Current or Former Military Service Poll

[Tcoat]

[isuckatusernames]

Since this thread has been brought back up...


USAF 2008-present // Intelligence Analyst (1N4B)
Started at Ft. Meade, deployed for a couple months. While deployed, I was looking to get a Mazdaspeed3 when I got back, but then I got orders to Korea which would be sending me out there only a few months after returning from Iraq. After Korea, went to Okinawa, followed the twins development during all the time. Got to Okinawa, loved seeing the 86s running around. Started shopping around online a few months prior to my return to the States last year, test drove it when I visited my family in Utah. A week later we drove 6-8 hours (I forget off the top of my head) to Colorado for more family time in Denver for Halloween. Spent the weekend there, then drove across the states to where I am now at Langley. It was a great first month with it, putting ~2500 miles on it in my first ever manual.


Sorry for the wall of text!

[Tcoat]

[humfrz]

Hmmmmm.........I just discovered this thread ....... I don't get out much ......

Thanks for starting it @Tcoat......

humfrz
US Army
Infantry
Captain
Company Commander
!966-1968

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Hmmmmm.........I just discovered this thread ....... I don't get out much ......

Thanks for starting it @Tcoat......

humfrz
US Army
Infantry
Captain
Company Commander
!966-1968

And thank you Sir.

[Babel]

Army, infantry

173rd airborne (Italy) 2010-12
I Corp (jblm) 2012-2014
161st infantry (national guard Seattle) 2014-2016

[Tcoat]

@humfrz
Yes I believe it was indeed Coleman barracks I was in since the name rings a bell. Was actually a bit weird as I was in my own room in the section for the more senior guys and I was just a 18 year old kid. I was one of the very few Canadians to be on the base during that era and was treated like royalty. Even though I was just the equivalent of a Spec 5 my different uniform, rank insignias and green beret made walking around the base very interesting as I was constantly being saluted even from officers.

I was invited to dinner (if "invited" is the right word) with the CO and senior officers two times and spent several evenings in the NCOs club even though I would rather have been hanging out with the people my own age but on the bright side I don't think I ever paid for a drink. I really wasn't there long enough to get off base meet any locals so the girls in the pic did not look like anybody I knew but there was a certain little Hispanic nurse from Texas that really liked the "exotic" Canadian hanging around.

The reason I was there was to train on the new 5 ton recovery wreckers we had just recently received and since my main job at Lahr was helicopter field refueling and we had no helicopters at the time I was picked to go and learn the operation and go back and train the other drivers.
On my last day there the Recovery and Maintenance Company had a big dinner for me and gave me the cert as a member, a cap and a set of badges.

All in all, a big time in my life and many fond memories (Except for the food other than the Officers mess. Oh god that food) and was an opportunity not many of us got back then. In fact the cap and certificate are still proudly displayed on my wall right beside my Officer Commissioning scroll and other awards to this day.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

@humfrz
Yes I believe it was indeed Coleman barracks I was in since the name rings a bell. .............. In fact the cap and certificate are still proudly displayed on my wall right beside my Officer Commissioning scroll and other awards to this day.

hmmmmm........ nope, I didn't receive the "notification" .....

Interesting story.

Small world, huh!

So, you were commissioned as an officer ... ??

Carry on.


humfrz

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

hmmmmm........ nope, I didn't receive the "notification" .....

Interesting story.

Small world, huh!

So, you were commissioned as an officer ... ??

Carry on.


humfrz

Small world indeed. Like I said it would not have been so much if I was American since then it would just be "oh cool same base" but the odds of both of us being at the same one are much shorter.




I was commissioned an officer in Navy Reserve in 93. Retired Lieutenant Commander in 2003 due to work commitments.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Small world indeed. Like I said it would not have been so much if I was American since then it would just be "oh cool same base" but the odds of both of us being at the same one are much shorter.




I was commissioned an officer in Navy Reserve in 93. Retired Lieutenant Commander in 2003 due to work commitments.

I salute ....you ......


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I was commissioned an officer in Navy Reserve in 93. Retired Lieutenant Commander in 2003 due to work commitments.

Originally Posted by humfrz

I salute ....you ......

Oh, fine. *pops tall - salutes* Sir!

[NahumCC]

LT, USN Surface Warfare Officer


USS Monterey (CG 61) ASWO [sun down LAMPS up to all my Bravo drivers] and FPO
USS Ross (DDG 71) FCO [BMD/AW]
Currently an XO working on a MBA.

[lukey86]

Does Australian Defence Force count? lol 4 years of fun and wargames..

My platoon in Germany pictured with a US Stryker

[Guru Woodman]

30 years ago :
(I'm standing, 5th right, the shortest guy of the bunch)