Topic: Army National Guard

[Mr_Tricorder]

I've managed to find the time to make a couple of wallpapers, one for my National Guard unit (36th Infantry Division) and one for the army signal corps.  I posted them in this thread http://www.dynaverse.net/forum/index.php/topic,163371704.0.html.

[Mr_Tricorder]

I'm finally finished with my training and I'm back home!  I graduated at the top of my class (distinguished honor graduate) and was one of the few soldiers to receive a certificate of achievement at Capstone (our final FTX), but most importantly, I managed to get the hell out of Fort Gordon!

I called my home unit and they told me to report to them on Monday.  After I get my drill schedule from them, I'm going to go back to work at Target (I've been on leave from them since August).

It's so great to be home!  I should see that bonus money kick in soon.  As soon as it does, I'm going to pay off my credit cards and build a new computer (since just about everything in it needs to be upgraded).

[Electric Eye]

Salutes Tricorder!

I graduated commandant's list so many years ago in a galaxy far away. I for one, am very proud of YOU!

Now go spend that kickbutt bonus money! 

[Villa64]

That, and you can now kill a man with one blow...

Hooah!

[J. Carney]

I'm finally finished with my training and I'm back home!  I graduated at the top of my class (distinguished honor graduate) and was one of the few soldiers to receive a certificate of achievement at Capstone (our final FTX), but most importantly, I managed to get the hell out of Fort Gordon!

I called my home unit and they told me to report to them on Monday.  After I get my drill schedule from them, I'm going to go back to work at Target (I've been on leave from them since August).

It's so great to be home!  I should see that bonus money kick in soon.  As soon as it does, I'm going to pay off my credit cards and build a new computer (since just about everything in it needs to be upgraded).

Kickass Troop!

Have fun with that cash. PAying off the bills is the best thing you can do. Nothing like saying:
 "I'm in my 20's, have a degree, and I have $0 debt. How are you doing with YOUR life?"

[Electric Eye]

JC, as a former Regular Army MP, I have to say all-in-all, Sten is generally correct, with regard to combat arms units.  You have to keep in mind that an MP is required to have nearly the ASVAB score as an officer, and the MP Corps is an entirely different experience than the infantry or armor.

I can see that to an extent... but he's also basing things off the Guard of 15-20 years ago. Those were the guys that jumped in the Guard to stay out of Nam, and they were generally the kind of folks that you didn't want in the military anyway.

Nowdays, it's a different animal entirely.

I know a lot of signals (once the WORST guys in uniform) and armor Guardsmen, and only 5 of the Armor guys lack Combat Action Badges- and only then because they were mediced out before the start of the war.

The Guard is changing, it's becoming the Repository of Knowledge for the Army rather than the Repository of Refuse.

LOL dude.. I hate to be the bearer of bad news (especially to my generation), but Nam was almost 40 years ago now.  The guard of 15-20 years ago was my generation, and I was born the year 'Nam started to heat up.  They mostly joined for the money and to play soldier on weekends.

The Vietnam vets are looking at Social Security now.  Weird isn't it?  Time sure does fly.

Shoot Andy, I know a lot of D.S. part one folks that are getting S.S.A., much less the Vietnam vets. We are getting old. I was fortunate though, I served with Vietnam vets who were in their golden years of experience and training, and they taught us well, not to mention we got away with a lot more stuff than after they retired.

After 91-92 the Army changed completely, IMHO. Well, they got their war now, so it's not just NCOERs and OERs that make you or break you.

Not to dis you J.C., but that combat badge just for being in combat is B.S., that is why we had a unit combat patch on our right shoulder instead of the left.

There are many proficiency badges in the armed forces, and though I have the C.M.B. I never even bought one nor would wear it. When my airborne qualified first Sgt. asked me why I kept my E.F.M.B. on, I replied 'I earned it, it was not a give me."

He respected that as less than 10% of medics that try for it get the badge, while just because we did a perfect field excercise in Iraq and kicked arse in a war, every medic in a combat theater of operations got a nice C.M.B., how nice...