Cyandashie 128 November 10, 2016 Share November 10, 2016 This is a little bit early for Veteran's Day, but I want to ask all of you a question. Do you know anyone that served in the military? And did they influence you at all? For me, it's my parents. My mom has been in the Army for 22 years (Late 1991-9/1/2014), and retired as a LTC. My dad was in for 23 years April 1991-10/1/2014), and also retired as a LTC. This has allowed us to live in places like Washington D.C, Germany, and Ukraine. Celebrating eight years of bronyhood, 29 October 2012-present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Diver 760 November 10, 2016 Share November 10, 2016 A lot of my good friends are former or are current military. Almost everyone I went to dive school with were military, including almost every instructor we had! Quite a few of my family are former military and one of my uncles is still in the Navy. I seem to be friends with a lot of infantry guys though. XD "I could have been happy above if I'd never donned the copper carapace and dipped my head beneath the waves to hear the muddled man-made sounds. Distorted and dreamlike droning. The whir and thrashing of a distant propeller, the tumultuous thundering thud of fogbound freighters. Mud underfoot, no sights, except the grasp of a diver's trained hand, dreaming of distant lands knowing all the while this is what I love, not the blue skies and wondering faces above. Canvas, rubber, brass, copper, and glass. Leather and lead, mud and sweat, heaving around in dark, damp depths seldom seen by most yet talked about by all. As if a sunny, happy place where mermaids and seahorses play and chests of gold are lain bare, untarnished by salt and time for all to grasp who are bold enough to go below..." -"Deep Sea Diver", Steven L. Waterman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronMk 281 November 10, 2016 Share November 10, 2016 My step-dad drove a tank in the Fulda Gap in the 1970's, he likes to post pictures of his time in Germany on Facebook a lot, and he keeps a lot of his US Cavalry stuff around the house, he still has his hat and he wore that when he married my mom this year. My cousin served in the engineers for some time where he was deployed in South Korea. His unit was going to go to Iraq but his enlistment expired before that happened and he came home. I work with a couple veterans at work, though I don't talk to them much about it. One guy I do talk about it with was in the military up until recently doing tech support. Before he got his job where he's at now he was about to do to Afghanistan to do IT work for the army units over there and even had to apply to the DoD or some Interior department for classified clearance. But his term ended or he decided to give up on going over there. He still got his classified clearance, but also didn't because he was no longer working for the government. I have two active-duty friends too. One friend of mine is in the navy and is a crewman on a nuclear submarine. Another friend of mine is currently attending West Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiraTakahashi 748 November 10, 2016 Share November 10, 2016 Heck yes, my parents. They were the reason I took 3 years of rotc and wanted to join the navy. The reason I never joined? They denied me because of my skin condition . +My life's it's own cartoon show.+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronMk 281 November 10, 2016 Share November 10, 2016 Heck yes, my parents. They were the reason I took 3 years of rotc and wanted to join the navy. The reason I never joined? They denied me because of my skin condition . Navy like their boys tanned and well oiled. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiraTakahashi 748 November 10, 2016 Share November 10, 2016 Lol and apparently eczema free as well. +My life's it's own cartoon show.+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thuja 3,665 November 10, 2016 Share November 10, 2016 My grandpa, my parents and my brother were all part of the military in some way. I used to want to join the military myself but something told me not to, so I didn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGrimoire 4,973 November 11, 2016 Share November 11, 2016 My father, my grandfather... several friends of family. ~No profound statement needed~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm 199 November 11, 2016 Share November 11, 2016 My grandpa! I think it was Vietnam he fought in. https://mlpforums.com/blog/3184/entry-21211-my-pony-ocs/ Furry Forums: http://furry-paradise.proboards.com/ Pokemon Forum: http://route-711.proboards.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takai 1,060 November 11, 2016 Share November 11, 2016 My grandfather was actually drafted into the military for the Vietnam war. He was shipped there but luckily he never saw battle. He instead stayed at camp because he was the only one who knew how to type, so he typed reports and whatnot. Isn't that crazy? Something so commonplace today was extraordinary back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeekySonic 1,151 November 11, 2016 Share November 11, 2016 My great-grandfather fought in Germany during WWII. My grandfather was in the Air Force in the 70's. My dad was in the Army for 9 years. One of my old co-workers just joined the coastguard after graduating from high school. Check out my voice-acting demo reels on Casting Call Club, if you'd like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Frostflame 3,568 November 13, 2016 Share November 13, 2016 My father was a sergeant in the US Army as artillery stationed in South Korea. For the longest time I wanted to follow his footsteps, and join the Army as a Blackhawk, or Abrams crew member, but then I changed my mind. I knew a couple more veterans though I lost contact with them, and don't remember much about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlighty 1,050 November 13, 2016 Share November 13, 2016 (edited) Most of my uncles served in the differnt military as did my grandfather. My brother is currently serving. Edited November 13, 2016 by Starlighty https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=webhp&tbm=isch&source=hp&ei=kBduVKzHIMGqoQSA3oGYBQ&q=smile+smile+smile+pinkie+pie&oq=smile+smile+smile+pinkie+pie&gs_l=mobile-gws-hp.3...2593.19183.0.19546.43.36.0.0.0.1.1263.2249.6-1j1.2.0....0...1c.1.58.mobile-gws-hp..42.1.1263.0.t9GmIVfq5Q0#facrc=_&imgrc=PSKZ8o6BCR8iTM%253A%3BpH_DWjyDzGiWzM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffc08.deviantart.net%252Ffs70%252Ff%252F2012%252F049%252F6%252Fb%252Fcome_on_everypony_smile__by_dignifiedjustice-d4q4upq.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fhdw.eweb4.com%252Fout%252F554482.html%3B1920%3B1080 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicEnergy 23,247 April 19, 2020 Share April 19, 2020 My Grandpa is a military veteran, and he fought in the Vietnam War. 1 *totally not up to any shenanigans* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megas 28,137 April 19, 2020 Share April 19, 2020 (edited) My cousin and her husband are. Edited April 19, 2020 by Megas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi89 5,294 April 19, 2020 Share April 19, 2020 Both my grandfathers and a few great uncles were World War II veterans. My boss's son is in the merchant marines. 1 ˙ʎpoqʎuɐ ƃuᴉlooɟ ʇou ǝɹ,noʎ 'sᴉɥʇ pɐǝɹ uɐɔ noʎ ɟI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splashee 28,599 April 19, 2020 Share April 19, 2020 Not a single one! The people I have talked to are not really keen to talk about war and old times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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