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There are a lot of those in the military or were in the military that come to these forums so just for kicks...

What Branch is everyone in and what the MOS?

I'll start: USMC, 0331 Infantry Heavy.
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C.R.A.F.T. wrote:If I told you, you wouldn't believe me.


Try me :P
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C.R.A.F.T. wrote:98G


What's a 98G and what branch is it? :?
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Primary MOS: 1833 AAV crewman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibious_Assault_Vehicle

Secondary MOS: 8151 Marine Security Guard: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Cor ... rity_Guard

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US Army - Military Police. When I was in it was 95B, now it's 31B I believe.
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Okay- There must me something wrong with me. Except for being away from my wife and son- I loved being in the field. :shock:
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Misfit KotLD wrote:
GreenGhost wrote:Okay- There must me something wrong with me. Except for being away from my wife and son- I loved being in the field. :shock:

You are a former Marine, of course there's something wrong with you.


Point made :D
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Lucky wrote:being a basic rifleman doesn't make you an 03 either.

...Unless it's in MOL or something.

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Misfit KotLD wrote:
Lucky wrote:being a basic rifleman doesn't make you an 03 either.

...Unless it's in MOL or something.

<----- Proud POG 4life.

:lol:


Misfit- you East Coasters get up way too early :P
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Misfit KotLD wrote:
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Lucky wrote:being a basic rifleman doesn't make you an 03 either.

...Unless it's in MOL or something.

<----- Proud POG 4life.

:lol:


Misfit- you East Coasters get up way too early :P

Slacker, sleeping in.


It's not my fault- it's the low oxygen level up here in CO :lol:
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Acclimatise ;)
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lather wrote:Acclimatise ;)
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11H1P Infantry Heavy anti-armor
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smkeyes wrote:11H1P Infantry Heavy anti-armor
68x1P Armament and Electrical Systems Tech for the AH-64 helicopter
11B1P Infantryman

D Co, 3rd batt, 505th PIR, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne, 18th Airborne Corps

D Co, 2nd Batt, 229th AHR, 18th Aviation Brigade, 18th Airborne Corps

ANG

Airborne all the way.


My father retired out of the 82nd at Bragg.
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Congrats for your father retiering out of the 82nd.

Airborne all the way.

PS before anyone asks me why I jumped out of perfectly good aircraft. I will tell you that there is no such thing as a perfectly good aircraft. There is such a thing as a perfectly maintined aircraft. but no perfectly good aircraft exists.
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Thanks man :D

You in quaretrs or living in Fayetteville?
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Thanks man :D

You in quarters or living in Fayetteville?
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I was in quarters when I was stationed there but am back in civilian life now.

Sigh can't even go back and visit my old battalion anymore. 3/505th was deactivated. My old company is now part of the 73rd CAV.
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bigbobsr6000 wrote:51H40. US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineer Supervisor Later changed to Combat Heavy Engineer Supervisor.


Cool- it seems the Army and Marines are dominating :D
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GreenGhost wrote:
bigbobsr6000 wrote:51H40. US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineer Supervisor Later changed to Combat Heavy Engineer Supervisor.


Cool- it seems the Army and Marines are dominating :D


:ok: Big Bob........................... :D
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Let's see. Civilian/barbarian...thought about joining the CIA...then realized I didn't want to get my nuts chopped off for an old man's political and economic agenda...I guess my MOS is a natural leader, for I am a philosophy major and the only skill I know is how to control, inspire and lead my fellow man. So I guess, my MOS is that one day, I will be that old man that sends all the young men to die...
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Peacebringer wrote:thought about joining the CIA...then realized I didn't want to get my nuts chopped off for an old man's political and economic agenda...


Exactly what job were you planning on applying for over at Langley? They hire people for a VERY wide selection of jobs, everything for mpeople to buff the floors to door kickers over at the SAD.
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Philosopher's are all pacifists. A philosopher just has a philosophy. Alexander the Great, who was Aristotle's pupil, was a philosopher.

A barbarian is one who doesn't live within the realms of the city-state. They live a life of travel.


I would have applied for Foreign Service Operator.
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US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PAVE THE WAY!!

CAN I GET A HOORAH!!?? :demon: :erm:

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csbioborg wrote:Marine Corps Reserves Six years 1812 Tank Crewman 4th Tank Bt A co

Still in my IRR last day of it Dec 27 2008


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GreenGhost wrote:
csbioborg wrote:Marine Corps Reserves Six years 1812 Tank Crewman 4th Tank Bt A co

Still in my IRR last day of it Dec 27 2008


Semper Fi


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Still in my IRR last day of it Dec 27 2008


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Essayons


Okay- call me a knuckle dragging JarHead... What the Hell is an "Essayons?" :P
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GreenGhost wrote:Okay- call me a knuckle dragging JarHead... What the Hell is an "Essayons?" :P


"Sir! It is the United States Army Corp of Engineer's motto. 'Essayons', Latin for 'Let us try.' Sir!"

"Sir! Secondary motto is 'Engineers pave the way.' Sir!"

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Misfit KotLD wrote:
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GreenGhost wrote:Okay- call me a knuckle dragging JarHead... What the Hell is an "Essayons?" :P


"Sir! It is the United States Army Corp of Engineer's motto. 'Essayons', Latin for 'Let us try.' Sir!"

"Sir! Secondary motto is 'Engineers pave the way.' Sir!"

:P

Keep trying, we'll just be faithful. :D


:shock: - LOL!

My father was Army. 3 tours in Vietnam with the 173rd. Received 4 Bronze Stars. He retired out of the 82nd at Bragg in 89.
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GreenGhost wrote:
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GreenGhost wrote:Okay- call me a knuckle dragging JarHead... What the Hell is an "Essayons?" :P


"Sir! It is the United States Army Corp of Engineer's motto. 'Essayons', Latin for 'Let us try.' Sir!"

"Sir! Secondary motto is 'Engineers pave the way.' Sir!"

:P

Keep trying, we'll just be faithful. :D


:shock: - LOL!

My father was Army. 3 tours in Vietnam with the 173rd. Received 4 Bronze Stars. He retired out of the 82nd at Bragg in 89.


As for my grandfathers; (father's side): not sure what he did, but my other one (mother's side): was a bootlegger and bamk robber. My grandmother still has an old get-away car of his rusting at the edge of the woods on her property- lol.
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to put it into context this is thier song just put in let us try

THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
BRANCH SONG "ESSAYONS"
Essayons, sound out the battle cry
Essayons, we'll win or we'll die
Essayons, there's nothing we won't try
We're the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Pin the castle on my collar
I've done my training for the team
You can call me an engineer soldier
The warrior spirit has been my dream
We are builders, we are fighters
We are destroyers just as well
There've been doubters who met with the sappers
And then we blew them all straight to hell
Our brothers fighting on the battlefield
Look to us to point the way
We get there first and then we take the risks
To build the roads and the air strips
And bridge the mighty river streams
We don't care who gets the glory
We're sure of one thing, this we know
Somewhere out there an engineer soldier
Designed the plan for the whole darn show
Essayons whether in war or peace
We will bear our red and our white
Essayons we serve America
And the U.S. Army Corps of engineers
Essayons! Essayons!
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GreenGhost wrote:
GreenGhost wrote:
Misfit KotLD wrote:
bigbobsr6000 wrote:
GreenGhost wrote:Okay- call me a knuckle dragging JarHead... What the Hell is an "Essayons?" :P


"Sir! It is the United States Army Corp of Engineer's motto. 'Essayons', Latin for 'Let us try.' Sir!"

"Sir! Secondary motto is 'Engineers pave the way.' Sir!"

:P

Keep trying, we'll just be faithful. :D


:shock: - LOL!

My father was Army. 3 tours in Vietnam with the 173rd. Received 4 Bronze Stars. He retired out of the 82nd at Bragg in 89.


As for my grandfathers; (father's side): not sure what he did, but my other one (mother's side): was a bootlegger and bamk robber. My grandmother still has an old get-away car of his rusting at the edge of the woods on her property- lol.

My family has a colorful Military History.
My Great Grandfather on my Mother's side Chased Pancho Villa under Blackjack Pershing.
I have a couple of Relatives who were with the Long Range Desert Group in North Africa. I have another Relative who was driven out of Dunkirk, fought his way across Africa and then made his way up Italy. In 56, he was re activated and took a little drive across Egypt. A Close relative of mine was active in Aden, Yemen, Northern Ireland and London. Don't ask me for more details as I don't want to know.
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Rockwolf66 wrote:
GreenGhost wrote:
GreenGhost wrote:
Misfit KotLD wrote:
bigbobsr6000 wrote:
GreenGhost wrote:Okay- call me a knuckle dragging JarHead... What the Hell is an "Essayons?" :P


"Sir! It is the United States Army Corp of Engineer's motto. 'Essayons', Latin for 'Let us try.' Sir!"

"Sir! Secondary motto is 'Engineers pave the way.' Sir!"

:P

Keep trying, we'll just be faithful. :D


:shock: - LOL!

My father was Army. 3 tours in Vietnam with the 173rd. Received 4 Bronze Stars. He retired out of the 82nd at Bragg in 89.


As for my grandfathers; (father's side): not sure what he did, but my other one (mother's side): was a bootlegger and bamk robber. My grandmother still has an old get-away car of his rusting at the edge of the woods on her property- lol.

My family has a colorful Military History.
My Great Grandfather on my Mother's side Chased Pancho Villa under Blackjack Pershing.
I have a couple of Relatives who were with the Long Range Desert Group in North Africa. I have another Relative who was driven out of Dunkirk, fought his way across Africa and then made his way up Italy. In 56, he was re activated and took a little drive across Egypt. A Close relative of mine was active in Aden, Yemen, Northern Ireland and London. Don't ask me for more details as I don't want to know.


Nice- that's cool man!
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Rockwolf66 wrote:A Close relative of mine was active in Aden, Yemen, Northern Ireland and London. Don't ask me for more details as I don't want to know.

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I have an uncle who served in WWII in Europe. I had another uncle who was a B-17 bomber pilot and later B-52 pilot. He actually survived and came home after the war. My father was unable to join, but he worked in a steel mill helping crank steel for various uses including military during WWII and other conflicts from there. The factory he worked in was actually on enemy plans to bomb or destroy as others were. Had anscestors served on both sides of the Civil War. Had some that fought the British during War of Independance.

The one of the best thing I had growing up was a WWI veteran living across the street from me. The stories he would tell bad and good. He and Dad were close friends. Of course, I didn't realize it at the time.
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A guy I used to work with had a grandfather that was a Marine in WWII. His grandfather's buddy called out to him to warn him about a german soldier that was about to bayonet him from behind. As my friend's grandfather turned around he took the bayoney in the hip and ran it all the way up, across the stomach and chest to the opposite (diagnal from hip) shoulder. When asked what his grandfather did he said that his grandfather told him, "HA- I shot him in the mouth!" He drew his side arm as he was being sliced- lol.
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GreenGhost wrote:Nice- that's cool man!


thanks.

Mantisking wrote:{* quirks eyebrow *} SAS?


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I don't know much more than that and I really don't want to know any more.
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Mantisking wrote:{* quirks eyebrow *} SAS?
Rockwolf66 wrote:40 Commando of the 3 Commando Brigade

21st SAS Regiment "Artists Rifles"

14th Intelligence Company

I don't know much more than that and I really don't want to know any more.

I kinda thought so when I saw where he'd been active.

To join in, my Grandfather on my father's side served with the English Army during WW2.
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One of my great uncles was a colonial in the Marine Corp. He was an officer in the Pacific during WW2 doing foward observing for artillery. One time, his team was pinned down. It was his partner, a sergent job to observe. As soon as the sergent poked up his head, he was shot. My great uncle stayed in that foxhole for a days until help arrived. He retired in the 60s, for his family. He also wrote a book, on how to combat guerilla warfare that President Kenedy liked and signed. If Kenedy hadn't been shot, perhaps the Vietnam war would have been fought differently.

During the Civil War, my great, great grandfather was a field surgeon. At that time, surgery and carpentry used similar tools.

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I'm related to Nathianal Greene, as Greene was my grandmother's maiden name.
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Capt. Amundson wrote:
GreenGhost wrote:My father was Army. 3 tours in Vietnam with the 173rd. Received 4 Bronze Stars. He retired out of the 82nd at Bragg in 89.


What a small world. I just met someone from the 82nd, posted at Bragg in '89. He tells a pretty good story of a drop into Panama, too. Wonder if he knew your father.


It is a small world. My father was stationed at Ft. Kobbee in Panama from '78 to 81'. I was 7-10 years old back then :P
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Joscap wrote:Was a Army Regular - MOS 31F Networking Switching Shelter Operator/Maint.

(communications - The Telephone Man)

And yes I am monitoring all your communications. :demon:


Then I won't say a word :)
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