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Seabee John

Seabee John

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Just wondering who our Vets are.

If you are a Vet, roger up years and branch

1991-present U.S. Navy (Seabees) (Iraq)

Edit:

1991 : Great Lakes
91-96: NMCB 7, Gulfport Ms
Deployed: Okinawa 92
Guam 92
Okinawa 93
Guam 93
Panama 94
Colombia 94
Puerto Rico 94
Bahamas 94
Cuba 95
96-99: NAS Corpus Christ Tx.
00: NARC Minneapolis
01: Naval Reserve Recruiting Command Area Central
03-Present: NMCB 25 Ft. McCoy Wi.
Deployed:
Iraq 06
 
Army 1992-Present (3 year break for college)
Lots of jobs - Intell, Field Artillery... (Iraq)

Yooper, where were you in GE?
 
jtvinny said:
Army 1992-Present (3 year break for college)
Lots of jobs - Intell, Field Artillery... (Iraq)

Yooper, where were you in GE?
Click to expand...

Downtown Frankfurt at VII Corps headquarters, and then a little north of downtown in the 3AD (which has been disbanded now). The kasernes have been demolished. The buildings are no longer there, I understand.
 
I'm not a vet myself but would just like put a general Thank You out there to all of you that have put your lives on the line and proudly served our country.
 
1972-1980, 13B Field Artillery:

NJNG ('72-'73) - M109A1 SPH
Ft Ord, CA ('72 Basic)
Ft. Sill, OK ('72 AIT)
Ft. Bragg, NC ('73-'74) - M198 Towed
Augsburg, Germany ('75-'79) - M110 8" SPH Crew Chief/NBC NCO
Ft. Bragg, NC ('79-'80) - M198 Towed/Unit Armorer

1981-present, Army Civilian:

Ft. Dix, NJ ('81-'86) - Small Arms Reparier/Inspector
Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, TX ('86-'87) - Intern
Ft. Monmouth, NJ ('87-'87) - Intern
Rock Island, IL ('87-'97) - ILS, Equipment Specialist Artillery
Ft. Bragg, NC ('97-'99) - Armament LAR
Bamberg, Germany ('99-2004) - Armament LAR
DEPLOYED - Kosovo ('99) - Armament LAR
DEPLOYED - Kosovo ('00) - Armament LAR
Rock Island, IL ('04- ) - Equipment Specialist M109A6 Paladin SPH

I'll retire in 16 months with over 35 years Gov't Service. :rockin:

crazy_piump: You were in the 1/7th? I inspected your arms racks back then...as well as the Engineers on the other side of the PX. I supported 1/6th mostly. ;)
 
USAF 1991-Present (1W071A)

Texas - Lackland AFB
Arizona - Luke AFB
Honduras - Soto Cano AB
Mississippi- Keesler AFB
Kentucky - Ft. Campbell
South Korea - Osan AB
Nebraska - Offutt AFB
Germany - Sembach AB
South Korea - Camp Page
Virginia - Langley AFB
 
Army
2000-present and in to the future
63B (Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic)


Ft Jackson,SC
Ft Sill,OK
Ft Irwin, CA

South Korea
Ireland
Germany
Kuwait
Iraq (liked it so much I am going back):drunk:
 
Canadian Military

2002-2007 Navy SONAR OPERATOR/Ships Diver/Boarding Party onboard HMCS Winnipeg (Victoria BC)
-Did 6 Months in the Persian Gulf in 2005

2007-Present Airforce ATIS TECH (Kingston Ontario)
-Currently in training yet again for Aerospace telecommunications and Informations Systems Technician
 
Not meaning to make a mockery of your guys' profession. I applaud what you all do for us and our country.....

But I was Delayed Entry for the Navy for about 5 months till I dropped out of high school and gained 30lbs.:cross:
 
USN-'89 to '94 - Aviation Electronics Tech, O level, VP-4
 
Well technically... I was 170 out of basic and I weigh 240 now......

I gained 79lbs if it makes you feel better
 
I joined the Navy in 91, I weighed a whopping 123 pounds. (I'm 5'8") so yea, I was the skinniest dude in my company. double Rat's in the chowline and PT boosted me up to 165 in no time. I still have a 32" waist.
 
Navy 1997-present
Hospital Corpsman
1st Marine Division 1997-2002
Edson Range 2002-2005
Inshore Boat Unit 52 2005-2008
 
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