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Retired MSgt USAF 21yrs Active duty. ICBM Missile Maint. (MM2/MM3). Favorite assignments...Vandenberg AFB CA (test launch missiles)....Fort Belvoir (Defense Threat Reduction Agency....inspect Former Soviet Union ICBM/SBLM)...
 

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USAF Basic burned this into the most primitive molecules of my brain, no matter how much I drink I just can't get it out. I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday BUT I know this tune! The first 20 seconds is the basic training wake up call...
That and the USAF song:

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Never flew in one but Spooky kicks ass...
 
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USAF Basic burned this into the most primitive molecules of my brain, no matter how much I drink I just can't get it out. I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday BUT I know this tune! The first 20 seconds is the basic training wake up call...
That and the USAF song:

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Never flew in one buy Spooky kicks ass...
my airplane ...

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Found what is probably the only photo I have of one of my crews with an aircraft. This was on deployment, post-flight.

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15 years 10 months here. About to separate from Uncle Sam's boat club. Spent more time in a Marine uniform then in my crackerjacks so I claim the Marines over the Navy all day. DEVIL DOLPHIN 05-21.

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Oh I'm sorry. Strait legged Grunt Doc. 2MARDIV out of Camp Lejeune. My favorite duty station was the little piece of heaven me and my squad were in, in Afgahnistan. Best worst time of my life.
 
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Navy here, OS2, 5 years aboard USS John Rodgers (DD-983) out of Mayport and USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) out of San Diego and spent most of those years underway. Even earned a couple beer and swim calls during all that time afloat ? The Harpoon Missile was my primary duty but boy I spent a lot of time painting shit...or at least it felt like it! :LOL: Got tattoos, drank too much, just plain wore myself out. But was blessed to hit a lot of ports in Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Australia, Thailand, Israel, etc. In a way I still feel like I'm in the service after working in a shipyard repairing Navy ships over the past 16 years.

Anyway, glad I stumbled onto this thread to read about you all and share in the comradery and enjoyment of owning (and modding) a Ranger. Cheers!
 

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1 year mandatory service (about 80-85% of male population does this).

Basic training in Artillery, then Medic training. Spent the half of the time in hospital (as in taking care of the patients) and half attached to a FOB unit watching shells go down. Closest volley at ~50m due to someone's miss-calculation. One actual incident outside of cuts/bruises and pill distribution when a guy fell down and busted up his head and half of his teeth.

Saw and participated in treating of flesh eating bacteria infection and surgical removal of severe peritonsillar abscess in the hospital. Was bit messy to guide the suction tube in the throat when the doctor is poking at the huge blisters with a scalpel.

In reserve I had multitude of weekend medic trainings (basic gun/shrapnel/burn wounds, intubation, needle (periferic vein catehra?) ect. rehersals) and then some larger exercises, attached as medic to the "war time unit". Send one guy to home due to being sick. Technically took him to the field hospital where the doctor tried to send him back to our unit. I just said to him that "You do what you want, but we're not taking him back". Guy was then moved to higher up hospital and released from the exercise after few hours. Gave me a corporal pip for that.

Later on had the opportunity to go to peace keeping corps. Took a stint in Balkans as Signal maintenance technician aka. copy machine repair man. I think it those were the most significant pieces of equipment in the whole operation, if they broke, nothing moved. Most life threatening situation happened in the US camp. Took an ultimate tirple whopper with extra extra cheese and bacon from the Burger King, was about 5000kcal.

They took me off the reserve 10-15 years ago, but I still could probably shoot people, patch them up afterwards and file in the report in 3 copies after fixing the copy machine.
 

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1 year mandatory service (about 80-85% of male population does this).
Ill be honest, the US needs this right now, to put some dang pride and respect back into this country.
 

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Served four years active duty Air Force as Security Police. Got out and started my civilian career in law enforcement. Over 30 years now. One more year and I am out!
 

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USAF 24 years. Air Traffic Controller. Working RADAR was like playing Pac-Man, but it was important to always keep them apart.
I've now been collecting retirement checks longer than I collected active duty checks. Smartest thing I ever did.
 

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USAF 24 years. Air Traffic Controller. Working RADAR was like playing Pac-Man, but it was important to always keep them apart.
I've now been collecting retirement checks longer than I collected active duty checks. Smartest thing I ever did.
I always used the mile and a half there and a mile and a half back = 3 mile rule and the big sky principle.....PS
 
 



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