Just a little about me

Welder · #1 08-15-2005, 08:23 AM

Well to start with I am a former soldier who served in the U.S Army from 1983 untill 1992. I was all ways in a Communications
Battalion, the last one was, C-Co 17th Sig Bn 22nd Sig Bd.
Now a days I work as a welder,ironworker.

DMZ-LT · #2 08-15-2005, 08:29 AM

Welcome Welder. Thank you for your service

catman · #3 08-15-2005, 08:42 AM

Welder...welcome aboard and thank you for your service!

Might want to keep an eye on some of these guys, they are rumored to be a little "Psyco"

Trav

Stick · #4 08-15-2005, 09:04 AM

Glad you're here and pay attention to what Travis says about those "Psyco" guys. They're the best but just a bit dinky dow.
Curious, why nine years active and then out? Nine years is half way to lifer. You were in signal and I spent the majority of my time in STRATCOM where lifer was the norm.

David · #5 08-15-2005, 09:18 AM

Welcome to the site welder. Did you serve in the Gulf? If so in what unit? I was a 31D working in a LOS V3.

Welder · #6 08-15-2005, 10:43 AM

Yes I was deployed to the Gulf.
We where deployed as an extra Company to 3rd Armoreds 143rd Sig Bn. We where from 17th Sig Bn 22nd Sig Bg
i was a 31 D 10
as a mater of fact before I was sent over seas to Germany, I was a major part of the Armys fielding of M.S.E at Ft Hood. There I was in D-Co 57th sig Bn, and we pretty much LIVED in the field with 13th sig and 141Sig

Welder · #7 08-15-2005, 11:01 AM

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Originally posted by Stick Glad you're here and pay attention to what Travis says about those "Psyco" guys. They're the best but just a bit dinky dow.
Curious, why nine years active and then out? Nine years is half way to lifer. You were in signal and I spent the majority of my time in STRATCOM where lifer was the norm.

Truthfully, when I joined the Army I had dreams of going off to fight wars and win all the Medals (Audie Murphy Syndrom).
then I got off an air plain with real ammo and the stark reality set in.. Nov 19 1990.
I asked myself, "What the f-ck did I get myself into THIS time?".
When my great dream of fighting a war became true, it scarred me to death. I never blinked and never complained BUT I swore if I got out of there alive I was 100% done.
That my friend is the truth.

David · #8 08-15-2005, 11:07 AM

I was with 13th sig and yea we lived in the field. Think we may have saw you guys a couple times when we rotated in and out of the garrison setup. We did all the FOTE and what-not. 90% call completion rate? Hehe, whatever it took to get congress to pass funding

Welder · #9 08-15-2005, 11:18 AM

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Originally posted by David I was with 13th sig and yea we lived in the field. Think we may have saw you guys a couple times when we rotated in and out of the garrison setup. We did all the FOTE and what-not. 90% call completion rate? Hehe, whatever it took to get congress to pass funding

Yup I was there for all that. I think it was called FO&E. then right after that we all went to NTC with you guys.
I remember thay said We where writting the TMs for all that stuff durring the FO&E or FOTE what ever it was called. I know it was winter and cold. I was awareded an ARCOM and an AAM for that field problem got the ARCOM for sitting in a V1 for over 700hrs while recording EVERY SINGLE LITTLE BLINK my equeptment made. AAM was just an "attaboy".

Bill Farnie · #10 08-15-2005, 11:24 AM

Welcome to the PF and thank you for your service.

And don't worry about the Psyco Vets but watch out for the sick puppys running around here. They will hijack a thread in a NY minute and never look back.