US Navy- E-6-6years-9months-5days-July 1961-April 1968. Ended up a "Nuke" surface, USS Bainbridge DLG(N) 25 bird dogging the "Big E" around the Tonkin Gulf, with the first ship I was on and the Bainbridge, I spent almost three years there. Got fed up with all of the sea duty. Hard to say what or how I would have ended up had I stayed in, probably would have gone the "O" route.
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Thank you, one and all, for your dedicated service to this great country of ours
Thank you, my fellow comrades, for your dedicated service to this great country of ours.
Proud to be an American. Go USA!
O-4 USAF (Lucky to have been able to) Retire after 20+ active.
Nam '67-'71 Arc Light (minus 8 months in between), which reminds me, I need to join the Arc Light Young Tiger Org.
Hmm, of the people responding I counted the following from those identifying their services:
22 USN
17 USA
8 USAF
5 USMC
1 USCG
Now, considering that the Navy and Air Force are roughly the same size and the Army is about half again as big we seem to have a small overrepresentation of Navy folks in this straw poll!
Eryn
"These girls have the most beautiful dresses. And so do I! How about that!" [Kaylee, in Firefly] [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
"What do you care what other people think?" [Arlene Feynman, to her husband Richard]
"She's taller than all the women in my family, combined!" [Howard, in The Big Bang Theory]
"Tall, tall girl. The woman could hunt geese with a rake!" [Mary Cooper, in The Big Bang Theory]
And your point is? Hooo-Yaaah!Originally Posted by Eryn
SGT (E-5) US Army Counter Intelligence Corps, stationed in Germany on the Czech border (1967-1969). I was lucky enough to spend 6 months at the DLIWC in Monterrey taking German before being shipped out, so loved my time in Germany.
17 years US Army mechanic 15(active) and 3(reserve). still serving active duty.
1). Bosnia mar.'99-sept.'99-6 months
2). Kosovo 2001-6 months
3). Iraq 05-06
end 06-07
08-10 beging
10-11
Second Canadian Gaurds/// Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Corporal -Training Command and Thank You!
Just a private in 3rd Battalion The Queens Regiment (now known as Princess of Wales Regiment), back in the late 80's.
So from Queen to Princess...I can live with that
Another aviation electronics technition here.
USN 1974-1978
I didn't try to advance and was a Petty Officer 3rd Class.
I requested Captain's Mass after two years and told the old man that I wanted out of his F'n canoe club!
I spent all but my training at NAS Pensacola.
Captain USAF, plot two trips to Vietnam, 13 trips over Cuba 1962
E-5 in my 2 years, 9 months 29 days, 8 hours 35 minutes and 17 seconds. Viet Nam 67-68, Army. Thanks to all veterans, and don't forget their spouses, who sometimes have it harder than their mates.
Army Reserve retired Lieutenant Colonel (05). Active duty 3 years with 1 year in Vietnam. Signal Corps photographic unit in Nam.
Branch transfer to Military Police in 1974. Retired in 1996 with 28 years of service.
I served in the USAF for three years four months and nine days and was honorably discharged with the rank of Airmen First Class (A1C). I would have been a career Airmen but I got caught up in one of the RIF's (Reduction in Force) that took place back in the early 1990's. Of course, my being caught up in that RIF was most likely due to the fact that they were unable to find anything during the USAFOSI (United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations) investigation, which was instigated by my first wife calling my first sergeant and telling him some lies. She told him of my crossdressing (truth), she told him I and my second wife were making pornographic movies (lie), she told him I was dealing drugs (lie). They sent me to the psychiatrists who could not find any issues with my brain, in fact the only thing they found out was that I am a crossdresser, which they really couldn't use as a discharge reason since they now knew about it and therefore I was not a security risk. So, they just added me into the RIF group and I got my honorable discharge.
Someone once told me "Put on Your big girl panties and deal with it". If they only knew, I WAS ALREADY WEARING THEM.
I wear the bras and panties so my wife doesn't have to.
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I always enjoy these threads so much. It is so nice to see how many of our fellow Veterans are also among the TG ranks. It makes me take a second glance when I am out with the Legion Riders or walk into a VFW hall. I am proud to serve along side or in the wake of each and everyone of you regardless of rank, because lets face it, rank really doesn't matter when we are riding to the sound of the guns. The past 27 years proved to me that I do not care if the person next to me in battle was a Private or General; if that person was Army, Airforce, Marines or Navy; or even if that person was straight, gay or transgender. I just cared that he or she could get the job done. Thanks to each and everyone of you for stepping up and getting it done.
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See yourself as a soul with a body not a body with a soul" Dr. Wayne Dyer
Navy Chief, Retired with 20+ years.
Thanks to all our vets! Past, present and future!
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4 years USAF. Discharged Honorable as Seargent. TDY to Turkey & Vietnam. Major stateside service in Northern Maine with SAC
"I am totally comfortable with being the other woman"
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After reading everyone's posts here, 2 thots come to mind:
There's SO MANY service "girls" here!
You're all REMARKABLE!
U can't keep doing the same things over and over and expect to enjoy life to the max. When u try new things, even if they r out of your comfort zone, u may experience new excitement and growth that u never expected.
Challenge yourself and pursue your passions! When your life clock runs out, you'll have few or NO REGRETS!
I don't know why some of you say "just a ...". An ensign is just as important as a colonel (at least to me). Without either we would not have the superior forces we have today... And I thank those of you who served so that people like us can be who we want to be...
Thanks you.
- AF
Look girl, act girl, feel girl ... be girl.
Army 1978-1981 E-4 MP
On any given day there are somewhere beyond 25000 people working in the Pentagon. Given the likelihood that we TG are well represented in the military, I often wondered how large a gathering we could muster right in the center courtyard! It could be the largest gathering of TG people anywhere, rivaling the Southern Comfort conference. Of course you may need a security clearance to attend!
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Warmly,
Sheren Kelly
One hitch in the Army: 1Lt.
Mina Lost aka Lynda
radioman third class, naval communication station Iceland, Keflevic Iceland
naval supply center Bahrain, Manama Bahrain
naval supply center Masawa, Masawa Ethiopia
and a rocky tin can out of Mayport Florida.
six years of my wonderful life with no regrets.....dana
I know there are at least 3 more. This just shows once again there are fewer Coasties than any of the other services. My guess is there are more than 5 Marines who are members, they just won't admit to it.
SarahLynn
Last edited by SarahLynn; 11-15-2011 at 10:01 PM.
Great leaders are not great because of their words or deeds but because of the greatness they inspire from others."
(Legends of the StarDancer)
Sorry for being AWOL just found the thread; USAF/22yr/E-8/VN-68,70,71/ (best time,Gia Lam airport NVN,POW release) Worked with everyone at one time or another(E1-0,10) HUGGS to all my Sisters; Jaymee
I just came across this thread. Navy Lt O-3 Engineering officer fleet AO 1957-9 Reserve 17 yrs. It was between wars so wasn't shot at. We just had the Russians playing tag with us in the Med. SA
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