[Xavier]

I thought it might be interesting to have a roll call of sorts of those who have served in any branch of the Military. I'll start it off.

U.S. Navy 1964 - 1968
Great Lakes, IL Boot Camp
Great Lakes, IL Class "A" School
U.S.S. Plymouth Rock LSD-29

[collie1228]

U.S. Navy 1968 - 1972
Great Lakes, IL Boot Camp
A-6 Intruder Training Squadron VA-128, NAS Whidbey Island, WA
U.S. Naval Justice School, Newport, RI
USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) (turned 21 on deployment - Yankee Station, Vietnam)
U.S. Naval Destroyer School, Newport, RI

Wish I could do it all again - wouldn't change a thing.

[GomerPyle]

U.S. Army 1965 - 1968
Fort Dix, NJ - Boot Camp
Fort Monmouth, NJ - Tech School - Computer Ops
Fort Belvoir, VA - Computer Operator - IBM 360/370
Pentagon - DIA - Computer Operator - Top Secret

[Chopper]

US Army, 1959 - 1962
Basic Training - Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
Cooks & Bakers School - Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
Stationed at Ft. Niagara, NY; Camp Drum, NY and Ft. Dix, NJ

When the troops ate liver, I'd fix myself a steak!

[michaelkir]

USMC
Vietnam, Que Shan Mountains, Charlie Ridge, Dodge City, DaNang Rocket belt

[Talk Host]

Marine Corps

[dgammon6]

National Guard

[skip0358]

US ARMY 5/68-5/70
Boot Camp Fort Jackson
AIT Fort Jackson
MP School Panama Canal Zone
Southern Comand Hdqtrs Quarry Heights Panama Canal

[swrinfla]

Just back from the ceremonies at The Villages Memorial Park. Always a good show.

U.S.Army 1959-1988.
Drafted. Basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in the middle of winter = Bah!
OJT as cadre to newly formed HQ unit 6th Artillery Group at Fort Bliss, TX.
My sergeant there - a crusty old Master Sergeant who'd been around since "Christ wore knee pants" and knew everyone "worth knowing" in the chain of command - made sure that my required Reserve time be spent as a commissioned officer.
So, my first two week summer camp at Camp McCoy, WI, at the end of July 1962. I became hooked and served in a variety of Army Reserve units, including a two-star headquarters command until 1978.
Went on full-time active duty as AGR (Army-Guard Reserve) for six years right at home in St. Louis.
Retired as Lieutenant Colonel, USAR. Receive just over 11 years' active duty retirement pay, which helps me afford all my travel!
Wouldn't have missed it for the world. And, when I meet with officers who actually served "in the trenches," I can't match their stories, but have some weird ones of my own!

SWR

[starflyte1]

My husband was in the 8th Air Force during WWII, flying B-17s over Germany, out of England. I am very fortunate to still have him at age 86.

[Yoda]

Air Force

[Bucco]

US Navy 1957-63
Radioman

Pentagon
Adak Alaska
Treasure Island

[getdul981]

US Army 1967-1969

Infantry - need I say more?

[chuckinca]

US Army 7/64 - 6/67

Ft Knox, KY E/8/3 Basic
Ft Dix, NJ AIT Infantry

7 day troop ship cruise in North Atlantic in December to Breman, Germany
3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Division Schweinfurt, Germany. Assigned to Chopper assault unit, no pilots (all sent to Vietnam), reassigned to Squadron HQ as S-1 clerk (thanks to 9th grade typing teacher Mr Eckert)

Volunteered for Vietnam
Assigned to MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam) as infantry advisor to ARVN (Army of Viet Nam)
Reassigned as clerk in MACV HQ J12 Division (Personnel Management) in Saigon just prior to deployment to 4 man advisory team in jungle. Our office (one room) had 2 Cols, 21 Lt Cols (yes, twenty-one), 2 Majors, and a GS16. All service branches except Coast Guard were represented (even had a Navy Commander who was a fighter pilot). Top Secret Clearance.

(on our compound, MACV-3 in Cholon, Major Generals and below were not saluted because of the numerous officer types)


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[BobKat1]

USAF '65-'69.

Texas (2 bases), Langley AFB VA, Albrook AFB Panama Canal Zone, Altus AFB Oklahoma.