[Sav .250]

USAF....Nov 52 thru Mar 57. Had a great ride. Did my time and moved on.

[mdj696]

6 years. 3 active, 3 reserve. US Army 13 June 66 12 June 72.

[Jim Rau]

Quote:       Originally Posted by 99z28monster

Just curious to see how long some of yall have been in the military or police force. The 7th of Feb marks four years for me. I have mixed emotions with my current postion I would love to be a civilian again. However I know that my job is not done here yet so maybe in four more years I can retire the ol boots.

4 year 9 months and 20 days active ARMY, two tours in RVN.
8+ years in the Special Forces NG.
25 years 9 months and 11 days full time LEO Colorado Springs PD, retired.
6 years as a reserve officer Wasilla, AK PD.
3+ years, and currently, reserve deputy here in Winston County Alabama.

[Paul T]

16 + USN one IO, seven meds and UNITAS 18. two shore duty. Tought gunnery school in the '80s and SIMA in Mayport in the beginning of the '90s. Did small arms training and slung ordnance.
Fixed big guns and little guns.

[sbowers5]

20 years 16 days ,35 months and 10 days in vietnam 11 months in lebanon 2 west pacs and 2 east pacs on the USS America, USS Essex and the USS Forestall and i gave it up in Aug 1982 as an E-6 that turned down E-7 because i had had enough and did not want to stay any longer. Anchors Away.
Steve

[blkbird513]

Paul T:

I did Unitas XI in '70 with VP-16...did you visit "House on Stilts" in Recife on your way thru?

JOHNC

[Paul T]

Quote:       Originally Posted by blkbird513

Paul T: I did Unitas XI in '70 with VP-16...did you visit "House on Stilts" in Recife on your way thru? JOHNC

no never went there but did make Valeparaiso, Iqueque,and other sordid locals of sailor enjoyment.
Loved that Pisco.

[blkbird513]

...let's see...Hotel Crillon (sp?), Top floor lounge, Lima, Peru...Pisco Sours...!!! I think it was a cactus (PISCO) drink. Maybe we should start a thread of the more popular skivvy houses immortallized in naval lore...or at least some of the familiar ladies...Fatima (Lajes), Tina Cat Woman (Catania), Humpty-Dumpty (Naples)...!!!

[LarryO1970]

... March 3rd 1993 - present, just shy of 17 years in the USAF as a Security Policeman. (and yes, I know it's NOW called Security Forces)

RAF Alconbury, San Vito Air Station, Italy, NATO Air Station Brindisi, Italy, Eglin AFB, Florida, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Truax Field, WI (ANG), Langley AFB, Va, RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, NAS Key West, Florida, etc.

... pretty good duty, I won't complain ... but it surely wasn't without tears.

Larry O

[Paul T]

Quote:       Originally Posted by blkbird513

...let's see...Hotel Crillon (sp?), Top floor lounge, Lima, Peru...Pisco Sours...!!! I think it was a cactus (PISCO) drink. Maybe we should start a thread of the more popular skivvy houses immortallized in naval lore...or at least some of the familiar ladies...Fatima (Lajes), Tina Cat Woman (Catania), Humpty-Dumpty (Naples)...!!!

Humpty dumpty! Dang I forgot about her. How bout the campfire girls and the Black Angus in San Juan? Billy would have enjoyed those places.

[aris_unlimited]

I was in Corrections for a little over a year. Did my job great (not just saying that I was often complimented as performing like a veteran officer), loved my job. But I soon learned that politics and myself are not a good combination (I don't play the politics game). So shortly after that, I was out of there.

[jerry]

Quote:       Originally Posted by LarryO1970

... March 3rd 1993 - present, just shy of 17 years in the USAF as a Security Policeman. (and yes, I know it's NOW called Security Forces) Larry O

Sky Cop

[blkbird513]

Paul T:
...never made it to the annual "Spring Board" trials in Roosevelt Roads. Spring of '70, I think, I stayed back in Jax to service the aircraft Avionics if they had a problem. Turns out, that was the year of the air traffic controllers strike and all our squadron planes came back but the rest of the groundpounders got 'stuck' in Puerto Rico! Seems the contract air transport had to fly 'airways' and there were no controllers so no 'airways'! I heard alot of stories about the "Black Angus"...most of the guys came back broke...!!! The VP Navy was good duty...too big for a tailhook but still sea duty. Maybe shoulda stayed...!!! NOT!!!

JOHNC

[UtahMike]

12 years active duty Air Force Dec 68 to Jul 81, separated. Was a single parent with no one to watch son, so left and joined reserves and air reserve technician program.
After three years reserve time, job changed and politics got to be too much to handle, left military all together.
Looking back, it is easy to second guess, but I probably should have stayed for at least the twenty retirement. However, it is what is and I have moved on. I enjoyed my time in the Air Force. I was fortunate enough to be assigned to some big commands during my time, SAC, MACV, MAC and PACAF.

[DANA]

1951-1984 USAF and Vermont Air Guard. Enlisted and Officer. SAC, ADC, ADTAC,TAC.

DANA

[Ninja Piper]

There are a lot of AF here! I'm working on my 10th year (started sep. 2000) in Security Forces. 4 active, the rest ANG. I'm going to be applying to OTS and returning to active duty once I get a commission though.

[deucemx22]

11 years as an Aviation Ordnanceman in the USN. Still going strong with 9 left

[Jim Rau]

Quote:       Originally Posted by deucemx22

11 years as an Aviation Ordnanceman in the USN. Still going strong with 9 left

Be safe, and keep up the fight even though your boss won't!

[Sgtsquid]

6 yrs USN active fast attack sailor, 3 yrs NYARNG 105 mm Howitzer Field Artillery. Went from punchin' holes in the ocean to punchin' holes in the dirt. It's odd how when you're in, you talk endlessly about what you're gonna do when you get out and when you finally do, you speak endlessly about things you may or may have not done when you were in.

[Baconbits]

4 yrs USN
16 yrs LEO-Still on the job-