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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #15 on: June 23, 2009, 04:37:32 PM »
My first 13 months or so were in training. RTC (boot camp) 19 Sep 77 - 17 November 77 San Diego CA, AE Class A(1) Scool and prerequisites 28 November77 to 29 June 78 Memphis Tenn, FRAMP School 30 June 78 to 5 October 78 Norfolk Va and then Permanent Duty @ Rota Spain in VQ2 28 Oct. 78 to 9 Sep 81. That was great, I loved being in Spain.

I like Spain, too. I've only been there once but I've been spending time learning Spanish cos it got to be one of my obsessions for some strange reason.

Sorry but I had to laugh cos only an Aspie would include exact dates. :)
:asthing: Didn't even think about that till you pointed it out.

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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2009, 05:16:54 AM »
That's the term used to describe Ratings that are involved with troubleshooting, repair and preventative maintenance of US Naval aircraft. I was an Aviation Electricians Mate Third Class until I fucked up and the CO knocked me back down to Airman.

I wonder just how many people here are involved in troubleshooting?  It's my favorite thing to do as far as work goes anyway
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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #17 on: June 24, 2009, 05:29:45 AM »
Does digital troubleshooting count?
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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #18 on: June 24, 2009, 10:48:14 AM »
That's the term used to describe Ratings that are involved with troubleshooting, repair and preventative maintenance of US Naval aircraft. I was an Aviation Electricians Mate Third Class until I fucked up and the CO knocked me back down to Airman.

I wonder just how many people here are involved in troubleshooting?  It's my favorite thing to do as far as work goes anyway

I do a lot of that.

My problem is that often I can't stop before I have solved the problem.
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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #19 on: June 24, 2009, 11:44:34 AM »
That's the term used to describe Ratings that are involved with troubleshooting, repair and preventative maintenance of US Naval aircraft. I was an Aviation Electricians Mate Third Class until I fucked up and the CO knocked me back down to Airman.

I wonder just how many people here are involved in troubleshooting?  It's my favorite thing to do as far as work goes anyway
We could set up some kind of Poll.
Does digital troubleshooting count?
It does to me. The principles of common point and knowing the system should be the same.

I do a lot of that.

My problem is that often I can't stop before I have solved the problem.
Because you need to keep the System up, or because it'll drive you nuts?

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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #20 on: June 24, 2009, 02:15:10 PM »
That's the term used to describe Ratings that are involved with troubleshooting, repair and preventative maintenance of US Naval aircraft. I was an Aviation Electricians Mate Third Class until I fucked up and the CO knocked me back down to Airman.

I wonder just how many people here are involved in troubleshooting?  It's my favorite thing to do as far as work goes anyway
We could set up some kind of Poll.
Does digital troubleshooting count?
It does to me. The principles of common point and knowing the system should be the same.

I do a lot of that.

My problem is that often I can't stop before I have solved the problem.
Because you need to keep the System up, or because it'll drive you nuts?

Because it would drive me nuts.
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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #21 on: June 24, 2009, 11:15:52 PM »

Because you need to keep the System up, or because it'll drive you nuts?

I just straddle the steering wheel and let that drive me nuts......

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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #22 on: June 24, 2009, 11:19:34 PM »

Because you need to keep the System up, or because it'll drive you nuts?

I just straddle the steering wheel and let that drive me nuts......
Shitty traffic conditions can do that to you. SF Bay Area traffic and Melbourne are probably not much different.

WTF  :asthing: just got that one.  :lol:
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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #23 on: June 26, 2009, 08:16:13 PM »
MY niese did there tours in Iraq as an officer and got the bronze star
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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #24 on: June 26, 2009, 08:24:41 PM »
Your Niece is BRAVE! My nephew is going in the Army later this year. He wants to be a Combat Engineer.

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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #25 on: June 29, 2009, 10:57:44 PM »
Seems the army is a perfect place for
the kinda anti-social fucks a lotta us
are. You get to kill people, without
going to (annoyingly social) prison.

I just couldn't convince them to
take me on MY terms.

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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #26 on: June 30, 2009, 06:56:44 AM »
Seems the army is a perfect place for
the kinda anti-social fucks a lotta us
are. You get to kill people, without
going to (annoyingly social) prison.

I just couldn't convince them to
take me on MY terms.

Nice excuse. I already served my time.
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They will always see that in my eyes.
I am the passion; I am the warfare.
I will never stop...
always constant, accurate, and intense."

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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #27 on: June 30, 2009, 07:43:34 PM »
No excuse. I would be pathetic as anything less than a light colonel.

From the guys associated with NSDM, I was convinced that that was
about where my minimal effective point would be.

Luckily, unlike the military, the real world does allow one to jump
over the bs "time serving".

I'm glad you enjoy chickenshit though.

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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #28 on: June 30, 2009, 08:19:56 PM »
MY niese did there tours in Iraq as an officer and got the bronze star

She was attached to the 101st airborn as an advanced field medic she made Captain now she teaches school
"Eat it up.  Wear it out.  Make it do or do without." 

'People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.'
George Bernard Shaw

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Re: The United States Army
« Reply #29 on: June 30, 2009, 08:30:17 PM »


MY niese did there tours in Iraq as an officer and got the bronze star

She was attached to the 101st airborn as an advanced field medic she made Captain now she teaches school


That's pretty cool. The 101st is hard core.