What was your Rate or MOS in the military????

[WillysWagon]

This was in 1956.

BB, this and your title just make total sense

[Marlin]

You still rode horses into battle didn't you ???

Naw, that was pre-horse.

[USMC88-93]

There were so few of us comm-techs in the Corps, you had to wait for someone to retire or die to get promoted above E-4.

There were many E-4 well into their second enlistment that couldn't make E-5 cutting scores when I was in in the 5952, 5953, and 5954 MOS.

[WillysWagon]

There were many E-4 well into their second enlistment that couldn't make E-5 cutting scores when I was in in the 5952, 5953, and 5954 MOS.

That's how it was for me, scores for promo were crazy high and sometimes not listed at all.

[eadgbe194]

Glad to see a fellow SMAG. What boat(s) were you on?

This is my first boat - USS AUGUSTA (SSN 710), may God rest her soul

USS Albany SSN 753

[theGinsue]

They changed the Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) while I was in but I started out for my first 4.5 years as a 491X1 (Communications & Computer Operator; the "X" denoted skill level, I made it to "5 level" skill).

I re-trained (okay, I bypassed the actual "training" and became..) a 491X2 (Programmer) which later became 3C0X2. After 15.5 years in this career field, I retired as a "7 level" Programmer.

Guess what I never (not once) got to do during my career. That's right, write code (program). Oh, I got to do System Software Analysis, System Administration and to "manage" a web development shop, but I never got to actually be a programmer.

Of course, I got to play at being a Port Operations troop, a Transportation Vehicle Operations driver, a Facility Manager for the largest & newest building on the Base, an OPFOR (volunteer) member, a 7 year Self Aid & Buddy Care (military type first aid) Instructor, a QC'd/honorary "badged" Security Forces member, and a Unit Security Manager, but no programming.

[jonnyd49]

I was stationed there from '04-'06 but I really wasn't there much. Ahhh....the Green Ramp....

11B1P - 82nd ABN. 2000-03. One go-round in Afghanistan. Something like OEF 2 or 3... I don't know how it was classified. When the shopette opened on Bagram, that might have been the best day of my life. The second best day might have been when some AF guys I knew had pizzas flown in from Germany. 12-hour-old cold pizza was a-freaking-mazing.

And F the Green Ramp. Nothing like showing up there at 1400 to do a nighttime Mass TAC with a TOT of 0200. Hated that crap...

[275RLTW]

11B1P - 82nd ABN. 2000-03.

And F the Green Ramp. Nothing like showing up there at 1400 to do a nighttime Mass TAC with a TOT of 0200. Hated that crap...

Ha ha....how were those Div. inspections & parades I heard about? Something about having field gear & parade gear....

[jonnyd49]

Ha ha....how were those Div. inspections & parades I heard about? Something about having field gear & parade gear....

And Division runs. And All American Week. I'm sure other divisions have that crap too. The one full division parade I was actually around for, I was "lucky" to be assigned to a parking lot detail - I guess there weren't enough MPs or something. Anyway, there were medics "hidden" back in the woodline for the people who passed out. I had a good laugh about that.

[275RLTW]

And Division runs. And All American Week. I'm sure other divisions have that crap too. The one full division parade I was actually around for, I was "lucky" to be assigned to a parking lot detail - I guess there weren't enough MPs or something. Anyway, there were medics "hidden" back in the woodline for the people who passed out. I had a good laugh about that.

Screw that shit! I'd rather be getting my ass smoked all day in Bn than do that gayness.