How many military bubbas here?

[ardchoille]

U.S. Navy, combat medic/diver.. 22 years.

[michaelbeeman]

NBC NCO IC, A Co., 1-505, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne. All The Way! Hooah!

[threebanger]

US Army. One stint. I went in to stay, but while there I realized I was more M*A*S*H than military. Tried to get into West Point, but it was probably better that I didn't!
I loved the Army and what I did, but didn't love those "superiors" that had risen to their level of incompetence.

[Bruce Scott]

Australian Regular Army (Armour) 1967-93.
Vietnam Sep 69-Dec 70 on Centurion Tanks.

[LANCER1562]

4 years U.S. Army Infantry.
2-1/2 years 9 Inf. Div.-Fort Lewis, Washington
1-1/2 years 2 Inf. Div.(1st In Love, 1st In War, 2nd To None!) HOOAH !
EOSed in 1984 as an E-5 (Sgt.)

Family history:
Father was U.S. Army during WWII, retired as a 1Lt.
Paternal uncle- U.S Army-2Lt.(Ret.)
Maternal uncle-U.S.A.F. Lt. Col. (Ret.), Navigator on B-29's & B-52's, served in OSS during WWII, last tour of duty-navigator on modified DC-3 chasing hurricanes.
Maternal cousin served 8 years USCG.

[Freedomlover]

US Army

That's odd. You have the same initials as a sergeant first class.

[Freedomlover]

USN, submarine service, 417 (Tench) class boats. 16 years.
USARNG, GSR section leader, 1st of the 163 AC. 4 years.

[Spc. Scott]

8 years total in the U.S. Army.
4 years active and 4 years National Guard.

First 4yrs at Ft. Bragg 51st Sig Bn.
Second 4 with 28th Sig Bn PAANG, Pittsburgh, PA

Both units have been realigned now.

[majdan]

21 years in the Army national guard with tours to Korea, Panama, Japan, Iraq and Afghanistan

[GDub]

Heavy military in my family for several generations. Lots of scars...

I turned 18 in 1972. No one in my family was pushing me to jump into the fray, including my namesake LT Colonel Green Beret uncle who did 5 stints in Vietnam.

No military for me, and no regrets.