FIRST!!!!

[Dtopford]

First to post 

[BaldRob]

First to post 

So, what's your story?  Branch, Rate (or MOS), still in, etc...

I'll start:

USAR: 85 - 86, 82C (Field Artillery Surveyor)
USNR: 87 - 89, EACN
USN: 89 - 02, FC1(SW), Great Lakes for Boot Camp and FC "A" School, Dam Neck for "C" School (CIWS), USS Bainbridge, USS Kidd, Great Lakes (again) for Instructor Duty at FC "A" School and LPO of the school 2000 - 2001

[Dtopford]

US Navy 99-current GSM2 (gas turbine systems tech mechanical)
USS Princeton CG59
USS John Paul Jones DDG53
USS Higgins DDG76
ACU-5 (Assault craft unit five)
USS independance LCS2
To many schools to list but I have all the ones for my rate and a couple I shouldn't have gotten, but because of my current command I was lucky enough to pick them up.

[SlickCountry]

I guess I'll jump in here too, but let me warn you mine is not nearly as impressive.  I blew out my knee in Boot Camp and was misdiagnosed by a Navy doctor, resulting in an admin discharge.  It was properly diagnosed by an orthopedic specialist on my second trip to MEPS.  My paperwork says prior service, permanently disabled.  I petitioned all the way to Marine Corps Headquarters to reinlist, but got a no-go.  I fought it for almost 10 years and finally gave up.  I'm not as young as I used to be, but given the chance I'd be back on the Island tomorrow!

[Kajun]

sorry to hear about your knee slick ..but a big salute for enlisting and giving it your best shot!

[MR. CLEAN]

Hell Ya!!!  Here's to all you Patriotic Hero's of this Blessed Nation!  I look forward to the day soon when I can share my Experience, Rate, and Brotherhood!  Here's To Ya'll!!

[Sgt. Pate]

USMC 1968 - 1971
E-5 (Sergeant)
MOS - 0311 (Grunt)

That was then...

I'm in the Lord's Army now! 

[KALBO]

 

USN since 1990.

2007 Center for Naval Leadership
2004-2006 USS Momsen DDG-92, out of Everett, Washington
2003-2004 PCU Momsen, ship was built in Bath, Maine
2002 went to the dark side known as...AEGIS
1999-2002 Service School Command Great Lakes, Illinois
1994-1998 USS Belleau Wood LHA-3, when it was in Sasebo, Japan(my 52C was phased out during this time and I became a Rolling Airframe Missile tech)
1993-1994 USS Tarawa LHA-1, out of San Diego, California
1992-1993 Combat Systems Technical Schools Command, Mare Island, California(where I met my wife)
1990-1991 All schools begining in Great Lakes with boot camp...Great Lakes for FC "A", then on to Mare Island to learn a 3-D Air Search Radar(AN/SPS-52C)

FCC(SW/AW)

[Dtopford]

Another combat guy welcome chief from one of the pitsnipes

[BaldRob]

Another combat guy welcome chief from one of the pitsnipes

Sad thing is that Kalbo used to work for me before I got out at Great Lakes!  Now he's one of "them" (chiefs)

[Dtopford]

ROFL we have had the combat vs engineering the engineering vs every one else the Navy VS the Grunts. LOL about time for a Blue shirts VS the Khakis LOL.

Allthough we all know the rules when dealing with chiefs right?

Rule 1 the Chief is never wrong
Rule 2 See rule one.

That one came up at work just the other day LOL.

[BaldRob]

ROFL we have had the combat vs engineering the engineering vs every one else the Navy VS the Grunts. LOL about time for a Blue shirts VS the Khakis LOL.

Allthough we all know the rules when dealing with chiefs right?

Rule 1 the Chief is never wrong
Rule 2 See rule one.

That one came up at work just the other day LOL.

Rule 3 Fix whatever the chief f-ed up after he leaves... 

[Dtopford]

ROFL isn't that the truth 

[KALBO]

Another combat guy welcome chief from one of the pitsnipes

Sad thing is that Kalbo used to work for me before I got out at Great Lakes!  Now he's one of "them" (chiefs)

Learned from the best...or just a freak coincidence??? 

Most everyone that worked out of that office are chiefs or senior chiefs now...

[BaldRob]

Another combat guy welcome chief from one of the pitsnipes

Sad thing is that Kalbo used to work for me before I got out at Great Lakes!  Now he's one of "them" (chiefs)

Learned from the best...or just a freak coincidence??? 

Most everyone that worked out of that office are chiefs or senior chiefs now...

And that's pretty scary!!!  No wonder I got out...