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**Whateverist** · (This post was last modified: October 21, 2018 at 10:24 am by Whateverist.)

I was a navy brat. Can't say I cared for it all that much.

More to the point, the reason I'm not ex-military is that my birthday lottery number during the 1974 draft was 316.

Fireball · October 21, 2018 at 10:35 am

US Navy, '72 - '76. Three ships and some shore duty, none of note. Maybe got 90 days out to sea. Joined the navy to see the world, never left the continental US. Huh

**arewethereyet** · October 21, 2018 at 10:46 am

(October 21, 2018 at 10:35 am)Fireball Wrote: US Navy, '72 - '76. Three ships and some shore duty, none of note. Maybe got 90 days out to sea. Joined the navy to see the world, never left the continental US.

My dad was in the navy back in the 50s. He made it to an island but the only boat he every went out on were grandpa's deep sea fishing boats. He was a Seabee who helped build the base on the Outer Banks of NC that was later decommissioned. But his time in service did pay the bulk of his cost of going to vet school.

Deesse23 · October 21, 2018 at 10:53 am

1988: FlaRgt300
III Corps
Wehrm... Blush

Bundeswehr

Was driving this baby
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**Jackalope** · October 21, 2018 at 11:16 am

US Army and 1987-1993. I repaired anti-tank missile systems and eventually became our detachment's NBC noncom at E-5. I got busted back to E-4 near the end of my enlistment. My service was largely unremarkable.

Fireball · October 21, 2018 at 11:21 am

(October 21, 2018 at 10:46 am)anjele Wrote:
(October 21, 2018 at 10:35 am)Fireball Wrote: US Navy, '72 - '76. Three ships and some shore duty, none of note. Maybe got 90 days out to sea. Joined the navy to see the world, never left the continental US.

My dad was in the navy back in the 50s. He made it to an island but the only boat he every went out on were grandpa's deep sea fishing boats. He was a Seabee who helped build the base on the Outer Banks of NC that was later decommissioned. But his time in service did pay the bulk of his cost of going to vet school.

Indeed. I calculated once that I used about $14k in VA college benefits. Back in '77-'83 that wasn't a bad deal. Of course, I still had to work, but it helped.

Gwaithmir · October 21, 2018 at 11:25 am

I was in Vietnam for 2½ years. I served in the infantry and later as a machinist doing automotive work and repairing Cobra Gunships.

**Minimalist** · October 21, 2018 at 11:27 am

I'm playing Silent Hunter IV right now. Of course, I am skippering a U-Boat at the moment so, Kriegsmarine.

Gawdzilla Sama · (This post was last modified: October 21, 2018 at 12:28 pm by Gawdzilla Sama.)

(October 21, 2018 at 10:22 am)Whateverist Wrote: I was a navy brat. Can't say I cared for it all that much.

More to the point, the reason I'm not ex-military is that my birthday lottery number during the 1974 draft was 316.

In 1969 mine was 276. Panic

(October 21, 2018 at 11:25 am)Gwaithmir Wrote: I was in Vietnam for 2½ years. I served in the infantry and later as a machinist doing automotive work and repairing Cobra Gunships.

Were you embedded with MAC/V SOG? Huh

downbeatplumb · October 21, 2018 at 2:07 pm

Does working for the Navy but not being in the Navy count? (I've also worked for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary)

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