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Together We Served for Marines and Navy by KALBO on 21 Apr, 2007 06:03
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Many of you I'm guessing already know about http://www.togetherweserved.com but I wanted to mention it since so many veterans and retired military continue to join SBG and may not of heard of it.
Pre-internet, many of us lost contact with fellow military members that we wanted to stay in touch with. Since I logged into TWS, people have found me or I them from each of my previous commands...all the way back to bootcamp(17 years ago)!!! Initially I didn't think I would put too much effort into using the site, since I put way too much time into my MySpace page, but am definately reconsidering that now...
In short you could compare it to MySpace, for the Navy and Marines, without any advertising(for now...lol). It is free and you get a full membership for at least 6 months I believe...after that you go down to the free basic plan with options to pay for the full plan or recruit(you get upgraded to the full membership for a certain period of time for every 5 people you invite that accepts).
The last perk I've noticed, is that most commands allow you to access it, unlike MySpace, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, etc...that are typically blocked.
With all the networking we do here, this could be another tool in your tool bag if you are not currently utilizing it... -
#1 by Paul on 21 Apr, 2007 15:47
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Great info KaLbO, knew absolutely nothing about it. In the archaic Marine Corps system, to locate is a big pain, requiring tons of old info and self addressed envelopes, with no knowledge if you'll get a reply. Can't wait to try this out. Thanks a lot
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#2 by Sgt. Pate on 21 Apr, 2007 23:12
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Thanks for the info... I signed up and looked around but it started to bring back too many old memories better forgotten. I'll try again some other time.
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#3 by Kajun on 26 Apr, 2007 16:14
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thanx kalbo! great site
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#4 by NAVRN2 on 30 Apr, 2007 11:15
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AWESOME site!!! Someone at work invited me. Great!! I can be found PUTNEY.
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#5 by KALBO on 30 Apr, 2007 17:30
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AWESOME site!!! Someone at work invited me. Great!! I can be found PUTNEY.
Gotcha!
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#6 by TXFergie on 30 Apr, 2007 20:28
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I just checked out the website. Any news on if there was going to be an Army or Air Force section as well??
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#7 by KALBO on 01 May, 2007 06:22
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I just checked out the website. Any news on if there was going to be an Army or Air Force section as well??
Unsure, I haven't seen any news from TWS regarding expansion, but originally it was just a site for Marines...now the Navy has been added fairly recently. Recommend you contact them: admin@navy.togetherweserved.com -
#8 by Deadbob on 05 May, 2007 04:58
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Great find... Only problem I had was when i put in my boot camp Platoon number and Graduation year... is listed me in the WRONG company!!
It also does lot have the Sea Service Deployment ribbon as a choice, and my MOS number is incorrect... minor gripes, but i'll survive -
#9 by KALBO on 22 May, 2007 11:39
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Just noticed an update today on TWS...they have added the Air Force!
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#10 by Paul on 22 May, 2007 11:46
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Kewl to hear another group can find old buds. Thanks again, TWS not only hooked me up with an old Marine buddy, but put me in contact with my godson (his son) who I hadn't seen in 15 years.
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#11 by PigPen on 22 May, 2007 12:01
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Kewl to hear another group can find old buds. Thanks again, TWS not only hooked me up with an old Marine buddy, but put me in contact with my godson (his son) who I hadn't seen in 15 years.
That's awesome to hear Paul -
#12 by Paul on 22 May, 2007 12:12
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Thanks PP. Was in kindergarten when last saw him, now track star for southern cal
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#13 by PigPen on 22 May, 2007 12:30
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Thanks PP. Was in kindergarten when last saw him, now track star for southern cal
That's incredible, bet you and his dad are real proud huh? -
#14 by YOSP on 22 May, 2007 12:31
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Just noticed an update today on TWS...they have added the Air Force!
http://www.togetherweserved.com/
Its about time!