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Were you ever in your country's military?

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Posted - July 17, 2016

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  • 757
    Yup. U.S. Army, Vietnam. 2nd of the 27th Infantry Regiment (Wolfhounds) 25th Infantry Division.

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    This post was edited by Wolfhound at July 15, 2021 4:57 PM MDT
      July 15, 2021 3:38 PM MDT
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  • 52903

     

      Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, correct?
      I was stationed at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, 2d Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.
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      July 15, 2021 3:43 PM MDT
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  • 757
    I never did see Hawaii. I was at Cu Chi, about 40 km northwest of Saigon in Southern Vietnam.

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      July 15, 2021 4:03 PM MDT
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  • 52903

     

      Yes, I was in Hawaii about a decade after that.

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      July 15, 2021 9:39 PM MDT
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  • 757
    I had a chance to go there on R&R, but I went to Bangkok instead. 
      July 15, 2021 11:22 PM MDT
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  • 1893
    Does Phu Bi & Phu Loc ring any bels?  Wolf Hound I was never in your hood
      July 17, 2021 12:25 AM MDT
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  • 757
    They do, but I never went there. Ever been to Trang Bang? 
      July 18, 2021 12:05 AM MDT
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  • 7776
    ALMOST!!!
      July 15, 2021 4:37 PM MDT
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  • 1840
    I was 18 and passed the physical to be an operations specialist in the Navy. The man who made final decisions ask if I had any previous convictions. I said DWI once. He then gave me a paper to get six signatures vouching for my character and I basically said eff you and left. Fact here. This post was edited by CosmicWunderkind at July 15, 2021 4:50 PM MDT
      July 15, 2021 4:46 PM MDT
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  • 581
    When I was 16, I was in a really bad car accident.  In that accident among the several bones I broke, I suffered a head injury.   Because of that, I was deemed ineligible to serve.
      July 15, 2021 5:00 PM MDT
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  • 1817
    i wanted to but couldn't because I have condishuns 
      July 15, 2021 5:46 PM MDT
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  • 32527
    No. But I did think about it in high school.  Talked to the recruiter. The only thing left was signing the papers.  
      July 16, 2021 5:36 AM MDT
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  • 16197
    Tried to join the RAAF. Failed the medical.
      July 18, 2021 12:09 AM MDT
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  • 1893
    USMC
      July 15, 2021 3:01 PM MDT
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  • 17364
    We would see a lot less of that kind of thing probably.  That is a guess.  But startles to noise would probably slowly stop.  I'm much more likely to be startled by a noise or unexpected appearance of a person (like opening the door and someone standing there) than I used to be. I have come close to fainting.  I attribute it to spending so much time alone.  When you are alone you control everything and the surprises are few.  I imagine if I went back to work that startling thing would die off.  I've often said most of people's so-called disorders stem from a solitary (or perceived solitary) existence......you can be invisible even if in a crowd.  People who feel that are prone to the disorders to which I'm referring.  In the military you interact even if it's hard for you.  I really would not want to be in the military but at the same time, I do agree with my wise FIL.    I made the above comment five years ago.  My FIL died earlier this year at 98.  The world seems different to me.  I talked to him regularly and he was always who I could ask for an opinion and get a wise and thoughtful reply. 
      June 23, 2021 9:45 PM MDT
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  • 44173
    US Navy. Kgate was in the RCN
      June 23, 2021 7:23 AM MDT
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