# What military branches are represented on the SD? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 14, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118 "2007-02-14T00:51:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/21 "2007-02-14T10:29:37Z")
I did my national service in the Norwegian army, armoured battalion, armoured reconnasaince platoon, northern Norway 1993-94. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2007, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/22 "2007-02-14T11:10:16Z")
We’re doing furriners too? Cool. Served 1993-1996 (March 93), NAHAL Brigade (infantry), finishing Regular service as a _samal rishon_ (an E-4, basically). Currently serving as a reservist in the 417 Brigade (infantry) with the rank of _rav samal_ (E-5). ---
**Author:** ![drillrod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@drillrod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drillrod)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/23 "2007-02-14T11:37:58Z")
US Army 1988-Present, SFC Only about two years left until retirement. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/24 "2007-02-14T11:43:55Z")
[QUOTE=Pushkin] Yes, former does sound better doesn’t it? Monty, how do you fit all that in? [/QUOTE] Talent, friend, sheer talent. Seriously, I originally enlisted for four years in the Army and extended that for 30 months. When I left the Regular Army, I went into the Army Reserves under the “Try One” program (best recruiting tool yet). After 13 months with them, I decided to go into the Regular Navy. That took me all the way to 20 years service and I transferred to the Fleet Reserve (aka, retired). p.s. I advanced to SP5 in the Regular Army, converted to SGT in the Reserves, and retired as PO1. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/25 "2007-02-14T11:53:59Z")
If anyone’s interested in what the non-US (or even the US) ranks are, [here](http://www.uniforminsignia.net/) is a nifty link. That tells me that **Alessan** left service as a Staff Sergeant and before the latest change in Israel’s military insignia. It also tells me that **Kotick** ’s branch of the Army has a pretty cool insignia (assuming his military uses Cavalry to mean Armor). ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/26 "2007-02-14T12:18:45Z")
U.S. Army 1994-2000. Military Intelligence. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/27 "2007-02-14T12:48:43Z")
[QUOTE=Monty] If anyone’s interested in what the non-US (or even the US) ranks are, [here](http://www.uniforminsignia.net/) is a nifty link. That tells me that **Alessan** left service as a Staff Sergeant and before the latest change in Israel’s military insignia. It also tells me that **Kotick** ’s branch of the Army has a pretty cool insignia (assuming his military uses Cavalry to mean Armor). [/QUOTE] Great site! Bit of a mistake there, though - the Private First Class rank was either abolished or is simply being ignored (knowing the IDF, probably the latter). Promotion goes straight from Private - more a trainee rank than anything else - to Corporal, although following longstanding tradition combat troops never wear corporal stripes. Incidentally, as I was promoted last year, I’m supposed to get a set of the new SFC epulettes, which I will never wear (reservist enlisted don’t wear insignia of any sort). ---
**Author:** ![RunSilent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RunSilent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RunSilent)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/28 "2007-02-14T12:51:54Z")
U.S. Army, 1966 - 1969, Military Police, E4 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/29 "2007-02-14T13:13:20Z")
[QUOTE=RunSilent] U.S. Army, 1966 - 1969, Military Police, E4 [/QUOTE] Boy did I expect you to be a submariner. ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/30 "2007-02-14T13:46:08Z")
We’ve got a few proud members of the 101st Fighting Keyboarders 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/31 "2007-02-14T14:15:04Z")
USN - Enlisted in 1973 (AT2), commissioned in 1979, off active duty as a LT in 1984. I was a drilling reservist for about 3 years, but the reserves jerked me around and I resigned my commission. I was an airedale the whole time. I’ve been a civilian employee of the Navy since 1985 - mostly on the aviation side. ---
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/32 "2007-02-14T14:59:29Z")
[QUOTE=bluethree] U.S. Army 1994-2000. Military Intelligence. [/QUOTE] Oxymoron if ever there was one! Aw, come on! You guys invented the joke! ---
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/33 "2007-02-14T15:11:36Z")
Forgot to include: U.S. Army, 1974-77, combat radio operator, spent almost my entire enlistment in Germany. My wife and I honeymooned and traveled whenever I wasn’t in the field with the 9th Engineer Bn. My unit set the world’s bridgebuilding record at Speyer in 1976 when we spanned the Rhine River in 38 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/34 "2007-02-14T15:58:38Z")
Starfleet ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/35 "2007-02-14T16:05:15Z")
[QUOTE=BMalion] Starfleet [/QUOTE] Yeah, and add the GDI, Brotherhood of Nod, Colonial Marines… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/36 "2007-02-14T16:13:52Z")
\*\*What military branches are represented on the SD? \*\* The olive branch 😛 (Wife of a combat Marine -'62 - '66.) Regarding “ex” or “former” marine, Mr. K has always said “Once a Marine, always a Marine”. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/37 "2007-02-14T16:32:33Z")
USN 1973 - 1977 Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class. I was at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in NH after A school went to C school for lab tech training and then served on the Pensacola, LSD-38, supporting marines. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/38 "2007-02-14T16:50:08Z")
DP3, U.S. Navy 1981 - 1986 My husband did 26 years active duty in the Navy; married to me for the last 16 years of that. He was an AK for the first 12 years; then was commissioned via the LDO (Limited Duty Officer) program and retired as a Lieutenant Commander. Our son is a Navy Hospital Corpsman, working with the Marines somewhere – according to the website for his MEU, they are in Djibouti, but he called me this weekend for a few minutes and couldn’t give me confirmation of that over the phone. ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/39 "2007-02-14T19:58:10Z")
USMC 1966-70 ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-military-branches-are-represented-on-the-sd/392118/40 "2007-02-14T20:13:40Z")
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