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    11/12/2020 4:22 PM  #26

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    Re: Who all is a military veteran?........What years did you do it?

    BillyC wrote:

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    US Navy 1968-1976 - AD2 (Aviation Machinist's Mate) - active duty (Vietnam) with Heavy Attack Squadron 10 (VAH-10) - Douglas A-3 Skywarrior, served on the USS Hancock, CVA-19, then reserve duty with Patron Squadron 69 (VP-69) - Lockheed P-3 Orion. (Sorry about the giant pic - don't know how to shrink it!!)

     
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    11/12/2020 4:56 PM  #27

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    Swedish Armed Forces
    1978 - 1993, various positions, Platoon Commander, Quartermaster, Company Commander and Staff Member within the 44th Infantry Brigade.
    2018 - ongoing, civilian position within IT.

     

    11/12/2020 5:07 PM  #28

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    I salute you guys that served and the sacrifices you made.
    Thank you!

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    11/12/2020 5:45 PM  #29

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    REAL SMALL...........I was stationed at PNSY awaiting construction of the SSN 646 I was the "plankie" on. 1968 -1969
    We use to go to Pease AFB to "shop" while I was in Kittery / Portsmouth!!
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    11/12/2020 6:29 PM  #30

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    If it wasn’t for everyone and my dad of course, who knows if mom and I would be alive.
    I believe we left Vietnam in ‘71...mom and dad still couldn’t agree what day they married in Saigon...international dateline disagreement.😁


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    11/12/2020 8:13 PM  #31

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    Nos681 wrote:

    If it wasn’t for everyone and my dad of course, who knows if mom and I would be alive.
    I believe we left Vietnam in ‘71...mom and dad still couldn’t agree what day they married in Saigon...international dateline disagreement.😁


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    I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say we're glad y'all made it outta there.

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    11/12/2020 10:00 PM  #32

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    US Army 1984 to 1987. National Guards 1988 to 1992.  Gulf War Veteran. 

     

    11/13/2020 6:18 AM  #33

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    Swedish Armed Forces
    1978 - 1993, various positions, Platoon Commander, Quartermaster, Company Commander and Staff Member within the 44th Infantry Brigade.
    2018 - ongoing, civilian position within IT.

    Is a minimum term of service compulsory in Sweden?  I thought I remembered hearing that.  I know some countries do that like Israel.  Honestly I think its a great idea.
     

     

    11/13/2020 11:55 AM  #34

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    Thanks to all for your service. Hope yall enjoyed your day. 

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    11/13/2020 3:24 PM  #35

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    Is a minimum term of service compulsory in Sweden?  I thought I remembered hearing that.  I know some countries do that like Israel.  Honestly I think its a great idea.
     

    "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

    Conscription in Sweden
    Sweden has had mandatory military service for men since 1901, although peacetime conscription was deactivated between 2010 and 2017. When peacetime conscription was mothballed in 2010, the law on conscription was simultaneously made gender-neutral. In 2017, the Swedish government decided to reactivate military conscription, referencing increased threats to national security. Beginning in 2018, over 4,000 women and men were called up for service. The conscripts were chosen from a pool of approximately 13,000 young people born in 1999 to serve for 12 months."


    Since a couple of month the Swedish government is also considering the re-establishment of three to four regiments that were closed back in the nineties. The "reactivation" mentioned in the Wikipedia quote above also includes a lot of other things besides conscription and new units. 

    All of the above makes it easy to go to work every day.

     

    11/13/2020 3:59 PM  #36

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    I'm liking your country more and more

    "There's nothing finer than a fine @$$ woman holding a gun, and you're just all kinds of fine."  - Michael Clark Duncan from The Whole Nine Yards (RIP)

     

    11/13/2020 4:23 PM  #37

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    Not a pilot, Mike, aircrew. Didn't get my pilot's license until after I got out. Then I got married, had kids, and had no money to fly anymore.....

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    11/13/2020 4:26 PM  #38

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    When I was in Israel a couple years back, I couldn't believe all the hot looking young women in uniform walking around with assault rifles slung over their backs. They too have compulsory military service for all citizens.

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    11/13/2020 4:34 PM  #39

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    If it wasn’t for everyone and my dad of course, who knows if mom and I would be alive.
    I believe we left Vietnam in ‘71...mom and dad still couldn’t agree what day they married in Saigon...international dateline disagreement.😁


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    I took a PR cruise in Puget Sound on the Lincoln from Everett to Seattle. They actually had air ops while we sat on bleachers forward of the island watching the landings and takeoffs. I thought to myself, remembering my days on the USS Hancock - what happens if they get a broken wire or a hook skip? We would have been toast! I used to cruise by it quite often when it was berthed at NS Everett, when I took my boat out. 
     

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    11/13/2020 5:56 PM  #40

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    USAF 87-90 and USAF National Guard 91-94 Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Technician, US ARMY 95-2016 Light-Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic, Special Forces Medical Sergeant, Signal Officer, and Physician Assistant.  I could not decide what I wanted to be, I finally grew up!

     

    11/13/2020 7:39 PM  #41

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    All you Vets ROCK! Thank you for your service.

    Gary Zilik - Pine Junction, Colorado - 67 Coupe, 289-4V, T5
     

    11/13/2020 10:08 PM  #42

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    Makes me feel a little safer to know I am surrounded by a bunch-of-war-mongerz!!
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    11/13/2020 10:12 PM  #43

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    https://youtu.be/9FnO3igOkOk?t=48

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    11/14/2020 12:05 AM  #44

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    I served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1980.
     

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    11/14/2020 7:02 AM  #45

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    When I was in Israel a couple years back, I couldn't believe all the hot looking young women in uniform walking around with assault rifles slung over their backs. They too have compulsory military service for all citizens.

    Yep, Gal Gadot who plays Wonder Woman in the DC films served in the Israeli army as a weapons and hand to hand combat instructor.  She got her first major roles in the Fast & Furious series because she knew how to handle firearms and could help coach the other actors.  Of course, the fact that she was also a former Miss Israel and model didn't hurt either
     

     

    11/14/2020 7:08 AM  #46

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    Hakan wrote:

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    Is a minimum term of service compulsory in Sweden?  I thought I remembered hearing that.  I know some countries do that like Israel.  Honestly I think its a great idea.
     

    "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

    Conscription in Sweden
    Sweden has had mandatory military service for men since 1901, although peacetime conscription was deactivated between 2010 and 2017. When peacetime conscription was mothballed in 2010, the law on conscription was simultaneously made gender-neutral. In 2017, the Swedish government decided to reactivate military conscription, referencing increased threats to national security. Beginning in 2018, over 4,000 women and men were called up for service. The conscripts were chosen from a pool of approximately 13,000 young people born in 1999 to serve for 12 months."


    Since a couple of month the Swedish government is also considering the re-establishment of three to four regiments that were closed back in the nineties. The "reactivation" mentioned in the Wikipedia quote above also includes a lot of other things besides conscription and new units. 

    All of the above makes it easy to go to work every day.

    She makes me want to be a POW!


     

     

    11/14/2020 5:17 PM  #47

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    Chaplin wrote:

    Hakan wrote:

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    Is a minimum term of service compulsory in Sweden?  I thought I remembered hearing that.  I know some countries do that like Israel.  Honestly I think its a great idea.
     

    "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

    Conscription in Sweden
    Sweden has had mandatory military service for men since 1901, although peacetime conscription was deactivated between 2010 and 2017. When peacetime conscription was mothballed in 2010, the law on conscription was simultaneously made gender-neutral. In 2017, the Swedish government decided to reactivate military conscription, referencing increased threats to national security. Beginning in 2018, over 4,000 women and men were called up for service. The conscripts were chosen from a pool of approximately 13,000 young people born in 1999 to serve for 12 months."


    Since a couple of month the Swedish government is also considering the re-establishment of three to four regiments that were closed back in the nineties. The "reactivation" mentioned in the Wikipedia quote above also includes a lot of other things besides conscription and new units. 

    All of the above makes it easy to go to work every day.

    She makes me want to be a POW!


     

    A lot to be said for those blonde & blue eye'd .....uhhhhhhh..........soldiers. WOW!!!
    6s6
     

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    11/14/2020 7:15 PM  #48

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    If I saw her on the battlefield I'd probably just think I'd died and gone to Valhalla.  I do love my warrior women!

     

    12/16/2020 8:27 PM  #49

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    Royal Canadian Air Force 1965 - 1997 flying fighters and having more fun than one should be able to have with ones clothes on.

     

    12/17/2020 6:02 PM  #50

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    Royal Canadian Air Force 1965 - 1997 flying fighters and having more fun than one should be able to have with ones clothes on.

     
    CF-104?  Would have loved to go for a ride in one and fill up a barf bag!

     

     

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