leave for the MCRD in Parris Island. My job will hopefully be Infantry -> Rifleman. It is afterall what I signed up for.

Honor - Courage Commitment

This is to certify that [-Name Withheld-] has passed all preliminary requirements for becoming a United States Marine, and after completion of boot camp, will own the proud title "United States Marine." This person has enlisted into the Marine Corps. If this car is shown due to any negative involvement (police, drugs, etc.) please contact us immediately at (888) 334-8692.

This card is a daily reminder that the Core Values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment should guide their daily life.

i'm leaving june 7th (leaving actually on the 6th and staying in hotel overnight) for MCRD parris island, and then onto SOI(school of infantry) after bootcamp. then, onto an infantry unit.Thanks for the info you will be introduced to a few of my friends soon thereafter!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TP

****. :|

[JMooch]

FutureMarine,
I got news for you buddy, there is a slim to none chance you'll graduate from Boot Camp as a Cpl. The highest they'll promote is E-3, Lance Criminal. You may have a guarenteed Cpl contract, but I haven't heard of those in ages (6 year contract, you pick up Cpl after 1 year TIS).
I had college before I went to Boot, that got me LCpl. I was going to be meritoriously promoted and it was squashed because they don't promote to Cpl out of Boot. You won't have anywhere near the amount of time needed in the Marine Corps to be an effective NCO.
Semper,
Mooch

92-93 6th Communications Battalion
93-2001 II MACE, G-2
01-02 II MEF/2MEB G-2
02-03 S-2, Regimental Combat Team-2, Task Force Tarawa
03-04 II MACE G-2

[StealthMode]

Graduating from Management School in December
and onto
Military Procurement for Boeing woot

Then hopefully disapear somewhere in the vast structure of secrets are government has to offer.
;)

[TriggerPuller]

Corporal after Boot Camp? never heard of that and i have been around the Corps for the last 20 years or so. If you graduate why not become an O? i had 3 years at a University before I enlisted but I heard that Recon O's dont get to go operational so i just enlisted.......best decision i ever made!

TP

Corporal after Boot Camp? never heard of that and i have been around the Corps for the last 20 years or so. If you graduate why not become an O? i had 3 years at a University before I enlisted but I heard that Recon O's dont get to go operational so i just enlisted.......best decision i ever made!

TP

I heard if you have a 4 year college degree and enlist, you rank out of bootcamp will be e-4, I could be wrong

[Ratamacue]

I should hope not. I don't know what you BTDTs think but it seems to me that you shouldn't be sent straight out of boot already as an NCO.

[spyguy]

about not making it through bud/s, i can only guess that they'd send you to the fleet if you didn't make it through (them having their way with you.) that's my non-authoritative, 2cents

as far as my plans, after college I'm aiming for the Navy (no NROTC at my school) and then shooting for NSW.



HooyahCQB: are you planning to go into the fleet enlisted to be a corpsman? I believe the only equivalent you can get as an officer to a corpsman is a nurse. please correct me if I'm wrong. and are you inferring that you want to be a surface corpsman or a corpsman for the Naval Special Warfare community. I'm just curious

[16 OBr SpN]

16 OBr SpN (16th separate brigade of spetsnaz GRU).
370 OO SpN (370th detachment) (2nd company). Recon/gunner.
Retired.

Lashkar-Gah, Afghanistan.
1st Chechen.

Regards,
16 OBr SpN

[Kellhound]

Well, after 9 years in the army, i'm only a lousy corporal.
You don't rise fast in the spanish army...
and when you get a promotion you (usually) get a transfer for the other corner of the country.


Mountain inf. Bgd.
MP
Desk pilot
What will be next?

[Undo]

USNavy 3910/Intelligence Specialist.

USArmy National Guard 19D/Cavalry Scout.

Gulf War 1. (Didn't know there would be a GW2).

[SFOD-A]

-U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Div, 1st Bn 1-325th AIR.
-Ranger School.
-528th Support Battalion (SOSCOM)

And this moment i'm a 1st Sergeant in 4th PSYOP Group, 3rd Bn for more then 2 years now. I'm planning to enter the Special Forces after that.

[Javehn]

I served in 34.5 separate Cammel Battalion
Transferred to 55 Donkey Airborn brigade .
and finished my duty in 1200 "Horse power " Command .

[DEMSPEC]

1 year OJKL Orientatie Jaar Koninklijke Landmacht: a orientation year in the Army/Security branch for people who graduated but to still to young to serve or don't know if the Army is their thing.

2 years 11 Infantry Batallion, 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade (Air Assault) as Corperal.
2 years in a Pathfinders unit of 11 LMB as Sergeant.

4 years Korps Commandotroepen, HAHO/HALO troop as a Demspec (Demolition Expert)

[wiggle]

hey trigger puller were you with 3/5 weapons this time last year?

[TriggerPuller]

hey trigger puller were you with 3/5 weapons this time last year?Wiggle, No I was not. I have been out 10 years now,well at least out of the Marine Corps.

TP

[zenmaster]

You cannot graduate boot camp a corporal. I went to boot camp with guys who had masters degree's; 4 years of college doesn't mean ****. Most guys who have a BA try to become officers. IMHO, only former enlisted should be able to become ossifers... too many ROTC douchebags who think they are badasses because they went to classes and put they gay little uniforms on. Remember, while that 2nd Lt. was lost during land nav or trying to bang his 'company first sergeant' the 22 year old corporal was banging ****, pissing blood and finding out exactly what is needed to do a job. Also, no one can say "I'm joining the Navy and then I'm Going to BUD/S." You won't know til afterward if you are going to be accepted, much less graduate from BUD/S. I guarantee you its harder than you could possibly imagine, high schoolers.

[11F5S]

-U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Div, 1st Bn 1-325th AIR.
-Ranger School.
-528th Support Battalion (SOSCOM)

And this moment i'm a 1st Sergeant in 4th PSYOP Group, 3rd Bn for more then 2 years now. I'm planning to enter the Special Forces after that.

How does one " enter Special Forces" as an E-8?

[ReconNJ]

New to site. Served with the 1st Cavalry Div. for three years and then served with a light Infantry unit for six years in the National Guard.

Watch your Six!!

[Beowulf]

-U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Div, 1st Bn 1-325th AIR.
-Ranger School.
-528th Support Battalion (SOSCOM)

And this moment i'm a 1st Sergeant in 4th PSYOP Group, 3rd Bn for more then 2 years now. I'm planning to enter the Special Forces after that.

How does one " enter Special Forces" as an E-8?

yeah...seems pretty late in your career to be going to SFAS, why the long delay?
-b

[SFOD-A]

How does one " enter Special Forces" as an E-8?

Lower rank :D

[Argyll]

How does one " enter Special Forces" as an E-8?

Lower rank :D

Do you mean "revert" to a lower Rank?

[molsen]

I heard if you have a 4 year college degree and enlist, you rank out of bootcamp will be e-4, I could be wrong

You are WRONG!!!!! That might be true for the other services, but NOT the Marine Corps. Have you even talked to a Marine recruiter? Probably not because he would have set you straight. How about you actually TALK to a Marine recruiter before saying something. I hope to God you don't get into the Marine Corps, because if you do, than I'd actually be embarrassed for being one.

[18C4V]

-U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Div, 1st Bn 1-325th AIR.
-Ranger School.
-528th Support Battalion (SOSCOM)

And this moment i'm a 1st Sergeant in 4th PSYOP Group, 3rd Bn for more then 2 years now. I'm planning to enter the Special Forces after that.


Nice screen name. How are you going to go SF as an E-8?

[molsen]

-U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Div, 1st Bn 1-325th AIR.
-Ranger School.
-528th Support Battalion (SOSCOM)

And this moment i'm a 1st Sergeant in 4th PSYOP Group, 3rd Bn for more then 2 years now. I'm planning to enter the Special Forces after that.

BULLSH!T!!!!!

[11F5S]

. Also, no one can say "I'm joining the Navy and then I'm Going to BUD/S." You won't know til afterward if you are going to be accepted, much less graduate from BUD/S.
It's called a SEAL Challenge Contract.

https://www.seal.navy.mil/seal/pdf/contract.pdf

https://www.seal.navy.mil/seal/bec_civilian.asp


I guarantee you its harder than you could possibly imagine, high schoolers.

Guarantee based on what? Are you a graduate or dropout of BUDS/S?.

[NcDeuce]

*pokes thread with 10 foot pole and avoids getting any closer*

[Beowulf]

-U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Div, 1st Bn 1-325th AIR.
-Ranger School.
-528th Support Battalion (SOSCOM)

And this moment i'm a 1st Sergeant in 4th PSYOP Group, 3rd Bn for more then 2 years now. I'm planning to enter the Special Forces after that.

BULLSH!T!!!!!
c'mon you gotta give em enough rope to hang themselves with, before calling BS, it's more fun that way. p-)

No offense, but that career path pings my BS meter.

[OzMan]

Junior in high school, plan to enlist into USAF as E-3 after graduation for either Combat Control or Combat Weather. Undecided as of yet. Need to make some attitude changes before then, though. And prolly get my ass kicked a few times, just to get used to it...

[Jack Mehoff]

Demoting yourself from 1stSgt to a buck Sgt so you can go SF?

Nice career move :|

[ibstolidude]

-U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Div, 1st Bn 1-325th AIR.
-Ranger School.
-528th Support Battalion (SOSCOM)

And this moment i'm a 1st Sergeant in 4th PSYOP Group, 3rd Bn for more then 2 years now. I'm planning to enter the Special Forces after that. this coupled with this:

Im looking for pics from the Infantry, Armored and Cavalry Divisions of the U.S. Army.

Is a little odd.

[ArmedPacifist]

Troll?

[Nomad35]

I served 6 years USAF Vietnam Era. 13 months in Nam.
Forward Air controller and C7 Carribou driver
Discharged rank of Captain

[11F5S]

- And this moment i'm a 1st Sergeant in 4th PSYOP Group, 3rd Bn for more then 2 years now. I'm planning to enter the Special Forces after that.

How long has the 3rd Bn been located in Charlotte?

[JMooch]

Marino,
Good luck. I worked with the Legion Brigade a couple of years ago. Good guys, pretty well motivated and sharp in the field, plus they bring beer to the field with'em. Gotta love that.
Semper,
Mooch

[11F5S]

Demoting yourself from 1stSgt to a buck Sgt so you can go SF?

Nice career move :|

You just can't keep your dumb mouth closed ...eh jacko

[Jack Mehoff]

Make me old man rofl

What's your problem? Do you like me or something?

[ChuckThunder]

Junior in high school looking at USNA. If I don't get into USNA I'll do NROTC at college. I'd like to go off to BUD/S and be a SEAL... well who doesn't? I run and workout (about 5 hours) everyday and crew on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

I do have a question for whoever can answer it:

What is the difference between an USNA grad and an NROTC grad? I don't understand the Reserve in Reserve Officer Training Corps.

[Argyll]

8 years British Army. 1 A&SH 1980-88
Qualified MILAN Instructor
Crew Gunner(CVR)

and some other **** too!

[JMooch]

If I remember correctly, it has to do with your commission. If you are Reserve and you want to stay past 4 years of active duty, you have to apply for augmentation to active duty or you'll drop to the Reserves upon competing your 4 years of obligated service...or something like that.
Keep in mind, I'm not an O, so you may want to ask one.
Semper,
Mooch

[ChuckThunder]

If I remember correctly, it has to do with your commission. If you are Reserve and you want to stay past 4 years of active duty, you have to apply for augmentation to active duty or you'll drop to the Reserves upon competing your 4 years of obligated service...or something like that.
Keep in mind, I'm not an O, so you may want to ask one.
Semper,
Mooch

Alright, I'll ask around. Thanks for the input.

[Johnnyringo]

USMC Echo 2/7 97 -01

[Vance]

I hope to serve in the 82nd Airborne once I graduate from HS in 2005.

[Dalleer]

Well, I'll be doing my service in a couple of years and hopefully in either Kaartin Jääkärirykmentti (could be translated as Guards Jaeger regiment) located in Santahamina, Helsinki.

Or, then I'll go to Vekaranjärvi (Karjala brigade is located there), although I wish to be able to go to Helsinki instead..

http://www.mil.fi/maavoimat/joukot/karpr/

Karjala brigade (located in Vekaranjärvi)

http://www.mil.fi/maavoimat/joukot/kaartjr/

Kaartin Jääkärirykmentti (Santahamina, Helsinki)


Decisions, decisions...

(EDIT: too bad that the links are in Finnish, but I'm sure the pictures are worth checking out..)

[USMarine3521]

On October 4th, I leave for the MCRD in Parris Island. My job will hopefully be Infantry -> Rifleman. It is afterall what I signed up for.

Honor - Courage Commitment

This is to certify that [-Name Withheld-] has passed all preliminary requirements for becoming a United States Marine, and after completion of boot camp, will own the proud title "United States Marine." This person has enlisted into the Marine Corps. If this car is shown due to any negative involvement (police, drugs, etc.) please contact us immediately at (888) 334-8692.

This card is a daily reminder that the Core Values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment should guide their daily life.

i'm leaving june 7th (leaving actually on the 6th and staying in hotel overnight) for MCRD parris island, and then onto SOI(school of infantry) after bootcamp. then, onto an infantry unit.Thanks for the info you will be introduced to a few of my friends soon thereafter!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TP

going to MCRD San Diego june 21 can i meet your buddies too?? :lol:

[morlick]

4e R.A, BSTN, 3e section.

[Uncle Sam]

I hope to serve in the 82nd Airborne once I graduate from HS in 2005.

Good deal! That's the best place to start. Go to Ranger school ASAP!!

[TriggerPuller]

On October 4th, I leave for the MCRD in Parris Island. My job will hopefully be Infantry -> Rifleman. It is afterall what I signed up for.

Honor - Courage Commitment

This is to certify that [-Name Withheld-] has passed all preliminary requirements for becoming a United States Marine, and after completion of boot camp, will own the proud title "United States Marine." This person has enlisted into the Marine Corps. If this car is shown due to any negative involvement (police, drugs, etc.) please contact us immediately at (888) 334-8692.

This card is a daily reminder that the Core Values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment should guide their daily life.

i'm leaving june 7th (leaving actually on the 6th and staying in hotel overnight) for MCRD parris island, and then onto SOI(school of infantry) after bootcamp. then, onto an infantry unit.Thanks for the info you will be introduced to a few of my friends soon thereafter!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TP

going to MCRD San Diego june 21 can i meet your buddies too?? :lol: I really dont think you want me to introduce you to my friends,but I will let them know you are coming. care to leave me your name?

TP

[basket of soft kittens]

I served in the U.S. Boy Scout


wheew..dont get him mad he can kills you 5 ways with a spork and then make a nice winsor knot with your end trails.

[Flagg]

8 years British Army. 1 A&SH 1980-88
Qualified MILAN Instructor
Crew Gunner(CVR)

and some other **** too!

Hey Argyll,

Did your MILAN crew practice stay behind operations to hit the second echelon?

If so, I'd be keen to learn more...

[Flagg]

USMarineDEP


going to MCRD San Diego june 21 can i meet your buddies too??

TriggerPuller


I really dont think you want me to introduce you to my friends,but I will let them know you are coming. care to leave me your name?

Hahahahahahahahaha!

USMarineDEP.......Life Lesson #1...NEVER let DS learn your name

Although..having said that.......I dare you to do it....

Just think about it....once your extra special supervised suffering has ended.........you'll have a great story to tell all your mates ;)

[ComnGitMe]

In the 18X program swore in February 10 leaving March 23 and IF I make it through I hope to go to the 7th or the 10th special forces group
I know it's not really up to me but I can be hopeful right ? Till then I'll just keep taking in information and doing pt with my recruiter who is sf qualified

[James]

USMC 1993 - 1997.

I was in 3/7, the best battalion in the 1st MarDiv. :P

[Early Chow Recruit]

MCRD Paris Island Jan 88 Platoon 3031/3028 series
USMC Admin Det Aberdeen Proving Grounds MD. 2171 TOW tech Primer
(Rocked out prior to having to go to Albany GA for an aditional 6 mo. of BS)
Anti Tank TOW Co 8th Tank Bn 4th MAR DIV (Reserve)
OJT Driver, 0331, 0352

Nov 1990 - May 1991
Operation Bitch Slap Iraq and its parade ready military
Anti Tank TOW Co 8th Tank Bn 2 MAR Div 3rd Plt, 3rd Section attatched to 3/6

Jan 95 Got the F*&k out as an E-4

I have aquired the following skills courtesy of the University of Sams Music and Culture

1. **** Bird
2. Buffer Qualified
3. Qualified on the complete line of pioneer gear
4. Specialized in Pot Shack Operations
5. Additional detail qualified
6. Professional Skater
7. Qualified expert Chix ala king assasin (See Chicken stew recruit)
8. Invisible man
9. Earned bonus points waiting in line
10. Command problem child
11. Hmmwv stunt man
12. Sign language comm expert
13. Vulgarian
14. Expert excavator (see line 3)
15. Rifle, MG, TOW what ever the F*&k eltse cleaner
16. Last but not least.......

Early Chow Recruit

[11F5S]

What is the difference between an USNA grad and an NROTC grad? I don't understand the Reserve in Reserve Officer Training Corps.




If I remember correctly, it has to do with your commission. If you are Reserve and you want to stay past 4 years of active duty, you have to apply for augmentation to active duty or you'll drop to the Reserves upon competing your 4 years of obligated service...or something like that.
Keep in mind, I'm not an O, so you may want to ask one.
Semper,
Mooch

Incorrect! Everyone starts out on a equal footing, it doesn't matter how you earn your commission (Academy, ROTC, OCS etc) they are all Reserve Commissions. In order to be promoted to O-4 on AD the officer must win appointment to Regular Officer. It's been that way for more than 20 years.

[zenmaster]

Dep- June 21st huh? I will hit four years on June 21st. To ****heads: no I can't guarantee BUD/S is hard from personal experience. I have not been. I have friends who have gone; some made it, some didn't. I can guarantee it is hard because I have graduated from MCRD San Diego and that was difficult for most people. I'm sure BUD/S is exponentially harder than that. The point of my comment was to dissuade highschool kids who have only seen BUD/S on tv from planning their life as a SEAL before they are even in the Navy. I was not aware there was a SEAL contract, but realize a contract is only if you fulfill your obligations and complete the training- no easy task.

Nice to see you here, Molsen. Did I ever tell you I got my MAV?

[11F5S]

too many ROTC douchebags who think they are badasses because they went to classes and put they gay little uniforms on. .

Those uniforms that you refer to as "gay little uniforms" just happen to be the uniforms of our armed forces.

You sound like a guy who didn't have what it takes to get into college.

[SFOD-A]

How long has the 3rd Bn been located in Charlotte?

No man the 3rd Bn is located in Ft Bragg, And i live in Charlotte.

[11F5S]

How long has the 3rd Bn been located in Charlotte?

No man the 3rd Bn is located in Ft Bragg, And i live in Charlotte.


You commute 279 miles r/t everyday?

You have peaked my curiosity, so please tell me how you are going to enter SF.

[SFOD-A]

You commute 279 miles r/t everyday?


I work and sleep at Ft Bragg. And go home in the Weekend.

[zenmaster]

If I didn't have what it takes to get into college, how would I know about your gay little uniforms? And no, they are not the uniform of the armed forces. Since when did ROTC recruits storm a beach or secure an objective? ROTC is a recruiting tool. You are not in the armed forces till you are handed your commission. Why don't you address the real issue rather than attack me personally. Shut your ****, pour yourself a white wine spritzer and go try to bang your 'first sergeant.'

[Beowulf]

If I didn't have what it takes to get into college, how would I know about your gay little uniforms? And no, they are not the uniform of the armed forces. Since when did ROTC recruits storm a beach or secure an objective? ROTC is a recruiting tool. You are not in the armed forces till you are handed your commission. Why don't you address the real issue rather than attack me personally. Shut your ****, pour yourself a white wine spritzer and go try to bang your 'first sergeant.'

I suggest you work on your situational awareness, especially when entering a new AO. Have you ever served? Do you know what "11F5S" means?

You insulted the uniform of people who are on the path to becoming commissioned officers in the military. ROTC has a long tradition, and merits at least some respect.


-b

[XASA]

US Army 1965 to 1971 as:

German Translator, Vietnamese Translator, Voice Intercept Operator and Operations/Intelligence NCOIC

at:

54th US Army Security Agency Special Operations Command
Field Station Berlin
NSA
92nd Psyops Company (Tactical)

Plus TDY stations up the ying-yang

[Jack Mehoff]

If I didn't have what it takes to get into college, how would I know about your gay little uniforms? And no, they are not the uniform of the armed forces. Since when did ROTC recruits storm a beach or secure an objective? ROTC is a recruiting tool. You are not in the armed forces till you are handed your commission. Why don't you address the real issue rather than attack me personally. Shut your ****, pour yourself a white wine spritzer and go try to bang your 'first sergeant.'

I suggest you work on your situational awareness, especially when entering a new AO. Have you ever served? Do you know what "11F5S" means?



-b
An old fart?

[Beowulf]

If I didn't have what it takes to get into college, how would I know about your gay little uniforms? And no, they are not the uniform of the armed forces. Since when did ROTC recruits storm a beach or secure an objective? ROTC is a recruiting tool. You are not in the armed forces till you are handed your commission. Why don't you address the real issue rather than attack me personally. Shut your ****, pour yourself a white wine spritzer and go try to bang your 'first sergeant.'

I suggest you work on your situational awareness, especially when entering a new AO. Have you ever served? Do you know what "11F5S" means?



-b
An old fart?
yeah i know you don't like him...that's funny but at least you served your time....

[XASA]

If it wasn't for us old farts there wouldn't be young turds like you ;)

[zenmaster]

I suggest you work on your situational awareness, especially when entering a new AO. Have you ever served? Do you know what "11F5S" means?

You insulted the uniform of people who are on the path to becoming commissioned officers in the military. ROTC has a long tradition, and merits at least some respect.


I am in the military. I give it as much respect as it merits: it is a recruiting device, not an armed service. The only disrespect that I give it are those who think they know all and presume their college degree gives them some sort of special knowledge enlisted personel do not possess. A vast majority of ROTC kids are fine, its that some of them have a poor attitude regarding some of those who serve under them. The comment about the uniform is about the uniform itself. The Army ROTC wears utilities- a field uniform- to major universities. The Naval ROTC wears their uniform, as do the Air Force ROTC, with a fruit cocktail of ribbons that are not real armed service awards. That is my criticism about uniforms; sorry if you can't take a little ribbing now and again.

[11F5S]

Jack you're becoming one fart smeller :lol:

[11F5S]

I think the Marine contingent should clean up this mess.

[11F5S]

A vast majority of ROTC kids are fine, its that some of them have a poor attitude regarding some of those who serve under them.

The vast majority of the enlisted kids in the Marines are fine, it's just guys with an attitude like yours that leaves people with a poor impression about Marines and servicemen in general.

[JMooch]

"I think the Marine contingent should clean up this mess."

Why? I think this is funnier than hell. I love how people get so tweaked over the internet.

Besides, 11F5S, you're doing fine by yourself.

I don't have problems with ROTC kids, for the most part they "respect thier elders" so to speak, it's the Academy (pick which ever one you like) assholes that think their **** doesn't stink and they know everything.
It's fun **** to tell them that the Hummer keys are lost and watch'em scramble in the sand looking for them.

The good LT's usually realize that they won't know as much as their SSgt's until they are Captain's (and only if they pay attention and learn from their SNCO's), unless of course they are prior enlisted (and have at least attained the rank of Cpl). Mustanger's are usually the best officers.

That aside, everyone needs to learn to work and play well with others.

Semper,
Mooch

[11F5S]

Do you know what "11F5S" means

An old fart?


Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 8:18 pm :




In conclusion, 11F5S is a just a pissed off little 12 year old boy who lost his cookie.


You are one confused individual Jack. First you said your mother was Vietnamese and your dad was a caucasion American, then you said your mom was Scottish and your dad was Vietnamese.

In October you said I was a 12 year old boy and now you're calling me an old fart.


All the jacking off must be killing off your brain cells :P

[ChuckThunder]

What is the difference between an USNA grad and an NROTC grad? I don't understand the Reserve in Reserve Officer Training Corps.




If I remember correctly, it has to do with your commission. If you are Reserve and you want to stay past 4 years of active duty, you have to apply for augmentation to active duty or you'll drop to the Reserves upon competing your 4 years of obligated service...or something like that.
Keep in mind, I'm not an O, so you may want to ask one.
Semper,
Mooch

Incorrect! Everyone starts out on a equal footing, it doesn't matter how you earn your commission (Academy, ROTC, OCS etc) they are all Reserve Commissions. In order to be promoted to O-4 on AD the officer must win appointment to Regular Officer. It's been that way for more than 20 years.

Thanks 11F5S! :D

[Jack Mehoff]

Do you know what "11F5S" means

An old fart?


Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 8:18 pm :




In conclusion, 11F5S is a just a pissed off little 12 year old boy who lost his cookie.


You are one confused individual Jack. First you said mother was Vietnamese and your dad was a caucasion American, then you said you mom was Scottish and your dad was Vietnamese.

In October you said I was a 12 year old boy and now you're calling me an old fart.


All the jacking off must be killing off your brain cells :P


You joined this forum in October and act like a 12 year old pimply face in your first post so I assumed you were a 12 year old boy. Now I know you are an old wrinkled **** who has not get lay for years.


115FS
Joined: 09 Oct 2003

[Johnnyringo]

A vast majority of ROTC kids are fine, its that some of them have a poor attitude regarding some of those who serve under them.

The vast majority of the enlisted kids in the Marines are fine, it's just guys with an attitude like yours that leaves people with a poor impression about Marines and servicemen in general.

Nice post... Calling the guys that decide to serve their country in harms way as "kids"... your professionalism shines through! Get off your high horse asshole.

11F5S... 11B.... 8541... 0311... a ****head is a ****head they don't need a number.

[Jack Mehoff]

A vast majority of ROTC kids are fine, its that some of them have a poor attitude regarding some of those who serve under them.

The vast majority of the enlisted kids in the Marines are fine, it's just guys with an attitude like yours that leaves people with a poor impression about Marines and servicemen in general.

Holly ****!! coming from YOU?

[USMarine3521]

USMarineDEP


going to MCRD San Diego june 21 can i meet your buddies too??

TriggerPuller


I really dont think you want me to introduce you to my friends,but I will let them know you are coming. care to leave me your name?

Hahahahahahahahaha!

USMarineDEP.......Life Lesson #1...NEVER let DS learn your name

Although..having said that.......I dare you to do it....

Just think about it....once your extra special supervised suffering has ended.........you'll have a great story to tell all your mates ;)

hahahahaha!!!! you know what i was seriously thinking about giving him my name via PM, but im glad i gave it a long time to think about.

so TP my answer is:

HELL NO!

....until further notice I might decide to give it to you anyway.... :D

[USMarine3521]

Dep- June 21st huh? I will hit four years on June 21st. To ****heads: no I can't guarantee BUD/S is hard from personal experience. I have not been. I have friends who have gone; some made it, some didn't. I can guarantee it is hard because I have graduated from MCRD San Diego and that was difficult for most people. I'm sure BUD/S is exponentially harder than that. The point of my comment was to dissuade highschool kids who have only seen BUD/S on tv from planning their life as a SEAL before they are even in the Navy. I was not aware there was a SEAL contract, but realize a contract is only if you fulfill your obligations and complete the training- no easy task.

Nice to see you here, Molsen. Did I ever tell you I got my MAV?

are you re-enlisting? and I agree with what you said, i know some SEAL challenge contract people at my school...i feel a little bad for them...but never know they might in fact become a SEAL

[EvanL]

A vast majority of ROTC kids are fine, its that some of them have a poor attitude regarding some of those who serve under them.

The vast majority of the enlisted kids in the Marines are fine, it's just guys with an attitude like yours that leaves people with a poor impression about Marines and servicemen in general.

Holly ****!! coming from YOU?
Hey jack, everybodies said what unit they served in, why not state yours? Im interested to know.

[Jack Mehoff]

A vast majority of ROTC kids are fine, its that some of them have a poor attitude regarding some of those who serve under them.

The vast majority of the enlisted kids in the Marines are fine, it's just guys with an attitude like yours that leaves people with a poor impression about Marines and servicemen in general.

Holly ****!! coming from YOU?
Hey jack, everybodies said what unit they served in, why not state yours? Im interested to know.

:roll: For the 100th time? Why don't you use your elite search skill and look it up. I started a thread like this when I first got here

[11F5S]

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[EvanL]

A vast majority of ROTC kids are fine, its that some of them have a poor attitude regarding some of those who serve under them.

The vast majority of the enlisted kids in the Marines are fine, it's just guys with an attitude like yours that leaves people with a poor impression about Marines and servicemen in general.

Holly ****!! coming from YOU?
Hey jack, everybodies said what unit they served in, why not state yours? Im interested to know.

:roll: For the 100th time? Why don't you use your elite search skill and look it up. I started a thread like this when I first got here
Because i would rather hear it again. Im not searching through pages after pages. Its a simple thing. You could have used your last post to say, but i guess you need some sort of special guidance.

[Jack Mehoff]

My mug shot in the processing week

http://untruenews.com/unimages/boy_scout.jpg

[Skaman]

39 Brig. CF. Light Infantry-dismounted. Mountain ops. specialty.

[EvanL]

My mug shot in the processing week

http://untruenews.com/unimages/boy_scout.jpg
Wiseass

[11F5S]

Nice post... Calling the guys that decide to serve their country in harms way as "kids"... your professionalism shines through! Get off your high horse asshole.

Take your head out of your ass Ringo and learn about the use of words in the English language.

KID is a generally acceptable term used informally to mean a "younger or less experienced person".

[Jack Mehoff]

Nice post... Calling the guys that decide to serve their country in harms way as "kids"... your professionalism shines through! Get off your high horse asshole.

Take your head out of your ass Ringo and learn about the use of word in the English language.

KID is a generally acceptable term used informally to mean a "younger or less experienced person".

http://home.zonnet.nl/forum_spam2/user_related/stfu/images/0402.jpg

[SABER 2-3]

You two need to just stop the flirting and fuc* already!

[Trigger]

Would it help if I cracked a joke right about now?

nah. :cantbeli:

[Navy]

navy

[NcDeuce]

Nice post... Calling the guys that decide to serve their country in harms way as "kids"... your professionalism shines through! Get off your high horse asshole.

Take your head out of your ass Ringo and learn about the use of word in the English language.

KID is a generally acceptable term used informally to mean a "younger or less experienced person".

http://home.zonnet.nl/forum_spam2/user_related/stfu/images/0402.jpg

farmgirl opening a can of whoopass!

[Laconian]

I've been a lurker here for a while. I thought it was time to way in. There is always some great info and/or entertainment here.

USMA (I'm one of those Academy A**holes)
IOBC, ABN,
Plt Ldr, Co XO, A/S-3 4 BN-6 INF (Mech)
IOAC, RGR
Infantry School Staff

For clarification Service Academy grads weer always awarded Regular commisions (USNA, USMA, USAFA) until about '95 or '96, when Pres. Clinton changed it to a Reserve commission for all new O-1s (Long after my time). Also, Distinguished Military Graduates in ROTC or OCS classes (by commissioning year group) were also commissioned as Regulars. Other were commissioned as Reserve. In about the 3 or 4 th year of service, Reserve commissioned officers could apply for Voluntary Indefinite status and have the commission converted to Regular status. Unfortunately, it also threw your branch assignment up into the air. I knew too many good Infantry officers that won their Regular commissions but had to branch transfer, usually to a Combat Support or Combat Service Support branch. I'm not sure how they do it now. By the way, CADET (or Midshipman) USMA, USAFA (or USNA) is an active duty status. It doesn't count towards retirement, but they are subject to UCMJ and all other military rules & regulations.

Also. personalities on officers (Academy grads or not) run the gamut just like everybody else. I always took the advice of my PSG and 1SG, and realized that good non-commissioned officers have always been the backbone of every unit, since dawn of man. For every USNA, USMA or USAFA knucklehead (& there some), there 10 that are competent, caring officers who take our responsilities as leaders & commanders seriouslyand to heart. (Think Grant, Lee, Jackson, Sherman, Pershing, Eisenhower, Patton, Sheridan, McArthur, Bradley, Taylor, Ridgeway, Darby, Terry Allen, Schwarzkopf, Hal Moore, etc.)

Sorry for the length of my first post. We'll see everybody on the OBJ.

[Beowulf]

Welcome, sir. Hope you enjoy the insanity that is this message board, lots of good pics though.

All best,
-b

[WARPIG]

3/8 INF, 8th ID
1/505 PIR, 82nd ABN DIV
2 BDE, 2 AD
2 BDE, 4 ID
INFANTRY, PARATROOPER, MORTARMAN

Currently an MP Team Leader/ Squad Leader in the National Guard.... but I want to go to Buds... and SF .. and ROTC.


Bye the way.. been in my NG unit for 4 years... have had 5 ROTC cadets work for/with me. Not one of them has survived to get commisioned. One of them is complaining cause he wants to go active/enlisted and DA wants him to attent basic training. What a damn whiner.

[USMarine3521]

Nice post... Calling the guys that decide to serve their country in harms way as "kids"... your professionalism shines through! Get off your high horse asshole.

Take your head out of your ass Ringo and learn about the use of word in the English language.

KID is a generally acceptable term used informally to mean a "younger or less experienced person".

http://home.zonnet.nl/forum_spam2/user_related/stfu/images/0402.jpg

farmgirl opening a can of whoopass!

actually its jack with a modified version of farmgirls avatar :lol:

[Ralf174978]

French Foreign Legion
Légion étrangère
Französische Fremdenlegion

4° RE, 1° CEV, 3° Section

http://www.lalegion.de/grafiken/4eme_re/1er_comp_ev_du_4eme_re.gifhttp://www.beepworld.de/memberdateien/members57/bmhq666/4re.gif

http://www.beepworld.de/memberdateien/members67/josefkaltenbrunner/pmarder01.jpg

[Echo5Hotel]

1988 Enlisted, United States Army, Basic Training Ft Dix, NJ.
1988-1989 AIT, Goodfellow AFB
1989 Tactical add-on course, Ft. Devons, MA
1989-1992 A co. 110th MI BN, 10th MTN DIV (LI)
1992-1993 Army Korea Technical Control and Analysis Element, Camp Humphries, Zeokler Station, ROK
1993-1995 MI BN (LI) Orlando, FL/South America
1995-1998 A co. 733rd MI BN, Schofield Brks, KRSOC, HI
1998-2001 National Security Agency

[XASA]

1988 Enlisted, United States Army, Basic Training Ft Dix, NJ.
1988-1989 AIT, Goodfellow AFB
1989 Tactical add-on course, Ft. Devons, MA
1989-1992 A co. 110th MI BN, 10th MTN DIV (LI)
1992-1993 Army Korea Technical Control and Analysis Element, Camp Humphries, Zeokler Station, ROK
1993-1995 MI BN (LI) Orlando, FL/South America
1995-1998 A co. 733rd MI BN, Schofield Brks, KRSOC, HI
1998-2001 National Security Agency

Echo5Hotel, were you in INSCOM? I was in the unit that preceded INSCOM, ASA, from 1965 to 1971; in fact, we made up the first Army class at Goodfellow back in 1966. Also stationed at NSA when it was still "No Such Agency". It good to see you youngsters are still on the ball :P

[Echo5Hotel]

1988 Enlisted, United States Army, Basic Training Ft Dix, NJ.
1988-1989 AIT, Goodfellow AFB
1989 Tactical add-on course, Ft. Devons, MA
1989-1992 A co. 110th MI BN, 10th MTN DIV (LI)
1992-1993 Army Korea Technical Control and Analysis Element, Camp Humphries, Zeokler Station, ROK
1993-1995 MI BN (LI) Orlando, FL/South America
1995-1998 A co. 733rd MI BN, Schofield Brks, KRSOC, HI
1998-2001 National Security Agency

Echo5Hotel, were you in INSCOM? I was in the unit that preceded INSCOM, ASA, from 1965 to 1971; in fact, we made up the first Army class at Goodfellow back in 1966. Also stationed at NSA when it was still "No Such Agency". It good to see you youngsters are still on the ball :P

Yep! I was in INSCOM. Early in my career I was able to talk to some of the older Warrants that used to have great sories of what it was like in the ASA. We all hoped for a return to those days but as it was things only got worse and worse in the Army. Finally I couldn't take the constant politics and posturing that NCOs were being forced to do. Thats why I wasn't an officer, I didn't want to play politics but I couldn't avoid it so I got out at 13 years. I miss a lot of it but when I start feeling like that I just try to remember the things that made me make the decision to ETS.

[Elmo]

Signals platoon leader, armoured brigade. (naturally reserve)

[Scrim]

USMCR 92-2002.
Welcome aboard Echo5Hotel, Im right down the road from you in Athens.
Cheers!

[b00n]

French Foreign Legion
Légion étrangère
Französische Fremdenlegion

4° RE, 1° CEV, 3° Section



I dont know why, but somehow thats impressive. p-)

[OldRecon]

http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~aslake/oppklesk2.jpg

&

http://home.no.net/troll66/fnnatofiler/apc.gif

About 15 years and as many kilos ago

[Argyll]

French Foreign Legion
Légion étrangère
Französische Fremdenlegion

4° RE, 1° CEV, 3° Section



I dont know why, but somehow thats impressive. p-)

All it says is Foreign legion in English.French and German,But he served with the 4 th Regiment,1st Company 3rd Section......sounded more though,but respect to the guy,the Legion is no cake walk! ;)

[Echo5Hotel]

Thanks for the welcome there Scrim. :) I am up in Athens normally on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month doing the airsoft thing.

[XASA]

1988 Enlisted, United States Army, Basic Training Ft Dix, NJ.
1988-1989 AIT, Goodfellow AFB
1989 Tactical add-on course, Ft. Devons, MA
1989-1992 A co. 110th MI BN, 10th MTN DIV (LI)
1992-1993 Army Korea Technical Control and Analysis Element, Camp Humphries, Zeokler Station, ROK
1993-1995 MI BN (LI) Orlando, FL/South America
1995-1998 A co. 733rd MI BN, Schofield Brks, KRSOC, HI
1998-2001 National Security Agency

Echo5Hotel, were you in INSCOM? I was in the unit that preceded INSCOM, ASA, from 1965 to 1971; in fact, we made up the first Army class at Goodfellow back in 1966. Also stationed at NSA when it was still "No Such Agency". It good to see you youngsters are still on the ball :P

Yep! I was in INSCOM. Early in my career I was able to talk to some of the older Warrants that used to have great sories of what it was like in the ASA. We all hoped for a return to those days but as it was things only got worse and worse in the Army. Finally I couldn't take the constant politics and posturing that NCOs were being forced to do. Thats why I wasn't an officer, I didn't want to play politics but I couldn't avoid it so I got out at 13 years. I miss a lot of it but when I start feeling like that I just try to remember the things that made me make the decision to ETS.


Yeah, ASA was all that and a bag of chips. Mission was paramount so the officers, NCOs and EM got along without too much chickenshi*. Can't speak for them all but the ASA units I was in all had a anti-politically correct mindset and an eat, drink and be merry lifestyle. Went to my first and only reunion of one of the units, FS Berlin, and more than 30 years later us old farts are laughing at how much fun we had.

[Sierra]

I will prob. join the Army and hopefully become a Ranger. If not, then I will prob join one of the Airborne divisions.

[Echo5Hotel]

1988 Enlisted, United States Army, Basic Training Ft Dix, NJ.
1988-1989 AIT, Goodfellow AFB
1989 Tactical add-on course, Ft. Devons, MA
1989-1992 A co. 110th MI BN, 10th MTN DIV (LI)
1992-1993 Army Korea Technical Control and Analysis Element, Camp Humphries, Zeokler Station, ROK
1993-1995 MI BN (LI) Orlando, FL/South America
1995-1998 A co. 733rd MI BN, Schofield Brks, KRSOC, HI
1998-2001 National Security Agency

Echo5Hotel, were you in INSCOM? I was in the unit that preceded INSCOM, ASA, from 1965 to 1971; in fact, we made up the first Army class at Goodfellow back in 1966. Also stationed at NSA when it was still "No Such Agency". It good to see you youngsters are still on the ball :P

Yep! I was in INSCOM. Early in my career I was able to talk to some of the older Warrants that used to have great sories of what it was like in the ASA. We all hoped for a return to those days but as it was things only got worse and worse in the Army. Finally I couldn't take the constant politics and posturing that NCOs were being forced to do. Thats why I wasn't an officer, I didn't want to play politics but I couldn't avoid it so I got out at 13 years. I miss a lot of it but when I start feeling like that I just try to remember the things that made me make the decision to ETS.


Yeah, ASA was all that and a bag of chips. Mission was paramount so the officers, NCOs and EM got along without too much chickenshi*. Can't speak for them all but the ASA units I was in all had a anti-politically correct mindset and an eat, drink and be merry lifestyle. Went to my first and only reunion of one of the units, FS Berlin, and more than 30 years later us old farts are laughing at how much fun we had.

Yeah, political correctness was one of the main reasons I felt the way I did. I just don't think political correctness, especially in the extremes that it is now being forced on the military, should have much of a place in a military organization. I'm sorry but if you are a soldier and are easily offended by some harsh language then you are probably in the wrong profession. It's ok for me as a squad leader to order soldiers to charge up that hill and kill every last person in that bunker no matter what it takes but it is not ok for me to say the word f**k in the process as someone might be offended?! Wow, how offended are they gonna be when they go to clear the bunker after a grenade was lobbed in there and see the innards of those enemy soldiers spread on every wall? Combat is ugly and anti-pc no matter how you look at it. When you boil the job of the military down to its most base function it is to kill people and break things in a highly efficient military manner. This is not a PC activity. So, lets enforce political correctness extremism on an organization that is, by it's very deffinition, anti-pc. Just one of the several reasons I left the service. Man, where did this soap box come from and how did I get on top of it? Sorry about the rant.

[fantassin]

Basically it says:

4°Régiment Etranger (4th Foreign Regiment)
1ere Compagnie d'Engagés Volontaires (1st Volunteers Company)
3°Section (3rd Platoon)

It means he's either a young legionnaire doing his four month basic training in Castelnaudary with the 4°RE or a member of the training staff of that same regiment.

Impressive if you don't speak French !

;)

[XASA]

Yeah, political correctness was one of the main reasons I felt the way I did. I just don't think political correctness, especially in the extremes that it is now being forced on the military, should have much of a place in a military organization. I'm sorry but if you are a soldier and are easily offended by some harsh language then you are probably in the wrong profession. It's ok for me as a squad leader to order soldiers to charge up that hill and kill every last person in that bunker no matter what it takes but it is not ok for me to say the word f**k in the process as someone might be offended?! Wow, how offended are they gonna be when they go to clear the bunker after a grenade was lobbed in there and see the innards of those enemy soldiers spread on every wall? Combat is ugly and anti-pc no matter how you look at it. When you boil the job of the military down to its most base function it is to kill people and break things in a highly efficient military manner. This is not a PC activity. So, lets enforce political correctness extremism on an organization that is, by it's very deffinition, anti-pc. Just one of the several reasons I left the service. Man, where did this soap box come from and how did I get on top of it? Sorry about the rant.

Rant on Echo5Hotel, everyone else does here with less to say. I agree with you wholeheartedly. War is a dirty business and sometimes it seems the U.S. wants to fight its wars with kid gloves on so we won't get our hands dirty.

When we were in the "field," PC went to the wayside, so long as you performed the mission, which we did quite well, but when I came back stateside, especially to NSA, it seemed that unit was more interested in shined shoes, high & tight haircuts and generalized chickenshi*. Still, we could curse out dimwitted minions for screwing up, and since women weren't in operational slots at the time, we could usually act out without getting in trouble.

My Army, though, was much different than yours. Hell, when I enlisted in 1965, it was probably at the peak of its professionalism because there were still a few WWII and Korean War vets around. By 1971, when I got out, it was at its nadir due to the deletrious affects of the Vietnam War.

BTW: Welcome to Militaryphotos.net. If you can sift through the postings by those on the political fringe, wannabes and nationalists, there's some good stuff here; however, some days, it's better to just look at the pictures and let the nut jobs have at it :P

[Ralf174978]

Basically it says:

4°Régiment Etranger (4th Foreign Regiment)
1ere Compagnie d'Engagés Volontaires (1st Volunteers Company)
3°Section (3rd Platoon)

It means he's either a young legionnaire doing his four month basic training in Castelnaudary with the 4°RE or a member of the training staff of that same regiment.

Impressive if you don't speak French !

;)
Apology for the use of some French abbreviations - I forgot that the language in this forum is mainly English. ;)

But fantassin has translated it correctly or rather cleared up. :lol:

The photo was taken in September 1987 in the headquarter of the FFL in Aubagne just before beginning my basic training in the 4th Foreign Regiment. At this time I was 20 years old.

During my basic training I had a heavy accident on the range (Stand de Tir Burnel) outside of the regiment (Quartier Capitaine Danjou). Because of the heavy injury I was driven immediately to Toulouse into the Military Hospital (Hôpital Militaire H. Larrey). There I was then operated. After a few weeks I was discharged prematurely from the FFL because of medical reasons.