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VanceMack said:
Is 50 old? It doesnt feel old...but yeah...

I think all the services ought to maintain a fleet of F4's (or FB-111's) and make new recruits train on them. One, it gives them a healthy respect for drain ports, and two, if you can fix them you can fix anything. With all the mods there were never two aircraft alike. Plus it was just a badass jet...way ahead of its time. Back in those days at some time or anyother you worked on just about every conventional airframe they had including the prop jobs. Was fortunate enough to be on a deployable en-route team that basically went anywhere to fix downed aircraft. Worked some Canadian jets, a few Brit Tornados, others.
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I flew from Basrah to Baghdad on an old C-130 (tail sign "The Rock") that has been in service since 1962. Damn plane has been flying longer than I have been alive. I hatd that plane. was a miserable trip

We got shot at landing in Baghdad,

a couple days later on the return flight the damn thing caught fire while we were taxiing to take off. had to go on standby and waited nearly a week for a flight back and then had to route through Ali Al Salim, Kuwait.

got out to the flight line for the trip back up to Basrah and there sat "The Rock". one of the port engines crapped out just before wheels up on takeoff and we had to wait on the flightline for several hours for them to get another plane prepped.

a month later we are getting ready to leave Basrah to come home and we are standing on the flightline watching the plane come in and all the guys are ribbing me about "The Rock" and wouldn't you know it, who comes taxiing up to take us to Kuwait? "The Rock". Fourth time was the charm, no problems.
 
OscarB63 said:
I flew from Basrah to Baghdad on an old C-130 (tail sign "The Rock") that has been in service since 1962. Damn plane has been flying longer than I have been alive. I hatd that plane. was a miserable trip

We got shot at landing in Baghdad,

a couple days later on the return flight the damn thing caught fire while we were taxiing to take off. had to go on standby and waited nearly a week for a flight back and then had to route through Ali Al Salim, Kuwait.

got out to the flight line for the trip back up to Basrah and there sat "The Rock". one of the port engines crapped out just before wheels up on takeoff and we had to wait on the flightline for several hours for them to get another plane prepped.

a month later we are getting ready to leave Basrah to come home and we are standing on the flightline watching the plane come in and all the guys are ribbing me about "The Rock" and wouldn't you know it, who comes taxiing up to take us to Kuwait? "The Rock". Fourth time was the charm, no problems.
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C-130's are mules. They can take a tremendous amount of abuse and are pretty bare-bones with regards to their avionics and flight control systems. Ive seen some **** (especially in a combat zone) that would put most sane people off flying permanently. You'd be amazed at what you can fix with a stop sign!

Ever do drops on a C-23? Flying box with wings. Someone farts on the ground and you feel the turbulence.
 
VanceMack said:
C-130's are mules. They can take a tremendous amount of abuse and are pretty bare-bones with regards to their avionics and flight control systems. Ive seen some **** (especially in a combat zone) that would put most sane people off flying permanently. You'd be amazed at what you can fix with a stop sign!

Ever do drops on a C-23? Flying box with wings. Someone farts on the ground and you feel the turbulence.
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Avoid beef/dairy farms?

:mrgreen:
 
cpgrad08 said:
[...] at least you know the pleasure of being OC =)
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Ah, fond memories of a bunch of grown men standing around, half-blind, turning at odd angles to keep the light breeze on their red swollen faces.

I got a 5 minute recovery before I got pulled to swing the bag at the rest of the guys in my platoon running the course, and every single time a fresh-sprayed marine ran up to get pummeled I got secondary exposure. Never again -- .


I was at Parris Island for boot, then lejeune for SOI, then chesapeake VA for security forces, then washington DC till my clearence popped, then lejeune again. Flew from kuwait into al asad, saw abu G, and other associated **** holes -- constant patrols, security details, and MSR security. I also did a med float on the USS IWO JIMA later, did an evac in lebanon. blahblah.

I always requested to go to hawaii or camp pendelton... I always got sent back to lejeune.:2mad:
 
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NS Great Lakes Ill 95
NAS Millington 95-96
NAS Corpus Christi 96-98
USS Inchon (MCS-12) Decomm 98-02 (HP NS Ingleside)
NAS Brunswick 02-05

Civvie since

As a KID we were stationed at:

Bergstrom AFB 78-80
Mather AFB 80-81
Homestead AFB 81-82
Seymour-Johnson AFB 82-84
Clark AFB 84-87
Bergstrom AFB 87-90
Little Rock AFB 90-92
92-94(family went to Anderson AFB Guam I went to Cameron Tx)
McConnel AFB 94-95
 
MrVicchio said:
NAS Brunswick 02-05
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Involved with FASOTRAGRULANT?

How'd you like it up there? I was at Brunswick for training in '05.

btw, did you have a medical MOS?
 
Portsmouth Naval Hospital Staff
Portsmouth, VA

2nd Marine Regiment HQCO 2ND MARDIV
Camp Lejeune, NC
 
For all my Marine Brothers out there.

You can find more these at: Terminal Lance - You can't spell "Disgruntled" without "Grunt".

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other said:
Ah, fond memories of a bunch of grown men standing around, half-blind, turning at odd angles to keep the light breeze on their red swollen faces.

I got a 5 minute recovery before I got pulled to swing the bag at the rest of the guys in my platoon running the course, and every single time a fresh-sprayed marine ran up to get pummeled I got secondary exposure. Never again -- .


I was at Parris Island for boot, then lejeune for SOI, then chesapeake VA for security forces, then washington DC till my clearence popped, then lejeune again. Flew from kuwait into al asad, saw abu G, and other associated **** holes -- constant patrols, security details, and MSR security. I also did a med float on the USS IWO JIMA later, did an evac in lebanon. blahblah.

I always requested to go to hawaii or camp pendelton... I always got sent back to lejeune.:2mad:
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Am trying to avoid Lejune at all cost.
 
To all my Navy Brothers that were Corpsman.

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other said:
Involved with FASOTRAGRULANT?

How'd you like it up there? I was at Brunswick for training in '05.

btw, did you have a medical MOS?
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I was assigned to NAVLANTMETOCDET Brunswick I.E. I was an Aerographers Mate (Weather)

Personally, it was okay, over priced to live there, colder then **** and sometimes really boring.
 
Never served, but I admire each and every one of you for doing so, protecting those of us who do not. And I am enjoying the stories, even though much of what you are saying sounds like a different language. :2razz:
 
CaptainCourtesy said:
Never served, but I admire each and every one of you for doing so, protecting those of us who do not. And I am enjoying the stories, even though much of what you are saying sounds like a different language. :2razz:
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If you want a Military Dictionary you just have to go to your local recruiting office. =)
 
French Foreign Legion 1939 - 1945

Just kidding. Thank you guys for serving the country.
 
cpgrad08 said:
To all my Navy Brothers that were Corpsman.

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I give you the infamous Skippy's List.

Skippy’s List: The 213 things Skippy is no longer allowed to do in the U.S. Army

A quick note:
I don’t mind if you want to quote a few items from my list of your site. But please do not copy the list in it’s entirety.

Explanations of these events:
a) I did myself, and either got in trouble or commended. (I had a Major shake my hand for the piss bottle thing, for instance.)
b) I witnessed another soldier do it. (Like the Sergeant we had, that basically went insane, and crucified some dead mice.)
c) Was spontaneously informed I was not allowed to do. (Like start a porn studio.)
d) Was the result of a clarification of the above. (“What about especially patriotic porn?”)
e) I was just minding my own business, when something happened. (“Schwarz…what is *that*?” said the Sgt, as he pointed to the back of my car? “Um….a rubber sheep…I can explain why that’s there….”)

To explain how I’ve stayed out of jail/alive/not beaten up too badly….. I’m funny, so they let me live.

2. My proper military title is “Specialist Schwarz” not “Princess Anastasia”.

7. Not allowed to add “In accordance with the prophesy” to the end of answers I give to a question an officer asks me.

8. Not allowed to add pictures of officers I don’t like to War Criminal posters.

10. Not allowed to purchase anyone’s soul on government time.

11. Not allowed to join the Communist Party.

12. Not allowed to join any militia.

13. Not allowed to form any militia.

14. Not allowed out of my office when the president visited Sarajevo.

15. Not allowed to train adopted stray dogs to “Sic Brass!”

33. Not allowed to chew gum at formation, unless I brought enough for everybody.

34. (Next day) Not allowed to chew gum at formation even if I *did* bring enough for everybody.
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cpgrad08 said:
To all my Navy Brothers that were Corpsman.

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Thats funny...for us, the military medical cure all was Motrin. Headache? Motrin. Aputated foot? Motrin. Cancer? Extra strength Motrin.
 
The British Army Coldstream Guards 1988/1995

Active tours

Desert Storm 91
Northern Ireland 92
Bosnia 93/94

Bases Wellington Barracks London

Munster Germany

Paul
 
gunner said:
Is that the same as ibuprofen?

Paul
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Only in the sense that Jacks beans were 'just' beans. Motrin is magic I tellya!!!
 
VanceMack said:
Thats funny...for us, the military medical cure all was Motrin. Headache? Motrin. Aputated foot? Motrin. Cancer? Extra strength Motrin.
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No ****! We had a guy literally LOSE HIS LEG from the knee down on the Inchon. He was mowing his grass, and stepped in a fire ant pile. This happened on a Saturday. It started swelling, he went to the corpsman (NAS Corpus was a 45 min drive that's why he went to the boat). They gave him motrin and told him to put ice on it at home. Later that evening he was rushed by ambulance to the local ER and they had to amputate due to anaphylactic shock.
 
MrVicchio said:
No ****! We had a guy literally LOSE HIS LEG from the knee down on the Inchon. He was mowing his grass, and stepped in a fire ant pile. This happened on a Saturday. It started swelling, he went to the corpsman (NAS Corpus was a 45 min drive that's why he went to the boat). They gave him motrin and told him to put ice on it at home. Later that evening he was rushed by ambulance to the local ER and they had to amputate due to anaphylactic shock.
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I have a new left knee courtesy of Major Quick and her incompetence. Yes...R.I.C.E and motrin...you will be fine. (Rest, Ice Compression, and Elevation). Except...it wasnt 'just a sprain'...it was a torn ACL, PCL, MCL...miniscus ground to hamburger. A year and a half later (cuz...yeah...try and get another doctor there to counter what the initial doc said) and, boom...degenerative knee syndrome...bone on bone...5 surgeries later...
 
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