Where Are Our Veterans Hiding ?

[Guest AngieT]

I did a decade in the navy before resigning my commission in 1998.

Duty stations included DESRON8, PHMRON2, NMITC, AFSOUTH and WHMO.

Angie

LCDR, USN

[Guest Mikayla724]

Still in the RI guard but i just came back from a deployment to end the war in Iraq, then we went to kuwait, and jordan.

Im a 15T UH60 Blackhawk mechanic and crewchief in RI and CT

Amanda

SPC

[Guest HeatherNC]

Heather;

I was also on Submarines. I retired on May 5th, 2005.

Most of my time was West Coast.

/hugs

Valerie

Nice to meet you Valerie,

Where you in Point Loma, Pearl Harbor, or Bangor? I spent from 98 to 03 in Pearl harbor on a sub and then from 03 to 05 at the Bangor IMF. USS Olympia SSN717

[Guest Valerie]

Heather;

1988 -1992 Mare Island California

1992 - Present Pearl Harbor, Hi.

USS William H. Bates

TWR-6 Ferret

USS William H. Bates

NSSC

USS Columbia

1999-2002 I was the Asistant Weapons Officer for NSSC.

Now I work and the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.

/Hugs

Valerie

[Guest Julie_Mason]

Hooah!

"Ad Arcana Tutanda",

-Julie M.<3

[Guest -guest-]

Counterintelligence Agent, U. S. Army, Republic of Korea

Working in partnership with Korean investigators, served as liaison with Korean National Police and intelligence agencies

Active duty 1963 - 1966 (rank of Sergeant E-5 at discharge), then civilian employment at Headquarters, Eighth U. S. Army, Seoul, from 1966 to 1968

[Guest Mandi Moore]

I have served for 25 years in the Oregon Army National Guard and have 2 deployments to Iraq. Those who served before me(like Vietnam and other places in southeast Asia) did not get a warm reception when they came home. These are the real "HERO's".

[Guest LizMarie]

US Army, October 1976 (reserve), went active January 1977 - April 1985. I served at:

MOS 82C

Fort Sill, OK

Fort Carson, CO

Hanau, Germany

Fort Hood, TX

MOS 71L

Fort Sam Houston, TX

Fort Belvoir, VA

MOS 74F

Fort Myer, VA

[Guest sophia.gentry58]

I don't think our paths ever crossed but our timeline certainly did. I served in the Regular Army from October 4, 1977 - December 15, 1985.

MOS 75C (Personnel Specialist)

Grafenwoher Germany

Bravenhaven Germany

Charleston Air Base, Charleston, SC

Fort Stewart, Georgia

E1 through E5

71D Legal Specialist

Fort Bragg, NC

Heidelberg Germany

Mannheim Germany

E5

Army National Guard November 9, 2000 - Present

27D Legal Specialist and 42A Human Resources Specialist

2/114th Avn Bn

HHD FCTMC

E5 through E6

GWOT - Iraqi Freedom 2006-2009

35F Intelligence Analyst

Tallil, Iraq

Fort Sill

E6

Present unit - Somewhere in Arkansas

420A - Human Resources Technician

WO1 through CW2

US Army, October 1976 (reserve), went active January 1977 - April 1985. I served at:

MOS 82C

Fort Sill, OK

Fort Carson, CO

Hanau, Germany

Fort Hood, TX

MOS 71L

Fort Sam Houston, TX

Fort Belvoir, VA

MOS 74F

Fort Myer, VA

[mara13]

US Army Reserves

376 Combat Support Hospital

Pvt 1st Class

Gas Turbine Engine Driven Generator Repairer and Operator/ Combat Medical Specialist

1990-1992

Was given a "General, Under Honorable Conditions" discharge due to heat related problems.

Edited April 1, 2013 by VickySGV
Corrected at users request

[Guest jamiegrl100]

hi, i am jamie, and i served on board the uss independance cv-62 from 1994-1998 active, and from 1998-2002 inactive, us navy abh, the flight deck rulz!

[Guest KarenLyn]

I did my time on the flight deck. Airwing and ship's company didn't always get along but we knew how to work together to get the job done. I've done tours on the Forrestal, Midway, Kitty Hawk and the Independence. My squadron assignments have been with VAQ130, VAQ136, VA185, VA128 and VAQ129.

In spite of my GID, I managed to complete my career. Over all, I think enlisting was one of my best decisions.

Karen

AT1 USN Ret.

[Guest Gina9223]

Finally another AT1 who's worked flight deck! I was gettnig lonely around here!

VAQ? I was VAQ too! EA-6A Electric Intruders, real museum relics which now make up the base layer of Intruder Reef off of St. Augustine.

[Guest Guest_]

United Staes Air Force. 22 1/2 years total.

1975 to 1976 Texas - Lackland AFB. Active Duty

1976 to 1979 Montana - Malmstrom AFB Active Duty

1979 to 1998 Indiana - Grisson AFRB. Reserve Duty. 3 months active duty at Elsworth AFB South Dakota, for Operation Destert Shield / Desert Storm.

Obtained the rank of Senior Master Sgt.

Career Field Securtity Police and Combat Arms Instructor. Amber L.

[Guest Makayla Reed]

Hi, I'm currently serving in the army and i'm proud of my choice to serve my country. I only wish that one day transgendered people will be able to join openly without hatered or persecution and not have to hide who we are while in the service.

[Guest Jennifer T]

Served 12 years USAF. Reading through the posts here, I am very proud of you who deal with all this and serve at the same time. Ashamedly, I hid my issues and served well beyond the 'man' everyone expected of me.

I salute you all.

[Guest mbmeen12]

Currently serving/closeted with GID, enlisted 1981 in the reserves. Full time now /E-7 since Sep 2001 and apx 5-6 years away from full retirement. Every year I sit with my CO and he re-enlists me for one year at a time. because of my age, but one day I know Ill be walking out the main gate chin high and right to the VA for treatment of GID and something to assist me aka HRT.

//Kara//

[Guest Kalie Aowynn]

I dont know how late I am on this thread but I served with the Marines in 88-89 and with the Army National guard from 2005 to 2013. I was so happy to be able to serve ya know.

[Guest JackieMichelle]

I served in the U.S. Army from 2009 to 2012 and spent on year deployed to Iraq. My MOS was a 91B, light wheeled vehicle mechanic, but while I was deployed I worked with communications. I miss serving, but from my experiences I would not serve again being transgender.

[Guest denise_w]

Hello my friends,

I'm Denise and I served on two nuclear submarines in the 80's harassing the Soviet Navy all over the world. Lots of undeclared confrontation involving potential release of untold megatonnage!

Yet even today, after all these years, I know the Woman in me was there, in those "boats" underway on submerged patrol and extended deployments...exerting her gentle influence over my decisions, tastes, and passions (even while suppressed); and only recently has she surfaced and made her presence known in such a profound way that she will no longer be suppressed, and at the lofty age of 53 will she blossom and flourish in all her femininity!

And life is good.

Thanks for reading

Denise

[Guest Valerie]

Hello, Denise;

Glad to see another "Bubblehead" on here.

1985-2005.

USS John H. Marshall (SSN-611)

USS Parche (SSN-683)

USS William H. Bates (SSN-680)

Ferret (TWR-6)

USS William H. Bates (SSN-680)

Shore Duty NSSC (Pearl Harbor) Weapons Assistant

USS Columbia (SSN-771)

Welcome aboard.

[Guest Rachael Ann]

Hello all,

My name is Rachael, I served 9 yrs active in the army 2 yrs army reserves and now am currently in the national guard was stationed at ft hood txt for my whole active duty career Honorable Discharge from active duty

[Guest Rachael Ann]

Hello all,

My name is Rachael, I served 9 yrs active in the army 2 yrs army reserves and now am currently in the national guard was stationed at ft hood txt for my whole active duty career Honorable Discharge from active duty

[Guest LesleyAnne]

Hi I'm LesleyAnne,

Like my good friend Kalie Aowynn above, I'm late adding my name, and proud to do so when I'm in such great company.

Served in Nam as an aerial gunner on what was then called Puff the Magic Dragon...1970

[Guest alissa16]

To start 15th trans co(no not that trans) 4th trans bn, 7corps Ludwigsburg W Germany. Then went to the Navy; USS Downed ff1070,

USS Sterett cg31, Naval Air Station North Island, Naval Air Facility Diego Garcia B.I.O.T, USS Cape Cod ad43. 13yrs Sp5 Army

Ht1 Navy