Poll about our participants' military status

[mycrofft]

Interesting results

Nine respondents, none female, none current active duty.
The commnets were more revealing than the poll.
Very good, y'all, shiny side up , play safe amd hooah.

 

[Racingtime]

Hi, just joined the forum. I'm active duty and currently training to be a 68W. I have about a month and a half left at AIT.

 

[Trayos]

Not military myself, but direct relation to an active non-combat duty personnel. A great big thanks to everyone serving, in every capacity.

 

[citizensoldierny]

Male, Army reserves, 1 combat tour just switched to reserves from the Guard and the word on the street is they're fixing to deploy. I have no problem with deploying but don't actually hold my duty MOS. So it will most likely mean going to school then deploying which means a long time away from home. BTW MOS will 68W.

 

[EMT012]

Noticed on the poll there was no place for people who tried to enlist but were medically disqualified. Which is what happened to me, I tried for the AF but was medically disqualified for Bronchiectasis and Asthma, which in turn made me ineligible for all the services.

 

[Ubergopher]

Active duty Air Force here. I guess you could say I've done 1 and a half deployments, I try not to count my time in Kuwait if I can help it.

Not a medic type, but I did a tour in Afghanistan as brigade support for the ETTs. Made some great friends, some of the happiest memories I have were spent in that country (not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing), found an IED the hard way but we all managed to walk out so **** you Taliban.

Navy, active duty, Serving in Afghanistan on a Embedded Training Team...

HM3.

If you don't mind telling or even can without violating OPSEC where at? We had a couple HMs at my FOB, both were good squared away dudes. I was at FOB Rushmore back when I was there.

 

[Lima-Charlie]

USMC 93-98 (extended SOLELY to do another WESTPAC ).

And most of my dealings with angry people have come after being assigned to 1st CivDiv.


h34r:

 

[Sandog]

US Navy 1979-1985. USNS Chauvenet TAGS-29, USS New Orleans LPH-11.

 

[mycrofft]

Hooah all. Ubergopher, good deal on the IED!

Quite a few of my former co-workers' kids (well, they WERE kids) are active duty and overseas.

 

[Kthanid]

option 2-not as a medic, though. I wish I would have started back then.
Have to say of all the people I have worked with I count a good civvy EMT-P as being as solid as anyone. Wish I would have started studying earlier to be one.

 

[Tyler Bruns]

Change mine from "going to join in the next year" to, "enlisted, USAF."

 

[mycrofft]

Hooah Zoomies!

Good luck Bruns!

 

[dudemanguy]

I was in the USMC same years you were Lima-Charlie. Did a year at Camp Hansen in Oki and the rest at Pendleton. Also did a WESTPAC.

 

[Wild_Weasel]

6 years in the USAF here, with a short tour in Korea, where I took first EMT course and did clinical.

Cheers,
W-W

 

[Combat_Medic]

"male on active duty, no combat so far"
Almost a year into my first duty station in South Korea.

 

[Tal]

"Male, current active duty, on or had a combat tour"

lucklly no casulties

 

[NorCal]

Enlisted USAF (Para-Rescue Unit) with one combat tour in Iraq. (2004/2005)

 

[Phlipper]

My experience wasn't listed in the pole ... Male, four years Active Duty as a dumb Grunt, no deployments with US Army, combat experience was as a contractor (Latin America), and may be doing it again (Africa).

 

[Phlipper]

Should have clarified: if I take another contract this time it will not be as a shooter, rather it will be as a full-time medic posted in the CP and sometimes at the static guard sites. I'm too old and slow to dodge bullets.

 

[Richard]

Dutch Marine! RNLMC