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My Dad used to say that an honorable discharge is the highest award that the army gives.

Dave

 

I remember those darn things, scared me.

 

They've all been converted to airsoft guns. The U.S. government has made millions off of them...

 

I would call them on it, but they might blow you off. So many things floating around the web that is wrong.

 

I don’t know about everybody else but we were told if you didn’t want the next drug of choice your family wouldn’t get the insurance if anything happened to you, so you became a pin cushion. They gave use some much stuff over there, they were trying to account for everything that they thought Saddam was going to throw at us. Could never tell if you were really getting sick, growing an extra appendage or if it was just the side effects from all the stuff they were giving us. I think we should have got something for field testing some of that stuff.

Thinking about it, I remember having to sign paper having to do with all the stuff they gave us. Don't remember exactly what it was for now though.

 

The problem I had with that crap for Iraq was if you did not get them in the right sequence you had to start all over again......

 

Yep they decided that cause we had to stand in formation and take them. Then they made you open up so they could see you did not hid it in your cheek. Then after returning from Somalia they gave us more and when asked why? They stated " the ones we gave you while over there were not strong enough for the strain of malaria they have there" Really, a little late now.......after the fact....

 

The vaccine I detested was for plague. A literal PITA, but beat the alternative I guess. The bad part was the series had to be repeated at 6 month intervals.

USAF 1966-1988
FL
CA
Far East
SEA
Central America

 

My wife forgot our tenth wedding anniversary. She came home from work, I had cooked a nice dinner, had candles, champagne and roses.

She said, "What's this for?"

I said, "It's our anniversary!"

"Why didn't you tell me this morning!?"

"I thought you were testing me!"

"I didn't get you a present!"

"You just did."

I've had so much fun telling that story over the years, it is the best present she could have given me.

Dave

 

Another apparent lapse is forgetting what the original intent of the thread happens to be.

 

Modfather hang in there. You have gotten sounds advice from those above me. Just don't give up and remember you will always have friends here if you need to talk. I have had a few friends that were on active duty commit suicide and I'm still not sure why. I do know it creates more questions than answers.

 

...and give him 25..

 

That is a cool job. Any time I deployed I made sure I had a POC with the SeaBees.

 

Back in the day, those were the codes for our Military Occupation Specialty or MOS. For example "67" was aviation and "N" was a UH-1 helicopter, so a mechanic on a Huey was a 67N. "95" was military police and patrol was "95B" and corrections was "95C" . I always kept as far away as I could from the MOS "11B" (eleven bush) which was a grunt. :lol:

 

I served -68 days in the Coast Guard......

Got into a motorcycle accident 68 days before basic. Got a medical discharge cause of the broken leg.

 

I was an army brat, it was my dad who served. He said many times, "No kid of mine is going in the army!" So I didn't.

Dave

 

:cornut: HMMMMMMMMMMMM................ASA, lives in Hagerstown, MD conveniently close to Ft Meade, Ft Detrick and the Firm/Farm in VA................enough said there.........................silence.

Jason

 

No, I was first assigned to the 82nd. I joined the 187 after they were stationed in Japan.