COUNT OFF!!

DELTA32 · Post by **DELTA32** » Tue Jan 23, 2001 8:00 am

Once You have military in your blood...it stays there until you die ! For all of you who continue to serve and those who are no longer "Active"....let me thank you for your service....from one Vet to another....Thank You for your honorable service to the nation! After 22 years of Infantry and Cavalry, I hung up my boots !

Dan Galena (Delta32)
Sergeant First Class, Retired
United States Army

panzerfist · Post by **panzerfist** » Tue Jan 23, 2001 10:20 am

mccarty -
nice to see another navy person around - although i have always considered myself a misplaced army soldier (dont ask).
ive stood watch with the bonhomme richard (and actually got into a fight with a ltjg from that ship - its a long, funny story). i was on the USS COWPENS and let me say - its nice to see what 5'54's can do to a beachhead. its our way of saying "reach out and smash someone"

p.s. - those tomahawks aint so bad either!

p/f/

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Tue Jan 23, 2001 12:51 pm

Hi troops, looks like we could form a small
platoon. Speaking of rough housing/grab ass
in the service. I remember while at one of the first Gallant Eagle FTX at Ft Irwin my
air unit det was bivouacked near a Marine grunt unit. After seeing some Marines rolling in the dirt I asked their LT what they were doing. He told me they had some
"free time" so they were playing "Bull in the Ring"!! Needless to say I was glad I was in the Air Wing. As we used to say "Swing with the Wing"!
Semper Fi to all Active and Vets
Randy

1stSgt USMC · Post by **1stSgt USMC** » Wed Jan 24, 2001 11:02 am

Marines, Soldiers and Sailors,
Enjoyed your stories and I must echo the sentiments of the SFC. Thankyou all for your service to your country, and standing guard over my family. I must say quite an impressive group and close to a 100 years of service I'm sure.

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1stSgt
Semper Fi
"Steel on Target"
Company B 1st Tank Bn

1stSgt USMC · Post by **1stSgt USMC** » Wed Jan 24, 2001 11:05 am

Gentlemen allow me to ring the bell at the Bar drinks are on me... I finally became a Veteran.

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1stSgt
Semper Fi
"Steel on Target"
Company B 1st Tank Bn

AmmoSgt · Post by **AmmoSgt** » Wed Jan 24, 2001 11:11 am

E-7 SFC/PSG U S Army (ret) 59th Bde SASCOM Power to Spare ..we used to support 3rd of the 3rd something or another out of Corp Landjut in the north atlantic/baltic ... seems we had some uh hmm special ammo they needed........

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miche · Post by **miche** » Thu Jan 25, 2001 12:32 am

Stephens, Robert Michael - Former Marine Corperal MOS 4044
H&MS 31 MAG 31 GS ADP MCAS Beaufort SC Fighter Town East!
1974-78

SemperFi y'all

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Thu Jan 25, 2001 11:34 am

1stSgt, congratualations on your verteran status. Job Well Done. Thanks for your service!!
Miche, nice to have a fellow Air Winger aboard. I was with HGMS-37 in the 3rd MAW at
El Toro 78-80. Swing with the Wing. We now have our own ACE (Air Combat Element).
Semper Fi
Randy

LeibstandartePzD · Post by **LeibstandartePzD** » Thu Jan 25, 2001 1:13 pm

My mistake 1SG. I didn't mean to use a term that wasn't correct. I will endeaver to be more careful in the future. Glad to see there are a lot of servicemen here. Should prove if nothing else to provide a diverse and amusing group of stories as time goes on. Best wishes to you all!

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Former member of the 8th US cavalry and a grandson of a Leibstandarte tanker. Former name on these boards was Leibstandarte.

Jeff Norton · Post by **Jeff Norton** » Thu Jan 25, 2001 3:41 pm

Jeff Norton 97-98 SGT(p) (MP 95-B30)
87-90 MZAD , Mainz, FRG
90-92 118th MP (ABN) FB,NC (Also did the SA ARTEP - Got two Bronze stars...)
92-95 204th MI/66th MI Bde, Augsburg FRG ( Also played football with Marines - Do all you guys have hard heads???)
95-98 APG, MD (We won't go until we 'Glow')

Best, Jeff

Don Doom · Post by **Don Doom** » Thu Jan 25, 2001 6:19 pm

STG5 Don Doom DDG-11 USS Sellers one of the Heavest armed tin can's till they brought back the Battle wagons!
Navy 78-85.
Veteran of iran/irac tanker war,last stages of beruit,two nato, med and far east cruises.
Glad to do it and will again if called.

Doom

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1stSgt USMC · Post by **1stSgt USMC** » Thu Jan 25, 2001 7:12 pm

Originally posted by LeibstandartePzD:
My mistake 1SG. I didn't mean to use a term that wasn't correct.

I understand different services different terms. Hell we don't even roll our sleeves the same. My Cammies, your BDU's, Tomato, Tamato

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1stSgt
Semper Fi
"Steel on Target"
Company B 1st Tank Bn

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Randy · Post by **Randy** » Fri Jan 26, 2001 10:29 am

1stSgt, speaking of different terms I remember while at OCS I refered to utilities
as fatigues and I got my butt in a sling over that. My Plt Cmdr jumped all over me.
Its like the difference btwn OH 500 and ZERO
500 as far as time goes.
Semper Fi
Randy

CF_Medic · Post by **CF_Medic** » Fri Jan 26, 2001 10:30 am

Flavelle, Bryan Douglas. Corpral
Canadian Forces Medical Service (CFMS)
Medic
23rd Medical Company, 31 CBG

Active

Got to have the CSS somewhere

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Militas Succurimus

USMCGrunt · Post by **USMCGrunt** » Fri Jan 26, 2001 11:01 am

Originally posted by Randy:
1stSgt, speaking of different terms I remember while at OCS I refered to utilities
as fatigues and I got my butt in a sling over that. My Plt Cmdr jumped all over me.
Its like the difference btwn OH 500 and ZERO
500 as far as time goes.
Semper Fi
Randy

These little faux pas happen Randy. I remember a similar mistake of mine as a young Lance Corporal assigned to 2/7. I failed to saulte a Gunner one day when I mistook the black "Bursting Bomb" on his collar for chevrons. After an afternoon of misery, I never made the mistake again.

For those not familiar with the rank, most warrant officers in the Marines are referred to as "Gunner" much as a Master Sergeant is called "Top" or a Gunnery Sergeant is referred to as "Gunny". However, there is an actual Warrant Officer designated as Gunner. They wear a normal WO bar on one collar and a matte black "Bursting bomb" insignia on the other. I only ever met 2 while I was in. I beleive it is reserved for a WO within a combat arms field. (Little help on the topic 1stSgt?)

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USMCGrunt

-When it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight.

TheOriginalOverlord · Fri Jan 26, 2001 11:19 am

Sgt Jeremy Cheek
Been in since '89 as a Grunt (0311) took a few months off in '95 and came back in as a TOW Tech (2171) and served time as an Armory Chief. Been at 8th&I, Camp David, CLNC, Gitmo, Oki, Somalia, Gitmo, MCLB Albany, CLNC, Gitmo(again), and Quantico.

Currently the Security Chief for the Marine Corps Air/Ground Museum.

RE: Marines throwing rocks. It goes like this, whenever we are stopped for more than 5 minutes somebody has to throw something. Marine throws a rock, gets no response, he throws another....Marine2 "cut it out", Marine throws rock again, Marine2 "I said quit!" Marine throws rock, Marine2 (at top of his lungs while grabbing a rock and going after 1st Marine) "I said CUT IT OUT DICKHEAD!" and then proceeds to whup first Marines butt.

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Semper Fi!

Overlord

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Fri Jan 26, 2001 12:47 pm

USMCGrunt, I've got another one. When I got to my first duty station (El Toro)(I was so indoctrinated about military courtesy) I saw a 1st Lt and being a brand new 2nd Lt gave him a real smart salute. He came up to me and said Lts don't salute each other and if I did it again he'd break my arm! He said "this is the real Marine Corps, not TBS". We later became friends, but I was scared shitless. This is fun to look back on though.
Semper Fi
Randy

1stSgt USMC · Post by **1stSgt USMC** » Fri Jan 26, 2001 1:18 pm

Originally posted by USMCGrunt:
For those not familiar with the rank, most warrant officers in the Marines are referred to as "Gunner" much as a Master Sergeant is called "Top" or a Gunnery Sergeant is referred to as "Gunny." However, there is an actual Warrant Officer designated as Gunner. They wear a normal WO bar on one collar and a matte black "Bursting bomb" insignia on the other. I only ever met 2 while I was in. I believe it is reserved for a WO within a combat arms field. (Little help on the topic 1stSgt?)

Correct Grunt, Gunner is strictly reserved for Marines who possess the 0369 MOS(Infantry Platoon Sergeant) and then who apply for the Marine Gunner Program. It is also much to my chagrin one of the most abused terms in the Corps. Many Marines feel that any WO or CWO can be referred to as this. WRONG! Just like you don't call the 1stSgt or SgtMaj Top. Otherwise as I am sure you know you will have a significant emotional experience just like Grunt had with the "Gunner."

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1stSgt
Semper Fi
"Steel on Target"
Company B 1st Tank Bn

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Jeff Norton · Post by **Jeff Norton** » Fri Jan 26, 2001 3:29 pm

1SG (USMC),

With all these troopies reporting, where you gonna hold the formation???

(my backyard is WAY too small...)

-Jeff

Billy Yank · Post by **Billy Yank** » Thu Feb 01, 2001 3:43 am

Originally posted by JW:
Whorton, James, MAJ, Army, retired
Enlisted 1973-75, 11B, 2nd Bde, 8th ID, Baumholder, GER, "The Rock"
Officer 1975-92. Spent most of that time on the division staff of 5th ID, Ft. Polk, LA, 8th ID, Bad Kreuznach, GER, back to 5th ID. I spent Desert Storm training the 256th Inf. Bde, La. National Guard at Ft. Hood, TX. I won't comment further on that experience. I worked in public relations my last six years.

Heh, heh. I was in the Ft. Hood Public Affairs office during that little fiasco. If this is the same incident I remember, I'm just glad the press never got hold of it. For the record, I was a Specialist in the US Army for 7 years. I was 46R, Broadcast Journalist, the funnest job in Army.

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Billy Yank
I don't define "my own" the way you want me to.