# FALL IN! Military Doper Roll-Call **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 27, 2000, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794 "2000-06-27T23:34:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![pipefitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@pipefitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pipefitter)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/61 "2000-06-29T08:02:17Z")
Well, well, well…Looks like most of the dopers here were Air Force!!! I wonder why, could it be the harsh living conditions, the lousy food, the PT that we have to do? I don’t know (and all this is not true). While I was in Saudi, we had 2 man air conditioned rooms. When I was stationed in Torrejon, Spain, we had lobster once a month. And PT was only saw in basic. Oh well, such is the life. ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/62 "2000-06-29T11:25:35Z")
mama done told me not to go down to the army recruiting man downtown, didn’t realize she meant i should of gone to the AF recruiter instead… :rolleyes: motel 6, holiday inn, grrrrrrrrrrr :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Bluemonchichi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Bluemonchichi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluemonchichi)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/63 "2000-06-29T11:45:29Z")
Purplebear…Falcon…Sorry I’m late! :Hands over more wine and binoculars: I thought I would come and enjoy the view with you if you don’t mind. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/64 "2000-06-29T12:34:46Z")
purplebear, Thanks. I needed that. Send more hugs. And a parka. djwalker, that’s what I’m doing right now. Prime BEEF!! wooohooo! Some peeps just got back from a Silver Flag. I had to sit there crying and whining “I wanna go! I wanna go!!” ---
**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/65 "2000-06-29T13:16:28Z")
USAF AD 93-97 Basic at Lackland, TX TechSchool at Keesler, MS The rest of the time at Offutt, NE Declined orders, and got out after 3 1/2. Almost finished with the inactive resevre. By the way, for those still active, has the weather data gotten better or worse since DMSP went to civilian control? ---
**Author:** ![hflathead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@hflathead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hflathead)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/66 "2000-06-29T13:26:57Z")
VP-49 AW (that’s f\*chin AW to you) E-5 NAS Jacksonville 6 mo. det. to Keflavik Iceland ( women behind every tree) 6 mo. det to Sigonella Sicily ( that place still bombed out from WW-II? ) later, Tom. ---
**Author:** ![mikey07005](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@mikey07005](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikey07005)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/67 "2001-03-26T04:11:25Z")
Well, I am just a little late for this post… USN/AD: somewhere between the smell of bootcamp, and the tears of not making E-4 I got 1 year, 10 months, and a few hours left… Boy I cant wait to get out… I spent all the time and effort going to bootcamp and a fairly hard A school to end up a NAS Sigonella cleaning, issuing hazmat, weedwhacking entire lawns, and picking up trash… People see me doing this job and say “is this your extra duty from NJP?” I reply proudly, “no, all good service” Should have just joined the airforce… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/68 "2001-03-26T04:17:58Z")
Once a [Sensor Troop,](http://www.geocities.com/sensortroop) ALWAYS a Sensor Troop. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/69 "2001-03-26T04:48:41Z")
And not one dad-blamed Jarhead? Grandpa - Capt, USN (SC) WWII Atlantic Uncle - Capt, USN, WWII Pacific - PT Boat Commander Cousin - Cmdr, USN, Doctor, active Father - LtCol, USMC 1stBn, 9th Marines, Vietnam (Walking Dead) at Khe Sahn (Active 1948 - 1972) **UncleBill** - Major, USMCR, 3rd LAAM Bn, 2nd LAAD Bn, Desert Storm. (Active 1988 - 1992) God help me if I ever needed Close Air Support from the USAF. Marine Aviators know what Danger Close means, they spend six months in Quantico being a grunt, and I trust a guy who knows what it is like to freeze your ass off on an ambush mission. USAF is GREAT for bombing hard targets and blowing up buildings and stuff, just don’t pickle NOTHIN’ near **UncleBill**! Oooraah! ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/70 "2001-03-26T04:56:10Z")
Jeez, Uncle Bill, my thoughts exactly! I slunk in here with a pencil sharpened, ready to jot down the names of Marines to flirt with. Not a one! Not that you and thinksnow aren’t enough for a girl like me, but jesus, I had no idea you all were such endangered species. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/71 "2001-03-26T05:00:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBill \* > \*\*God help me if I ever needed Close Air Support from the USAF. \*\* Especially since we had like a 97.5% first strike/first kill rate over Bosnia. It was only the most accurate bombing campaign in the history of war. 😃 Don’t disparage the Sensors Community! ---
**Author:** ![Kvallulf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Kvallulf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kvallulf)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/72 "2001-03-26T05:28:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by soulsling \* > \*\*what? am i the only army around these here parts? sheesh, talk about lonely. always the way, one infantryman goes on ahead while all the other fellas stay on their ships and at base drinkin’ beers and kicking up their feet, i tell ya, sheesh! \*\* 11B here as well, 89-93. What is this about tents? Ponchos? those thing make noise when the rain hits them. Damn, Motel six? I remeber having to peel myself off the ground when I was frozen to it a couple of times. My Father was in the Airforce and asked why the hell I wanted to be a Paratrooper. you know the question. Why would you want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane? Cause it’s flown by the Airforce! \ ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/73 "2001-03-26T12:14:23Z")
Dad: Chief Warrant Officer4, USN (ret.) Bro: Senior Chief Petty Officer (Damage Control type), USN, 19 years, active duty Hubby: LCDR (he’s a mustang – former CPO), USN, 25 years, active duty ME: Third Class Petty Officer, USN, 1981-1986 Stationed at Newport, RI and Sigonella, Sicily My nephew is a shiny new jarhead, BTW. He finished basic training in October and is now doing infantry training at Camp Pendleton. Hey, **ChiefScott**? When were you at Sig? ---
**Author:** ![flyboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@flyboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flyboy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/74 "2001-03-26T14:10:00Z")
US Navy, Naval Flight Officer, LT (O-3) Electronic Warfare Mission Commander, EP-3 aircraft. Stationed in Pensacola, San Antonio, Whidbey Island (VQ-1), and now flying a desk in Virginia Beach. Spent time (too much time) in WestPac and SWA. ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/75 "2001-03-26T14:17:13Z")
**Jess**. That’s what I’m sayin’. How’d I miss this one? ((BTW - Newport is my home-town. ;))) I’m a lowly A1C in the USAF. I’d just like to say that when I get out, if I ever wear the color blue again, it’ll be way too d\*mn soon. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/76 "2001-03-26T15:40:26Z")
Nahal (933 Infantry Brigade for you Americans); 932 Battalion, March '93 Bnei Gar’inim. Gradute, Sergeants Course (903). Served as Warrior, Squad Leader, Operations Sergeant and for one unpleasent week, Cook. Reserve - currently a Squad Leader in a Bata"sh brigade in the Bik’ah. I go whenever they call me up, although they haven’t managed to find me yet in Manhattan (not that i would come if they called - unless I really felt like it). Served the full three years. Oh, and I’m a Staff Sergeant - but then again, who isn’t? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/77 "2001-03-26T16:21:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Cynical \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by UncleBill \* > > \*\*God help me if I ever needed Close Air Support from the USAF. \*\* > > Especially since we had like a 97.5% first strike/first kill rate over Bosnia. It was only the most accurate bombing campaign in the history of war. 😃 > > Don’t disparage the Sensors Community! \*\* Absolute Kudos to Air Force Sensors, Intel, air crews,and pilots for that particular mission and that Best-in-the-World abilities to bomb the crap out of deep targets. CLOSE Air Support is gooks-in-the-wire, being-overrun, need-a-stafing-run-cause-I’m-low-on-bullets kinda thing. When the blast from the detonation rocks your world only slightly less than it rocks theirs. In **THAT** situation, gimme a jarhead behind the stick. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/78 "2001-03-26T16:35:31Z")
Now I’m with you! And, I agree. There’s nothing like a close proximity 2000 pounder to mess up your day. 😃 Concur 100%! ---
**Author:** ![Vestal\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5e9695/32.png) [@Vestal\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vestal_Blue)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/79 "2001-03-26T16:40:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tripler \* > \*\*US Air Force, 2LT, Minot AFB > > No cold jokes, please. It’s not funny anymore. > > Missile geeks scare me. \*\* "why not Minot? Awww… you finish it; I don’t have the heart to! PB, the beauty is definitely raw around there; it’s too damn cold for it to be cooked! Bwahahahahahaha! VB,USAF retired 1995! Proud to have served 17.5 years before they made me an offer I couldn’t refuse! ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794/80 "2001-03-26T19:21:37Z")
Go Navy! US Nuclear-trained Electronics Technician (Submarines): Reached ET2(SS). Later, after losing SubDuty eligiblity (Bad knees), became Electrician’s Mate, Reached EM1(SP). Got out on the early program at 15 years in 1999. Reservist now. _A few highlights:_ NPTU Windsor Locks, CT. (Betcha the locals still don’t know they’ve got a no-feces-workin’-fer-real Reactor in their backyard!) USS R.B. Russell (SSN 687): The only ‘boat with balls’. USS Dixon (AS-37): The best damn tender in the Pacific Fleet in my day. So of course, she was made into razorblades right after I left. NAVSTA Philly: Helped shut the base down under BRAC. That _sucked_. NAVCRUITDIST Jacksonville, FL: Putting ‘Butts on the Bus’ in sunny Northern Florida. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-in-military-doper-roll-call/23794.md?page=5)