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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2002 11:16 pm
by Nixuebrig
1990 to 1992 , served in a pioneer battailion with the german bundeswehr.

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2002 3:30 am
by Don Doom
78-85 US Navy 4.5 years DDG-11 USS Sellers

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2002 3:48 am
by AbsntMndedProf
Don, you probably know about this already, but in case you don't, I found this U.S.S. Sellers association online:

http://www.usnavyships.com/sellers/frames5.htm

Eric Maietta

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2002 4:13 am
by Don Doom
Yep, I even found a book on the ships in the mothball fleet, which shows my ship in pretty bad shape before they wrecked her!!:mad: :mad: :mad: :(

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2002 4:59 pm
by Wombat63
5 years as a grunt - RAR
10 signals - RASIGS

3 Years

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2002 7:01 pm
by Rokondo
Israeli Army (Air-Force but not pilot) ;)
Excellent troop of Air-force year 1997 (Got medal) :D
Rank First Sergeant

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2002 10:46 pm
by scimitar
1978, Belgian army; 2nd Bataillon de Carabiniers Cyclistes (Black Devils). Gunner on CVRT. Liked very much the "devise" of that unit: "Pour une dent toute la gueule" (approx. for a tooth all the mouth)...

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2002 3:11 am
by White Falcon
I was in the 2/325th of the 82nd Airborne Division (hence the name "White Falcon") from 1981 - 1985. It was not an experience I would recommend to most 17 year olds just getting out of high school like me, but now that I'm becoming a cranky old man, I'm starting to view my military service in a different light.

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2002 7:58 pm
by Irinami
~4+ years casually (compared to most of you) studying military history and preparing as much as possible on a tight budget. Zero time in any official capacity.

Translation?

"I'm your worst nightmare... a citizen with a constitutional right to bear arms." id est, Militia as per the US Constitution and several Presidential acts, proclamations, etc. Ready to defend where I live any time, ready to serve if called up.

My greatest thanks and my respect to those of you who have served. Thank you all.

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2002 8:11 pm
by AbsntMndedProf
Irinami posted:

"My greatest thanks and my respect to those of you who have served. Thank you all."

Well said! I agree whole-heartedly!

Eric Maietta

Nomination

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2002 8:24 pm
by Belisarius
Anyone else smell a Hall-of-famer around here? :p

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2002 10:21 pm
by sandman20
To Belisarius:
When we would have Swedish army to SPWaW?:) Maybe there is Sweden in version 7.2.
Finland vs. Sweden sounds very funny;) There's a few centuries since Sweden was in war last time :D

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2002 2:58 am
by Voriax
Originally posted by sandman20
There's a few centuries since Sweden was in war last time :D
well...swedish air force unit has seen war after WW2...i'll leave it as an excersice to find out where and when ;)

Voriax

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2002 3:15 am
by AbsntMndedProf
Here is a site with OOBs for the Swedish military:

http://www.ludd.luth.se/~antenna/t2k/index.htm

Looks interesting. I don't know how accurate/current the info is. I hope it's helpfull.

Eric Maietta

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2002 10:37 am
by sandman20
Originally posted by Voriax


well...swedish air force unit has seen war after WW2...i'll leave it as an excersice to find out where and when ;)

Voriax
Do you mean that Congo crisis in the 1960's when those Saabs was used ? Sweden itself never used it in action.
Actually the year when Sweden was last in war is 1816.

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 12:58 am
by boerje
11 months in Finnish Defence Forces as a 120 mm mortar squad leader. Now in reserve with a rank of sargent.

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 6:27 am
by Irinami
Originally posted by AbsntMndedProf
Here is a site with OOBs for the Swedish military:

http://www.ludd.luth.se/~antenna/t2k/index.htm

Looks interesting. I don't know how accurate/current the info is. I hope it's helpfull.

Eric Maietta
I can't believe it!

Antenna (Anti Henttu)'s site is about Twilight: 2000, an RPG from the mid-80's about World War III. I would say that he's based it off "current" (90's) Swedish OOB's, and it's reasonably accurate. Antenna's one of the greats in T2k-dom.

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 11:56 pm
by bobbuild
USAF 26 years, SMSGT

Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 12:05 pm
by RolandRahn_MatrixForum
15 Months in 1986/1987 as fire control soldier in a tank artillery battery and one reserve exercise (and three additional "invitations" to reserve exercises - "Y-tours, wir buchen, Sie fluchen" :mad: ) in the German Bundeswehr.

Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 7:15 pm
by Frank W.
Originally posted by RolandRahn
15 Months in 1986/1987 as fire control soldier in a tank artillery battery and one reserve exercise (and three additional "invitations" to reserve exercises - "Y-tours, wir buchen, Sie fluchen" :mad: ) in the German Bundeswehr.
hi roland,

i found the reservist exercise i made quite interesting, if only the weather and the organization had been better....

it was in daaden trp-üb.platz. we covered a hawk flarak battery and get some invitation in this quite old weapon system...

some night shooting including. we felt like "new year" :D