Prior service?

[Kentuckypilgrim]

US ARMY 1969-1971 Proud to have served.

 

[Miles42]

In the early 60s I served in the Navy for 4 years. Three on The USS Saratoga CVA-60 now awaiting the scrap yard. Miss the old girl.

 

[Bigshep]

The skinheads?

I wish. It was actually a couple guys from my platoon. They hated the fact that they outranked me, but I had authority over them while we were in the motor pool and I wouldn't let them overstep their boundaries out there.

 

[Griffeycom]

Currently Active USAF, 3E751 Firefighter, Fairchild AFB, WA.
Transferring to Guard in the Spring!

 

[hornadylnl]

I wish. It was actually a couple guys from my platoon. They hated the fact that they outranked me, but I had authority over them while we were in the motor pool and I wouldn't let them overstep their boundaries out there.

My first experience with the skinheads was at the Green Goose. I had a Puerto Rican and a mixed race guy with me. I saw the skinheads and told the other we better get the hell out of there. Some time later, I started to see them at the Rock. There was a black guy from HHC that was talking to them and I couldn't figure out what was going on. Come to find out, the skinheads over there are nothing like they're portrayed over here. They liked a good fight but they weren't racist at all. They actually kept the place in check for the most part.

 

[ctbreitwieser]

USMC

Designated Marksman in 1st FAST Co Norfolk, VA '08-'10
Just another grunt in 1/3 K-Bay, HI '10-'12

 

[FortWayneGunfighter]

USMC

Designated Marksman in 1st FAST Co Norfolk, VA '08-'10
Just another grunt in 1/3 K-Bay, HI '10-'12

Our plt cmdr was in FAST company had some good stories

 

[ctbreitwieser]

Our plt cmdr was in FAST company had some good stories

What was his name? FAST is a pretty small community, I might now him.

 

[Bigshep]

My first experience with the skinheads was at the Green Goose. I had a Puerto Rican and a mixed race guy with me. I saw the skinheads and told the other we better get the hell out of there. Some time later, I started to see them at the Rock. There was a black guy from HHC that was talking to them and I couldn't figure out what was going on. Come to find out, the skinheads over there are nothing like they're portrayed over here. They liked a good fight but they weren't racist at all. They actually kept the place in check for the most part.

This is true for the most part actually. Of course there's the bad eggs in every group. Worst fight I was in over there was with a group of the bad ones. Had a couple of my skinhead buddies help me out though. Green Goose was my stomping ground over there. Was an awkward weekend when I wasnt in there.

 

[FortWayneGunfighter]

What was his name? FAST is a pretty small community, I might now him.

Gunnery Sergeant Mark Erhardt, ring a bell?

 

[Colt556]

USN 74'- 76" active and then 4 years Inactive Reserve. AQ with VA 146 on/off the USS Constellation. Basically worked on aviation fire control and weapons systems on A7E Corsair IIs.

 

[EvilBlackGun]

Served in four languages

USAF-SS. Not Schütz Staffel, but Security Service. Our name-tags did raise some eye-brows in Germany, though! Spoke Russian, German, Chinese, & Viet Namese. Language Schools at Bloomington, Syracuse & Monterey. Tech Training at Goodfellow AFB, Texas, Top Secret stuff at other sites including Kelly & Biloxi. Eight years served, "Sprayed and Betrayed" battle ever since. PROUD to have been intimately connected with the Big Red One in 'Nam, trying to put in place Robert Strange McNamara's detection line through the "A Shux" Valley.

 

[ctbreitwieser]

Gunnery Sergeant Mark Erhardt, ring a bell?

Dang, that sounds really familiar and I know I've heard the name, but I can't put a face to it.

 

[FortWayneGunfighter]

Dang, that sounds really familiar and I know I've heard the name, but I can't put a face to it.

He went to SOI and ended up at ISLC before going to 29 palms

 

[Shootsforfun]

Army 11B Germany Mass maryand South carolina Alabama