I am retired with a military pension and full medical benefits. I used the GI Bill to attend and graduate from the University of Louisville. My military career was in three stages:

1) Navy: 2-years active duty, 7-years Naval Reserve. I worked in Supply and NATO.
2) Kentucky Army National Guard; 18 years. I served in some interesting Army MOS:

• Military Intelligence Corp
• Finance Corp
• NBC-Chemical Warfare Corp
• JAG Corp
  

3) Ready Army Reserve: 14-years in standby reserve.

So this sums up my Army and Navy service as 2-years active duty, 22-years active reserve, and 17-years standby reserve. So I was available to Uncle Sam for 41-years of my life.

My civilian careers included 2-years as a high school teacher and 31 years as a commercial banking Risk Manager/Credit Analyst/Cooperate Management Trainee Trainer. I am retired from PNC Bank as is my wife. She is working as a bookkeeper for the Jefferson County Public Schools right now. She got bored of being retired.

To sum this up I was teacher, trainer and a leader in all my jobs both in the civilian and military careers. I think God, life has been good to my and I.

Also, my father had 2y years of active duty in the Navy and my son is in his 11th year in the U.S. Army, he has served in combat in Iraq for 4-years.

Not to interject much, just want to thank you Wilkie and all the other guys on here for their service! I know I couldn't do it and I thank G-d every day that there are people like you who did. Thank you!

Former Air Force, but not a vet (I elected not to reenlist at my eight-year mark), I was a telecommunications project manager (ran projects for fiber, cable, radar, etc. installations).

(11-05-2013 10:05 AM)dezagcoog Wrote:  Not to interject much, just want to thank you Wilkie and all the other guys on here for their service! I know I couldn't do it and I thank G-d every day that there are people like you who did. Thank you!

Thanks

United States Army...1989-1996

United States Army active duty through 1987; Reserves through 1993
Tactical Fire Command Control
Signal Corps (because they didn't know where else to 'put' computer repair personnel.)

Two tours of active duty. One Army and one Air Force.

Navy Reserves 1984-1992. Hospital Corpsman assigned to Marine Unit.

A big THANK YOU to all who have served or are serving.

Co B, 147 Infantry National Guard, Hamilton Oh. from 84'-92'.
Basic and AIT at Benning. I have Vet status due to something that Clinton signed into law back
in the 90's.

Army Reserve. 2009-TBD.

8th Air Force
509 Composite Air Group
Strategic Air Command
B-29, B-50, B-36

US Army Security Agency 1969-1972.

313th RR BN, First Field Force, Nha Trang RVN 1969-1970
301st/313th ASA BN, 18 Corps/82nd Airborne, Ft Bragg NC 1970-1972

US Army Reserves 1988-1994.
316th AG Company
Chairborne!!!

Army / National Guard - 21 years and still going / 2 tours in Iraq. It might not be Veteran's Day yet, but it don't matter if it is or isn't................Thank a Veteran whenever you see one !!

Thanks to those that have served and thanks to each of your families that supported you.

United States Marine Corps Security Forces Battalion. Sea Duty, Barracks Duty, and Embassy duty.

Army infantry, 3rd ID one tour in Kosovo 2001, and invasion of Iraq 2003. Then reclassed to medical supply in the reserves for three years. Took early medical retirement.

Navy from 1997-2009, mechanic on submarines.

USS Henry M. Jackson SSBN-730
USS Pennsylvania SSBN-735
NavSubScol Instructor

U.S. Navy, ATR-2, active duty 1968-72, inactive reserve to 1974. During VietNam, I was on the Aircraft Carrier USS Forrestal, protecting Mediterranean hoochie bars from invasion.

Thanks to every one of you for your service.

I still miss the field and weapon qualification at the ranges. How many jobs pays your to shoot small arms and machine guns, throw grenades, fire rockets, fire anti tank weapons, set up claymore mines, make IEDs and explode them, explode high explosives, make napalm and pay you for doing it?