What was your military specialty?

[dkmatthews]

Re: What was your military specialty?

Cool. My father-in-law was a TACCO/MC on P-3's. He was 30 years USN.

I had some excellent control hours with P-3 squadrons.

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[muggsy]

U.S. Navy 1966 -1972 Machinist Mate 2nd Class E-5. Steam propulsion engineering USS Fremont APA 44, USS Nitro AE-23.

[RevRay]

My Dad was drafted in WWII and stayed in after the war to make a career of it. So my story starts in 1946 in Ft. Benning, GA, where I was born. As an Army brat I lived mostly at Ft. Bragg, NC, with side trips to Panama for grades 3-5 and to Okinawa for grades to 9-10. My Dad retired from Active duty as a Major the year I graduated from high school.

I then went to West Point and graduated in 1969 as an Infantry officer. Following that I went to Airborne school and then Berlin, Germany, before heading to Vietnam. After Nam I qualified for the Special Forces, but eventually resigned my commission after fulfilling my obligation. Just prior to leaving the Army I came to faith in Jesus Christ which is partly why I felt led get out.

I eventually went to seminary in Dallas, TX, to study for the ministry. After that I worked in corporate America for a while and then took a church up in Bangor, ME. While in Maine I joined the National Guard as a Chaplain and served 17 years there. I rose to become the State Chaplain and retired from the Guard as a full bird.

We left Maine and moved to England for three years, and now I'm pastoring a church in Rockville, CT. God and the military have been good to me my whole life. Thanks for the opportunity to share my story.

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My Dad was drafted in WWII and stayed in after the war to make a career of it. So my story starts in 1946 in Ft. Benning, GA, where I was born. As an Army brat I lived mostly at Ft. Bragg, NC, with side trips to Panama for grades 3-5 and to Okinawa for grades to 9-10. My Dad retired from Active duty as a Major the year I graduated from high school.

I then went to West Point and graduated in 1969 as an Infantry officer. Following that I went to Airborne school and then Berlin, Germany, before heading to Vietnam. After Nam I qualified for the Special Forces, but eventually resigned my commission after fulfilling my obligation. Just prior to leaving the Army I came to faith in Jesus Christ which is partly why I felt led get out.

I eventually went to seminary in Dallas, TX, to study for the ministry. After that I worked in corporate America for a while and then took a church up in Bangor, ME. While in Maine I joined the National Guard as a Chaplain and served 17 years there. I rose to become the State Chaplain and retired from the Guard as a full bird.

We left Maine and moved to England for three years, and now I'm pastoring a church in Rockville, CT. God and the military have been good to me my whole life. Thanks for the opportunity to share my story.

That was great. Thank you for sharing.

And thanks to all the rest that have and will share their stories.

[Shadetree]

Was in the Air Force from Mar 1966 to Dec 1969, jet engine mechanic AFSC 43250, worked on C-130s and C-141s at Charleston AFB, SC

[bob98366]

Navy Supply Corps 26+ years. Nuclear submarine, nuclear aircraft carrier and aviation capable amphib. Steamed all seas/oceans except South Atlantic, Arctic and Antarctic. Trusty Shellback. Enlisted as E-1 and retired as O-6.

[mp95b]

U.S. Army 1979-1985 95B20 Military Police, proud to have served, and loved it!

[Barth]

Not military.
But I also worked as a consultant for NASA.
At the Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards Air Force Base.

It's funny how NASA isn't military.
But seemed like 1/2 the folks I saw there were Air Force - LOL!
I was standing on the tarmac when the first space shuttle landed.

[tony k]

^^^Those are awesome pics, Barth^^^

Air Force 94-98
jet engine mechanic, KC-135R/T
Grand Forks AFB, ND

[340pd]

In the day, at Ft. Benning, I was pretty good at putting down two Pall Mall cigarettes on the allotted ten minute break. Glad that habit is 40 years in my past.

[JohnR]

I was scheduled to be one of the guys in a missile silo, with the key to launch nukes.

When they fired me from OTS they told me, among other reasons, I had too creative a mind for military use.

[AJBert]

U.S. Navy 1966 -1972 Machinist Mate 2nd Class E-5. Steam propulsion engineering USS Fremont APA 44, USS Nitro AE-23.

One of the ships I was on was the USS Flint AE-32. It was the only steam ship I worked on that had Otto at the controls. Odd plant to say the least, three boilers and yet a single main engine combined in one space.

[Bill K]

USMC 1962-1966

• After Basic Infantry Training went to Naval Air Stat'on Memphis, TN and schooled to be a Fire Control Technician.
• Joined reforming VMFA-542 @ Marine Corps Air Station El Toro.
• Atsugi Japan, Okinawa, Vietnam, Iwakuni Japan, El Toro, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, SC [guard for transit of secret/sensitive avionics equipment] and out

[TheTman]

I never made it out of ROTC due to circumstances beyond my control.


A BIG THANKS to all those that served. It appears we have some pretty talented veterans among us.

[Armybrat]

Mine?

Being a snotty little brat Army dependent.