Are there any military or ex-military personnel here on G@G?

[xJeremyx]

If you are military/ex-military personnel, what are/were your experiences?

If you know someone who is/was military personnel, what is it like being around them?

[ShadezMcgee]

Current. Your experience will vary depending on your branch and whether you are active or reserve. Also depends on what you want to do with your time in be it making the mitary a career or using it to further education and gaining additional skills to apply on the civilian side. Currently there is a lot of low morale because of what happened with the COVID vaccine mandate and how the current administration is trying to push social constructs like gender and CRT in a place that should not be a testing ground or implementation when its sole responsibility as an entity is to be able to defend the country and kcik the teeth in of any near peer adversary.

Recruiting numbers are at an all time low.

The biggest enjoyment I had were the guys I have met and served with. Very down to earth, smart, good sense of humor and a lot of love for success and betterment of their fellow comrades.

[SnowedIn]

I'm retired Navy, 22 years active duty. My dad was a Naval Officer for 11 years. My brother was Army and my cousin in the Air Force. My wife's father and grandfather were both in the Navy.

Of all the things I'd say, it was a tight knit family. Instantly, globally, you were accepted and respected by each other.

[xJeremyx]

Reminds me of my days back as an EOD medic. Although I was conscripted, those were good times. They really treated me like family. The unit, that is. And especially my company and platoon.

[SnowedIn]

YES!!! to this day I can walk on a base and although I get good natured teasing about my age and how did we sail with sails kind of joshing, I'm still part of the family.

[xJeremyx]

Although I was only there for a year and a half as part of my required service, I was lucky to end up in a unit full of regulars (people who decided to sign onto the army), and they all treated me well. The units with conscripts as commanders and officers are the WORST. Most of the time anyway.

I do not really keep contact with my old mates anymore, but I still hang a photo frame of us up on my wall. It was given as a gift after my 2 year term was up.

[SnowedIn]

Well done and, yeah, you lucked out with that unit. Thank you for serving and, even more for your work as a medic.

[xJeremyx]

Dont thank me. I was not with The U. S army, I was with the Singapore Armed Forces. I never had to attend to serious casualties, fortunately, My role was more of an anticipatory one. But I did help out with handling my team's equipment, learning how to test and set them up, etc. It was fun seeing how counter-terror ops works, as well as being involved in that training.

[Apple1996]

Yep my husband and brother in law are currently in. My dad, father in law, brother and other brother in law are all vets. I also live on post so constantly surrounded by the military lifestyle.

And obviously everyone that's in the military are different so some are good and some are bad.

[xJeremyx]

I would be terrified to be anywhere near your family 😂😂

[Apple1996]

Haha probably should be. They've all been to war multiple times so everyone is a bit crazy 😆

[xJeremyx]

I mean, although I do have military experience, Neither was I from a frontline unit, nor was I ever deployed in active war (we are a defensive force). So there would be things I can and cannot relate to.

[xJeremyx]

I was trained to be able to go to a frontline unit, but ended up as a medic for EOD.

[Guy13]

My Dad and I lived by Navy base. They are all driven, tough, and edgy. No PTSD etc

[xJeremyx]

Navy is very different from the Army i guess.

[Guy13]

He was Air Force... You army.

[xJeremyx]

I see... Air Force, sounds interesting. Not like us army hooligans on the ground haha

[Guy13]

I’ve got friends in Poland right now with 82nd. They are as tough as any Seal I know.

[xJeremyx]

82nd? you'll have to excuse me because I was not part of the US army. I was conscripted into the Singapore Armed Forces.

[Guy13]

82nd Airborne USA are in Poland now.

[xJeremyx]

Oh... any airborne troop is a tough nut. They been through the cooker and back.

[Apple1996]

My husband is in the 82nd. They ain't as tough as they seem 😂

[xJeremyx]

They have two different sides. They can be jovial and nice, but they have really been through stuff. At least thats what they are like here from what I know. Where I served, all paratroopers that I know of are commandos, aka Spec forces. There are people who are not commandos who have attained wings for basic airtrooper courses, but they are not actively involved in paratrooping.

My school CO during Basic Military Training was ex-commando, as were my Platoon commanders. They were retired warrant officers. And they have seen real shit. The two warrant officers were both part of an aircraft hijacking rescue and relief team back in 1992 when there was a situation at Changi Intl Airport. They saved the day. The training they went through though, is nothing short of punishing.

[Guy13]

Don’t believe Apple…you remember Eve, right 😂

[xJeremyx]

Who dat

[Guy13]

Bible in Genesis…sorry. Search it

[xJeremyx]

Ah I didn't think you qere referring to that.

[NerdInDenial]

I may know a guy; it depends on what you want to know.

[xJeremyx]

What I want to know depends on how comfortable you are divulging.

[NerdInDenial]

I cannot confirm nor deny I have experience in the corporate military / defense industries. If you have questions about military pay/benefits, I can answer those questions.

[xJeremyx]

I dont... Because I am not a U. S. citizen. I was in the Singapore Armed Forces. Not the U. S. Armed Forces.

[NerdInDenial]

I remember several Singaporean Officers who went to the Naval Postgraduate School; they were very good guys.

[xJeremyx]

I think they were there on a training program? We do send some of our commanders over to other countries for training, courses, etc.

[NerdInDenial]

They went there to get a Master's Degree; I was impressed by their knowledge. Your universities are very tough in Singapore.

[xJeremyx]

Well, the National University of Singapore is among the top ten in the world so...

[Anonymous]

I was in the military for about 10 years

[xJeremyx]

Ah. Dont mind me asking... What was your unit and designation? (Its ok to ignore me, i know military service is a touchy subject)

[Opinion Owner]

I was in 1st battalion 8 marines, infantry platoon

[xJeremyx]

Infantry... The worst place to be, it seems. From my experience, at least.

[Anonymous]

Yes.