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Hi everyone my name is Tom and that i what i usually go by. I am 25 and from North Carolina. Besides computers in general my only other hobbies are playing music and school. I have about a year left until i get my bachelors in Computer Science and I can't wait to be done with school, before any starts with the cracks on my age and still having a year left it is because I went to the military after high school and got a late start. Up until lately my occupation had been as a body piercer in tattoo shops. I am looking forward to being able to chat with some other people here that interested in the same things I am.

Hope this introduction is good enough

Tom
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The military? what was that like? I've always wanted to find out about conditions in the US army...Where were you assigned? lol its quite funny u went from being a solider to a body artist

BanditZA wrote:The military? what was that like? I've always wanted to find out about conditions in the US army...Where were you assigned? lol its quite funny u went from being a solider to a body artist

Yeah it is kind of odd, i was in the Marine Corps for four year stationed in Okinawa Japan. It was odd with the Tattoo Shop thing because when i was in you could only have them in certain places and then i get out and go to putting stuff on people anywhere they want and I am covered in tattoos, i guess that is a negative side effect of the job The marine corps is great, i dont know about the other services because i didn't spend a lot of time working with them but the marine corps really takes good care of you, its a tough love but they do love you. Plus you get paid to do really fun stuff like ride and jump out of helicopters and shoot guns and blow stuff up, it is perfect for any kid because you get to learn all this fun stuff like that but you have to grow up at the same time and learn responsibility. I personally am glad i did it that way because learning to be responsible out here in the real world is a lot harsher than learning in the Military. Military if you mess up you get yelled at and then they teach you how to do it right. Out here they might yell at you and fine you and then let you go to do it again If you got any specific questions about anything just ask me and I'll answer the best i can.

LokNess

What did you do in the Corps?

I was a computer programmer in the Marines from '96 to '99, not too long before they cut the MOS. I was stationed at MCRD San Diego, so a bit of a different outlook than Okinawa.

nderdog wrote:What did you do in the Corps?

I was a computer programmer in the Marines from '96 to '99, not too long before they cut the MOS. I was stationed at MCRD San Diego, so a bit of a different outlook than Okinawa.

I was an 0311 doing sensor control and management for 3rd Intel battallion from 99-03. I was WAY too moto when i went in and went infantry instead of getting a job skill. I spent some time in pendelton for squad leaders course. I didnt love cali like a lot of people do. That would of been a really cool MOS, i wish i had done something like that instead of the job i chose. I had a lot of fun but at the same time the expierience in a job skill would of been great. What was the MOS number for programmer? Did they put you guys in the S6/G6 or were you completly seperate from a S shop? That is really interesting to me i hope you dont mind the questions.

Semper Fi man
LokNess

LokNess wrote:

nderdog wrote:What did you do in the Corps?

I was a computer programmer in the Marines from '96 to '99, not too long before they cut the MOS. I was stationed at MCRD San Diego, so a bit of a different outlook than Okinawa.

I was an 0311 doing sensor control and management for 3rd Intel battallion from 99-03. I was WAY too moto when i went in and went infantry instead of getting a job skill. I spent some time in pendelton for squad leaders course. I didnt love cali like a lot of people do. That would of been a really cool MOS, i wish i had done something like that instead of the job i chose. I had a lot of fun but at the same time the expierience in a job skill would of been great. What was the MOS number for programmer? Did they put you guys in the S6/G6 or were you completly seperate from a S shop? That is really interesting to me i hope you dont mind the questions.

Semper Fi man
LokNess

I was a 4066 (or maybe4067?) One is more networking stuff, but that was quite a while ago, so my memory is a bit fuzzy.

Because I was at MCRD, I was just attached the Headquarters and Service Batallion there. Quite a different world than what you were in. All spit-and-polish, and the yearly trip to Edson Range for rifle quals and our little camp-outs were all of the time we ever spent in the field. Lots of extra duties like funeral details for WWII officers and the like, though.

The closest we got to primped was having to wear chucks on fridays We did our fair share or ceremonies but always just change of commands because of the freakin way people rotate out of overseas positions. The best one ever was a girl doc passed out during the marine corps birthday parade and i was like two companies down and still heard her kevlar hit the pavement and then a couple of seconds later it came rolling by our company. To this day i dont know how it made it that far but that was about the only time that i had to really try to keep my bearing


LokNess

Semper fi Marine: I was in the 101st marine Div: in desert storm, I drive a truck over the road now but the corps will always be my guide.oorah....

BTW: Welcome to Phoenix............

Thanks, appreciate it and Semper Fi to you too brother.

LokNess