Who is a Vet, Active or First Responder?

Overland Voyager said:
Was a navy corpsman with the Marines from 1968-2002.Served in Vietnam,Panama,Granada,Desert Storm and Afganistan.Retired as a Hospital Corpsman Senior Chief Petty Officer.


















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Get some Doc!
 
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US Navy 1991-1999
Nuke Machinist's Mate
USS Los Angeles SSN-688 93-96
USS Sea Wolf SSN-21 96-99
Medical discharge, now 100%. Makes life more challenging but that also makes life more fun and not sure I'd change a thing given the chance.

Nice to see other bubbleheads on here.
 
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Army infantry 81to 89 took basic at Ft Benning Ga @ harmony church old ww2 barracks took jump school there as well assigned to 82nd airborne jumped into Grenada
last duty station was 8th ID Mainz Germany
Took my pathfinder school there
Our motto

These are my credentials

THANK YOU FOR YOURE SERVICE to all my brothers in arms no matter the branch
 
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During the lockdowns, a lot of people were forced into the "first responder" category. Turns out you can't keep a fire station open if it's not habitable, so all the trades people and utility workers got lumped in as well. That's fair recognition of their importance, but it can't come solely with additional responsibilities. It must also come with additional compensation. If they're getting categorized that way, they need the reduced retirement requirements enjoyed by other critical staffing.
 
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Smokey_Bear_JLUR said:
Retired LEO. Fifteen years, primarily in North St. Louis. Retired out due to a back injury during an arrest. Field Training Officer, Drug Recognition Expert, Mobile Reserve Unit, etc etc. Glad to not be getting shot at anymore...
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My father was a LEO 29 yrs here in Tucson
He was in the traffic division and accident reconstructionist as well as a aircraft accident investigator for the FAA until they could get on scene
 
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Robert8thIDPathfinder said:
My father was a LEO 29 yrs here in Tucson
He was in the traffic division and accident reconstructionist as well as a aircraft accident investigator for the FAA until they could get on scene
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My cousin is an aircraft crash reconstructionist for the gubment. That takes an incredibly gifted brain to be able to work and process those scenes. Kudos to your Dad!!
 
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Thanks to everyone who served or is serving.

15 years USAF. Combat Comm & EOD. Operations: Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Provide Comfort, Joint Endeavor, Uphold Democracy (Haiti), Summer Games (Bahrain), & and a couple that shall not be named.
Currently, outside of my actual job as a federal employee, I do Austin Diaster Relief Network (ADRN) CERT & am FEMA CERT certified.
 
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roots66 said:
Thanks to everyone who served or is serving.

15 years USAF. Combat Comm & EOD. Operations: Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Provide Comfort, Joint Endeavor, Uphold Democracy (Haiti), Summer Games (Bahrain), & and a couple that shall not be named.
Currently, outside of my actual job as a federal employee, I do Austin Diaster Relief Network (ADRN) CERT & am FEMA CERT certified.
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Curious, Where we’re you at during Uphold Democracy in Haiti? I led patrols every night in Petionville. Doing drug and weapons interdiction. 8 1/2 month of fun and games with the 25th Inf Div.
 
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