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Well I'm no stranger to the weather forcasting world. I practicly grew up in a weather station. My dad works for the NWS. So yea, I spent alot of time with all kinds of weather equipment.
For me, this is kind of a hard choise. As I find both very interesting. With eod, I can really take off with a law enforcement job. But with weather, I know people where I could "walk in" the NWS.
 
jmendez29 said:
For all the military types out there.

Hey, Shipwreck by Patrick Hrabe::The First Episode

For everyone who hasn't seen it yet, it's a series of computer animation cartoons based on a future Navy. This was a great hit in the office I work out of. We are mostly all ex-Navy types, and it will be most familiar to Navy types, but I think that just about anyone from the military will find this all funny.
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Just watched it.... Man, that was classic old time FTN style watch standing there. Laughed my @ss off. good stuff!
 
9 years Army Aviation Contractor

Never signed up but Im doing my part I guess. My hats off to everyone who has or still is serving.
 
US Army, 1996-2000. M1A1 Tanker, Vilseck Germany. Texas Army National Guard, 2000-2008.

Deployed to Macedonia 1999-2000.
Homeland Security 2002-2003.
Afghanistan 2005-2006.
 
USMC 88-96
Okinowa
Yuma,AZ
Norfolk/Damneck

Took a little vacation for 8 yrs and decided that I missed all the fun so then I joined the Navy reserve in 2004. Now serving with NMCB-26 spent some time in Gulfport,MS
Charleston,SC
Kuwait/afganistan 06-07
 
1993-99 US ARMY
74B10P(now 25B)(IT geek)
Ft. Jackson
Ft. Gordon
Ft. Benning
Ft. Stewart

2004-Now
BSC(Blood Sucking Contractor) working with the US ARMY in Germany. Same job as when i was in, but less PT, and More Pay.



MX1 said:
Brussels-Current (life is so hard)Tim
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Are you at SHAPE? or Cheivres Army Airfield?
 
Currently a reserve helo guy in the Marine Corps, here's my story:

USMCR 1992-1994:
VMFA-321 (May she rest in peace), Andrews AFB, MD

USN 1994-1998:
US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

USMC 1998-2007:
The Basic School, MCB Quantico, VA
VT-6, NAS Whiting Field, FL
HT-18, NAS Whiting Field, FL
HMMT-164, MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA
HMM-264, MCAS New River, NC
1st Battalion, 8th Marines, MCB Camp Lejeune

USMCR 2008-Present:
HMM-774, NAS Norfolk, VA

Deployed three times:
26 MEU - Operations in Iraq & Liberia, exercises in Albania and Djibouti. Port calls in Rota, Spain; Souda Bay, Crete; Valletta, Malta; Dubai, UAE. Eight months total.
OIF - Al Asad Air Base. Seven months of suck.
24 MEU - Operations in Beirut, Lebanon. Exercises in Djibouti, Kuwait, Pakistan and Jordan. Port calls in Toulon & Marseille, France; Civitivecchia, Italy; Dubai, UAE; Limassol, Cyprus.

I got out for 4 months before I realized I had made a mistake. After contacting a prior service recruiter - it took me 8 more months to get my commission back. Now I'm just a reserve bum/house husband. When I'm not doing the reserve gig - I'm a full time dependent (my wife's in the Navy).
 
phrogpilot73 said:
I got out for 4 months before I realized I had made a mistake. After contacting a prior service recruiter - it took me 8 more months to get my commission back. Now I'm just a reserve bum/house husband. When I'm not doing the reserve gig - I'm a full time dependent (my wife's in the Navy).
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Man I should have gone that route! Sit around the house and brew all day... that would be awesome!

oh well...

Hey, welcome to the board!
 
Seabee John said:
Man I should have gone that route! Sit around the house and brew all day... that would be awesome!
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I was working as a software engineer at Pax River, but I'm in between jobs right now. So yeah, I pretty much just brew all day. I think my wife feels a little guilty, as I was over 10 and had some incredible orders lined up. However, those orders would have been three more years of geo-baching. She still owed the Navy for her lat-move, so I got out. She spoils me. So far, I've paid for one set of ingredients and the kegging setup. She's paid for everything else. And she doesn't even like beer!

Seabee John said:
just a reminder - don't forget to join the Military Brewers Group!
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Done.
 
phrogpilot73 said:
I was working as a software engineer at Pax River, but I'm in between jobs right now. So yeah, I pretty much just brew all day. I think my wife feels a little guilty, as I was over 10 and had some incredible orders lined up. However, those orders would have been three more years of geo-baching. She still owed the Navy for her lat-move, so I got out. She spoils me. So far, I've paid for one set of ingredients and the kegging setup. She's paid for everything else. And she doesn't even like beer!


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what's she do for the Navy? (I'm a Builder Chief)
 
How long is/was that drive to Pax river? There were a few jobs in Pax river and Lexington Park I was interested in, but thats a freaking haul.
 
US Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard - 92 to present

63W-H8/ Heavy wheeled vehicle maintenance, recovery specialist

Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD
Ft. Hood, TX - 1st Cav
Ft. Irwin, CA
Washington Nat. Guard
Camp Ananconda Balad, Iraq
 
Coast Guard 2001-present.
Little Creek, VA
Boston, MA
Yorktown, VA
Portsmouth, VA

As you can see I am stuck in VA forever....
 
I was out before you were in, unfortunately - my last assignment was head of Neuromuscular Disease at Bethesda in 1990
 
Seabee John said:
what's she do for the Navy? (I'm a Builder Chief)
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She's a SWO turned IW Officer. She's got orders back to sea on a Phibron staff and is really excited. Doesn't make sense to me...

Skins_Brew said:
How long is/was that drive to Pax river?
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From Odenton to Lexington Park was 1 1/2 hours one way. It wasn't too bad - I justified it this way - it was mostly country roads with very little traffic. The driving was very low stress. If I had to commute into DC/NOVA - let's just say I tend to get road rage...
 
HBT Military members make it to TV stardom.....well sort of.

This is a TV show that shows on hunting/fishing channels and is in support of our troops.

FREEDOM HUNTERS

If you click on the "video" tab, and scroll down to the "Pilot episode" with SW1 Sean Nies... you'll get a 22 minute show of Sean (slnies on HBT) and Myself (interview about Sean - since the show is about him) Ric Nelson is also brewer although he's not involved with this site.
 
1990-2007
4yrs Active Navy USS PEORIA LST1183 Desert storm
4yrs Army National Gaurd 34th Div Art.
6yrs Navy Seabees NMCB 25 Iraq
never regret a day!!!!!
 
I know this thread is all about military members in the home brewing world getting to know one another,

but take a moment today and raise a glass to those who gave it all for our freedom.

Right now I'm remembering:

EO1 Gary Rovinski
HM2 Jamie Jeanke
BU1 Jerry Tharp
KIA Iraq, 2006 Serving with United States Mobile Construction Battalion Twenty Five.

Jamie and Gary were taken as part of a convoy hit by an IED, they were providing security for the movement of materials for construction projects.
Jerry was killed by an IED while on a mission to repair supply routes damaged by other IEDs. My three friends died "just doing thier job" But they will always be heroes in my book. Gary was a husband and father of three, Jamie was a single mom, and Jerry was a loving husband... all of them said "yes" when uncle sam called.
So while the BBQ is rockin, and the good home brew is flowing, don't feel bad for them, feel proud that you live in the greatest country the world has ever known... give them the respect due... raise your glass and celebrate their lives!

God Bless America.
 
So far this tour we've been really lucky. Our battalion is one of the hardest hit in our area of Iraq so I want to send out a thanks that maybe you guys at home can rasie a toast to for us. Thanks to the guys and gals at IMG International and BAE Systems for making the mine resistant armored vehicles we take out on the road every night. Cheeto and I would probably have quite a list to remember here if these new trucks weren't saving so many lives.

:mug:
 
Seabee John said:
I know this thread is all about military members in the home brewing world getting to know one another,

but take a moment today and raise a glass to those who gave it all for our freedom.

So while the BBQ is rockin, and the good home brew is flowing, don't feel bad for them, feel proud that you live in the greatest country the world has ever known... give them the respect due... raise your glass and celebrate their lives!

God Bless America.
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+1

-Jason
 
Seabee John said:
I know this thread is all about military members in the home brewing world getting to know one another,

but take a moment today and raise a glass to those who gave it all for our freedom.

Right now I'm remembering:

EO1 Gary Rovinski
HM2 Jamie Jeanke
BU1 Jerry Tharp
KIA Iraq, 2006 Serving with United States Mobile Construction Battalion Twenty Five.

Jamie and Gary were taken as part of a convoy hit by an IED, they were providing security for the movement of materials for construction projects.
Jerry was killed by an IED while on a mission to repair supply routes damaged by other IEDs. My three friends died "just doing thier job" But they will always be heroes in my book. Gary was a husband and father of three, Jamie was a single mom, and Jerry was a loving husband... all of them said "yes" when uncle sam called.
So while the BBQ is rockin, and the good home brew is flowing, don't feel bad for them, feel proud that you live in the greatest country the world has ever known... give them the respect due... raise your glass and celebrate their lives!

God Bless America.
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Today we remember Tsgt Phillip Myers, USAF EOD, KIA April 4, 2009 while disarming an IED. Phil left behind his wife of 9 years and two young children.

It's not just those that give their life in service that lose everything...
 

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