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RE: November Ladies Chat Thread - 11/6/2009 3:12:53 PM
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Mollymouser
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This was interesting... I wanted to know how many people were in different branches of the US military. (as of 30 Sept 2008)
ARMY 548,000
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 353,000
ARMY RESERVE 205,000
AIR FORCE 323,000
AIR NATIONAL GUARD 107,000
AIR FORCE RESERVE 67,000
MARINE CORPS 203,095
MARINE FORCES RESERVE 40,000
NAVY 332,000
NAVY RESERVE 67,000
COAST GUARD 41,000
COAST GUARD RESERVE 11,000
As of March 31, 2008, U.S. armed forces were stationed at more than 820 installations in at least 39 countries.
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RE: November Ladies Chat Thread - 11/6/2009 3:43:37 PM
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For us to go to the Commissary in Baumholder, by car or taxi (or walking), we had to pull out our military id's no less then 5 times. If by bus, it was no less then 9 times.
Wow.
When I was in high school, I worked at the commissary. I walked from the housing area and showed my ID just once.
That was a loooooong time ago. Maybe things have changed.
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In Baumholder (the post) there are three housing areas...Smith, Wetzel, and Lower Pfaltzbach. Smith is the only one that is actually on the main post. The other two, you have to go off post, through the town, and back into the housing area of post. (That area had housing units, the housing office, school...that's about it). We lived in Upper Wetzel and Lower Wetzel when we lived there. It's kind of hard to describe if you haven't been there.
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To access either DH's base or Lemoore NAS, you need a DOD sticker on your car and military ID.
Here you have to have both a sticker and a military id to drive on post...but anyone in the vehicle doesn't normally have to produce any id (this is set by the post commander, and sometimes he does say everyone has to give an id...however, not everyone has to have a military id or visitors pass like in Germany). My hubby can drive my moms car on post but he has to go through the check point and pull over so they can log in her car tag number. However, my mom can drive my van on post (it has a sticker from the post on the front windshield), and just show a drivers license, and she can get on. So they really don't check both. (Though I am sure right now it is tight to get on).
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This was interesting... I wanted to know how many people were in different branches of the US military. (as of 30 Sept 2008)
ARMY 548,000
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 353,000
ARMY RESERVE 205,000
AIR FORCE 323,000
AIR NATIONAL GUARD 107,000
AIR FORCE RESERVE 67,000
MARINE CORPS 203,095
MARINE FORCES RESERVE 40,000
NAVY 332,000
NAVY RESERVE 67,000
COAST GUARD 41,000
COAST GUARD RESERVE 11,000
As of March 31, 2008, U.S. armed forces were stationed at more than 820 installations in at least 39 countries.
Interesting...thanks for posting that.
< Message edited by peculiar_lady2 -- 11/6/2009 3:49:46 PM >
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RE: November Ladies Chat Thread - 11/6/2009 5:06:34 PM
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myka
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I wonder if Carson has a school since it is one of the smallest Army posts. Do you know? ( I could look it up if I wanted to, but I don't want to)
Yes, Ft Carson has at least 3 elementary schools and one middle school.
Some of the bases/posts have schools for the lower grades, but then the kids have to go to the surrounding community for higher grades. Dh has related stories about his experience with that situation... (his dad was/is retired AF)
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RE: November Ladies Chat Thread - 11/6/2009 5:50:12 PM
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I just saw the headline on Yahoo about Ft. Hood. DH knows someone stationed there (husband and wife) but if he's heard anything about them he didn't say. But he's getting busy with work and isn't online much.
I'm so glad its the weekend. I'm pooped.
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RE: November Ladies Chat Thread - 11/6/2009 5:59:09 PM
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Sometimes I hate turning on the Tv. *Sigh* always sad news. Prayers going for the families of victims.
Will be gone the weekend. So you ladies have a nice one. :)
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RE: November Ladies Chat Thread - 11/6/2009 8:07:39 PM
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I read something in the paper today that I didn't know and thought I'd ask you about it. Is it true that the minimum tour of duty length for US servicemen is 12 months?
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RE: November Ladies Chat Thread - 11/6/2009 8:33:00 PM
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manda59
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Showing my ignorance here, Sarah (and wanting to be sure we're talking about the same thing!) - what's the difference?
(I *think* I mean tours of duty)
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RE: November Ladies Chat Thread - 11/6/2009 8:52:52 PM
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Thanks, Sarah. I think, though I'm not completely sure, that the words are used interchangeably here (though that of course may be erroneous use by civilians!). I think it's a big difference that our Army guys get sent out for 6 months at a time, and yours for 12. I do wonder if it's better for morale to have shorter tours.
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RE: November Ladies Chat Thread - 11/6/2009 9:17:56 PM
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oh, and I didn't answer your other question...
Tour of duty refers to a single soldiers moving about from here to there and such.
Deployment you are talking (usually) about a whole unit or group of soldiers that are sent into hostile areas (usually). Or sometimes you find soldier groups/units sent to replace other soldiers so they can deploy. In both instances you are considered "deployed" and get paid for being deployed, and for being separated from the family. However, if they are not in a hostile environment, they do not get combat pay.
A few other words for deployment are...
"playing in the sand box"
"boots in the sand" refers to them landing in "the sand box" or sometimes refers to how many boots (or men/women) are over there.
"downrange"
some in the US say "overseas", but those of us that have been to USAREUR (US Army Europe) locations can be confused by that one, so you can tell whether someone has been to USAREUR by how they refer to deployment.
Although, in the Navy,, deployment usually means being on a shiip for 6-9 months. In the Navy, when a sailor (or officer) is stationed away from family but not on a ship, it's called an "unacompianed tour." I think Marine deployments are basically the same lenths as Navy deployments, although many many marines have a year long unacompanied tour in Okinowa (although we have marine friends that when the dad/husband was stationed there, they paid for themselves to move there/live with him so they wouldn't be apart the whole year.
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RE: November Ladies Chat Thread - 11/6/2009 9:36:49 PM
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The Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines all have different policies on deployments, and you will find different lengths, as well. Marines routinely deploy to Iraq / Afghanistan for 7 month tours. Air Force deployments to Iraq / Afghanistans can be anywhere from 3 months to more than a year, but often occur more often than Army or Marine deployments. (For example, my wonderful DH has had less than 2 months between two of his deployments to Iraq. Some guys we know have come home, been home less than one month, and had to return. My wonderful DH has had 6 deployments to Iraq ... some longer, some shorter, all spanning at least 3 months. (There are limits to how many combat hours USAF pilots can fly in a 3-month period, so they have to send them out of the combat zone a month to "reset" their clocks, sometimes.)
TDYs (Temporary Duty Assignments) can be anywhere from 1 day to 179 days ... but they can be extended to go longer by technically giving the airman one day off between orders.
In the end, it all comes down to the needs of the Service.
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RE: November Ladies Chat Thread - 11/6/2009 10:03:44 PM
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It's bad enough we had men dying in Iraq. It makes me mad and sad they've suffered at the hands of one of their own...not only one of their own but a doctor (who is supposed to take care of them) and an officer (who is supposed to be a leader and an example).
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