Just curious. Have you served or are you currently with any of the armed services?

I was a Special Forces man for 6 years during the Clinton administration.

Yes, I know it says "Air Froce" - I was typing too fast.

I am serving now and am a grizzled old 14 year vet, been a comm troop my entire career.

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Brat

Bombarded with military related threads today eh?

Air Force here, 4 years as Computer Programmer.

The way things are going now for me, I might be back in there shortly.

EDIT: @ JeeberD

That explains a lot....minus the army part.

:p

Bombarded with military related threads today eh?

Air Force here, 4 years as Computer Programmer.

The way things are going now for me, I might be back in there shortly.

My squadron has 8 programmers with 2 more on the way. We need about 2. Programmer career field is really screwed up right now.

My squadron has 8 programmers with 2 more on the way. We need about 2. Programmer career field is really screwed up right now.

That's mostly because they can't make up their mind if they want us or not.

I do think that they're really phasing the Programmer career field out and going to civilians for the whole thing, what happened at my work, and most of my friends from Tech School also.

Can't really blame them, it's a career that doesn't lend itself well to the military way of doing things.

Current Air Force Programmer here also.

USAF is pitching a shutout.

Army. I've hit the halfway mark to retirement.

That's mostly because they can't make up their mind if they want us or not.

I do think that they're really phasing the Programmer career field out and going to civilians for the whole thing, what happened at my work, and most of my friends from Tech School also.

Can't really blame them, it's a career that doesn't lend itself well to the military way of doing things.

I agree. I knew one programmer at Los Angeles Air Force Base who's slot was converted to civilian. He got out, took the slot, and is making triple the ammount he was making in the military...but now he doesn't have to deploy or do all the other bullshit you have to do if you are uniformed.

Lucky bastard. :)

Army. I've hit the halfway mark to retirement.

I worked a joint assignment in Ankara (and Japan back in the day) and really enjoyed working with the Army folks. The Navy has pretty good guys too, but they talk funny. :)

Army NBC ops here with a LIMA 4 backgorund (BIDS).

Army NBC ops here with a LIMA 4 backgorund (BIDS).


I got the NBC part but the rest is greek to me?

Actually, NBC is going away. I think they're going with CBRNE (Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive).

I got the NBC part but the rest is greek to me?

LIMA 4 only means that Im a canary in a humvee. ;) Ok LIMA4 is basically the top dogs of NBC ops. Were trained in Biological agent detection , a mobile laboratory. BIDS means Biological Integrated Detection System.

LIMA 4 only means that Im a canary in a humvee. ;) Ok LIMA4 is basically the top dogs of NBC ops. Were trained in Biological agent detection , a mobile laboratory. BIDS means Biological Integrated Detection System.

That sounds way cool. If you were a GI Joe figure, I'd buy you.

That sounds way cool. If you were a GI Joe figure, I'd buy you.
He'd probably have cool accessories, too!

Navy, I think.

He'd probably have cool accessories, too!
and a 6 pack, 18 inch biceps :D .

Does this mean that Air Force personnel are more likely to play text sports sims than servicepeople from any other branch?

Army-4 years and out

I miss the comraderie

I don't miss the BS

Does this mean that Air Force personnel are more likely to play text sports sims than servicepeople from any other branch?I could see that. Nothing better for them to do.

I was an Air Force computer programmer as well.

I almost went to the Naval Academy, does that count?

Air Force (98-02)

But I wasn't a programmer :)

United States Army 96-03

Ranger
75th Reg, 2nd Batt. "B" Company

United States Army 96-03

Ranger
75th Reg, 2nd Batt. "B" Company

I now declare Jeff Nights, The manliest man on this board. :D

Damn, everyone here seems pretty impressive. I am just a simple Marine Corps Brat. I haven't seen Marine Corps mentioned once here. I was only minutes away from being in the Air Force, but the "Dragon Lady" over at San Diego MEPS prevented me from getting in because I supposedly showed signs of asthma even though I ran track for 5 years and cross country for 1 year.

Army-4 years and out

I miss the comraderie

I don't miss the BS


Me too, I served 4 years in the Air Force as a combat meteorologists guy with 2 of the years in Korea.

Me too, I served 4 years in the Air Force as a combat meteorologists guy with 2 of the years in Korea.

Were those the grey berets?

I now declare Jeff Nights, The manliest man on this board. :D
Pix pls k? thx :D

I almost went to the Naval Academy, does that count?

I'm sure you would have been a great officer, but I'm glad you chose not too. For selfish today reasons. :)

Were those the grey berets?
yes sir, that would be correct. We often were supporting special ops or just Army units since they had no Weather folks themselves.

At risk of alienating myself amongst 3 board members here...

I never served, but I help run the operations of the largest Military computer network in the world... (and largest Win2k network in the world)...

Retired Army officer.

Me too, I served 4 years in the Air Force as a combat meteorologists guy with 2 of the years in Korea.
You comnbat meteorogists are a real battle field asset. Specially during the last Iraq war. You guy srun the humvee with the 10 k or 15 k gen?

http://home.comcast.net/~rndpolston/conan.html

Taken 2 years ago on my birthday, May 18th.

I'm the only Marine?

yes sir, that would be correct. We often were supporting special ops or just Army units since they had no Weather folks themselves.


I remember seeing those guys walk around Fort Bragg. I never directly interacted with any of them, but I assume we did some training together somewhere. I was there for a while under the JSOC command - although I can't remember exactly what it was called. JSOC or SOC or something like that... was a long time ago! :eek:

http://home.comcast.net/~rndpolston/conan.html

Taken 2 years ago on my birthday, May 18th.

That is one long forefinger.

uh oh, the army is catching up to the Air Froce

No Coast Guard love? America's shore lines and watery bodies needs its share of hall moniters too!

United States Army 96-03

Ranger
75th Reg, 2nd Batt. "B" Company
Note to self: don't piss off JeffNights;)

Army. I've hit the halfway mark to retirement.
and i have finally gathered the final piece to the puzzle in solving your username! Raiders fan, army man.

That sounds way cool. If you were a GI Joe figure, I'd buy you.
QOTM! QOTM!

You comnbat meteorogists are a real battle field asset. Specially during the last Iraq war. You guy srun the humvee with the 10 k or 15 k gen?

Yeah and we proofread also. :D

Air Force (1997-2004)

Aircraft Communication and Navigation System Journeyman

and i have finally gathered the final piece to the puzzle in solving your username! Raiders fan, army man.
Also, big Kiss fan. Sorta like the Kiss Army.