Friends and family in military

[doc]

Got to wondering just who here has someone in the military either overseas or CONUS. as for me
Brett with the 39 Batt. Ar NG getting ready to go over (wife is due in april) [2nd tour, inf{sniper}]
His bother Ryan, started 2nd tour in May (Mil. Int)
Peter ( truck driver with the 4 Div)
Ed (Just got back with avation batt)
Tim- Operations with Airlift wing of Ark Air Guard, makes frequant trips to Iraq and Afk.
Sue - Nurse, Arkansas Nation Guard

[FeatsofClay]

No family in Iraq or Afghanistan but I had a kid come in today with a self portrait for my show tomorrow who just got back and he draws. Well. Mostly stuff from Iraq in his portfolio and I gave him a wall to muralize besides my shop.

He is going to do a piece about 4x15 about his tour of duty. I am excited about it.

[Varaj]

Only one person in my family has ever been in the military. I tried but they wouldn't take me. :(

I know a neighbor kid that joined up at 18 and is now in Afghanistan.

I was brought up to respect the military. I've nothing but respect for our soldiers.

[Brynja]

One co-worker fragged by his own men, he left a wife and 5 boys behind and a school of disraught teenagers.

I currently have 14 former students overseas serving. All are in Iraq. The care packages the school sends each month are several boxes and a crate of silly string so they dont accidentally trip wires.

I had 16. Two are dead.

[Freedom Canadian]

I'm always amazed by the amount of americans whose lives touch the military. I have never known anyone in the CAF nor anyone who had a family member in the forces.

Well, except for that one guy in university who was a reservist studying with a military grant, but that hardly counts.

[Brynja]

Our military is also much larger than the CAF

[Freedom Canadian]

Our military is also much larger than the CAF

Well, duh. :)

I meant that while I know the figures, the reality of it as far as the prevalence of the whole thing always hits me in the face. :)

[Dawnstar]

We have one family member but he is actually state side right now. And I had a close friend but he just got out of the airforce.

[GreyOne]

I have seventy-one batch-clones in the 4th Rigellian Space Marine Brigade. Bunch of life-breakers and heart-takers.

[Ergeheilalt]

My buddy Nate who I went to school with in elementary school and who DMed my first D&D game is a marine engineer over there. My cousin in an officer in the coast guard, but I forget her rank. Then I have a whole slew of folks I knew in high school who are serving in Iraq, quite a few of them were Deutsch Buddies (one of about 50 people who took German before the department lost its funding).

[Hatter]

Dad was in the service for 20 years, he's retired now. I know a variety of people still in, a handful in Iraq.

I was raised with a healthy respect for the military. I've always supported our servicemembers.

[Janos]

My grandparents and three of my ex-brother-in-laws were in the military on the family side. I have about a dozen friends and associates that are active military including half my D&D group who are reservists.

A large number of my professional associates are ex-military too, including some close friends. HR has a large number of ex-air force in it for some reason.

Although non-military I still have my security clearance and friends at various military bases from when I worked for the Shaw Group, but I'm not in active contact with many of them.

[bunny]

I'm always amazed by the amount of americans whose lives touch the military. I have never known anyone in the CAF nor anyone who had a family member in the forces.

Well, except for that one guy in university who was a reservist studying with a military grant, but that hardly counts.



You should try moving to Halifax or vancouver/victoria. Both locations have high concentrations of Navy. Plus, there is a heavy concentration of ground forces in New Brunswick where they do training.

My father had been in the navy for most of his life (starting in cadets at 14). He wanted to join the troops in Vietnam in the 60s but his sisters (he has 4 of them) talked him out of if.

He never served away in war time, but when I was in Grade 3 in Halifax, three of my fellow students had fathers serving in kuwait (either on protecteur or provider).

My uncle, who lives in San Diego, used to be posted to the Constellation, and last I heard he was supposed to have been stationed to Iraq to do IT work, but ended up trading that tour for a longer stay in South Korea.

[Freedom Canadian]

You should try moving to Halifax or vancouver/victoria. Both locations have high concentrations of Navy. Plus, there is a heavy concentration of ground forces in New Brunswick where they do training.


As much as I think I would like Victoria, I'll have to decline. :)

Although, you know, I do drive past the Longue Pointe base in Montreal every day to and from work. It's not very big, though. But Valcartier is not far away from Montreal.

I have a feeling that Québecers are under-represented in the CAF, though. (By choice, I mean, and for many reasons ranging from good to absurd, and not from some type of anglo conspiracy.)

[bunny]

As much as I think I would like Victoria, I'll have to decline. :)


Dont knock it man, we only get 2 days of snow per year. :D



I have a feeling that Québecers are under-represented in the CAF, though. (By choice, I mean, and for many reasons ranging from good to absurd, and not from some type of anglo conspiracy.)


Nope, no anglo conspiracy. If anything, a Franco conspiracy. My father couldn't get above the rank of Lt. Commander because he wasn't bilingual.

[Freedom Canadian]

Dont knock it man, we only get 2 days of snow per year. :D

I'm not knocking it. :)




Nope, no anglo conspiracy. If anything, a Franco conspiracy. My father couldn't get above the rank of Lt. Commander because he wasn't bilingual.

How high do you think you could rise without speaking english ? :D

There is definitely no conspiracy to keep frenchies out of the military. If anything, I'd expect anglos to be thrilled to have pea soups die in their queen's name. ;)

[bunny]

How high do you think you could rise without speaking english ?


Depends on how well you can fake speaking english. Look at Chretien, and he managed to get to PM!

[doc]

FC, next holiday hope on the Trans- Canadian Express and go to Victoria for a visit, maybe bunny could hook you up with a West Coast chick.

Of the 8 or 9 guys and gals I know that served overseas since 9/11 all have come back in one piece (prayer does work), so I understand now why Bry is so anti- military.

[Freedom Canadian]

FC, next holiday hope on the Trans- Canadian Express and go to Victoria for a visit, maybe bunny could hook you up with a West Coast chick.


Actually, it's part of my plans one of these summers to drive across Canada and back. It'll use up a lot of vacation time, though.

[doc]

Actually, it's part of my plans one of these summers to drive across Canada and back. It'll use up a lot of vacation time, though.

Y'all still have the passenger trains don't you ?

[Freedom Canadian]

Yes, but I like to drive. :)

[doc]

Drive On young Quebecian Beaver, drive on !

[GreyOne]

Besides the batch-clone thing, my cousin was a Major in the Gordon Highlanders before that regiment was disbanded/merged. He served mostly in Northern Ireland.

One of my uncles was a military doctor who served in Libya, Aden and a few other Middle Eastern locales. After he died my Aunt married a man from Talahasse (sp?) Florida who was ex-US Navy.

Both Grandpas served in the army, one in World War I and one in World War II (was a driver in the Italian campaign). My Great-Grandpa was a regimental Seargent-Major and fought in the Boer War.

A buddy I have in Australia was in the army (engineers). That's all I can think of, besides a couple of old friends who were in the Canadian army (haven't talked to in years).

I was considering joining the army after University but got side-tracked.

[Dawnstar]

Well if we are talking about past family involvement in the military there is a bit. but the best one is that my father was in the navy.

[doc]

Well if we are talking about past family involvement in the military there is a bit. but the best one is that my father was in the navy.

Hell I'll air out the family military history as well (from WW2 on at least)
1) Dad was in the Navy flew with a PBY sq. as a crew chief doing sub interdiction and rescue in the Pacific
2) Uncle Jack- was in the ETO all I know he didn't talk about it to me.
3) Uncle Joe was at Dutch Harbor
4) Uncle Harry was a navigator with the 8th AAC
5) Aunt Merdie was a nurse in North Africa/ Italy

Korea- 1st cousin was a 1st Lt. UA Army, wounded

Vietnam- 2 cousins -1 was a O1 Infranty, 6 months in country when he was wounded.
His brother was BW Navy, not a scratch for 2 tours, came to visit us after he got out and broke his leg. LOL

[Iron Jenny Kidd]

My father was a marine and an uncle was in the army. Currently, I have an aunt and her husband in the army now. She came back from Afghanistan a little over a year ago after having been there for 18 months and her husband is there now for 18 months.