How many military bubbas here?

**wsk** · 18th December 06, 08:15 PM

Navy, 76-82, ftb2/ss, USS Will Rogers SSBN659 (Blue) last boat to refit at the Holy Loch.

**Pour1Malt** · 19th December 06, 01:01 AM

ai'm a lover... no a fichter

**AckZel** · 3rd April 07, 09:05 AM

Currently serving as a 2nd Lieutenant in Lapland Air Defence Regiment, Finland (My profile picture is the regiment's emblem)

Finnish Defence Forces

**emolas** · 8th June 07, 10:28 PM

Very interesting numbers in here. Over 70% of respondents are military.

I spent 12 years in the USMC as a parachute rigger and door gunner. I was a self-professed 'lifer' and even told my wife when I met her that the Corps would always come first before her. All that changed when my daughter was 2 and I realized on my next overseas deployment that I couldn't take being away from her and missing the important things in her life so I got out. I do regret leaving the Marine Corps but not as much as I would have regretted staying in and missing out on my children's childhood.

**BoldHighlander** · 1st March 08, 11:05 PM

US Army 1/19th IR (11Bravo) 1990-91
Suffered a minor injury during training to my foot, and despite med care it turned into early stages of gangrene & I actually came within a few hours of having my leg amputated from the knee down. Received a discharge when I was able to walk again. I still suffer some amount of pain (in varying degrees) almost every day since.
Despite this experience I miss the service, and tried to get back in twice, Sept. 12, 2001 (note date)
& again during the build up towards the War w/ Iraq. Both times (all) services I approached thanked me for my prior service but said due to my injury & discharge/age status I couldn't rejoin.
Oh well, C'est la vie

**J.B. Simpson** · 1st March 08, 11:09 PM

I was in the US Navy from 1990-1997. I was stationed on the USS Peleliu LHA-5, and at NAS Lemoore CA. I was an Electronics Technician and left service as an ET2 (E-5).

**KILT TURKEY** · 3rd March 08, 10:18 AM

Currently serving USAF FireFighter, was an AGE Mechanic. Two of my brothers were Marines, my fathers brother was Army, my Grandfathers were Navy.
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