"Did you serve in the military?" Topic

Just (another) idea for a poll, but very relevant for TMP readers I think…
Possible answers:
a) Yes, I volunteered
b) Yes, I was conscripted
c) I attempted to volunteer but was rejected for medical reasons
d) I was conscripted but was rejected for medical reasons
e) I was conscripted but was a conscientious objector
f) I volunteered for another nations military
g) My nation has no standing military forces
h) No, I did not serve
i) Other… explain

Any other good answers that I'm leaving out?

The military what?

I designed a radar system for a military aircraft. Does that count?

20 years US Marine Corps infantry, and four tours combat.

A

C

A

A and I agree with Mark Davies.
Military what Not only do you have the primary branches (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard in the USA and Active or reserves or National Guard.

Being in a certain branch of service means different things to different enlistees.

In addition each main branch has internal branches or MOS. So in the Army they may be Aviation, Armor, Infantry, Artillery, ADA, MPs, Chemical, Signal, Military Intelligence, Finance, Transportation, Quatermaster, JAG, AGand engineers.

Asked and answered, more than once.
Here are the most recent iterations.

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I suspect that the percentages haven't changed much in the last two years.

I suppose for the sake of full disclosure I ought to list myself as C (poor vision).

A, 18+ years and still serving.

A+
German Fallschirmjaeger (Black Forest Brigade/ Bundeswehr) and detached to SOCEUR (US Special Forces).

:) They only take people which "Multiple Volunteer status".

You should add this status of "Multiple Volunteer". I am not sure anymore but I think I signed 4-5 Volunteer statuses in my time. ("Mehrfachefreiwilligenmeldung")

Greetings and have fun

C

Damon.

I was on the balcony,

love Walt!

Tally Ho!

A

A

A

H – Does one day in Army Cadets count? Military life is just not for me! I would have washed out.
Rod Robertson (Proud Civilian).

i – University OTC, so not 100% certain what it counts as!

A and F. I think we did this already?

VR
James Mattes

A

C

H, but I applaud those that do/did.

H

A

A

A

A Vietnam.

Tom

i – I just work for them!

H- Army Cadets for 4 years. It has come in handy later in life as we were trained on WW2 vintage gear – SMLE, Bren plus a few short range trips with Owen Machine Carbines. I now work the occasional day in movie armouring & SPFX, so a sound knowledge of drill & stripping for early 20th Century firearms is a plus.

No bayonets, which was a wise move considering the level of ingenuity the lads showed with the equipment – I saw two SMLE's broken, one had the stock snapped off removing a lump in someone's bed spot while camping and the other had the bolt handle and half the bolt broken off – which amazed the Regular Army articifers.

A2) – No, I volunteered but they did not take me.

A

A. Royal Canadian Navy.

A

A

A

B

I was on the balcony,
love Walt!

Nick, you were the third man on the balcony! I was the fifteenth, it was a very crowded balcony and I was out of camera shot!

A

John.

A 4 years US Army

H for me.

A… 30 years

H for me, I'm not military material by a longshot.

Yes, I volunteered, but then I had my Draft notice. I was number 126, but then draft only went up to 125. So both.

US Army and I volunteered

A……3 years as an Ah-1 Cobra mechanic in the Army stationed in Mainz, Germany in the 80's.

A, 20 years RAF.

A, 12 years.

H.

John,

I was the 3rd, my mate the 71st and his wife's brother 102nd, I think I remember you were you all in black with a respirator and HK?

Tally Ho!

A