How Many Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines....... - Page 3 - Aircraft of World War II

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 08-22-2007, 09:17 AM

Very cool, please post some of those pics if you can find them.

ccheese · 08-22-2007, 09:44 AM

I did find some, last night, but I do not remember what they are. I'll get
them scanned and put them up.

Charles

str8jax · 08-22-2007, 11:00 AM

U.S. Army 4yrs. 88-92 11B(infantry)

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 08-22-2007, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by str8jax

11B(infantry)

Im Sorry......

renrich · 08-24-2007, 03:00 PM

TANG-6 months active duty-1959, TANG-49th AD-1960, active duty-1961-62, Berlin Crisis, 49th AD.

Hunter368 · 08-24-2007, 03:29 PM

I have a question for all you guys who have served. Perhaps it is a dumb one, but I have a family member who has been the Canadian Military for around 15 years now.

Why does most guys serve in the military for such a short period of time? Most times less then 10 years it seems.

mkloby · 08-24-2007, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Hunter368

I have a question for all you guys who have served. Perhaps it is a dumb one, but I have a family member who has been the Canadian Military for around 15 years now.

Why does most guys serve in the military for such a short period of time? Most times less then 10 years it seems.

The number one reason that servicemen leave the US military is due to family reasons. This is according to research done directly by the DoD.

Here's an example of my case - and I have not even finished training yet and have not yet been deployed.

Entered in 2004 - went to Quantico, VA
Nov 2005 - Transferred to Pensacola, FL
Nov 2006 - Transferred to Corpus Christi, TX
May 2007 - Transferred back to Pensacola, FL
Nov 2007 - Will be transferring to Jacksonville, NC

After I'm in NC, I'll be deploying to Iraq/Afghanistan sometime - and God knows where else.

As I said - hard on family life. If I get out before 20, you can be it's for family reasons.

comiso90 · 08-24-2007, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Hunter368

I have a question for all you guys who have served. Perhaps it is a dumb one, but I have a family member who has been the Canadian Military for around 15 years now.

Why does most guys serve in the military for such a short period of time? Most times less then 10 years it seems.

For me, I had a set of goals:
1. Serve my country
2. Get money for a house (VA loan)
3. Get money for college (GI bill)
4. travel
5. meet lots of people

After my 4 years, 10 months and 28 days were up, it was time to go. I met my objectives. It was time to go to college.

I considered staying in and cross-training but at the time, desirable military jobs were not plentiful, in '91 they were downsizing. I promised my self early on that if was going to be "a lifer" it was going to be as an officer but after being stationed in B.F., Idaho, I was anxious to experience college life as a civilian.

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ccheese · 08-24-2007, 04:07 PM

On the other side of the coin, what makes a man stay in the military.
With me it was my "home life". It didn't exist. I quit school in the 7th
grade, tried to go to work. Best job I could find was stocking shelves
at a supermarket. Joined the Navy at 17, and instantly became a "lifer"
The good part of this scenerio is NOW, I'm getting a good retirement.
Not as good as guys who retired after me (in 1971), because of pay
raises. I've been retired for 36 years so I've gotten a few bucks from
Uncle Sugar. And..... I do not regret one minute of it.

Charles

comiso90 · 08-24-2007, 04:11 PM

Thanks for your service Charles.

Had I stayed in, this would have been my 20th year. I sure wouldn't mind a retirement check!

Hunter368 · 08-24-2007, 04:18 PM

Yeh my family member is thinking about retiring after about 15 years and he would get a very nice retirement package if he did......but if he stays for 20 years the package gets allot better. I think he is going to stay for 20 years by the sound of it.

pbfoot · 08-24-2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Hunter368

Yeh my family member is thinking about retiring after about 15 years and he would get a very nice retirement package if he did......but if he stays for 20 years the package gets allot better. I think he is going to stay for 20 years by the sound of it.

As far as I know you have to do 20 to get a pension and I don't believe its changed but you do get a lump sum payment for all your pension contributions

Hunter368 · 08-24-2007, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pbfoot

As far as I know you have to do 20 to get a pension and I don't believe its changed but you do get a lump sum payment for all your pension contributions

I don't think he would be in the military for 20 years yet.....but then again he is 39 years old. He did start right after HS so maybe it has been 20 years....maybe he will get the increase after 25 years.......can't remember it was a month ago at the lake I talked to him and I didn't want to be too nosey in his business.

lucanus · 08-24-2007, 08:16 PM

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Why does most guys serve in the military for such a short period of time? Most times less then 10 years it seems.

I did 2 hitches (8 years) - In the mid-70s the Corps started to OJT 0311,
etc and I got a little nervous - I know I know all services draw down
after wars (one of the US's problems is not remembering what happened
the last time), But my concern was since we were FMF, we were on-call
24/7/365 and it is hard to imagine a bigger cluster-f**k than a bunch
of Boots in a line battalion...I usually tell people that the reason I didn't
stay for 20-25 was Peace Broke Out

I did work some private security in Africa for some companies, mostly
petro-chem, but it wasn't the same as being with my Jarhead brothers.

pbfoot · 08-24-2007, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Hunter368

I don't think he would be in the military for 20 years yet.....but then again he is 39 years old. He did start right after HS so maybe it has been 20 years....maybe he will get the increase after 25 years.......can't remember it was a month ago at the lake I talked to him and I didn't want to be too nosey in his business.

If things haven't changed to much if you are of a certain rank you can extend the lesser ranks it's tougher to extend

08-22-2007, 09:17 AM	#31
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,152	Very cool, please post some of those pics if you can find them. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

08-22-2007, 09:44 AM	#32
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,309	I did find some, last night, but I do not remember what they are. I'll get them scanned and put them up. Charles __________________ I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either....

08-24-2007, 03:29 PM	#36
Hunter368 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 2,240	I have a question for all you guys who have served. Perhaps it is a dumb one, but I have a family member who has been the Canadian Military for around 15 years now. Why does most guys serve in the military for such a short period of time? Most times less then 10 years it seems. __________________ "Ivan the Terrible or Russian Achilles" Ivan Kozhedub - Hero of the USSR (x3), Order of Lenin (x2), Order of Red Banner (x7), Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of the Great Patriotic War (x2), Order of the Red Star (x2), 62 kills during 1943-1945

08-24-2007, 04:07 PM	#39
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,309	On the other side of the coin, what makes a man stay in the military. With me it was my "home life". It didn't exist. I quit school in the 7th grade, tried to go to work. Best job I could find was stocking shelves at a supermarket. Joined the Navy at 17, and instantly became a "lifer" The good part of this scenerio is NOW, I'm getting a good retirement. Not as good as guys who retired after me (in 1971), because of pay raises. I've been retired for 36 years so I've gotten a few bucks from Uncle Sugar. And..... *I do not regret one minute of it*. Charles __________________ I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either....

08-24-2007, 04:11 PM	#40
comiso90 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: FL Posts: 3,294	Thanks for your service Charles. Had I stayed in, this would have been my 20th year. I sure wouldn't mind a retirement check! __________________ http://www.BOOKSonWAR.com/ .

08-22-2007, 11:00 AM	#33
str8jax Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 64	U.S. Army 4yrs. 88-92 11B(infantry)

08-24-2007, 03:00 PM	#35
renrich Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montrose, Colorado Posts: 3,271	TANG-6 months active duty-1959, TANG-49th AD-1960, active duty-1961-62, Berlin Crisis, 49th AD.

08-24-2007, 04:18 PM	#41
Hunter368 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 2,240	Yeh my family member is thinking about retiring after about 15 years and he would get a very nice retirement package if he did......but if he stays for 20 years the package gets allot better. I think he is going to stay for 20 years by the sound of it. __________________ "Ivan the Terrible or Russian Achilles" Ivan Kozhedub - Hero of the USSR (x3), Order of Lenin (x2), Order of Red Banner (x7), Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of the Great Patriotic War (x2), Order of the Red Star (x2), 62 kills during 1943-1945

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