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mcgyver
03-08-2005, 12:53 PM
I know that we have a lot of veteran's here at BB.

I'd like to know if there would be any interest in the possibility of opening a forum for vets.

I'm thinking of a place we could fellowship, share, and express thoughts on issues concerning veteran's......

What do you think? smile.gif
USN2Pulpit
03-08-2005, 01:00 PM
I think it would be a great idea...also for sharing of information of concern to veterans.
dianetavegia
03-08-2005, 01:52 PM
Only Webmaster an begin a new forum and space doesn't allow for more, especially if they were not very active BUT you can start a thread for Veterans on any forum. smile.gif
mcgyver
03-08-2005, 03:30 PM
Hi Dianetavegia,

What we're doing is trying to see if enough interest can be generated in a veteran's forum to approach the webmaster with the idea.

"Running it up the flagpole", so to speak.....
smile.gif
Salty
10-10-2005, 10:07 PM
I would love to see a forum just for vets, esp on a password protected board.

Anybody else agree with me.

Sarge Salty

VETS YOU WILL WANT THIS FORUM AND THATS AN ORDER :D
blackbird
10-11-2005, 09:47 AM
Originally posted by SALTCITYBAPTIST:
I would love to see a forum just for vets, esp on a password protected board.

Anybody else agree with me.

Sarge Salty

VETS YOU WILL WANT THIS FORUM AND THATS AN ORDER :D YES, GUNNEY SARGEANT!! BEST IDEA GUNNEY SARGEANT HAS EVER HAS, GUNNEY SARGEANT!!! :D
Brother Ian
10-11-2005, 10:21 AM
I think it would be a pretty good idea.

MMCM(SS) U. S. Navy
22 years, still serving.
USN2Pulpit
10-11-2005, 12:19 PM
Brother Ian...King's Bay?
TCassidy
10-11-2005, 12:28 PM
Oh no! The Master Chief's a tuber! (SSBN - also known as "Chicken of the Sea.) :D :D :D
Brother Ian
10-11-2005, 01:33 PM
USN2Pulpit,

I am in King's Bay.

TCassidy,

Submarines are the only way to go. . . unless you want to be a target.
TCassidy
10-11-2005, 01:46 PM
Originally posted by Brother Ian:
I am in King's Bay.The former Commodore there was a member of my church for about 10 years when he was stationed at Ballast Point. (SBSD) smile.gif Submarines are the only way to go. . . unless you want to be a target. Yeah, well, I flew jet fighters, so, try as you might, you probably wouldn't be able to shoot me down. :D :D :D
USN2Pulpit
10-11-2005, 04:00 PM
You and I must be friendly rivals, Brother Ian...for I was a P-3 Flight Engineer for twelve years.
TCassidy
10-11-2005, 05:23 PM
A P-3? You mean those left-over Lockheed Electras Lockheed couldn't sell to the airlines? And, of course, as every C-130 pilot knows, you guys have your engines on upside down! :D :D :D
Ben W
10-12-2005, 04:51 AM
Click on over to Aimoo, and you can start a free board on any subject you like, why not set up a Christian Veterens forum and see how you go?

http://www.aimoo.com/
Brother Ian
10-12-2005, 05:35 AM
Friendly rivalry will always exist within the various Navy communities. People really have a loyalty to their area which I think is a good thing.

USN2Pulpit,

Who was the Commodore?
USN2Pulpit
10-12-2005, 10:11 AM
Ryan...I was on the left coast.

TCassiday, you upscale, cosmopolitan educated folks got to fly the hot rods, while us uneducated huckleberries flew the cargo vans. graemlins/laugh.gif

Having said that, it was still some of the most memorable times in my navy career - and I hope we all contributed greatly to our country's security.

I what other way could we have had so much fun (meaning flight) and gotten paid for it! graemlins/thumbs.gif
Plain Old Bill
10-12-2005, 10:57 AM
Good idea BenW.
TCassidy
10-12-2005, 11:21 AM
Originally posted by Brother Ian:
Who was the Commodore? James Zalonis. He retired several years ago. He was a Mustang. Joined at 17, got his education while serving. Make Senior Chief at 11 years service. Decided he didn't want to be COB for the next 10 years so took a commission. Retired an O-6. Not bad for a country boy from North Carolina. smile.gif
TCassidy
10-12-2005, 11:23 AM
Originally posted by USN2Pulpit:
Ryan...I was on the left coast.Whidbey Island? In what other way could we have had so much fun (meaning flight) and gotten paid for it! graemlins/thumbs.gif You got that right! It is hard to believe we actually got paid for that! :D :D :D
USN2Pulpit
10-12-2005, 01:50 PM
yep, i did tours out of whidbey, moffatt, and barber's point
BruceB
10-12-2005, 08:33 PM
Sounds more like a Navy Veterans Forum to me (and brown shoe sailors at that)! Any room for us dirty, stinky, old ground pounders? Bruce
TCassidy
10-12-2005, 09:00 PM
Bruce, I too am AUS. I was one of only 400 fixed wing pilots in the Army. The rest were all rotoheads - uh, I mean - rotowing pilots. :D

And before going into aviation, I too was a grunt. :D :D
TomMann
10-12-2005, 09:40 PM
USN2Pulpit,

Sounds familiar.... also a FE at Jacksonville, Guam, Barbers Pt, and Moffett Field....

As far the engine location.... they work better on top.. for aircraft that fly just above the waves.....
USN2Pulpit
10-12-2005, 11:04 PM
that's right...gotta keep those engine intakes out of the salt spray!
Bartimaeus
10-13-2005, 12:58 AM
I would like to see a Vet Forum also. USAF 1974-1985, 81152-A, (K-9, patrol,bomb,narc cert). Served at Guam, Grissom, Lindsey A.S. FRG, Lackland AFB, S.A. Tx. I left Sam's AF to go into the ministry and would not have left for any other reason. I had the best job in the A.F. and I loved it.
Thanks -----Bart
Jimmy
10-13-2005, 02:34 AM
Sound good to me. Im sure there would be less friendly fire incidents than on many of the other forums.
Salty
10-13-2005, 03:55 PM
Originally posted by Jimmy:
... Im sure there would be less friendly fire incidents than on many of the other forums. Jimmy is right about less fire incidents, as long as everyone realizes the the US Army is the Top service!!

Sarge Salty

ps check my website for extenstive military career.
TCassidy
10-13-2005, 04:58 PM
Don't worry about friendly fire. Most of these guys are Navy and we all know had badly the Navy shoots. Not to mention how badly they march! :D :D :D
Brother Ian
10-14-2005, 10:57 AM
Tough to march on a submarine, but if we did, we'd do it silently.
Bartimaeus
10-14-2005, 02:38 PM
Tough to march at 38 thousand but we still do it right when we're on ground. Try marching and controlling six legs, most you guys had trouble with two.
Thanks ------Bart
USN2Pulpit
10-15-2005, 09:17 AM
what's marching?

"Fly Navy!"
TCashatt
10-17-2005, 10:35 AM
I am new to the Baptist Board, in fact this is my first day! I was going through the many topics and forums when this one caught my eye. I have a veterans website that deals with many of the things that are being discussed here. I started the site as a way to honor God by remembering and honoring our veterans and servicemen and women. It is at wwww.focusonveterans.org I would appreciate any comments as I try to make this site as usable as I can.
I look forward to getting into some of the discussions here.
TC
Scarlett O.
10-17-2005, 10:43 AM
Well, I'm not a veteran, but I was born at an Air Force base. Ha!

My dad has such great stories of his tenure. I love to listen to them even though I've heard them a million times.

Go Air Force!!

Peace-
Scarlett O.
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TCashatt
10-17-2005, 10:53 AM
Maybe thats my problem. I need a new audience. My wife has heard mine so many times she knows them by heart!