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Front Leaning Rest Position, Move! [Military Thread]
Jokerman
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MILITARY THREAD
So you wanna be a
or
or
or fly this
or even do this (Huh, guess the armys not the only one with "Rangers")
You're in the right place.
Inquires into foriegn branches are welcome as well.
NOTICE
Depression\Suicide\Deployment Stress counseling is available confidentialy by PMing either me (Jokerman) or Rent.
We all understand, and want to help. So if you're having thoughts of hurting yourself or others, please
don't be afraid to ask for help.
A QUICK WORD ABOUT THE RULES
BRANCHES
Note: Under each branch I've listed a few member who have voluntered to answer personal questions though PM's. Any of these people will be more then happy to help you, but by all means don't be afraid to post your question in the thread. It's participation that keeps it alive.
ARMY
Sky (E-5, Journalism School, Airborne School)
Rent (E-4, Artillery (Depression\Suicide\Deployment Stress counseling via PM))
Jean Claude Van Calm (NCO, Infantry-Training)
Taranis (E-4, Infantry)
Feels Good Man (E-4, Medic)
Jokerman (E-1, Artillery\Washout(Depression\Suicide counseling via PM)
Waffen (ROTC Cadet)
MARINE CORP.
(U.S.M.C.)
Cls Corwin (E-5, Supply)
NAVY
Quid (Enlisted, Linguist)
AIRFORCE
COAST GUARD
RUNN1NGMAN
SUGGESTED READING LIST
Archived Threads
Millitary Thread, MK-1
So you wanna be a
or
or
or fly this
or even do this (Huh, guess the armys not the only one with "Rangers")
You're in the right place.
Inquires into foriegn branches are welcome as well.
NOTICE
Depression\Suicide\Deployment Stress counseling is available confidentialy by PMing either me (Jokerman) or Rent.
We all understand, and want to help. So if you're having thoughts of hurting yourself or others, please
don't be afraid to ask for help.
A QUICK WORD ABOUT THE RULES
Only two main rules as everyone in here is pretty classy;
1. Keep it civil, Keep Rivalries to a minimum.
2. Be careful not to violate OPSEC or any other SEC for that matter.
and of course, as a sidenote, be sure to inform me of anything that should be added to the OP.
1. Keep it civil, Keep Rivalries to a minimum.
2. Be careful not to violate OPSEC or any other SEC for that matter.
and of course, as a sidenote, be sure to inform me of anything that should be added to the OP.
BRANCHES
Note: Under each branch I've listed a few member who have voluntered to answer personal questions though PM's. Any of these people will be more then happy to help you, but by all means don't be afraid to post your question in the thread. It's participation that keeps it alive.
ARMY
The United States Army is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven uniformed services.
The primary mission of the Army is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities ... in support of the National Security and Defense Strategies". The Regular Army reported a strength of 539,675 soldiers; the Army National Guard (ARNG) reported 360,351 and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) reported 197,024 putting the combined component strength total 1,097,050 soldiers (2008 Financial Year).[3]
Sky (E-5, Journalism School, Airborne School)
Rent (E-4, Artillery (Depression\Suicide\Deployment Stress counseling via PM))
Jean Claude Van Calm (NCO, Infantry-Training)
Taranis (E-4, Infantry)
Feels Good Man (E-4, Medic)
Jokerman (E-1, Artillery\Washout(Depression\Suicide counseling via PM)
Waffen (ROTC Cadet)
MARINE CORP.
(U.S.M.C.)
Gung-Ho (E-4, Infantry)The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for providing force projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States. In the civilian leadership structure of the United States military, the Marine Corps is a component of the Department of the Navy, often working closely with U.S. naval forces for training, transportation and logistic purposes; however, in the military leadership structure the Marine Corps is a separate branch. The U.S.M.C. includes just over 203,000 active duty Marines and just under 40,000 reserve Marines. It is the smallest of the United States' armed forces in the Department of Defense. The Marine Corps is nonetheless larger than the entire armed forces of many significant military powers; for example, it is larger than the active duty Israel Defense Forces or the whole of the British Army.
Cls Corwin (E-5, Supply)
NAVY
Limp Moose (Officer, Pilot (deploys frequently))The United States Navy (USN) is the sea branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. As of 31 December 2008, the U.S. Navy had about 331,682 personnel on active duty and 124,000 in the Navy Reserve. It operates 284 ships in active service and more than 3,700 aircraft. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S. Navy also has the world's largest carrier fleet, with 11 in service and one under construction. The 21st century United States Navy maintains a sizable global presence, deploying in such areas as East Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. It is a blue water navy with the ability to project force onto the littoral regions of the world, engage in forward areas during peacetime, and rapidly respond to regional crises, making it an active player in American foreign and defense policy.
Quid (Enlisted, Linguist)
Iceman.USAF (1LT, Pilot)The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare, space warfare, and cyberwarfare branch of the U.S. armed forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on 18 September 1947 under the National Security Act of 1947. It is the most recent branch of the U.S. military to be formed. In its 2009 Posture Statement the USAF articulates its primary goals as "Global Vigilance, Global Reach, and Global Power".
As of 2009 the USAF operates 5,573 manned aircraft in service (3,990 USAF; 1,213 Air National Guard; and 370 Air Force Reserve); approximately 180 unmanned combat air vehicles, 2,130 air-launched cruise missiles, and 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles. The USAF has 327,452 personnel on active duty, 115,299 in the Selected and Individual Ready Reserves, and 106,700 in the Air National Guard as of September 2008. In addition, the USAF employs 171,313 civilian personnel, and has 57,000 auxiliary members in the Civil Air Patrol.
COAST GUARD
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of seven uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission (with jurisdiction both domestically and in international waters) and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its mission set. It operates under the Department of Homeland Security during peacetime, and can be transferred to the Department of the Navy by the President or Congress during time of war.
RUNN1NGMAN
SUGGESTED READING LIST
Suggested Reading
Band of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
by Stephen E. Ambrose
One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
by Nathaniel Fick, CPT (ret) (most famous for being the LT in Generation Kill, which is also another book he is in).
Helmet for my Pillow
by Robert Leckie
With the Old Breed
by Eugene Sledge
The Long Gray Line
by Rick Atkinson
Generation Kill
by Evan Wright
This Kind of War : The Classic Korean War History
by T. R. Fehrenbach, Gordon Sullivan
America's First Battles, 1776-1965 (Modern War Studies)
by Charles E. Heller (Editor), William A. Stofft (Editor)
A concise History of the United States Army, 1775-2000: 225 Years of Service to the Nation
by David W. Hogan, Jr.
The Face of Battle
by John Keegan
We Were Soldiers Once...and Young : Ia Drang : The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
by Harold G. Moore, Joseph Galloway (Contributor)
Once an Eagle : A Novel
by Anton Myrer
Citizen Soldiers : The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944 to May 7, 1945
by Stephen E. Ambrose
The War to End All Wars : The American Military Experience in World War I
by Edward M. Coffman
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant,
by Ulysses Simpson Grant
The Years of MacArthur 1941-1945
by Clayton James
The Quiet Warrior : A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (Classics of Naval Literature)
by Thomas B. Buell
One Hundred Days : The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander
by Woodard
Follow Me I : The Human Element in Leadership
by Aubrey S. Newman
Follow Me II : More on the Human Element in Leadership
by Aubrey S. Newman
Soldier and the State : The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations.
by Samuel P. Huntington
The Passing of the Night: My Seven Years As a Prisoner of the North Vietnamese, by Robinson Risner
10 Propositions Regarding Air Power
by Philip Meilinger
Lincoln on Leadership
by Donald Phillips
They Also Flew
By Lee Arbon
Killer Angels
by Michael Shaara
This Kind of War
by T. R. Fehrenbach
Makers of the United States Air Force
by John L. Frisbee
Winged Victory
By Geoffrey Perret
Embattled Courage : The Experience of Combat in the American Civil War
by Gerald F. Linderman
The Caine Mutiny : A Novel of World War II
by Herman Wouk
Deming Management Method
by Mary Walton, W. Edwards Deming
At Dawn We Slept : The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
by Gordon William Prange, Donald M. Goldstein , Katherine V. Dillon
First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps
by Victor Krulak
Flight of the Intruder
by Stephen Coonts, Paul McCarthy
Miracle at Midway
by Gordon William Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon
The Price of Admiralty : The Evolution of Naval Warfare
by John Keegan
Company Commander
by Charles Brown MacDonald
Men Against Fire : The Problem of Battle Command in Future War
by S.L. Marshall
For the Common Defense : A Military History of the United States of America
by Peter Maslowski, Allan Reed Millett
Certain Victory : The U.S. Army in the Gulf War.
by Robert H. Scales
George C. Marshall: Soldier-Statesman of the American Century
by Mark A. Stoler
Band of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
by Stephen E. Ambrose
One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
by Nathaniel Fick, CPT (ret) (most famous for being the LT in Generation Kill, which is also another book he is in).
Helmet for my Pillow
by Robert Leckie
With the Old Breed
by Eugene Sledge
The Long Gray Line
by Rick Atkinson
Generation Kill
by Evan Wright
This Kind of War : The Classic Korean War History
by T. R. Fehrenbach, Gordon Sullivan
America's First Battles, 1776-1965 (Modern War Studies)
by Charles E. Heller (Editor), William A. Stofft (Editor)
A concise History of the United States Army, 1775-2000: 225 Years of Service to the Nation
by David W. Hogan, Jr.
The Face of Battle
by John Keegan
We Were Soldiers Once...and Young : Ia Drang : The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
by Harold G. Moore, Joseph Galloway (Contributor)
Once an Eagle : A Novel
by Anton Myrer
Citizen Soldiers : The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944 to May 7, 1945
by Stephen E. Ambrose
The War to End All Wars : The American Military Experience in World War I
by Edward M. Coffman
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant,
by Ulysses Simpson Grant
The Years of MacArthur 1941-1945
by Clayton James
The Quiet Warrior : A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (Classics of Naval Literature)
by Thomas B. Buell
One Hundred Days : The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander
by Woodard
Follow Me I : The Human Element in Leadership
by Aubrey S. Newman
Follow Me II : More on the Human Element in Leadership
by Aubrey S. Newman
Soldier and the State : The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations.
by Samuel P. Huntington
The Passing of the Night: My Seven Years As a Prisoner of the North Vietnamese, by Robinson Risner
10 Propositions Regarding Air Power
by Philip Meilinger
Lincoln on Leadership
by Donald Phillips
They Also Flew
By Lee Arbon
Killer Angels
by Michael Shaara
This Kind of War
by T. R. Fehrenbach
Makers of the United States Air Force
by John L. Frisbee
Winged Victory
By Geoffrey Perret
Embattled Courage : The Experience of Combat in the American Civil War
by Gerald F. Linderman
The Caine Mutiny : A Novel of World War II
by Herman Wouk
Deming Management Method
by Mary Walton, W. Edwards Deming
At Dawn We Slept : The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
by Gordon William Prange, Donald M. Goldstein , Katherine V. Dillon
First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps
by Victor Krulak
Flight of the Intruder
by Stephen Coonts, Paul McCarthy
Miracle at Midway
by Gordon William Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon
The Price of Admiralty : The Evolution of Naval Warfare
by John Keegan
Company Commander
by Charles Brown MacDonald
Men Against Fire : The Problem of Battle Command in Future War
by S.L. Marshall
For the Common Defense : A Military History of the United States of America
by Peter Maslowski, Allan Reed Millett
Certain Victory : The U.S. Army in the Gulf War.
by Robert H. Scales
George C. Marshall: Soldier-Statesman of the American Century
by Mark A. Stoler
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So I've lost 30lbs and did my first legitimate deadhang pullup the other day. I spoke with a selections officer from Lackland AFB and he told me that my history shouldn't preclude me from obtaining a Secret clearance and basically encouraged me to go for Pararescue regardless. I can't apply for Naturalization until May 2011, so that gives me over a year to get myself ridiculously fit.
His words of advice were "As long as you'd rather drown at the bottom of that pool than quit the course, you'll make it through." Sounds like a fun time.
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also: risenphoenix, are you doing some sort of diver's course? that shit is terrifying to me. I had some buddies back at Fort Sam Houston who went into the army diver school and dropped out of it and decided to reclass to medic. The stories I've heard about diving are pretty scary to me, as a person who is dreadfully afraid of near drowning experiences
Don't tease them too much. Apparently, they fly Airwolf.
We refer to it as Tupperwolf, thank you very much.
Gj Jokerman
Oh wow, someone forget about the coast guard, I'll call riplies.
No but seriously, I am sorry I left it out guys. I tried my best to make a good, Solid OP, and I'm going to be working on it even more as time goes on. This was just something i threw together late at night.
Edit: Thanks rent
I'm surprised it was caught so early, apparently run is the only person in the country who hasn't forgotten. I feel the urge to make a "NEVER FORGET" CG photoshop just for the op.... But, I'm sooooo lazy.
Mmmmmm love that new thread smell.
It can't be good for my blood pressure
In other news, out of the army in September! Fuck yeah!
Would that be cool with everyone?
I can share information about the application process for Officer Training School in the U.S. Air Force. Soon I will be able to share (appropriate) information about OTS itself. Not trained or commissioned yet, but some time this year.
Let 'em eat fucking pineapples!
He's trying to become a USAF Pararescueman (PJ). Dive training is only one small part of a very long and insanely difficult pipeline.
I can talk about artillery, lower enlisted Army, and Iraq
At least the first half; sans the physical abuse, Basic is really actually like this!
Going regular enlisted in the military? This is what it's like on a day-to-day. Also, being deployed is like this in the sense of the leadership bullshit you have to put up with. Unless you're pulling convoys, you won't be doing what they're doing in the show on any regular basis tho'
I'm also thinking about adding some PT help on the OP. Yay? Nay?
Yay!
Yeah that's a great idea
Might want to link the fitness thread
I'll go work on Army-specific stuff, I promise! :P
Lol, yes that's what I was trying to commend you on in my drunken stupor. It's best not to enter a discussion with people whos only knowledge of the military is based on watching Black Hawk Down like, 15 times dude. But you, you dive in there with teeth and claws glistening like a rabid chinchilla. /salute
I'm down to be a helper mans. Army E5 Infantry for my active time and OC/T Trainer Mentor for my reserve time - deployment and mobilization experience yay.
Probably looking at the Navy program, though I'm a little wary of having a GMO tour before being able to start residency.
Thanks to Spawnbroker for replying, I don't want be presumptious but I do think I have the academic record to be competitive.
I might be able to help with Canadian Forces ROTP questions.
Also, I agree about the D&D guys, I stopped reading when they argued for an elected leadership within individuals units, etc. Actually, I lied, I stopped reading when they stopped listening to all the reasons why that was a horrible plan.
I'm fine with that.
Absolutely. Tack me up there under AF.
Ca...can you really launch an ICBM horizontally?
Speaking of which, I've read a few military documents with a list of acronyms that were used. This was excellent in helping the uninitiated to find their way around the details. Is there any... generic sort of list to know what is what?
Let 'em eat fucking pineapples!
New military TLA's are made up daily (and usually have multiple meanings based on context) and your best bet is just to pretend like you know what people are talking about. I've based my career on nodding and pretending to critically analyze peoples statements when they are used, as long as I ask someone what the hell they mean later. So far so good.
http://www.fas.org/news/reference/lexicon/acronym.htm
PSN: Robo_Wizard1
Hooah.
Hah, at my first unit Hooah meant "fuck you"... I'm not even kidding, broke me pretty quickly of the habit of using it.
ICBM no, Tomahawk yes. They essentially go in a shroud and launched out a torpedo tube, or if you have VLS (vertical launch system) you shoot 'em out of that instead. And yes, you can put a nuclear payload on a tomahawk.
SSGNs are pretty ridiculous weapons platforms, from an outsider's perspective.
This reminds me of when I was in basic, this instructor stopped me as I walked out a door and then said something in a really low tone. Really, I think it was because my ears were set to "get yelled at" and the guy threw me a curveball. I stood there frozen for a couple seconds, just enough time to half-bake an idea on how to get myself out of it. I answered him with "Sir," in the most neutral tone of voice I could.
The instructor walks up to me and gets right up to my ear and whispers, "Then why isn't your hat on top of your head?" I quickly pulled my hat out of my pocket and put it on, "Now get your ass in formation,"
"Sir," I almost couldn't help but smile as I stood there in formation. To this day I haven't got a fucking clue what the guy asked me, but I know I told him what he wanted to hear.
I'm here to help.
If you have questions on NAVY flight school, or flying in general feel free to lob them my way. I deploy rather frequently so if I don't respond right away I apologize. I will get back to you eventually.
1) does anyone know where a good surplus store is online? I really wanna buy some polypro's for an outdoor festival.
2) do we have anyone from the Marines in this thread? I've got pretty much every branch but Marines and Coast guard who can help, so if some guys would step up, it'd be greatly appreciatied.
My favorite when hooah is a question, and then hooah is the answer.
1st guy: "Hooah?"
2nd guy: "Hooah."
I wonder how many mishaps have been caused by misunderstanding what hooah was supposed to mean.
Haha That's what it meant when I was in basic, but when I got to my first unit "roj" meant "fuck you".
"Roj" is my favorite army phrase.
"AT EASE!"
"Carry on."
"Soldier Medic, Sergeant!"
"Warrior Spirit."
"Hooah!"
That is the 232nd Medical Battalions "thing." And after 4 months of it, JESUS SHIT. I started using it ironically to poke fun, but ended up just saying it as much as the people I was disparaging. Mainly as a sentence ender, like "eh?"