"Are You a Navy Veteran?" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	08 Jun 2018 5:01 p.m. PST
Did you ever serve in the naval armed forces?
Pictors Studio	08 Jun 2018 5:30 p.m. PST
No.
Syrinx0	08 Jun 2018 6:10 p.m. PST
My Dad was a navy vet. I went to college on my own money then spent 6 years working as a subcontractor for the navy all over the place. Amused my Dad to no end.
Joes Shop	08 Jun 2018 6:13 p.m. PST
Yes.
LBJ1956	08 Jun 2018 6:27 p.m. PST
Yes. 27.5 years active duty USN.
79thPA	08 Jun 2018 6:35 p.m. PST
Nope.
Grelber	08 Jun 2018 6:39 p.m. PST
Nope. Navy reject, though. Grelber
Old Contemptibles	08 Jun 2018 6:39 p.m. PST
Yes I am.
ZULUPAUL	08 Jun 2018 6:46 p.m. PST
Nope
Lascaris	08 Jun 2018 8:14 p.m. PST
Yes I am. I served 8+ years in the USN.
Tgerritsen	08 Jun 2018 8:19 p.m. PST
Yes. CTI2 was my rank when I left.
William Warner	08 Jun 2018 8:34 p.m. PST
Yes. 1968-71, RM2.
pzivh43	09 Jun 2018 3:42 a.m. PST
Yes. I served in the hard core around which the Navy forms in time of war---the Coast Guard!! Semper Paratus!
etotheipi	09 Jun 2018 4:25 a.m. PST
Yes. Surface Warfare Officer 1991-2005. Medically separated due to a leg/groin injury that medically disqualified me from sea duty.
Legion 4	09 Jun 2018 6:16 a.m. PST
No … but while I was a 1LT in the 101, I attended/graduated from Amph Warfare School at NAB Little Creek, Norfolk, VA in '82 …
LostPict	09 Jun 2018 7:02 a.m. PST
Yes, retired Engineering Duty Officer.
wrgmr1	09 Jun 2018 8:44 a.m. PST
Yes, RCN signalman.
belasirius	09 Jun 2018 9:46 a.m. PST
Yes OS2
Allen57	09 Jun 2018 2:16 p.m. PST
Yes.
The Nigerian Lead Minister	09 Jun 2018 9:18 p.m. PST
Yes. 9 years, sub weapons officer.
Old Contemptibles	09 Jun 2018 9:51 p.m. PST
Yes AZ3
CamelCase	10 Jun 2018 5:22 a.m. PST
MA1
Ed Mohrmann	10 Jun 2018 11:44 a.m. PST
No. Dad, Step-mother and brother were Navy vets. Another brother was DON (USMC).
Mugwump	11 Jun 2018 6:31 a.m. PST
Yes!
ColCampbell	11 Jun 2018 1:43 p.m. PST
No, US Army, but my mother's younger brother was a USN officer in WW2. Jim
Old Wolfman	12 Jun 2018 12:36 p.m. PST
No,but my dad,his big bro,one of my cousins and my F-I-L were. Paternal Grandpa was a US Marine,as was another of my uncles on dad's side. Mom's side was US Army.