Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: April 24, 2024, 7:49 pm
Atheist Forums › Discussion › Off Topic v
Military people, fall in!

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Thread Modes
Military people, fall in!
Fireball Offline
Refractory Member
****
Religious Views: Atheist
Posts: 9338
Threads: 19
Joined: September 8, 2015
Reputation: 79
#31
RE: Military people, fall in!
October 21, 2018 at 11:02 pm
(October 21, 2018 at 9:11 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: USAF 1985 -1995. I worked mostly on air traffic control communications. Spent 3 months in Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Also served in Arizona, South Korea, Florida and Guam.

Combat Controller? Those guys are fucking hands-down heroes with balls of steel.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
Find
Reply
AFTT47 Offline
Senior Member
****
Religious Views: Secular Humanist
Posts: 3164
Threads: 117
Joined: January 19, 2015
Reputation: 30
#32
RE: Military people, fall in!
October 22, 2018 at 2:35 am
(October 21, 2018 at 11:02 pm)Fireball Wrote:
(October 21, 2018 at 9:11 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: USAF 1985 -1995. I worked mostly on air traffic control communications. Spent 3 months in Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Also served in Arizona, South Korea, Florida and Guam.

Combat Controller? Those guys are fucking hands-down heroes with balls of steel.

Oh no, no. I was an electronics technician who maintained and repaired the equipment.

Yeah, the combat controllers are the little-known hard-core bad-asses of the Air Force. As a military service, we were most known for pushing buttons which make things go bang at a distance outside the range where our opponents could attack us. The combat controllers are ground-pounders who go into enemy territory and direct strikes. Most people don't even know they exist.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

Albert Einstein
Find
Reply
Gawdzilla Sama Offline
Banana Hammer
*****
Religious Views: Rational
Posts: 19881
Threads: 324
Joined: July 31, 2016
Reputation: 34
#33
RE: Military people, fall in!
October 22, 2018 at 6:37 am
(October 21, 2018 at 10:43 pm)Gwaithmir Wrote:
(October 21, 2018 at 12:27 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: In 1969 mine was 276.  Panic

Were you embedded with MAC/V SOG?  Huh
Maybe. I had a MACV ration card. I was in the 101st Airborne in I Corps. My last tour was in the 5th Armored Cavalry, Bien Hoa.

That was a line from "Kong: Skull Island" Anti-war photographer ran around with SOG? I doubt that.
Find
Reply
popeyespappy Offline Donators
some kind of demographic homunculus
*****
Religious Views: n/a
Posts: 2882
Threads: 132
Joined: May 8, 2011
Reputation: 31
#34
RE: Military people, fall in!
October 22, 2018 at 7:35 am
Army 80-87

Nike Hercules radar mechanic from 80 to 84 stationed at Fort Bliss then Germany. Changed over to SATCOM technician from 84 to 87 stationed at Fort Gordon, Korea, then Fort Huachuca.
Save a life. Adopt a greyhound.
[Image: JUkLw58.gif]
Find
Reply
Gwaithmir Offline
Tôl acharn!
****
Religious Views: I'm an outspoken atheist and Secular Humanist.
Posts: 2884
Threads: 11
Joined: October 1, 2018
Reputation: 20
#35
RE: Military people, fall in!
October 22, 2018 at 8:02 pm (This post was last modified: October 22, 2018 at 8:07 pm by Gwaithmir.)
(October 22, 2018 at 6:37 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(October 21, 2018 at 10:43 pm)Gwaithmir Wrote: Maybe. I had a MACV ration card. I was in the 101st Airborne in I Corps. My last tour was in the 5th Armored Cavalry, Bien Hoa.

That was a line from "Kong: Skull Island" Anti-war photographer ran around with SOG? I doubt that.

I never saw Kong: Skull Island. Huh

Correction: My last tour was with the 1st Armored Cavalry Division.
"The world is my country; all of humanity are my brethren; and to do good deeds is my religion." (Thomas Paine)
Find
Reply
The Grand Nudger Offline
Retired Staff
*****
Religious Views: Invasive
Posts: 66324
Threads: 140
Joined: June 28, 2011
Reputation: 160
#36
RE: Military people, fall in!
October 23, 2018 at 7:20 am (This post was last modified: October 23, 2018 at 7:20 am by The Grand Nudger.)
So much pogue in this joint.  Anybody looking to buy m&ms, a pack of reds..or slightly used combatant paraphernalia?  Wink
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Find
Reply
Gawdzilla Sama Offline
Banana Hammer
*****
Religious Views: Rational
Posts: 19881
Threads: 324
Joined: July 31, 2016
Reputation: 34
#37
RE: Military people, fall in!
October 23, 2018 at 7:35 am
(October 22, 2018 at 8:02 pm)Gwaithmir Wrote:
(October 22, 2018 at 6:37 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: That was a line from "Kong: Skull Island" Anti-war photographer ran around with SOG? I doubt that.

I never saw Kong: Skull Island. Huh

Correction: My last tour was with the 1st Armored Cavalry Division.

Ah, track toad.

The new Kong is part of the new daikaiju universe. ("Monarch" universe?) It's a good monster movie. You may go crazy during the helo fight, however.
Find
Reply


Atheist Forums › Discussion › Off Topic v
Military people, fall in!

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Why is there people who bother people for no reason? Macoleco 6 1005 October 2, 2018 at 6:51 am
Last Post: Cod
  Where Do You Fall On The Boru Scale? BrianSoddingBoru4 29 2942 August 22, 2018 at 11:56 pm
Last Post: The Valkyrie
  Don't fall for this scam! CapnAwesome 22 2191 January 11, 2016 at 2:49 pm
Last Post: CapnAwesome
  -For those who've served in the military The Grand Nudger 15 3456 July 7, 2014 at 3:54 am
Last Post: critmass235
  Coming home from the military Annik 24 4441 November 5, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Last Post: jonb
  Military service chatpilot 14 3553 March 4, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Last Post: chatpilot
  Me and the Military littlegrimlin1 47 11335 December 1, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Last Post: littlegrimlin1
  Our 'civilisation' is going to fall apart unless people wake up soon. Cludo 6 2352 January 7, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Last Post: Jason Jarred



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)