Have you served your country?
- Thread starter tuckerdog1
- Start date
BPowderkeg
Moderator
25 years, Naval Aviation, jet engine mechanic.., mostly F4's, J79GE-10-15
youngunz4life
New member
Hooah (sc, va, ga) // service-connected disabled veteran
4 years honorable active duty army service
4 years honorable active duty army service
youngunz4life
New member
its good to read accounts on this thread
one of proudest parts for me is how I upheld family tradition.
volunteering for the War on Terror was my way of giving back, but it was not until after my time had started that my Dad let me know what I already should've known: no family member since my Dad whether sibling, cousin, etc had served in any of the five branches of the Armed Forces whether active duty, reserves, or national guard since him until I did(I am still the last one too). My Dad Volunteered for Vietnam and was Army, both Grand-Dads were WWII Navy(one 20+yrs ended rear admiral and one two yrs only as machinist's mate), great-great grandfather was paid $300 by a rich, unwilling draftee of Civil War so he was artillery, and so-on(I only mentioned prime examples)...it is unbroken no matter what conflict from revolutionary war thru war on terror.
God Bless
ps- I give the lifers credit. Maybe I joined late but it ate up my body(didn't realize until after), but I don't know if I could've done twenty. The thought crossed my mind but desire for close family decided that one(or put the last nail in the coffin on it) as my contract was coming to an end. I recently met the 8yr obligation/requirement as well. For the non-vets out there....one is obligated for 8yrs even if their contract is less than that and they get their honorable discharge...you can be called back at anytime up until that 8yrs even though that is rare at the moment it has happened during these wars...
one of proudest parts for me is how I upheld family tradition.
volunteering for the War on Terror was my way of giving back, but it was not until after my time had started that my Dad let me know what I already should've known: no family member since my Dad whether sibling, cousin, etc had served in any of the five branches of the Armed Forces whether active duty, reserves, or national guard since him until I did(I am still the last one too). My Dad Volunteered for Vietnam and was Army, both Grand-Dads were WWII Navy(one 20+yrs ended rear admiral and one two yrs only as machinist's mate), great-great grandfather was paid $300 by a rich, unwilling draftee of Civil War so he was artillery, and so-on(I only mentioned prime examples)...it is unbroken no matter what conflict from revolutionary war thru war on terror.
God Bless
ps- I give the lifers credit. Maybe I joined late but it ate up my body(didn't realize until after), but I don't know if I could've done twenty. The thought crossed my mind but desire for close family decided that one(or put the last nail in the coffin on it) as my contract was coming to an end. I recently met the 8yr obligation/requirement as well. For the non-vets out there....one is obligated for 8yrs even if their contract is less than that and they get their honorable discharge...you can be called back at anytime up until that 8yrs even though that is rare at the moment it has happened during these wars...
2000ShadowACE
New member
I served four years active in the Navy and and another four in the reserves.
spacecoast
New member
No, but I have a son flying missions as a Black Hawk door gunner in Afghanistan. Very grateful to the vets we have on this forum (and all others).
youngunz4life
Congrats youngunz, and thank you for your service.
Same tradition with mine, a codicil in our family is if you wish to own and run the farm you have to of served in some branch of the military. This has been going on since the War of Northern Aggression.
We have no children so for the first time the farm will have a Mistress as owner when I retire, My niece, USAF 1998 - 2002
Congrats youngunz, and thank you for your service.
Same tradition with mine, a codicil in our family is if you wish to own and run the farm you have to of served in some branch of the military. This has been going on since the War of Northern Aggression.
We have no children so for the first time the farm will have a Mistress as owner when I retire, My niece, USAF 1998 - 2002
US Navy 1955 - 1961, Served aboard a Destroyer for four of those years. Our squadron of four Destroyers had three Tours to the Mediterranean doing escort duty for aircraft Carriers in the sixth fleet.
In 1957 we went through the Panama canal and crossed the equator in June, and in November of that year we crossed the arctic circle escorting two Cruisers that were the first ships to be converted to have guided missiles aboard.
Discharged in 1961 then was LEO for 30 yrs. Now retired but, would do it all over again if I was young enough.
In 1957 we went through the Panama canal and crossed the equator in June, and in November of that year we crossed the arctic circle escorting two Cruisers that were the first ships to be converted to have guided missiles aboard.
Discharged in 1961 then was LEO for 30 yrs. Now retired but, would do it all over again if I was young enough.
Last edited:
gaseousclay
New member
I actually broke the tradition within my family. my dad and brother served 20 yrs each, but my brother joined mainly as a means to get out of the house. my mom and dad had a nasty divorce and once my step-mother came into the picture everything went to hell. my brother couldn't stand her so he enlisted. he was deployed to Kuwait during the gulf war and a few years ago to Qatar. he's now retired.
I decided that military life wasn't for me. I was on my own at 19 and opted to put myself through college instead. I had flirted with the idea of military service but life got in the way and it never happened.
Nickel Plated
New member
Tried my best to get into the military, really wanted to make a career out of it. Tried applying 5 times to the army, National Guard, and Marines. But the little BS knee injury I got 3 years ago that healed in just 2 weeks apparently crippled me for life and DQ'd me from any sort of military service. 
IDK, still feels fine to me, but I guess the MEPS doctors know best
. I guess my best bet now is to wait until we get dragged into another war and the military is desperate for some warm bodies.
Was hoping to do army airborne.
IDK, still feels fine to me, but I guess the MEPS doctors know best
. I guess my best bet now is to wait until we get dragged into another war and the military is desperate for some warm bodies.Was hoping to do army airborne.
youngunz4life
New member
go see marine recruiter
Strafer Gott
New member
Yup. Service connected d/v. Or was that v/d. Anyway, thanks guys.
Nickel Plated
New member
I have. Along with Army and National Guard. All three couldn't get me in. Although now I'm thinking of giving it another shot. Who knows.
Wasn't a big issue. Minor tear of the meniscus in my left (or was it right?) knee. Hurt like hell when I first got the injury. But after about 2 weeks of PT and a month of healing. Hasn't bothered me since.
Either way I would have been happy to do pretty much anything else combat-related if airborne couldn't be done. But nooooo...
Romeo 33 Delta
New member
Sounds like my right knee ... which I tore up in '59. The Army felt I was more than "good-to-go" in 1967 ... so just bide your time ... they may just need you some day.