Hi everyone, I'm a vet of the USAF (87-91) and separated after I got home from Desert Storm. I joined the Army Guard shortly after my IRR ended. Couldn't stand to be away. I am now active with the Army guard and pipe for them as additional duty. Yes, bagpipes have an NSN. I was in munitions, communications and now accounting....brutally anti climactic. Here's me with a Kuwaiti Army pipe band. Oddly, the played Yankee Doodle on parade with their unit. They were horrible with the tuning.

I'm the white guy in the middle. I've currently racked up 20 years of service but can't retire (active duty) for another 9 years. I'm good with that because I'm finally using my college benifits. My family has currently attended all the wars the US has been involved in and prior to that, deported for being Jacobites. I also married into the military. It's a good life.