Just a short posting on the quantity of former or current military personnel in our little forum? I'm curious because of as of late, the people in my community appear to be the ones who either served an number of years in the armed forces, or were veterans who saw a war/combat/some really freaky shit while in the uniform. I wonder if this is indicative of the overall preparedness group scene as a whole. I qual on all of the above counts, but I'm wondering how many more of you out there are vets? Myself, I believe that the vets are more aware of Y2K because we know firsthand how much Uncle Sugar likes to do the bend-and-pump sans lube. BOHICA!(bend over, here it comes again!) So tell! How many vets in the house?

-- Billy-Boy (Rakkasn@Yahoo.com), September 13, 1999

Answers

One!

-- DOC (HM2@USN/USMC..), September 13, 1999.

TWO! AIRBORNE!

-- Mr. Mike (mikeabn@aol.com), September 13, 1999.

THREE! USMC

-- Johnny (JLJTM@BELLSOUTH.NET), September 13, 1999.

Me, too.

-- bw (home@puget.sound), September 13, 1999.

Hubby was ranger/medic

-- cath (fin@llyGI.com), September 13, 1999.

Semper Fi Amigos!

-- Ex-Marine (Digging In@Home.com), September 13, 1999.

Dh was 82nd airborne.

-- Tiara (sorceress5@hotmail.com), September 13, 1999.

Wild Weasel up on freq. One Fox 4 Golf. 4 Alpha, 4 Bravo and 4 shotguns. Two hours playtime.

WW

-- Wildweasel (vtmldm@epix.net), September 13, 1999.

I'm another!

-- (southeastern@my-deja.com), September 13, 1999.

Army. 25th Infantry Division. Chapparrel Missile Gunner. Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Volunteers step forward; we'll take you guys in the back that didn't volunteer. That's our military's logic.

-- Grady Bennett (bennett1@peachnet.net), September 13, 1999.

Abn, Ranger,Pathfinder'Special Forces- RVN 67-68 gotcha covered.

-- Fats Kissinger (draconionsolut5ions@uselesseaters.com), September 13, 1999.

Cav Scout in the Regan days (guy who saved america). HD 1984.

-- Bryce (bryce@seanet.com), September 13, 1999.

here's another one.....4th btn 18th inf, berlin brigade 64' to 67

-- david house (yellowowl@panhandle.net), September 13, 1999.

IRR now, previous Viper flight doc

-- lparks (lparks@eurekanet.com), September 13, 1999.

I Cav Div, RVN 1966.

gene

-- gene (ekbaker@essex1.com), September 13, 1999.

Formerly an "officer and a gentleman" in the U.S. Naval Reserve; served two years active duty. Knowing what I know now, I might have gone to Canada, instead.

Probably boggles the mind of a few of you, that I, resident curmudgeon and sometimes potty mouth, was once an "officer and a gentleman." Was pretty spiffy, too. But that was then, and this is now.

-- A (A@AisA.com), September 13, 1999.

Navy.

-- rasty (rasty@bulldoggg.com), September 13, 1999.

The 4th and the 12th Cav..Ft.Carson colo. 67-69...---...

-- Les (yoyo@tolate.com), September 13, 1999.

I have long-standing connections to the USMC; can't get anymore specific than that here.

www.y2ksafeminnesota.com

-- MinnesotaSmith (y2ksafeminnesota@hotmail.com), September 13, 1999.

USAF, Combat Rescue RVN '68 thru '69.

-- Neil G.Lewis (pnglewis1@yahoo.com), September 13, 1999.

Blackhorse, 11th Armored Cav, RVN 1969, loach pilot

-- brett45 (brett45@bigfoot.com), September 13, 1999.

13 years active duty Navy from 1978 to 1991.

-- (baverell@yahoo.com), September 13, 1999.

Billy you should of asked military and what level of disruption are you prepped for?

-- Johnny (JLJTM@BELLSOUTH.NET), September 13, 1999.

Radarman, USS Norton Sound , USN.

-- Hal Walker (e999eagle@freewwweb.com), September 13, 1999.

Anyone here serve on the USS Oriskany from 1967-1971?

-- rasty (rasty@bulldoggg.com), September 13, 1999.

USAF 61-65 Prepaded as munch as finances allow. Ready for another "Out of the Ashes".

-- Mr Pinochle (pinochledd@aol.com), September 13, 1999.

USAF officer, an Eagle Boy Scout ("Be Prepared"), one time NASA engineer, and a computer geek.

-- Ron Sander (judy_sander@hotmail.com), September 13, 1999.

All I did was MARRY into a millitary family. well, not exactly, dad treated the survivors of the Bataan march and the survivors brought out of Corregidor. Physical rehab and send em back....

Inlaws:Cousin: ONI (tdy JCS) 68-79 or 80 something

his brother 68-75 naval Pilot

Father in Law: WWII decorated to the level that ANY academy was on my Brother in law's guaranteed OK list but he didn't want it.

Sister in Law: ex-BAM in Japan (news person AFRTS) Sister in Law; Navy (on DG when the indigs expressed their displeasure)

I however took a different path......

Chuck

-- Chuck, a night driver (rienzoo@en.com), September 14, 1999.

H Co., 393rd Inf., 99th Inf. Div. ETO 1944-46.

-- Tom Carey (tomcarey@mindspring.com), September 14, 1999.

Yep...there's a couple or three of us!

Naval Security Group 1973-1982 *Bullseye!!*

-- Don Wegner (donfmwyo@earthlink.net), September 14, 1999.

Former Marine MP here...

-- Mr. T (treader@dawn.net), September 14, 1999.

Formerly Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, (RAEME). RonD

-- Ron Davis (rdavis@ozemail.com.au), September 14, 1999.

5 1/2 years Coast Guard

-- Tuan Cu Mhara (Hensiarad@aol.com), September 14, 1999.

USMC ground pounder, late '70s. Preparing for TEOTWAWKI. Expecting to see something like 'The Postman'.

-- Cigarette Smoking Man (csm@smoke.com), September 14, 1999.

U.S.M.C.

Smedley Butler "If only more of today's military personnel would realize that they are being used by the owning elite's as a publicly subsidized capitalist goon squad"

-- R. Wright (blaklodg@hotmail.com), September 14, 1999.

25th Armoured Canadian Army WWII

-- Davey (gandg@kwic.com), September 14, 1999.

US Army medical corp 2 years. I'll save only the one's worth saving.

-- y2k dave (xsdaa111@hotmail.com), September 14, 1999.

Just a military "brat" here, but I'm glad this thread was started.

Why? Because I owe all of you a big thank you, for having served your country (for those of you former American military) and keeping it safe for my family.

Here's my opportunity to express that gratitude.

A big thank you to all of you!

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), September 14, 1999.

A big RAKKASAN!! to all you guys/gals who responded! And also a howdy to my bro in the 12th CAV that was my last unit! (1-12CAV Ft Hood TX) But my home was the 101st 2BN 187th R.C.T. The Rakkasans. Seems that we make up an inordinate amount of GI's (pardon the pun) over the rest of the population!!! Trust it to the Vet to lead the way in the tough times ahead! Thanx!!

-- Billy-Boy (Rakkasn@Yahoo.com), September 14, 1999.

R. Wright -- your quote is "wright" on. (My "service" noted above.)

-- A (A@AisA.com), September 14, 1999.

Thanks a million, guys.

I'm saluting you all!

-- Wilferd (WilferdW@aol.com), September 14, 1999.

Air Force (SAC) '56 - 76.

SEA ( 5 tdy tours) '67 - '73. B52 aircrew.

I speak fluent BOHICAS.

S.O.B.

-- sweetolebob (buffgun@hotmail.com), September 14, 1999.

US Navy from 1984 to 1994. USS Enterprise and USS Nimitz as Nuclear Propulsion Plant supervisor and Load Dispatcher.

-- Brian Sauls (bsauls@goldengate.net), September 15, 1999.

11B40 "ground pounder" 7th Infantry 67-69 :o)

-- mike (mickle2@aol.com), September 15, 1999.