Military Members post pics of you in your uniforms.

FLYBOYJ · 09-12-2006, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by davparlr

I imagine that the government has a few of those laying around.

YEP! Actually mine came from an ROC pilot.

davparlr · 09-12-2006, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ

YEP! Actually mine came from an ROC pilot.

That picture of me was made in 1970. Those helmets have been around for quite some time.

mkloby · 09-12-2006, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by davparlr

I imagine that the government has a few of those laying around.

The gov't has a few of EVERYTHING laying around. There's apparently still a wharehouse somewhere filled with those black and green monitors circa 1980 that DOD just won't stop using. When I was saw N Whiting's tower equip I was looking for vacuum tubes!

Did you have that HUGE industrial sized kneeboard that they issue in flight school that's about 4" high and doubles as a sapi plate

davparlr · 09-14-2006, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by mkloby

The gov't has a few of EVERYTHING laying around. There's apparently still a wharehouse somewhere filled with those black and green monitors circa 1980 that DOD just won't stop using. When I was saw N Whiting's tower equip I was looking for vacuum tubes!

Did you have that HUGE industrial sized kneeboard that they issue in flight school that's about 4" high and doubles as a sapi plate

Yep! I'd clean forgotten about that. The Navy tends to hang onto things more than the AF, probably due to less funding. When I entered the service in 69, they were still flying F9Fs as trainers and R5Ds as transportation.

FLYBOYJ · 09-14-2006, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by davparlr

Yep! I'd clean forgotten about that. The Navy tends to hang onto things more than the AF, probably due to less funding. When I entered the service in 69, they were still flying F9Fs as trainers and R5Ds as transportation.

When i first went into the USNR they were phasing out the last of the recips. I was an Aviation Machinist Mate (AD) and initally had the rate of an "ADR" (R for recip).

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 09-14-2006, 10:27 AM

Those black and green monitors are still in use in the Army. We just finally got rid of them for our aircraft lap tops about 3 years ago.

evangilder · 09-15-2006, 12:35 AM

Damn, thanks for making me feel old. I remember when those monitors were new!

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 09-15-2006, 07:20 AM

P38 Pilot · 09-17-2006, 03:30 PM

Very cool pics MK. I especially like the one of you manning that .50 caliber. Ive got another question: Are marines the only ones using the woodland ACUs right now?

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 09-17-2006, 08:16 PM

Yes they are the only ones that use the woodland colors (if you wanna call it that atleast), except for the Navy I think. They use the same stuff as the Marines pretty much when it comes to BDU/ACU. The Army uses the same kind of pattern but with different colors. Personally I dont like the Army ACU. Never bought them and never will.

davparlr · 09-17-2006, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ

When i first went into the USNR they were phasing out the last of the recips. I was an Aviation Machinist Mate (AD) and initally had the rate of an "ADR" (R for recip).

What was the last Navy recip, the S-2, T-34? When I joined the AF, they had quite a few, including T-29, C-121, C-131, C-7, C-123, maybe A-1s. The Guard had C-124s and KC-97s. I think that was about all.

FLYBOYJ · 09-17-2006, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by davparlr

What was the last Navy recip, the S-2, T-34? When I joined the AF, they had quite a few, including T-29, C-121, C-131, C-7, C-123, maybe A-1s. The Guard had C-124s and KC-97s. I think that was about all.

I saw an S-2 at Barbers point in 1998. I was told it was being used as a hack and was the last recip in the USN. I went in the reserve in 96 I was also told the last of the C-131s (T-29) were going away (or gone). All the T-34s used by the Navy were "C" models.

davparlr · 09-18-2006, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ

I saw an S-2 at Barbers point in 1998. I was told it was being used as a hack and was the last recip in the USN. I went in the reserve in 96 I was also told the last of the C-131s (T-29) were going away (or gone). All the T-34s used by the Navy were "C" models.

I remember flying in a C-131 from Mildenhall (?) England to Frankfurt Ger. with my wife as we were on vacation flying Airlift Command standby. That trip was an adventure! That was about 1972.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 09-18-2006, 03:44 AM

Damn now they put you on a Lear Jet! or C-21.

mkloby · 09-19-2006, 03:54 PM

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Very cool pics MK. I especially like the one of you manning that .50 caliber. Ive got another question: Are marines the only ones using the woodland ACUs right now?

P-38 I had to look up ACU I had no idea what it stood for... then I found out why... Army Combat Uniform! We have woodland and desert digital cammies - our old woodlands and deserts are completely phased out... along with the old black polished boots...

The Air Force and Navy both still wear old woodlands, although I believe both are trying to find a replacement. I've seen some crazy AF possibilities - one being this blue-gray tiger striped uniform that looked like some hawaiian party garb. They canned that uniform though, I believe.

Army guys can speak better than I can, but I believe their new uniform is supposed to double as a woodland/desert set - being the more subdued green color to effectively work in both environments. Not sure how effective they'll work in the field as I've never seen them. I will say this though, our new digital cammies work MUCH better than the old woodlands. They're very effective, despite what some detractors of the uniform say.

Fun Fact(maybe a fact) - Marine Times reported that the Army came very close to flat out adopting the USMC digis as their new uniform, but instead went with the uniform they now have.