I did my national service in the Norwegian army, armoured battalion, armoured reconnasaince platoon, northern Norway 1993-94.
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).
US Army 1988-Present, SFC
Only about two years left until retirement.
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Yes, former does sound better doesn’t it?
Monty, how do you fit all that in?
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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.
If anyone’s interested in what the non-US (or even the US) ranks are, here 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).
U.S. Army 1994-2000. Military Intelligence.
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If anyone’s interested in what the non-US (or even the US) ranks are, here 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).
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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).
U.S. Army, 1966 - 1969, Military Police, E4
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U.S. Army, 1966 - 1969, Military Police, E4
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Boy did I expect you to be a submariner.
We’ve got a few proud members of the 101st Fighting Keyboarders 
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.
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U.S. Army 1994-2000. Military Intelligence.
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Oxymoron if ever there was one!
Aw, come on! You guys invented the joke!
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.
Starfleet
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Starfleet
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Yeah, and add the GDI, Brotherhood of Nod, Colonial Marines… 
**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”.
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.
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.
USMC 1966-70
Kiss Army, 1976 - present.