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RE: How many players have done military service? - 3/3/2006 4:00:03 PM

Zardoz

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I served in the German army in the early 8o's as a conscript, i. e. for 15 month (last rank: Obergefreiter..private first class or so).I was a J�ger, i.e. motorised infantery, and had a G 3 rifle with e telescopic sight (I would not call me really a sniper because there was only on week training for sniper shooting, camouflage etc *s). J�ger were normally equipped with trucks but we had M113 APCs (to increase fighting power *s*). The battalion was situated at Schleswig-Holstein (near Denmark). The heavy weapon company had M 48 tanks instead of the standard "Jagdpanzer Kanone" because the Jagdpanzer could not rise their barrel sufficient to attack enemies on the hills . Consequently the whole tank battalion of the home defense brigade to which my battalion belonged was equipped with M 48s.

The assumed enemies woudl have been Russian paratroops and marines. I had no doubts about the outcome *s* and my only hope was that if the cold war would turn hot the Russian army were at least as bad as the (new) German army.

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RE: How many players have done military service? - 3/3/2006 4:49:41 PM

Deputy

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Geez Zardoz...I would have thought Uncle Sam would have at least sold you guys some M60s. The M48 with a 90MM cannon was pretty weak compared to a Soviet tank. Glad you folks never had to use them!!!!

Dep

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RE: How many players have done military service? - 3/3/2006 5:41:59 PM

Zardoz

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Deputy, the Jagdpanzer Kanone had also only a 90mm gun....; yes, we were part of the "Territorialheer", i.e. part of the army which had rear front tasks, therefore, we got the garbage; the field army had , of course, Leopard 2 tanks and Marder IFVs....

btw: my G3 rifle was two month older than me *s*

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RE: How many players have done military service? - 3/3/2006 9:05:20 PM

Deputy

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Zardoz: I've owned more tha a few H&K 91 rifles (US version of G3) and they functioned flawlessly (unlike a certain black rifle Uncle Sammie still hands out).
My only complaint was the recoil was pretty rough on my old shoulder

Dep

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RE: How many players have done military service? - 4/2/2006 1:27:45 AM

Titanwarrior89

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68-70 U.S. Navy (USS KING)DLG-10 (Regular). U.S. Army 70-93(Reg INf.)

I was in my whole life it seems. Now retired.

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RE: How many players have done military service? - 6/8/2006 6:34:57 AM

forgorin

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Police reservist. Quit after 6 months after one friend died. It was turbulent times. On average 4 to 5 police would be killed per week. Most of them off duty and the perps were mostly never cought.

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RE: How many players have done military service? - 6/9/2006 2:13:23 AM

Twotribes

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I seem to have missed this thread.

I was in the US Marine Corps from July 31 1979 to May 31 1995. I was retired medically in late 1999 early 2000, gotta spend 5 years on a med board usually before they retire ya.

I was a Crypto Tech , well until I made Sgt and up, spent 4 years as an instructor at an Army base ( Fort Gordon) 1984-1988. Was great duty, could have stayed another 4 but I didnt join the Marine Corps to " Be all that you can be" ).( After Instructor Duty I was a SSgt and didnt fix much of anything, was section head or other leadership positions) Spent 6 and a half years in Okinawa Jan 81 to July 84 with FSSG and Sept 90 to Sept 93 with Hqs Bn 3rd Mar Div. Was On camp Lejeune twice, first time was with Comm Co Hq Bn 2nd Mar Div from mid 88 to Aug 90 and again with FSSG from Sept 93 to Med board in May 1995.

I missed all the shooting actions. As a tech the chance to be in the right place for such deployments is limited. I left Comm Co Hq Bn 2nd Mar Div kicking and screamin in 90, cause I knew where they would end up. Few Marines left Okinawa for Desert Storm.

Retired as a GySgt. ( E-7 for you non Marines) I loved being a Marine even if I wasnt the best one out there ).

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RE: How many players have done military service? - 6/24/2006 3:12:47 AM

pbhawkin1

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I was in Army Reserve for 15 years here in Australia.
Served with:
40th Independent Rifle Company (later B coy 12/40 Regiment) for 6 years, got to rank of Sergeant.
Norforce (recon force) (voluntry reduction in rank to patrolman (private)) then got to Patrol 2IC (sergeant) for 2 years.
10th Field Ambulance as sergeant in treatment section for 3-4 years.
C coy 51st Btn (recon unit) as Sergeant medic for 1 year.
2 field hospital for 3 years.
then joined regular army as a Doctor with rank of Captain for 5 years.
Got out in 2004 after 6 months in the Solomon Islands.

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