Attn: Veterans

[Vigilante]

 

[eagle1462010]

USN

1984 - 1994

EM2........USS Reeves, USS Charleston, USS Wasp

Got out with Clinton in office after Somalia 1993.

 

[williepete]

USAF Active Duty: 1977-1996 with a break between my enlisted and commissioned years.

Enlisted: 70250B, Admin clerk.

Commissioned: 011F3N, Fighter Pilot and FAC: RF-4C, OA-37B, T-38 and A-10.

 

[Drachenjäger]

USN Active Duty

2012-2016

Operations Specialist, Petty Officer 2nd Class

I've been deployed to the Persian Gulf and got my War on Terror Expeditionary over there.
Only did 4 years because modern Navy has become disgustingly PC with plummeting morale and camaraderie.
Thanks to all the ground-pounders that did the job I never had a chance at. I wish my ship could've done something more to support you guys, be it Tomahawks or surface fire support.

 

[yiostheoy]

USMC 1974 - 1980 all stateside.

O-1, O-2, O-3 selectee.

Arty & Naval guns.

JAG final year.

 

[Ringel05]

Wow, I got kidded about not fucking up or I'd get sent to Adak, Alaska or Bumfuck Egypt. How did you wind up in Antarctica as an AT and not on a carrier somewhere?

Just dumb luck I guess.

That's actually pretty cool. Not many people can lay claim to having set foot on Antarctica. On the other hand, the extreme environment and lack of being able to get away from it all would suck. Kind of like being at sea, but without any port calls.

But there was a women behind every tree.

That's funny...my old man said the same thing about Thule AFB, Greenland.

Not a tree in sight...

Not sure but I think that's where my dad was when I was born (1954).

 

[miketx]

Thank you veterans for voting for Donald Trump!

 

[awesome american man]

Hey everyone. I'm not really super hooooaaaah as much but I am 11B (infantry) Army National Guard.
FOLLOW ME!

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

6/28/1966-7/07/1970
Primary MOS =0811
Secondary MOS= 8531
Highest rank attained= Lance Corporal

Really Annoying Speech Habit

That's not an MOS, that's an MOS number. Avoiding this kind of inexact meaning should be taught in school. Even widely experienced Marines don't know that many MOS numbers.

 

[regent]

Another bump.. Pass the word folks, I've only add two to the list for this year, I know there must be more.

I wouldn't be too sure there is more Mr. P.. The recent influx of board members has seemed to be more liberal than conservative, and liberals aren't fans of the military, let alone ones to actually serve.

I remember well, 1944 and the government trying to work out a plan to let soldiers overseas vote. It was the first time our infantry company seemed ready to discuss politics and we discovered most of us were Democrats. It was the age of FDR. Since no one admitted to being a Republican we wondered how they looked. Someone said there was a Republican in K company so a number of us walked over to K company area and only saw GI's like ourselves.

 

[Hossfly]

Guy who took photo just sent me this. We were at a buddy's funeral in June '17 at Winston-Salem.
Fellow in Black shirt is Cliff H. Fellow in blue suit is Joe Marm. Fellow in Stetson is Hossfly.
We were together in the Ia Drang Valley at LZ X-Ray, Nov 14, 1965. Joe was awarded the MOH for his actions that day.

 

[protectionist]

Guy who took photo just sent me this. We were at a buddy's funeral in June '17 at Winston-Salem.
Fellow in Black shirt is Cliff H. Fellow in blue suit is Joe Marm. Fellow in Stetson is Hossfly.
We were together in the Ia Drang Valley at LZ X-Ray, Nov 14, 1965. Joe was awarded the MOH for his actions that day.

Why has this picture been crossed out ?

 

[longknife]

Guy who took photo just sent me this. We were at a buddy's funeral in June '17 at Winston-Salem.
Fellow in Black shirt is Cliff H. Fellow in blue suit is Joe Marm. Fellow in Stetson is Hossfly.
We were together in the Ia Drang Valley at LZ X-Ray, Nov 14, 1965. Joe was awarded the MOH for his actions that day.

Why has this picture been crossed out ?

For some reason, the forum software won't accept certain images. I haven't figured out why.

 

[Hossfly]

Guy who took photo just sent me this. We were at a buddy's funeral in June '17 at Winston-Salem.
Fellow in Black shirt is Cliff H. Fellow in blue suit is Joe Marm. Fellow in Stetson is Hossfly.
We were together in the Ia Drang Valley at LZ X-Ray, Nov 14, 1965. Joe was awarded the MOH for his actions that day.

Why has this picture been crossed out ?

I've been trying to find out then I'll answer my post with the picture.

 

[Hossfly]

Guy who took photo just sent me this. We were at a buddy's funeral in June '17 at Winston-Salem.
Fellow in Black shirt is Cliff H. Fellow in blue suit is Joe Marm. Fellow in Stetson is Hossfly.
We were together in the Ia Drang Valley at LZ X-Ray, Nov 14, 1965. Joe was awarded the MOH for his actions that day.

Found the solution

 

[Canon Shooter]

I'm retired Navy ('81-'01), STG1 (E-6)

 

[odanny]

U.S. Army
1985-1992
68FX1 (aircraft mechanic, the X-ray one indicates I worked on the AH-64)
Stationed at Schofield Barracks and Ft. Carson.
Deployed to Korea, Thailand and Japan.

 

[Mushroom]

USMC, 1983-1993, 0311 Infantry. Permanently stationed at the Seal Beach Naval Weapon Station, Camp Lejeune, and the Mare Island Naval Shipyard.

US Army, 2007-2012, 14T PATRIOT Missile System Operator, permanently stationed at Fort Bliss.

US Army Reserve, 2012-Present, 25B IT Systems Specialist, primarily stationed at Camp Parks.

Have done deployments or operations on Okinawa, Korea, Panama, and Qatar. Well over 2 years deployed in various capacities.

I am over 20 and can retire at any time. But just over a year ago I reenlisted for another 6 years, which will take me to 59.5 years of age, about 7 months short of mandatory retirement.

 

[Mushroom]

That's not an MOS, that's an MOS number. Avoiding this kind of inexact meaning should be taught in school. Even widely experienced Marines don't know that many MOS numbers.

Oh nonsense, I still remember all 4 of my MOS. And it has been over 25 years.

My primary was 0311. Then I got my first secondary of 8151 at my first duty station where I was part of the Security Force. Then I got my secondary of 0411, Maintenance Management when I ended up doing that job at the Battalion level.

Then at my final duty station I got yet another secondary, of 8531, Marksmanship Instructor. While there I ran the Rifle Range, and that may even be a dead MOS number now as I think a decade or so back they moved that all to the 0900 training area.

But I can guarantee that there are a few MOS numbers that all Marines know. Specifically the 0100, 0300, and 0400 series. Because most love to put down the "stupid grunts". And every unit no matter how big has Admin and Supply. Now I could not tell the MOS between an Admin Clerk and a Postal Clerk, but I know they are in the 0100 section. And I do know what a MIMMS Clerk is, and while I do know that the warehouseman has a different MOS than the guy that orders replacement parts, all are in the 0400 series.

And almost every Marine should know 0200 is Intelligence, and 0600 is Commo. That literally follows the same numbering of the various S shops. S-1 is Admin, 0100. S-2 is Intelligence, 0200. S-3 is Operations, 0300 Infantry. S-4 is Supply and Logistics, 0400. S-6 is Communications, 0600.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

That's not an MOS, that's an MOS number. Avoiding this kind of inexact meaning should be taught in school. Even widely experienced Marines don't know that many MOS numbers.

Oh nonsense, I still remember all 4 of my MOS. And it has been over 25 years.

My primary was 0311. Then I got my first secondary of 8151 at my first duty station where I was part of the Security Force. Then I got my secondary of 0411, Maintenance Management when I ended up doing that job at the Battalion level.

Then at my final duty station I got yet another secondary, of 8531, Marksmanship Instructor. While there I ran the Rifle Range, and that may even be a dead MOS number now as I think a decade or so back they moved that all to the 0900 training area.

But I can guarantee that there are a few MOS numbers that all Marines know. Specifically the 0100, 0300, and 0400 series. Because most love to put down the "stupid grunts". And every unit no matter how big has Admin and Supply. Now I could not tell the MOS between an Admin Clerk and a Postal Clerk, but I know they are in the 0100 section. And I do know what a MIMMS Clerk is, and while I do know that the warehouseman has a different MOS than the guy that orders replacement parts, all are in the 0400 series.

And almost every Marine should know 0200 is Intelligence, and 0600 is Commo. That literally follows the same numbering of the various S shops. S-1 is Admin, 0100. S-2 is Intelligence, 0200. S-3 is Operations, 0300 Infantry. S-4 is Supply and Logistics, 0400. S-6 is Communications, 0600.

Did you know what a 2800 was? I was 2881.