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rrockw -> RE: How many players have done military service? (7/6/2004 8:20:47 PM)
I was in the USAF from 1989-1996. I served in Germany for two years and the rest of the time I served in Keesler AFB, in Biloxi, MS. Rich

terje439 -> RE: How many players have done military service? (8/25/2004 6:22:49 AM)
hmm the Norwegian draftboard would not take me due to poor sight....Even applied to get in. no luck [:(]

Clipper1968 -> RE: How many players have done military service? (9/7/2004 5:09:43 PM)
I have served in the French Army in an Armoured Regiment as a Platoon Leader in 1992-93. My Unit was testing our MBT Leclerc at that time.[:)]

bob55 -> RE: How many players have done military service? (9/26/2004 2:29:28 AM)
Had to add my 2 cents....seems like I too may have tipped a brew in Hawaii! USMC 1975-1979 - Comm Plt, 3rd Med, Okinawa; HQ 11th Marines; L 2/11 Comm Chief (155mm towed howitzers) USMC 1983-1987 - H&MS-24 Kaneohe, HI; VMA(AW)-121 Green Knights El Toro, CA...included some time on Hotel 61 - USS Ranger Currently a reserve Seabee.... Semper Fi!

Rotax -> RE: (10/12/2004 4:06:52 PM)
i was one year in the austrian army (yep, there is one[:D]) trained on gustav (swedish product of the late 60's), an at-launcher. very funny, but impossible to hit a moving tank over 400-500 mtr and impossible to destroy something withj bigger armor than a bmp-1. (= very useful;) ).

Popeye USN -> RE: RE: (10/31/2004 5:31:32 PM)
Asked my dad in 66' what branch of the military he'd join. "Well, you can live in a foxhole and eat cold K-rations, or get a clean rack and three square meals a day." Dad didn't raise no dummies...USN 26 years. Spent almost 17 of em' at sea. E-1 to 0-5. Not bad for a kid from Iowa. Ship driver...mostly "Tincans." Survived Nam & Desert Storm One. Now teaching World History at High School level. Kid's don't bother me a b-b-b-b-bit! LOL Bring back the draft...are you nut's! If brains was gas, today's kid's wouldn't have enough to drive a piss ants motorcycle around a Cheerio! [:-]

Fossiili -> RE: (12/6/2004 8:21:06 AM)
On the year 1954 I served as enginer. Good to have had hands-on training with the material one uses in SPWAW on Eastern Front nineteenfourties. Finnish Army did not have "modern" wapons on that time.[:@] Many of the officers had real war experience.[&o]

steelpanther -> RE: (3/17/2005 4:33:07 AM)
17 yrs USAF RF-4C, F-15C/D Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Supervisor. Retired. Last Posting Langley AFB VA. Participated in Desert shield/storm. Scariest time on duty Kadena AB, Okinawa during the KAL007 incident. TDY to Masawa Japan. Closest thing to WWIII that I know about.

Ironfist738 -> RE: How many players have done military service? (5/10/2005 1:18:59 AM)
Sorry No military Service, But I do WWII re-enactment and I was in the Boyscouts

RagnarT -> RE: Military Service (5/12/2005 4:00:41 AM)
Was in the US Air Force at end of Viet Nam War. Was an Electronics Warfare Systems Specialist. Worked on Electronic Counter Measures on B-52D's and F-105D's and G's. The 105's were called Wild Weasels and went after Sam sights (Surface to Air Missiles).

Capt. White -> RE: (5/30/2005 12:05:38 AM)
Not really military service but near enough and im still doing it. I will go into the forces after university. Even though im only 14 now. I am a cadet with 2387 (Pudsey) Squadron ATC (ATC = Air Training Corps air cadets to people who cant work it out)

sdkfz2512 -> RE: How many players have done military service? (6/8/2005 5:38:13 PM)
Hey, Did 24 years, US Army, 18D/91BS-retired MSG

Puukkoo -> RE: How many players have done military service? (8/3/2005 3:54:29 PM)
Just viewed through all the posts and my heart jumped. There are real combat vets among us. Well, that shows how great is the game we are playing. I have done military service, I am trained to be Anti-Tank trooper with Apilas rocket. My rank is Jääkäri, that is private in the Army of Finland. Translating the Finnish miltitary ranks should go, according to me, like this. Jääkäri = Private Korpraali = Corporal Alikersantti = 'Subsergeant' Kersantti = Sergeant. The rank Alikersantti does not properly translate. It is a rank between Corporal and Sergeant, being really neither. A guy who is a alikersantti is usually a squad leader. Sometimes they may be even assistant platoon leaders. Only distinguished squad leaders become sergeants in the Finnish army and they must be officially promoted. I just want to say that military ranks are not equally comprehended in all armies of the world. I'm not sure, but Japannese army has even older and younger privates of different grades.

Baneman -> RE: How many players have done military service? (8/8/2005 5:24:42 PM)
Distinguished company indeed. Well, for my part, I faked insanity to get out of military service [8\|] This was in South Africa before apartheid ended and I had no desire to shoot people in the townships or go into Angola. However, I lacked the courage to be a conscientious objector [:(]

Puukkoo -> RE: How many players have done military service? (8/11/2005 2:09:00 PM)
That's a good reason.

Terminus -> RE: How many players have done military service? (8/11/2005 3:04:38 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Puukkoo I'm not sure, but Japannese army has even older and younger privates of different grades. Think the Russians do as well...

Puukkoo -> RE: How many players have done military service? (8/11/2005 10:24:24 PM)
Checking that out... http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Japanese-military-ranks No, I really mean different. Russian ranks are much like other Europeans. Japannese have: Heicho Jotohei Ittohei Nitohei These are all privates and lower than corporal Gocho and sergeant Gunso. Ranks seem to reflect Japannese society which has high hierarchical system with honorific speech and even separate language for men and women. Japannese are so much different culture from us westerners.

Terminus -> RE: How many players have done military service? (8/11/2005 10:33:32 PM)
"Superior Private"?

Puukkoo -> RE: How many players have done military service? (8/12/2005 11:58:58 AM)
There must be some Japannese gamers to explain that term. Perhaps privates advance with age. Just remembered 'Cannonball Run II' with Dom Deluise as a private with 20 years in service. He had appropriate insignia markings in his uniform. Like 'superior private' I don't have even idea what's the difference between US Private and Private 1st Class.

h00b22 -> RE: How many players have done military service? (9/4/2005 11:44:32 PM)
I've just saw today your question about Military Service ... I was in the Spanish Navy in 1.987 (I'm 41 now) when it wasn't voluntary. For a month I received the basic training in El Ferrol, the main naval base in north Spain. After this, I spent the rest of the eleven month as "librarian" (please no jokes, it was real) at the Main Military Court in Madrid because I've studied Laws ... Four years ago MS ¡n Spain becomes professional.

HvyMetal -> RE: How many players have done military service? (9/6/2005 5:24:05 PM)
4 Years USMC 89-93. Served with HQ 7th Marines for three (went to gulf war #1 with them), and 1 year wit Lima battery 3/11 (went to Mogadishu with them).

Deputy -> RE: How many players have done military service? (9/25/2005 3:47:44 PM)
US Army, 1967-70. Served one tour in Viet Nam. C Co, 2nd Btn, 60th Inf, 9th Inf Div, Mekong Delta. 11C20 Dep

Virgil -> RE: How many players have done military service? (11/21/2005 2:22:50 AM)
I spent 9 years in the U.S. Army, all on Ft. Bragg in an airborne unit with just over 100 jumps and seven years in the reserves. I was in both Gulf Wars, returned from Iraq in January of 2004 where I served as company 1st Sergeant.

ralphtricky -> RE: How many players have done military service? (11/21/2005 6:14:02 AM)
US Navy 76-82 Sonar Technician.

Colonel von Blitz -> RE: How many players have done military service? (2/17/2006 12:51:11 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Puukkoo Translating the Finnish miltitary ranks should go, according to me, like this. Jääkäri = Private Korpraali = Corporal Alikersantti = 'Subsergeant' Kersantti = Sergeant. The rank Alikersantti does not properly translate. It is a rank between Corporal and Sergeant, being really neither. A guy who is a alikersantti is usually a squad leader. Sometimes they may be even assistant platoon leaders. Only distinguished squad leaders become sergeants in the Finnish army and they must be officially promoted. I've let myself to believe that korpraali could be translated as private 1st class and alikersantti would be simply corporal. But like you said: quote: I just want to say that military ranks are not equally comprehended in all armies of the world. I'm not sure, but Japannese army has even older and younger privates of different grades. This is so true, that we just have to accept any translations as rough estimates [:)] -Colonel von Blitz-

Puukkoo -> RE: How many players have done military service? (2/18/2006 1:10:13 PM)
I don't know. I've been tenacious with my generic word 'subsergeant' because I don't want to call 'sergeant' a corporal. PFC is, I believe, a term for all soldiers fit for duty and it is lower than Finnish rank 'Corporal'. Much more of concern are the German 'Sergeants', because it is un-germanic to use that rank to present Unteroffizier or Feldwebel. It is always annoying to me to speak of German Sergeants.

Colonel von Blitz -> RE: How many players have done military service? (2/20/2006 3:23:52 PM)
Maybe your generic 'subsergeant' for alikersantti could still be corporal and our korpraali is actually lance corporal ? [:D][:D] Geez, these comparative ranks are difficult. -Colonel von Blitz-

Colonel von Blitz -> RE: How many players have done military service? (2/20/2006 9:48:45 PM)
Just popped into my mind, Puukkoo, maybe we should settle for those ranks that are used by our own army? Finnish Ranks [:D] If we take this table, then korpraali would actually be lance corporal and alikersantti would be corporal Oh, and by the way, in order to stay on topic: I've also done military service, in finnish navy. My rank is Seaman [:'(] -Colonel cough Seaman von Blitz-

Afrika Korps -> RE: How many players have done military service? (2/23/2006 8:11:49 PM)
U.S. Army, retired.

Puukkoo -> RE: How many players have done military service? (2/23/2006 8:22:37 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Colonel von Blitz Just popped into my mind, Puukkoo, maybe we should settle for those ranks that are used by our own army? Finnish Ranks [:D] If we take this table, then korpraali would actually be lance corporal and alikersantti would be corporal Oh, and by the way, in order to stay on topic: I've also done military service, in finnish navy. My rank is Seaman [:'(] -Colonel cough Seaman von Blitz- That's just another solution. There's now Slot Machine Fruit Game rolling in my eyes.

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