I'm a New Member

alan40 · Nov 4, 2004

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Welcomt to TBN. Can't let you marines get ahead of us Navy men. 20 years and done. Never on a ship the whole time. P-3 Navy all the way. Chasing subs or in that related field the whole time. Best thing I ever did. Retired professionaly in 97. Now a stay at home Dad who on some day's would go back to half days for a break. How many times can one guy watch Cat machines? /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gifDon't know but I'm still counting. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Welcome aboard!!! Get it! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

bczoom · Nov 4, 2004

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 ( Welcomt to TBN. Can't let you marines get ahead of us Navy men.) 

"The few, the proud" - there's not supposed to be a lot of us.

OK, not that anyone's keeping count... actually I am, where's the Air Force?
If I interpreted everyone's branch correctly, the Navy is ahead but not 1 airman.

Marines
Marine1
Boondox
Bczoom

Navy
johnday
golfgar4
vwbill
dummy
alan40

Army
Nixon

National Guard
tractors4u

Coast Guard
higgy
henro

Boondox · Nov 4, 2004

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Well, actually I fall in a couple of categories. Marines first and always, but wounds prevented me from passing the PFT under the time limit so I switched over to the navy. Two years in the Marines and eleven more in the navy...with nine of those years at sea: SSN, CG, DDG, and MSO.

And no offense, Alan, but while you might have thought you were chasing subs, we were just toying with you guys. Though those pesty P3s did have a way of forcing us to stay deep where it was harder to press an attack! /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

Still, my first love was the Marine Corps. And while I consider myself a navy vet, I still call myself a Marine. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Pete
2nd Bn, 9th Marines...and assorted warships

KennyV · Nov 4, 2004

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Well, I am AirForce … 64 to 70 …. KennyV.

johnday · Nov 4, 2004

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Boondox; Now really, everyone knows there is only two branches of the service, USN & USMC!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I just know i'll get nastygrams on that one. I'm sure you jarheads and anchorclankers remember when we would fight amongst ourselves, but also what happened when an "outsider" screwed with either of us. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

The draft, reinstitute it! Plain and simple. If a person can't/won't help our country at any time, whether they care for the CinC or not, they still enjoy the rights and priveleges others sacfriced for. Now for my coup degras, how about the heads of some of our companies that dodged the draft back when? It's pathetic to me to think the same educated morons that used college as an excuse are the same ones selling our jobs down south and even to countries that hate our guts. Does anyone really think Korea, The Phillipines, let alone China give two s#&% about us? They hate us guys, lets face it. IMO, and I think others also, service to our country should be mandatory. Some of this latest generation should see how most of the rest of the world lives! It sure changed me, and for the most part, it was good change. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

bczoom · Nov 4, 2004

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Hey John

Expect some grief coming from members for the first point.

For the second point, I wonder if the moderators are looking at that one and wondering if it is broaching political. If the post is still there tomorrow, I'll reply to the point.

johnday · Nov 4, 2004

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bczoom; Agreed on both points. A number of months, or longer, ago. Someone started a thread I think entitled, Should they bring back the Draft? It seemed to be pretty well received so I think I'll be safe with the last post of mine. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Since your a jarhead, I pretty sure I can count on you!!! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

bczoom · Nov 4, 2004

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( It seemed to be pretty well received so I think I'll be safe with the last post of mine. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif)

OK, if you saw that it's safe, I'll reply.

I don't think we explicitly need a draft.

What I would like to see is something that was in place in the late 70's and ended in 1982. For the Marines, it was called a 82 day reservist. The 82 days was the length of boot camp. After completing boot camp, you were back in the civilian world. But... if there was to be a draft, you're automatically first.

The reason I like the idea is because of what boot camp will do to a person. I wasn't a bad kid when I went in, but after boot camp, I was a lot better person. The things you learn about self respect, integrity, morality... is something I think each 18 year old would benefit from.

johnday · Nov 4, 2004

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bczoom; Some good points. I tend to get a little carried away when it comes to service to our country, maybe even a little callous. The bootcamp idea sounds reasonable, almost anything might be better then nothing. You know whats really great though? These kids we have in there now didn't have to be drafted or even threatened by it to make the decision they did. Everyone one them, male/female, USN, USMC, or whatever, deserve every bit of support from all of us. Just because they may not be the modern heros in Iraq or Afghanistan, they could be called at any time to give everything if needed. I wish everyone of them the best, and Thankyou. Oh, and also the parents of these kids, they better be VERY proud of their son or daughter.

cowboydoc · Nov 4, 2004

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Talking about service and the value of the armed forces and such is great but let's keep the draft, any deragatory comments like moron corporations and such off of here. Have a good time and talk all you want about your personal service and your pride in your service but please keep the other side of it off of here. Feel free to PM or email each other. And yes thank you all for your service. My father paid the ultimate price with his life for this country so yeah I'm proud of all the armed forces.