Poll: Military Service

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Just a little tidbit about BG Anthony McAuliffe (Acting Commander of the 101st at Bastogne): He was Christa McAuliffe's (the teacher-astronaut killed in the Challenger explosion) grandfather-in-law.

That's NUTS

^^^Pun very intended

[jester]

I read a copy of the actualy order. It was something. It was done like a regular order or piece of correspondence.

Comander American Forces Bastogne

To Commander German Forces Bastogne,

"Nuts to you!"


sincerly



I mean I read that thought "WOW!" So formal for a flippant answer.

[Earthpig]

Served twenty one years.....6 as a Combat Engineer the rest as a grunt. I spent most of my time as a Mechanized Infantry (113's) and some as Light Infantry(there is nothing light about it) did Korea,(yeah the weather sucks in the winter, Siberian fronts Brrrrrrr!) Ft. Riley KS., Germany(only for 2 months during a Reforger ex.) and Milwaukee (homeland security).

I like to make fun of Marines, Navy, Airforce and Airborne guy's

[jester]

Originally Posted by Earthpig

Served twenty one years.....6 as a Combat Engineer the rest as a grunt. I spent most of my time as a Mechanized Infantry (113's) and some as Light Infantry(there is nothing light about it) did Korea,(yeah the weather sucks in the winter, Siberian fronts Brrrrrrr!) Ft. Riley KS., Germany(only for 2 months during a Reforger ex.) and Milwaukee (homeland security).

I like to make fun of Marines, Navy, Airforce and Airborne guy's

As for nothing light about light infantry, AMEN BROTHER!!!!!

However, what I don't understand is you went from engineer to grunt? What, you suffer a head injury? Most folks I know do a tour in the grunts, then we clamor for something else. Anything else, especialy things where we get to ride and stay indoors.


PAUL!!! PAUL!!!! You may have a challenger for the groups mental illness spokesman with this guy!

[Earthpig]

Originally Posted by jester

As for nothing light about light infantry, AMEN BROTHER!!!!!

However, what I don't understand is you went from engineer to grunt? What, you suffer a head injury? Most folks I know do a tour in the grunts, then we clamor for something else. Anything else, especialy things where we get to ride and stay indoors.


PAUL!!! PAUL!!!! You may have a challenger for the groups mental illness spokesman with this guy!

Mostly because my local unit was Infantry(Guard)...I liked it actually....Mental defeciency it is then

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Earthpig

Mostly because my local unit was Infantry(Guard)...I liked it actually....Mental defeciency it is then

Oh puhleeze...I started out in the Guard, then went active duty, then went airborne! Got you beat, easily.

[jester]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Oh puhleeze...I started out in the Guard, then went active duty, then went airborne! Got you beat, easily.

Oh come on! I beat you all!

I was contract Marine INFANTRY!!!! <Later I found out I was qualed for OCS and even the naval academy which was even funnier at the time> And everytime I got to the V.A. I end up at the phsyc ward! So top that mo fos!

Whats worse, I had orthopediece surgery to remove my waiver to go back in!

HAH!!!!!


So, who is the crazier!!!!

[JimmyRay73]

Well, I'm the newbie here (or would FNG be more appropriate?) so I'll chime in. When I was younger I thought about serving, talked to a few recruiters, was told that my asthma and knee injuries might be issues, and then dropped the idea to move on to college. Kept Mom and Dad happy and college sure had fewer rules than the Marines it seemed. Every now and again I wonder what might have been, but there's no sense crying over spilt milk I suppose...

[Targan]

Welcome to the forum JimmyRay. Good to have you with us.

[Eddie]

Hello all. I looked for the best place to do an introduction and was unable to find anywhere that looked as good or better than this. So...please don't misconstrue this as an attempt to brag or beat my chest in an attempt to belittle others.

My name is Eddie Thomas. No reason to hide it as it's in the publication credits for Twilight: 2013 and it's going to become quickly apparent that I found this place through that medium.

I'm an Infantry officer in the United States Army currently on Active Duty at Schofield Barracks, HI. I've been in the Army for a total of eleven years with a small break in service to get my degrees. I started off as an enlisted man before I had said break in service and then went to OCS after completing college.

My qualifications include a myriad of things, to include Ranger School, Sniper School, Basic Airborne, Air Assault, Infantry Mortar Leader's Course, Stryker Leader's Course, Sniper Employment, and a few other piddly schools. I've served in 3rd Bn, 75th Ranger Regiment; 2nd BDE, 10th Mountain Division; 2nd BDE, 25th Infantry division; and a couple of TRADOC units that I prefer not to mention. I just returned five days ago from the [dripping sarcasm]wonderful vacation spot[/dripping sarcasm] known as Iraq. My most important claim from that deployment? The only soldier that I didn't bring back with me, I lost due to him dislocating his kneecap playing football on Christmas Eve in 2008 and going home three months early.

My non-military education includes two Bachelors degrees in Management and Finance, and I'm currently attempting to complete the last three classes I need for my Physics degree. However, it'll be some time before I'm capable of doing that without losing lots of credits through transferring schools.

Writing and publication credits to me, I've done a little bit of consultation work and minor writing up until T2K13. Most of these were with Clayton in the Spycraft line for the Militaries series of books and some of it was with the Stargate line, though most of that was pushed through by another friend.

Outside of work and education, I have three children ranging from 6-12, help out on their soccer teams and I've taught jujutsu since 2002.

So you can see, I've led a pretty eventful life and have a wide experience base to draw on. I consider myself no expert on any subject, but I'm pretty damned knowledgeable when it comes down to it.

I look forward to adding to this community and already see some names that look familiar to me.

[kato13]

Welcome aboard.

There are quite a few points of T2k13 and T2k overlap so there is a considerable amount of cross pollination between the two forums.

You have quite an interesting back story (which ironically could never be duplicated with either rule set lol ) and I and I am sure others look forward to your input.

[headquarters]

Originally Posted by Eddie

Hello all. I looked for the best place to do an introduction and was unable to find anywhere that looked as good or better than this. So...please don't misconstrue this as an attempt to brag or beat my chest in an attempt to belittle others.

My name is Eddie Thomas. No reason to hide it as it's in the publication credits for Twilight: 2013 and it's going to become quickly apparent that I found this place through that medium.

I'm an Infantry officer in the United States Army currently on Active Duty at Schofield Barracks, HI. I've been in the Army for a total of eleven years with a small break in service to get my degrees. I started off as an enlisted man before I had said break in service and then went to OCS after completing college.

My qualifications include a myriad of things, to include Ranger School, Sniper School, Basic Airborne, Air Assault, Infantry Mortar Leader's Course, Stryker Leader's Course, Sniper Employment, and a few other piddly schools. I've served in 3rd Bn, 75th Ranger Regiment; 2nd BDE, 10th Mountain Division; 2nd BDE, 25th Infantry division; and a couple of TRADOC units that I prefer not to mention. I just returned five days ago from the [dripping sarcasm]wonderful vacation spot[/dripping sarcasm] known as Iraq. My most important claim from that deployment? The only soldier that I didn't bring back with me, I lost due to him dislocating his kneecap playing football on Christmas Eve in 2008 and going home three months early.

My non-military education includes two Bachelors degrees in Management and Finance, and I'm currently attempting to complete the last three classes I need for my Physics degree. However, it'll be some time before I'm capable of doing that without losing lots of credits through transferring schools.

Writing and publication credits to me, I've done a little bit of consultation work and minor writing up until T2K13. Most of these were with Clayton in the Spycraft line for the Militaries series of books and some of it was with the Stargate line, though most of that was pushed through by another friend.

Outside of work and education, I have three children ranging from 6-12, help out on their soccer teams and I've taught jujutsu since 2002.

So you can see, I've led a pretty eventful life and have a wide experience base to draw on. I consider myself no expert on any subject, but I'm pretty damned knowledgeable when it comes down to it.

I look forward to adding to this community and already see some names that look familiar to me.

good to have you onboard - welcome to the best T2K boards on the planet !

you seem to have a full schedule there .Do you get any playing done ?

[Eddie]

Originally Posted by headquarters

good to have you onboard - welcome to the best T2K boards on the planet !

you seem to have a full schedule there .Do you get any playing done ?

The only playing I've done for the last three years has been Play-by-Post stuff on a friend's website. Unfortunately, those games die out pretty quick because of RL. At least that's the excuse that we always get. Truth of the matter is, the same three people keep popping up, the pace is so slow only those three of us bear with it, and the games die. So I'll have sporadic bouts of gaming flurry, followed by long dry spells waiting to know if I can do what I'm trying to do. You know?

[headquarters]

Originally Posted by Eddie

The only playing I've done for the last three years has been Play-by-Post stuff on a friend's website. Unfortunately, those games die out pretty quick because of RL. At least that's the excuse that we always get. Truth of the matter is, the same three people keep popping up, the pace is so slow only those three of us bear with it, and the games die. So I'll have sporadic bouts of gaming flurry, followed by long dry spells waiting to know if I can do what I'm trying to do. You know?

I am blessed with a regular FtF group - we play every 3 months or so for a full weekend -yeah , RL interferes.

Tried a little Pbem with our group ,but as you say -its not the same as a good FtF.

I do understand the wait..there is the gamesessios and time inbetween..

[Fusilier]

Welcome Eddie.

[General Pain]

Originally Posted by headquarters

I am blessed with a regular FtF group - we play every 3 months or so for a full weekend -yeah , RL interferes.

Tried a little Pbem with our group ,but as you say -its not the same as a good FtF.

I do understand the wait..there is the gamesessios and time inbetween..

You mean: there is ftf-sessions and the dead-time between them hehe

[TiggerCCW UK]

Welcome to the forum. Pull up a chair and call the cat a bastard.

[General Pain]

Originally Posted by Eddie

Hello all. I looked for the best place to do an introduction and was unable to find anywhere that looked as good or better than this. So...please don't misconstrue this as an attempt to brag or beat my chest in an attempt to belittle others.

My name is Eddie Thomas. No reason to hide it as it's in the publication credits for Twilight: 2013 and it's going to become quickly apparent that I found this place through that medium.

I'm an Infantry officer in the United States Army currently on Active Duty at Schofield Barracks, HI. I've been in the Army for a total of eleven years with a small break in service to get my degrees. I started off as an enlisted man before I had said break in service and then went to OCS after completing college.

My qualifications include a myriad of things, to include Ranger School, Sniper School, Basic Airborne, Air Assault, Infantry Mortar Leader's Course, Stryker Leader's Course, Sniper Employment, and a few other piddly schools. I've served in 3rd Bn, 75th Ranger Regiment; 2nd BDE, 10th Mountain Division; 2nd BDE, 25th Infantry division; and a couple of TRADOC units that I prefer not to mention. I just returned five days ago from the [dripping sarcasm]wonderful vacation spot[/dripping sarcasm] known as Iraq. My most important claim from that deployment? The only soldier that I didn't bring back with me, I lost due to him dislocating his kneecap playing football on Christmas Eve in 2008 and going home three months early.

My non-military education includes two Bachelors degrees in Management and Finance, and I'm currently attempting to complete the last three classes I need for my Physics degree. However, it'll be some time before I'm capable of doing that without losing lots of credits through transferring schools.

Writing and publication credits to me, I've done a little bit of consultation work and minor writing up until T2K13. Most of these were with Clayton in the Spycraft line for the Militaries series of books and some of it was with the Stargate line, though most of that was pushed through by another friend.

Outside of work and education, I have three children ranging from 6-12, help out on their soccer teams and I've taught jujutsu since 2002.

So you can see, I've led a pretty eventful life and have a wide experience base to draw on. I consider myself no expert on any subject, but I'm pretty damned knowledgeable when it comes down to it.

I look forward to adding to this community and already see some names that look familiar to me.

Welcome aboard,eddie

[m47dragon]

Hi, new here.

I served in the USMC as an 0351 Anti-Tank Assaultman/Missileman from 1992-1997. I served on both active duty and in the Select Marine Corps Reserve: as a Dragon gunner and section leader and as a SMAW gunner and section leader.

I've worked as an armed security officer, supervisor and operations manager since 1996. I seem to be a jack of all trades, but master of none.

I haven't really touched T2000 as a player in almost 20 years, but the genre, especially the original Cold-War timeline, has always intrigued me.

I was a history major in college, and collecting militaria and weapons is my primary hobby.

[kato13]

Welcome m47dragon. I think you will find quite a few people here with a similar story and even more with similar interests. Hope you find useful information, and in general just have a good time here.

[pmulcahy11b]

A fellow Dragon gunner! I think I was, until this point, the only Dragon-qualified gunner on the board!

[m47dragon]

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A fellow Dragon gunner! I think I was, until this point, the only Dragon-qualified gunner on the board!

Yep, we're a dying breed. I was also SMAW qualified (unless one is a Marine or in the IDF, then one probably has never touched one of these) as well as a demolitions man.

I'm also a NRA Law Enforcement Pistol and Shotgun instructor and Remington 870 Field Armorer...if anyone needs information on those subjects I hope I can help.

[General Pain]

Originally Posted by m47dragon

Yep, we're a dying breed. I was also SMAW qualified (unless one is a Marine or in the IDF, then one probably has never touched one of these) as well as a demolitions man.

I'm also a NRA Law Enforcement Pistol and Shotgun instructor and Remington 870 Field Armorer...if anyone needs information on those subjects I hope I can help.

welcome aboard

[jester]

We don't need anymore 51's and certainly not those riff raff 52's! We do need more 41's they are just the coolest of them all

Welcome aboard ya rocket cowboy you!

[smokewolf]

Originally Posted by m47dragon

Yep, we're a dying breed. I was also SMAW qualified (unless one is a Marine or in the IDF, then one probably has never touched one of these) as well as a demolitions man.

I'm also a NRA Law Enforcement Pistol and Shotgun instructor and Remington 870 Field Armorer...if anyone needs information on those subjects I hope I can help.

Not to thread crap, but we could use your expertise over at T2K13 too. A lot of members pull double duty at both sites. But we've got lots of people who could use expertise such as yours.

[Abbott Shaull]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

A fellow Dragon gunner! I think I was, until this point, the only Dragon-qualified gunner on the board!

Hell no Paul. Ironically before the jump when I broke my ankle, I just qualified to fire the dragon to the training. The unit was suppose to be already out in the field on Thursday, but it was push back a couple days, so I get back Friday after qualifying and 35 minutes to get ready to pack and ready for the jump. It was a Corps Ready Eval. Oh well.

[Spec6]

Served from 1969 -1973 US Army . Finished AIT as a 45k20 and sent to Nam as a 11Bush . But that was a long time ago .

[Frank Frey]

I spent three years in the army. I was in Vietnam from November 1968 to November 1969. Got an early REFRAD for coming back with less than three months left to go on my active duty commitment.
To all my fellow vets, "Welcome Home". Thank you for your service. To the others, thank you for your interest and support.

[stormlion1]

Air Force back in the mid 90's. Got out just before my field changed names, security police to security forces.