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[luvmysuper]

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1. Your Country of Service

2. Your branch of service

3. Your Rank / Rate

4. Your Military Occupational Specialty

5. The name and something about a Duty Station at which you served.

The requested information is neither personal or classified.
We reserve the option of not awarding Tags if information is not presented.

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[luvmysuper]

United States
Navy
CWO3
Engineering Tech
Served aboard the USS Horne, Guided Missile Cruiser as the Damage Control Assistant.

Here's one of my Unit patches, Guided Missile Cruiser USS Horne, CG-30. I was on her during the first Gulf War. Desert Shield/Desert Storm patches and my fruit salad.

 

[RookieGuy]

United States
Army
Made it as far as E-5 but left as an E-4
Track Vehicle Mechanic
I served my whole military career in the First Infantry Division, affectionately known as the Big Red One. I was stationed in Vilsek, Germany and Ft. Riley, Kansas

 

[Goatrope]

Active Duty and Veteran Members check in here.
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Active Duty / Veteran Comment Thread

Here is a Thread where you may welcome and comment on new members of the Group Veteran and Active Duty Military. In order to sign up for your Active Duty / Veteran Tag, please visit this thread: https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/active-duty-veteran-sign-up.632186/

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Only post here if you are making a request for the Badge.

Make an introduction post and tell us at least;

1. Your Country of Service

2. Your branch of service

3. Your Rank / Rate

4. Your Military Occupational Specialty

5. The name and something about a Duty Station at which you served.

The requested information is neither personal or classified.
We reserve the option of not awarding Tags if information is not presented.

There's NO inter-service rivalry here, so please keep any posts you make respectful of everyone's service!

Feel free to post pictures of your Unit Patches, Awards, Ribbons and/or Medals!
This helps us all get to know you better!

Please be patient, as assignment of the Badge is done manually by volunteers!

Phil,
Thanks for this opportunity to recognize our military service members.

United States
Army
Sargeant E-5
MOS: 71F-20 (think Radar O'Reilly)
Served one tour with Second Infantry Division on DMZ in Korea 1973-74.
Active duty: 1973-1976 (Vietnam Era)

From another Phil.

 

[kalmor]

US
Air Force 1979-2000
E-7
Armed Forces Radio and Television Service
Clark AB PI, Ramstein AB Germany,MacDill AFB FL., Elmendorf AB AK., Kelly AFB TX. Various TDY's around the world.

 

[seabee1999]

United States
Navy: 1999-2019 (ret.)
E-6 / EA1(SCW) / Engineering Aide 1st Class Petty Officer
Seabee - Naval Construction Force
NSA La Maddalena, Italy / NAB Little Creek, VaBch, VA / NSA La Maddalena, Italy / NAS Fallon, NV / NBVC Port Hueneme, CA

Seabee patch followed by unit patches

 

[SP120K]

4 year Army veteran
Pre 911 until OEF
Army Signal Corps

I was an airborne radio operator then a satellite maintainer. I was at Ft Benning, Ft Gordon, Ft Carson, Ft Shafter, Wheeler airfield and Camp Smith MCB. ETS at E5

 

[MarkM10431]

United States Navy Retired 1981-2001
STG1(SW) E-6
Order of the Sparrow
Ancient Order of the Shellbacks
Northern Domain of the Polar Bear (Bluenose)
Order of the Ditch
Safari to Suez
Order of the Rock
Order of the Golden Dragon

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[wes1953]

1. United States

2. US Air Force Retired 1975 - 2008

3. Master Sergeant / E-7

4. Intelligence

5. Served in various states, favorite was Rhein-Main Germany. Got to see a lot of Europe during my 4 years there.

 

[ChriWilson]

1. United States

2. USMC

3. E-5 / Sergeant - MECEP bound until a Major superceded my orders in lieu of Recruiter School

4. 2542 - Communications Center Operator | 4067 - Computer Systems Programmer | 4071 - Database Management

5. 1st Duty Station - Camp Hansen | Okinawa, JP

Military was sort of my Family Business:

• Grandfathers on both sides served in WWII
• Father is a retired USN Master Chief (ETCM) - 30Y
• Younger Brother is retired USN E6 - 20Y
• Various uncles along the way - USA, USAF, USMC

 

[The Count of Merkur Cristo]

Jim:
1. USA
2. US Army: 1979-2003
3. SFC / E-7
4. 92G40 (prior 94B), Senior Food Service Sergeant / 11B20 Infantry Sergeant

Operations:
Dessert Shield/Storm - Iraq
Provide Comfort - Northern Iraq
IFOR/SFOR - Bosnia-Herzegovina
Operation Joint Guardian - Kosovo



I retired out of Fort Drum, NY (I was in 2-14 Inf Regt [Golden Dragons], 2nd Brigade Combat Team),...Hooah!!!

"You will never know the true nature of your citizenship, until your nation calls you to Serve". CBJ

 

[nortac]

I joined the Army after graduating high school, serving with the 82nd Abn. Div., 307th Medical BN. '74-'77 Stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC
E-5 MOS 91B2P medic.
A few years later I join the Louisiana Army National Guard, still E-5 and a medic with the 159th MASH
Later transferred to 813th Med. Det. Helicopter Air Ambulance
Graduated Nursing School, transferred back to the 159th Mash as an officer.
With the 159th MASH, went to Desert Storm in support of 3rd Armor Div.
We were the forward most surgical unit in Iraq.
I left the military shortly after Clinton became President.
Three uncles were WWII vets. Two older cousins Vietnam vets.

 

[sandorfi]

1. Belgium
2. Airforce
3. Adj / Warrant officer (NCO) OR8
4. Aircraft/Heli Avionics technician
5. Joined the airforce in 1985, 8 yrs F16 technician, 20 yrs Seaking, 8 yrs NH90 - retiring January 1st 2023.

 

[WetShavingRules]

United States
Air Force
E-5 (Staff Sergeant)
3N171L - Regional Band, Percussion
Currently stationed at Langley AFB with the Heritage of America Band,
I will be performing with the USAFE Band at Ramstein AFB Spring of ‘23.

 

[jaro 101969]

Former US Army Here.

1. Your Country of Service

U.S.A

2. Your branch of service

Army

3. Your Rank / Rate

E6 Staff Sergeant (SSG)

4. Your Military Occupational Specialty

Originally 43 Echo (parachute rigger) but went Special Operations..

5. The name and something about a Duty Station at which you served.

Fort Bragg... When the President dials 911, the phone rings at Fort Bragg.... If you ever were there you have heard this PLENTY of times.....

I was injured while on active duty and left active duty...
Sorry I put this in the wrong thread and thank you for moving it to the proper thread.

 

[Price]

Cool! I remember we used to have a badge back on the old servers.

US Navy 1996-present
E9 (Master Chief)
Electronics Technician

4 ships, all shooters (a Spruance-class DD and 3 cruisers - USS CHANCELLORSVILLE is the only one still in commission) wrapped around recruiting, a Great Lakes tour, a very brief stop at DEVGRU, and a couple staff billets. Currently doing ship readiness assessments for Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic.

Oh, and my "official" command board photo...

 

[Borderdog]

US
USMC '99-'03
Sgt/E5
0311(infantry)/8152(security forces)
Served at NSB Bangor and with Kilo Co. 3/1 Horno/Pendleton. The presumptuous call it the "Thundering 3rd," those of us that lived it called it the Thundering Turd. Very proud brother of Martin Gonzalez, a real hero.

I knew Brad Kasal when he was just a 1st Sgt.

No pictures. I'm not handsome like Price.

 

[Multum in parvo]

1. Austria

2. 97-98 2nd Battery/Artillery Regiment 3

3. Private

4. Range Calculator Mate (pre-GPS times) M109-A3

5. Austria has mandatory service including a Militia/Reserve system. Active Duty was Border Guard at the Austrian/Hungarian border and some years in the Reserve thereafter.

 

[DEgeezer]

I proudly served in the United States Navy as a Fire Control Technician E4 aboard the USS Yorktown CVS 10 (The Fighting Lady). She is now a floating museum in South Carolina, and is well worth a visit.

 

[matwho]

United States
Army
Sergeant E-5
31m20 Radio relay
Korea 1968-1969 Vietnam 1969-1970