FReeper Canteen ~ Tell Us About Your Military Service ~ July 6, 2006

Ms. Behavin & Old Sarge | 06 JULY 2006 | Ms. Behavin & Old Sarge

[Old Sarge]

Army?

Navy?

Air Force?

Marines?

Coast Guard?

Why did you choose that particular branch?

Where did you go to Basic Training or Boot Camp?

What is the name of your unit? (Division?) 

What is their (your) mascot?

Tell us how much you loved your DI!

How long were you at Boot Camp/Basic Training, before you questioned the parentage of the senior Drill Sergeant?How long were you in service before you realized that the instructors were right in all that they taught you?

 

Your first landing on an aircraft carrier

Your first parachute jump

The heaviest vehicle you got to drive

The largest weapon you got to use

Did you serve before email?

Did you have a personal nickname?

It is our pleasure and honor to be here for our Troops, past, present and future...
and especially during this Week, the 4th of July we remember that we owe our freedom to you.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice, and God bless you.

         

A gentle reminder from Ms.B:  
Please, no politics in The Canteen. 
The Troops need a place to rest, relax and relate, and that place is The Canteen.
Have fun and play nice!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Mine?

[StarCMC]

Alright -- you're the second person I've seen here use the term "dog robber." Is that explainable in English?? LOL

And -- thank you for your service to our country!

[Lady Jag]

Slippage.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Morning SW.{{{HUGS}}}

Bratt!!!!!

WooHoo,SW #700.

[StarCMC]

Thank you to you AND your wife for your service to our country!

[StarCMC]

Hey Joe!! Good to see ya in the Canteen!! And thank you for your service to our country!

[Muleteam1]

>>I was also with the 27th. I think it was 1977-78? I was in the missile shop.<<

Interesting. After moving all over the country, I'm back in New Mexico (and west Texas). Much has changed at the Base I guess. Clovis is exploding with growth even though CAFB was targeted for closure. While at Cannon, I spent most of my time on the flightline either cooking or freezing in the weather extremes of the High Plains. However, one summer while we were still waiting on the F-111s to arrive from Nellis, I did work as a lifeguard at the NCO pool.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Es. How's it going?

[StarCMC]

No thanks for us -- this stuff is EASY compared to what you all have done!!

[Lady Jag]

Do some people get used to the heat & humidity? I can't imagine it that bad.

[StarCMC]

Thank you for your service to our country Ax!

[StarCMC]

Good morning WUAV -- good to see ya! *HUGS!*

[StarCMC]

Thank you for your service to our country, DD!

[StarCMC]

Woohoo!! Caught up to me!! Now I gotta do some stuff around here and get behind again! LOL


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[fredhead]

I'm a little tardy, but not AWOL.

Electronics Technician Petty Officer First Class (Retired)
1978 - 1998
Record of Duty Stations:
Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, IL (Apr - Jun 1978)
Service School Command, Naval Training Center Great Lakes, IL (Jul 1978 - Apr 1979)
Army Signal Corps School, Fort Gordon, GA (May 1979)
Naval Telecommunications Center, Hampton Roads Norfolk, VA (Jun 1979 - Nov 1980)
USS Nimitz (CVN-68), OE Division, imported Norfolk, VA (Nov 1980 - Mar 1984)
Shore Intermediate Maintenance Center, Norfolk, VA (Mar 1984 - Jul 1986)
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), OEC Division, homeported Norfolk, VA (Jul 1986 - Feb 1990)
Fleet Training Center, Norfolk, VA (Mar 1990 - Dec 1993)
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), OEC Division, homeported Norfolk, VA (Dec 1993 - Jan 1997)
Tactical Training Group Atlantic, Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, VA (Jan 1997 - Apr 1998)

Five deployments to the Mediterranean, with a side trip to the Persian Gulf on the last one.

[alarm rider]

Star,

Although the term is shrouded in history, my understanding from AF lore, which was actually Army Air Corps lore, which was of course Infantry/Signals, etc. lore is this:

A "dog robber" was an aide to a general officer that was said to be so low that he would rob the fleas off a dog for his officer if it would gain him favor.

Anyway, that's the way I heard it.

Hope that helps, although others may have different stories about the term.

[GrandEagle]

I've not been back to Clovis since I left. I understand that they fly the F16 out of there now.
I sure remember the weather extremes! I remember being the first one to the bomb dump in the morning after a 2ft or so snowfall. I think it was around 10 degrees. I'm not really sure I stayed on perimeter road on my way to work - there are very few landmarks that stick up through the snow.
Anyway, we came out of the shop around noon for lunch and it was at least 60 degrees, the snow had melted and DRIED UP! Weird, really weird.
We use to "hunt" prairie dogs in the bomb dump using the tugs. We would start chasing them and just as they stepped to the side for us to go by, we would hit the rear wheel steering and catch them off guard.
I can also remember the thunder of the 111's as they hit the afterburner to take off. Made your teeth jitter in your gums.

Ahhh the memories! Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

Cordially,
GE

[stand watie]

thanks for the "woo hoo"! (i hadn't even noticed that i get 700!)

how are you, today, ma'am???

free dixie HUGS,sw

[stand watie]

thanks for the "woo hoo"! (i hadn't even noticed that i got 700!)

how are you, today, ma'am???

free dixie HUGS,sw

[Mrs.Nooseman]

LOL.

I am doing great.Have to get ready for work in a few.

How are you?