Combat Duty vs Non Combat Duty

mpgnc64 · 10-06-2009, 07:21 PM

Hey the Air Force isnt all fun and games. My company truck a 09 F-350 4dr 4x4 powerstroke has manual roll up windows, the remote for the plasma in the break room is broken and just the other day some Col. woke me up during my afternoon nap. I see a big shiny medal in my future. Oh and sometimes I get a blister if I have to walk all the way to the chow hall.

SecretSquirrel · 10-06-2009, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mpgnc64

Hey the Air Force isnt all fun and games. My company truck a 09 F-350 4dr 4x4 powerstroke has manual roll up windows, the remote for the plasma in the break room is broken and just the other day some Col. woke me up during my afternoon nap. I see a big shiny medal in my future. Oh and sometimes I get a blister if I have to walk all the way to the chow hall.

Too funny.

Takes an AF guy to be intelligent enough to write something like that though...

mpgnc64 · 10-06-2009, 07:32 PM

LOL I owe it all to my public education and recreational drugs.

GTVAPSAMTIK · 10-07-2009, 06:40 AM

4th ID LEADS THE WAY.

testedone · 10-09-2009, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by GTVAPSAMTIK

4th ID LEADS THE WAY.

I could tell you some stories of how they "led the way" when we were ripping out of AFG...

dbronzo · 10-27-2009, 12:13 PM

I voted yes. But there is a caveat to the yes. To me, it only applies to those who sought to hide out from deployments. I have several friends that have not had the chance to deploy down range due to assignments. I have the same respect for them as I do for my brothers that fought along side me in Iraq.
I also know several people who have hid from being deployed. Those folks have no respect in my book. They let someone else go instead on a 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th tour. Doing your job is one thing, hiding from it is another all together.
As long as you did your job, and were never given the opportunity to deploy then your A OK in my book. As far as the guys that stay in the wire all the time, they are there doing there job so the grunts on the ground can accomplish theres. They still get respect in my book. Although a CIB, CAB, or CFMB definitely sets you higher, they all have suffered in the SUCK.

burnt_tiger · 10-28-2009, 03:55 PM

i believe it boils down to fighting spirit. Bottom line if your job can be done by a civilian then you get less respect from me. yea it might take skill, dedication, demand long hours ect. But anybody who signs on to be the tip of the spear (ie combat MOS) is better.

im a army sgt,infantry scout, OIF vet, and i got f-ed up in the box. going on 2 years in the hospital now. i think i know what im talking about

dhurley · 11-01-2009, 11:04 AM

Active duty I was field artillery firefinder radar & Guard I was in commo plt of an artillery bn.

SNWMN209 · 11-01-2009, 11:57 AM

lol well how do you think I feel? Im a Boom Operator in the USAF so I do get sent to the sand box, but never see combat...well I guess I do from about 30,000ft. :/

alteredillusions · 11-13-2009, 04:44 PM

I voted no. But tjat is aslong you did not hide from the deployment. It pisses me off to see people have to go all the time because other people manage to "get hurt" right before the are supposed to leave. All that does is screw your buddy but they don't care. I think people like that should get the boot. don't care how long they have been in. But if you just didn't get picked then it wasn't your fault you didn't go. I have a friend that volenteers everytime but his job is just not needed that much.

09AFTacoma · 11-20-2009, 01:25 PM

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10-07-2009, 06:40 AM	#104
GTVAPSAMTIK Senior Member Name: SOHAIL Joined: Sep 2009, #23563 Location: Fort Carson, CO Gender: Male Posts: 147	4th ID LEADS THE WAY. __________________ Department of the Army SPC SOHAIL Training Room HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS BATTERY 3RD BATTALION, 16TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT 2ND BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2010 Tacoma 4X4 X-Cab Automatic, TRD OFF-ROAD & Towing

10-28-2009, 03:55 PM	#107
burnt_tiger Junior Member Joined: Jun 2008, #7342 Location: San Antonio TX Gender: Male Posts: 27 08 dbl cab 4x4 longbed 2008 Double Cab Automatic 4.0 viper 5900 automatic start/alarm, pioneer avic-d3 indash gps UWS black truck box black tube steps, AFE oil free drop in air filter. hose clamp mod 5% tint redline hood struts syn fluids	yes i believe it boils down to fighting spirit. Bottom line if your job can be done by a civilian then you get less respect from me. yea it might take skill, dedication, demand long hours ect. But anybody who signs on to be the tip of the spear (ie combat MOS) is better. im a army sgt,infantry scout, OIF vet, and i got f-ed up in the box. going on 2 years in the hospital now. i think i know what im talking about __________________ stop, drop and roll does not work trust me on this

11-01-2009, 11:04 AM	#108
dhurley Senior Member Name: Doug Joined: May 2009, #17817 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Age: 40 Gender: Guy Posts: 214 04 Double Cab TRD SR5 V6 2004 Double Cab Automatic 3.4L V6 TRD, Snugtop Super-Sport, bedliner, receiver hitch, alarm mod, deck plate mod, AFE Pro-Dry S, Saddleman camo seat covers, TW.com decal, grey wire mod w/switch, fog lights, DRL, LED cupholder mod, Dynomax Super Turbo, back-up lights	Active duty I was field artillery firefinder radar & Guard I was in commo plt of an artillery bn. __________________ Originally Posted by SecretSquirrel Saw this at the bottom of my VFW newsletter. What Is A Veteran? A 'Veteran,' whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve is 'someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to and including his life.' That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country today who no longer understand that fact.

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10-06-2009, 07:21 PM	#101
mpgnc64 Senior Member Name: Mike and Denise Joined: Jul 2008, #8180 Location: Home for good now!!! Gender: Male Posts: 260 06 4x4 Access cab 4cyl 5spd 2006 Access Cab Manual 4cyl Tool box, Thule rack, rod holders, 5100s at 1.75 and the TSB	Hey the Air Force isnt all fun and games. My company truck a 09 F-350 4dr 4x4 powerstroke has manual roll up windows, the remote for the plasma in the break room is broken and just the other day some Col. woke me up during my afternoon nap. I see a big shiny medal in my future. Oh and sometimes I get a blister if I have to walk all the way to the chow hall.

10-06-2009, 07:32 PM	#103
mpgnc64 Senior Member Name: Mike and Denise Joined: Jul 2008, #8180 Location: Home for good now!!! Gender: Male Posts: 260 06 4x4 Access cab 4cyl 5spd 2006 Access Cab Manual 4cyl Tool box, Thule rack, rod holders, 5100s at 1.75 and the TSB	LOL I owe it all to my public education and recreational drugs.

10-27-2009, 12:13 PM	#106
dbronzo Member Name: Dennis Joined: Oct 2009, #24600 Location: Fayetteville, NC Age: 29 Gender: Male Posts: 38 08 TRD Sport 4x4 2008 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L	I voted yes. But there is a caveat to the yes. To me, it only applies to those who sought to hide out from deployments. I have several friends that have not had the chance to deploy down range due to assignments. I have the same respect for them as I do for my brothers that fought along side me in Iraq. I also know several people who have hid from being deployed. Those folks have no respect in my book. They let someone else go instead on a 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th tour. Doing your job is one thing, hiding from it is another all together. As long as you did your job, and were never given the opportunity to deploy then your A OK in my book. As far as the guys that stay in the wire all the time, they are there doing there job so the grunts on the ground can accomplish theres. They still get respect in my book. Although a CIB, CAB, or CFMB definitely sets you higher, they all have suffered in the SUCK.

11-01-2009, 11:57 AM	#109
SNWMN209 "I think we're done here.." Joined: Sep 2009, #23396 Location: Knoxville, TN Gender: Male Posts: 78 06 Prerunner, 3" Top Gunz lift, Indash DVD 2006 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L V6 3" Top Gunz lift Indash DVD Blacked out headlights K&N Intake Exhaust	lol well how do you think I feel? Im a Boom Operator in the USAF so I do get sent to the sand box, but never see combat...well I guess I do from about 30,000ft. :/

11-13-2009, 04:44 PM	#110
alteredillusions Member Joined: Oct 2009, #24949 Location: Wichita KS Gender: Male Posts: 35 SR5 2.7 manual 2006 Access Cab Manual 2.7	I voted no. But tjat is aslong you did not hide from the deployment. It pisses me off to see people have to go all the time because other people manage to "get hurt" right before the are supposed to leave. All that does is screw your buddy but they don't care. I think people like that should get the boot. don't care how long they have been in. But if you just didn't get picked then it wasn't your fault you didn't go. I have a friend that volenteers everytime but his job is just not needed that much.

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