For All Who Serve

[ForresterModern]

Educator since my sophomore year in high school, as part of, then VP of, then president of our HS Future Teachers of America program. Tutored/mentored through 3 years of college, 4 years of med school, 6 yrs in two different residency training programs and one year of fellowship training, now 21 years out and still teaching (and learning) on a daily basis (1974-current).

Started medicine as a freshman in college volunteering in the childrens hospital ER and have not ever stopped to look back since then (1977-current).

Keeps you young, keeps you current, keeps you focused on what really counts.

[O'Searcaigh]

I am really enjoying reading the responses here and hope we will have a lot more.
I guess it’s about time I put up my own:

U.S. Navy (USS Bennington CVS20, Vietnam) followed by Naval Reserve.
Medical/Mental/Public Health Educator
Lay Minister; Ordained 2007.
US Coast Guard Auxiliary and Oregon State Marine Board Volunteer (Boating Safety and Seamanship, Marine Environmental Protection)
Current: US Medical Reserve Corps.

[dadgad]

US Navy, retired
Now living the life of a government contractor, served various agencies over the years, including, Defense, Labor, Border Patrol, OPM.

[Woot22]

Heck yeah, the Army leading the way as usual!!!!

[Jackson]

Interesting. Happy to add my credentials.

US Air Force, 1966-1970, Aircraft Radio Communications/Elect. Nav. Aids/Search and Weather Radar.
13 months in SE Asia, stationed on a Filipino AB, couple hours flying time from Saigon.

After the Air Force, college and then 25 years as an industrial arts teacher (woodworking, welding, drafting, mechanics, electronics) and high school principal. Now retired.

Jack

[Caddy One]

U.S. Army 1971-1973 VII Corp Artillery....
1974-2004 Law Enforcement....(30 yrs)

[kykilted]

Started out in the U.S. Air Force then on to the Army Reserves for a total of 22 years. Was an EMT, First Aider, or EMT-First Responder for 33 years. I've been a 911 dispatcher for 13 years this past May.
Therefore I checked 4 boxes, Air Force, Army, Health, and Other.

[Brett]

I'm one of the very few male members of my family who never joined the Royal Highland Regiment of Canada (Canadian Black Watch) out of Montreal. Almost all the males on my fathers side were in the Regiment as were most the males in my paternal Grandmother's family. Most of my family has served in a war beginning back with the Boer War on through WWI and II. My grandfather survived WWII, but left his brother (my great uncle Bob) in Normandy. Interestingly enough, my great uncle Bob married in England and after he died, his pregnant widow moved to Canada to raise her son with his Canadian family........wonderful woman.

Anyhow, I likely would have joined the Montreal Black Watch if we hadn't moved away when I was young. In some small effort to carry on a family tradition of service, I've worked as a professional firefighter for the last 18 years.
I couldn't imagine doing anything else.

[GMcNab]

I was a JRO2 in the Royal Navy for a short while and then a REME VE attached to C Squadron Royal Yeomanry for a couple of years. I know work in law enforcement and have done so for 12 years.

[drum bum]

25 year retired CPO from the US Coast Guard, currently
A Deputy Sheriff in Virginia. Along the way put in 8 years volunteer Fire Rescue in Maine. Mom and Dad stressed service to others, don't know any other way.