Military members?

[cgseanp]

I was reading the Marine TBSS thread, and I was just wondering, how many military TBSS guys we got in here?

[ColdsnowUSMC]

USMC...obviously...

[cgseanp]

ha ya I would of never guessed! jk.
I'm in the Coast guard incase my name didnt give it away

[txmadeSS]

Navy SS owner here:thumbsup:

[ColdsnowUSMC]

should've gotten an ss...:no:

[Blue Beast]

Air Force SS owner stationed in New Jersey.

[Dave]

Not an SS owner (Denali and TB EXT) but I'm retired USAF.

[cgseanp]

So what are all your ranks? Any officers in here?? :D
E5 here:sadcry:

[ssilicon]

USAF veteran here. Got out in '93.

[Dave]

So what are all your ranks? Any officers in here?? :D
E5 here:sadcry:

I was an E7 when I retired.

[ghoster]

E-5 when they retired me.:cool:

[dirkaelder]

US Army E-5 1984 to 1987.

[SSG_T37]

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant (E-6, active duty):D.

[txmadeSS]

E-5 Here.... hopefully E-6 soon:thumbsup: Still Active Duty

[cgseanp]

E-5 Here.... hopefully E-6 soon:thumbsup: Still Active Duty

ya me too. Should have already made it but i've been lazzy.

[eckvoys toy]

AF E-4 waiting to get out:yes:

[SSG_T37]

AF E-4 waiting to get out:yes:

Re-up you're Crazy!

Re-up you're out of your mind!

Sorry just a little Army cadence humor!:D

[eckvoys toy]

Re-up you're Crazy!

Re-up you're out of your mind!

Sorry just a little Army cadence humor!:D

trust me i would but im getting MEBed i sign the paperwork tomorrow

[SSG_T37]

trust me i would but im getting MEBed i sign the paperwork tomorrow

Yeah I know the feeling! After OIF 1 I spent almost 2 years recovering and had a MMRB during the first year and they let me stay without having to go to a MEB. I actually asked to have the MMRB first so I could plead my case just incase they thought I wouldn't be able to continue to serve. Needless to say I deployed again and later this year I'm looking at tour #3. I am a little peeved about having to spend 15 months vs 12 now, especially since I havn't seen my wife and kids much since I came back this time. It's rough and I think about getting out sometimes but we'll see how the next couple of years goes before I have to make a career decision.

Good luck to you in what ever you decide to do and thanks for giving us your better years!:)

[cgseanp]

Yeah I know the feeling! After OIF 1 I spent almost 2 years recovering and had a MMRB during the first year and they let me stay without having to go to a MEB. I actually asked to have the MMRB first so I could plead my case just incase they thought I wouldn't be able to continue to serve. Needless to say I deployed again and later this year I'm looking at tour #3. I am a little peeved about having to spend 15 months vs 12 now, especially since I havn't seen my wife and kids much since I came back this time. It's rough and I think about getting out sometimes but we'll see how the next couple of years goes before I have to make a career decision.

Good luck to you in what ever you decide to do and thanks for giving us your better years!:)


Man I dont think I could handle being deployed for 15 months at a time! I could barely stand going on 90 day patrols in the Coast Guard. Well I guess when I was single it wasn't so bad:)

[eckvoys toy]

Yeah I know the feeling! After OIF 1 I spent almost 2 years recovering and had a MMRB during the first year and they let me stay without having to go to a MEB. I actually asked to have the MMRB first so I could plead my case just incase they thought I wouldn't be able to continue to serve. Needless to say I deployed again and later this year I'm looking at tour #3. I am a little peeved about having to spend 15 months vs 12 now, especially since I havn't seen my wife and kids much since I came back this time. It's rough and I think about getting out sometimes but we'll see how the next couple of years goes before I have to make a career decision.

Good luck to you in what ever you decide to do and thanks for giving us your better years!:)

Thanks Sarge appreciate it well keep ur head n ass down n youll be back b4 you know it. Thats something the AF is going towards to longer TDYs and we are doing alot more convoy/guard stuff than we have in the past.

[ghoster]

Man I dont think I could handle being deployed for 15 months at a time! I could barely stand going on 90 day patrols in the Coast Guard. Well I guess when I was single it wasn't so bad:)

15 months would suck. We did the 6 month deployments that somehow always ended up being more like 8 or 9 months. Still, thats a crap load better than 15. Plus, being on a ship is CAKE compared to being on the ground. Did the grunt crap many years ago. Thats why I went in to the Navy the second time around!:D

[SSG_T37]

Thanks Sarge appreciate it well keep ur head n ass down n youll be back b4 you know it. Thats something the AF is going towards to longer TDYs and we are doing alot more convoy/guard stuff than we have in the past.

I had the pleasure of working in a joint environment this last tour and worked with every branch even the CG and I know the longer TCS assignments are affecting everyone. I definitely enjoyed working with the other services and got alot of good experience from it:). I don't support the longer TCS's, especially since most units don't end up getting the stabilization they are promised:hissy:. I just hope things start getting better so we can all take a well deserved break. These deployments are wearing all the branches down!

[PROSPHOTO]

I would like to be the first to say this...http://www.puretna.com/pic/smilies/thankyou.gif

You guys are the reason we can live in such a great country and drive these great trucks :yes:

You're in my families prayers and we pray for your safe return :thx

[scjzman]

I was reading the Marine TBSS thread, and I was just wondering, how many military TBSS guys we got in here?

I am a retired Navy TBSS owner. :D

I was the one who took the pictures of the Marine TBSS. That's got to be a recruiters dream. :woot:

[Hawaiian SS]

I am a retired Navy TBSS owner. :D

I was the one who took the pictures of the Marine TBSS. That's got to be a recruiters dream. :woot:

Retired Navy here as well, 24 years, Submarines.

[ImpalaSSpeed96]

Air Force SS owner stationed in New Jersey.

X2 for me......

[ColdsnowUSMC]

hey guys, sorry to bring this thread back if anyone cares. i'm just looking for any marines, or anyone for that matter in or around the camp leijeune, nc area. i see a dozen or so TBs around the base every day, and i can't believe none of them are members. the reason i ask is i'm looking for some people that would be interested in hitting some trails in the area. i also haven't seen any active duty marines around here, and just curious to know if i'm all alone here. thanks guys.

[85vette]

Navy E5, 1976-1980.

[edjunior]

Retired AF MSgt (E7). Did 20 and got out in 2000...best decision I've made in a while. No TBSS, too much for my wife, but we love the TB.

[afjfam]

http://www.af.mil/library/symbol/images/wings_15.gifhttp://www.af.mil/shared/media/ggallery/thumbnails/AFG-070111-012.jpg (that's Air Force E-6 for those that don't know our stripes.)

17.5 years active duty Vehicle Operator (yeah, did convoy duty once and might have to do it again before retirement).

[SSG_T37]

http://www.af.mil/library/symbol/images/wings_15.gifhttp://www.af.mil/shared/media/ggallery/thumbnails/AFG-070111-012.jpg (that's Air Force E-6 for those that don't know our stripes.)

17.5 years active duty Vehicle Operator (yeah, did convoy duty once and might have to do it again before retirement).

Rgr, TSGT

[SS_Pusha]

MA2 (E-5) USN
Military Police Officer/K-9
Still in Iraq waiting to come home

[petge]

Not an SS owner ( TB,02, LTZ )
I'm retired Air Force veteran

[fastr1]

Not an SS owner...:sadcry:

I've been in the US Air Force for 8 years now... Currently at Langley AFB, VA

[BowtieNut]

USArmy veteran, 1989-1991
E4, 19D Cavalry Scout

[wcrstereo]

U.S.ARMY
31U20 SIGNAL

YOU CAN TALK ABOUT US BUT, YOU CANT TALK WITHOUT US!!!!!!!!!!

SIGNAL CORPS FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!:hail:

[Bulldog]

I retired from the Marine Corps after serving 21 years on Active Duty. Saw my share of stuff. Sorry I don't have an SS Trailblazer but I have one that has won several car shows. Why buy just one vehicle that is awesome when you can buy several and make them all Curb Candy. Ooh Rah!

[JJ]

Capt. USMC retired on 20 in 1974. Just traded my Trailblazer on a 2007 Rainier.

[USMCBravada]

E-4 USMCR....Ft. Knox, KY

[cgseanp]

MA2 (E-5) USN
Military Police Officer/K-9
Still in Iraq waiting to come home

I'm an E5 in the CG stationed down here in San Diego. When you coming home?

[toyshill]

E6 Active Duty Army

[ridehard]

im a e-4 hopeing to make staff this cycle i own a 2003 trailblazer ext

[armywolf]

US Army
1989-1994 19D CAV SCOUT
1996-2000 45T BFV Turret Mech.
got out as E-5.

[BowtieNut]

US Army
1989-1994 19D CAV SCOUT
1996-2000 45T BFV Turret Mech.
got out as E-5.
Small world. Looks like you must have gone thru Cav Scout Basic/AIT in '89 as well. At Ft. Knox I assume? I was there Sept-Dec '89. I don't remember the unit, but SSG Foote (we called him Bigfoot) was my D.S. After that, I went to Ft. Benning GA for 2 years (except the 7 mo in Desert Shield/Storm).

[armywolf]

Small world indeed :-) Remember DS SFC Utley with the Yellow vette??? That was my DS.

[RNs4drvette]

Navy SS "part" ower. lol (wifes SS)

[dcobeo7931]

NO SS:( BUT TB NONTHELESS:yes:
E4p 13B
ACTIVE DUTY
CURRENTLY STATIONED AT FORT STEWART
JUST FOUND FIT FOR DUTY
UNIT IS ON MONTH 10 OF A 15 MONTH TOUR AFTER BEING BOOTS ON GROUND AT HOME FOR 9 MONTHS


"KING OF BATTLE!!!!!!"

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/dcobeo7931/bigbang.jpg

[POWERFREAK]

:thxThanks to all of you for serving your country.:thumbsup:

I'm not a military guy, but my 2 brothers are retired USMC.

[brochad]

Not an SS... W1 in the Army at Ft Campbell, KY.

[Nukedog]

USN retired Sep 2007.

IYAOYAS

:thumbsup:

[2K7J-TBZR]

Royal Canadian Air Force (Canadian Armed Forces)
Captain - 742 Sqn (Reserves)
Retired 1987
-Per Ardua Ad Astra-

[smokinTB]

Army here currently serving on Ft.Bragg N.C. wish I had the money for an SS but the Gov does'nt pay all of us that well.:m2:

[DanEboys_SS]

Army here currently serving on Ft.Bragg N.C. wish I had the money for an SS but the Gov does'nt pay all of us that well.:m2:


The Gov't could never pay you guys enough money!!! I always appreciate our armed services you guys are awesome! I want to say THANKS for your service. Not many peolple can appreciate what you guys do. I can only imagine the trails and tribualtions most of you have went through. My father was in WWII, a marine. I didn't even know about his service until my uncle told me. He never thought himself a hero. I heard stories fo what he did after he passed. Just incredible what he and you guys go through during war. I hope this message finds all of you well. For those still waiting to come home remember there are people here who appreciate, actually beyond appreciation for what you have done for us and our beloved country.
:thx:thumbsup:

[Nukedog]

Army here currently serving on Ft.Bragg N.C. wish I had the money for an SS but the Gov does'nt pay all of us that well.:m2:

When you make E6 it does! Man that is $48,00 a year even with less than 14years service.


Keep up the good work and thanks!

[85vette]

When you make E6 it does! Man that is $48,00 a year even with less than 14years service.


Keep up the good work and thanks!



Times have changed....... for the better! When I got out in 1980 as an AMH2 (E-5), I was making about $700.00 a month.

[SSG_T37]

When you make E6 it does! Man that is $48,00 a year even with less than 14years service.


Keep up the good work and thanks!

Times have changed....... for the better! When I got out in 1980 as an AMH2 (E-5), I was making about $700.00 a month.

Well I can tell you I'm an E-6 with barely over six years of service and I make a little more than half of that $48,000 a year salary! So that's where time in service (your 14 years) starts to count otherwise if my wife didn't work full time then we would barely scrape by.

Thank goodness for the Army re-enlistment bonus otherwise I could have never built my SS the way I wanted. Hell the only reason I could even afford the SS is just because it's the only car payment we have. We paid off the other TB 3 years early thanks to 2 deployments to Iraq and the fact that the wife has a job.
Don’t get me wrong I'm not complaining about pay; I didn't join thinking I would get rich that's for sure and I was making better money than I am now before I decided to join!

I just like the fact of serving even though it's a pain most of the time!

[mba_uiu]

is in the USMC stationed in Pendleton (Fox 2/5). He just got back from his first trip to Iraq last month and is now enjoying three weeks here at home. Our oldest daughter leaves for MCRD Paris Island this Monday.

My son got the title "luckiest Marine in Iraq" the second day he was in country. While on patrol just outside of his base in Ramadi he stepped on an IED. As the bomb went off he saw everything happen in slow motion then suddenly fast forward. He thought his legs were gone until he realized that he was still standing. The IED was a 155mm shell that should have killed him and all of those within 50' of where he was standing. The only reason it didn't, the person who planted the shell didn't put the blasting cap in the powder charge. Metal from the blasting cap tore into his right ring finger and he was nearly death for an hour afterwards but other then that he was fine.

The next day they were on patrol in another section of the city. A firefight broke out about 500m in front of their patrol. They started to work their way to the fight when they crossed through a backyard. His machine gun team stopped behind a brick wall to get their bearings. Just as he turned around to speak to one of his troops bullets ripped apart the wall behind his head. If they hadn't of stopped right at that second those rounds would have killed him. He was offered the Purple Heart for the IED wound but turned it down saying that he didn't think a sore finger was worthy of such an honor.

Me:
1982-1986
11B CPL USAR
A Co. 1st-410th INF
The Mad Dogs of War
Nothern Light Brgd

[djmorris071]

Former USMC / Navy Corpsman

[hman710]

Air Force E-4 "88-"92. Last of the titled "Sergeant" before they did away with it.
96 OMS Dyess Air Force Base
"Home of the B-1 Bomber"

[74D34]

Active Duty Staff Sergeant on Recruiting for NY Army National Guard.

[NateTheGreat11]

Pvt. Matare Nathan, currently at AIT
B.Co 187th ORD BN
Class 87
Ft. Jackson

[tbfreak]

QM2/SS, Navy E-5, Submariner, Quartermaster, 1992-96
USS pennsylvania SSBN 735, Gold crew

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/five10freak/USS_Pennsylvania_28SSBN-73529.jpg