Military VETS

[fatoldguy]

ive yet to see a launch(got to get down to vandenburg one of these days when they are firing one) but, i have been in active titan silo's at DM. and in 85-86 i worked as a police officer at KMR(kwajalien missle range, now the reagon test center) so i do know what it would be like to be at ground zero of a nuclear missle strike, or at least 3 seconds before oddly, its beautiful right up till you remember how many would die if we ever use them.

BTW, if you're a single vet with a secret clearance and worked as an MP/SP you have a good chance of getting a job there. i made 50k tax free back then. you dont have to be a cop, but it helps, about 80% of us were. the rest were ex cops, army SF, seals, a couple of navy and a few hardcore merc's. good money, if you can handle the idea of being on a small island of 375 other men :|

I was in Bombers, Minot AFB 5th Bomb wing, 23rd bomb squadron, so I never saw a launch ether, though I did see several SRAM launches from my Buff, unarmed of course.

[Smohkit]

US Air Force 3c2

[agobern]

I tried that my senator (for some weird reason) Was not touching V.A Cases with a ten foot pole, or a seven foot german. I'm still fighting for my rating 50% would be great if I still had functionality in my lower legs and right hip region.

What about County, or State VA, American Legion, and your congressman? I actually had to badger my senator's office because they thought the VA was imploding, and pointless to pursue my interest. Sounds crazy, but you could call the Vice-Presidents Office.

[ImIntroverted]

I was in Bombers, Minot AFB 5th Bomb wing, 23rd bomb squadron, so I never saw a launch ether, though I did see several SRAM launches from my Buff, unarmed of course.

My first station was Barksdale, building bombs for the Big Ugly Fat F##kers, can't believe some of the crap they do to keep those things in the air, but good news is the next thing up on the plate is a new long range strategic bomber! None of that fancy B1 or B2 crap, just wings and bombs.

[Loki_tox]

@Lone Star
Vietnam-ear M16A2 decision to go from full auto to 3-round burst was to conserve ammo, at least that's what they told us. The barrel temperature may have been another "real" issue as well. And you're talking about alot of kentucky windage there Lone Star...yes you adjust for all of those things by making adjustments to calibrated drums on the weapon itself, not by aiming higher or lower. Of course you do have to lead a moving target...which is a similar idea. From personal experience I can nail anything head-sized from 500m in semi-auto mode, but I have trouble hitting a torso from 200m in burst- the "bloom" can be very hard to control if you get distracted by it. That's all on a range, with little real distraction.

[AquashockFlare]

Unfortunately, asthma kept me out, but my wife retired Army National Guard after a year in Iraq our 1st year of marriage.

I always take every opportunity to thanks our service members for all their dedication and sacrifice.

[Beer Drinker Jones]

<-- Army Calibration Specialist (Under Reagan).... woot!

[Matala]

7 years active duty army here. 5 years as an 11B in 75th, 82nd, and 2ID. Last 2 years in 10th Mtn ****bag division as a 67S.

[fatoldguy]

What about County, or State VA, American Legion, and your congressman? I actually had to badger my senator's office because they thought the VA was imploding, and pointless to pursue my interest. Sounds crazy, but you could call the Vice-Presidents Office.

Oddly enough I lost the hearing in one ear to to a rapid loss of pressure, and the VA pestered me for a year to apply for benefits, saying it was a sure deal, this was many years ago though.

I never did, though I am on disability now due to a virtual cornucopia of major health issues.

[vuulcaan]

Infantry army served Afghanistan in 2011/2012