roll call

“How many Military people do we have in here?”

“reporting in”

“include reserves?”

“How about past members?”

“2 years army,long break in service,7+years Alabama National Guard”

“Retired...”

“Tin-Hut!”

“Army - 1967 - 1970”

“How about a USMC Dad?”

“18 yrs 1 mos 4 days !!! 1 yr 11 mos and 24 days to go.Army Recruiter/Station Commander

SFC Harrison”

“15 years, 06 months, 2 days. 19D Cavalry Scout

SFC Engman”

“Air Force Brat

Navy Medical Corp 1984-1992”

“Navy brat here, never enrolled, SIR!!”

“28 years in my father's battalion! He is a retired Col. (full bird).”

“2nd Ranger Battalion 75th infantry regiment 1991-1993.

RANGERS LEAD THE WAY!”

“Navy brat. Four-year active hitch, birth Midway Islands Naval Air Station to muster out Jacksonville Naval Air Station, followed by the rest of my life under the firm guidance of a Senior Chief Petty Officer, Ret.”

“I was in ROTC in 11th grade. Corprol walkindude here.”

“Looks like we got a pretty strong showing. By the way I'm a 13F...Forward Observer. Wisconsin National Guard. Going acive after college. Got any advice?”

“The Army's local Recruiters came by my house while I was in Highschool. My knee was in a brace from a surgery so they didn't want much to do with me. Oh well, funny thing is I keep getting all their mail telling me to join "so I can see the world". The Navy, Marines too. Is it really as good as those ads say it is? Seems like a lot of hype to me. No offence.

ThinAir”

“ThinAir,

I think it is like many other jobs, it has it's good times and it's bad times. It really is what you make of it.

I look at the places I've visited, and some of the things I've done. Not many jobs I could do those in. Just realize that when you first start, you won't be jetting around the world, getting great pay, doing interesting stuff all the time. There are the days of total boredom, crappy !$%& jobs, bad weather, thankless details, etc.

But I wouldn't change a thing. I've learned leadership, then got good enough that the Army let me teach it for a few years. Got very proficient at many outdoor skills while getting paid. Maintained very good physical shape compared to lots of American males my age. I taught literaly hundreds of people, mostly at one on one level, teaching can be one of the most rewarding jobs you'll ever do. I've seen foreign coutries, even got to live in one a couple of years. I've been part of American history. I (even little old me) was part of a team that helped guide the new training philosophy in an organization the size of the Army for the next decade. I've got to do all this stuff, and more. I still got about 4 1/2 (maybe a little more if I want) years left to do more!

Sure I could have had a better paying job, one that was more comfortable (ever sit on an ambush in 20 degree weather with a lot of wet gear?), one that kept me in a place long enough to buy a house, a safer job. The military isn't for everyone, and even for those that do join, a carreer isn't for everyone.

I didn't mean to say that much.”

“13FIST -- Keep your head down.”

“How 'bout militant?”

“Hell, I'm in ARFOTC and I still get the letters from the Navy asking me to join.”

“USN-78-81, ROTA”

“71-75, USAF, detatched to DoD for work done for another gov. group in Asia.”

“cool just wondering”

“TT: that wouldn't have been SOG would it? The stay behinds were really gearing up about that time...I was one of them.”

“Canadian Army Medic(Cpl) for the Combat Engineers(and Infantry too if needed) for just over 4 years. Yeah, yeah I know... I'm still relatively new at this! :-P”

“"Shave My Head and live with men! Where do I sign" (said very sarcasticly)

-Bobcat Goldthwait-”