Shamu Posted February 8, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Posted February 8, 2012 A quote I saw that I kind of liked, author unknown" A Veteran - whether active duty, retired, discharged or reserve, male or female, is someone who at one point in their lives wrote a blank check payable to The United Sates of America for an amount of "up to and including their life".
hxtr Posted February 8, 2012 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.94 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted February 8, 2012 i almost gave mine up a few times............. it was worth our mission. But man was it close. I was not fighting a war (thank God).... i was saving lives. Well worth what I gained and I would do it all over again. Some vets have sacrificed so much.......... I only gained.
HarryWeezer Posted February 8, 2012 Member ID: 20166 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 7655 Content Per Day: 1.79 Reputation: 7232 Achievement Points: 53682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 17 Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Posted February 8, 2012 Likewise Hxtr. I took away much more that I gave. Personally, I think every American should give service to their country, either in the military or in some other way. They may then better understand what it takes to keep it. Awards
Shamu Posted February 8, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Author Posted February 8, 2012 I am classified as a combat Veteran but almost feel guilty about the designation as a requirement to join the VFW. I served from Nov 61 to Nov 64 which qualifies me as a combat Veteran for the VFW. Qualifying for the VFW at one time required service during a period of conflict. Not sure if it is still a qualification or not. Anyway Nam was just warming up when I got out and being qualified as serving as a combat veteran is quite a stretch for me. None the less I qualified. I did however get around as an Army guy with a 3 year service commitment; Fort Jackson, Basic Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Welding School Fort Sill, OK, Post / Combat Engineers Temporary Duty 4 months in Thailand, SEATO exercise Toul France, 3rd Echelon Engineers Got to see and experience a lot, not to mention a good way to grow up a bit.
RickJames Posted February 8, 2012 Member ID: 58 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 7 Topic Count: 370 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 2552 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 3 Achievement Points: 16507 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 26, 2012 Birthday: 08/27/1975 Posted February 8, 2012 Here is where my Military career took me: Fort Jackson, SC - Basic Fort Lee, VA - AIT 92A Logistics Greensburg, PA - US Army Reserves Milwaukee, WI - Active Army Kaiserslautern, Germany - Maint Support Camp Atterbury, IN - Leadership deployment training Fort Mccoy, WI - Maint Support St. Paul, MN - Training Courses Fort Sam - TX - AGRET training There are many other areas but these are the areas I spent alot of my career at.
WolfTiS Posted February 8, 2012 Member ID: 1130 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 28 Topic Count: 216 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2267 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 586 Achievement Points: 17291 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 12, 2021 Birthday: 04/02/1948 Posted February 8, 2012 Very good post Shamu. I know the Navy helped me grow up a lot and I learned a few things also. Awards
Shamu Posted February 8, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Author Posted February 8, 2012 If any teenager on graduating high school is unsure of what direction there life is going military service is a great option. Maturity can be gained, skills learned and a good reference for employment after completion of service. Who knows, it might even turn out to be a career move.
hxtr Posted February 8, 2012 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.94 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted February 8, 2012 hey now... I never said I grew up.. lol hahahhaa Not going to happen in my lifetime......... screw that.
DEEJAYKEG Posted February 9, 2012 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted February 9, 2012 Shamu If any teenager on graduating high school is unsure of what direction there life is going military service is a great option. Maturity can be gained, skills learned and a good reference for employment after completion of service. Who knows, it might even turn out to be a career move. Forgive me, Shamu, but your advice is based on life experience that is decades old and its relevance to today's world is not assured. Whilst employers may, indeed, look on military service as a plus, employment in civvy street for ex-servicemen is not guaranteed. Our "vets'" support organisation - The Royal British Legion - supports many ex-servicemen who don't make it when they take off the uniform. The nature of the asymmetric warfare in which our modern armed forces find themselves, together with their reduced numbers, greatly increases the threat of death or serious injury and the lamentable support they receive both in theatre and back on home territory means it is a career no parent will or should recommend to their offspring even in the unlikely event that the mission is considered to be justified or true defence of the nation (which recent conflicts certainly have not been). One does not need a gun in ones hand to make a difference in this world. A stethoscope or healing medications are more powerful weapons for positive change. Awards
Super Max Posted February 9, 2012 Member ID: 558 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 578 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 3795 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 1504 Achievement Points: 29179 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 10/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 06/09/1964 Device: Windows Posted February 9, 2012 I am a vetraan in politics I served my country in various ways. I m a vetraan in scouting: P Awards
GSWho Posted February 9, 2012 Member ID: 1435 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 10 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 45 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 18 Achievement Points: 375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/21/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 09/11/1964 Device: Windows Posted February 9, 2012 Well put DeeJay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And thank you all for your service. Ill drink with ya'll at the VFW!
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