| Hey, I was in the Army Reserves from 1999-2010 as a medic. I did one tour in Iraq during OIF III (2004-2005) under the command of the 42nd ID. My main role was an driving around my ambulance as part of convoy support , but I did pretty much everything except get to fly on black hawks as a medic. I've been watching anime since I was a kid (even though I didn't realize it was anime at the time.) I'm currently 1 of 4 writers on a blog called AniRec if anyone is interested in reading it (I use the same name there too.) Thanks for the invite. Anything else you guys need to know just ask. Jason aka Vorgun |
| @Vorgun - really glad to have you here. |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
| Welcome. Your first assignment is to watch every anime on the club list... by TOMORROW! Just kidding. =-P |
| Welcome Grimm. What online games? I've played Lord of the Rings, Aion, DC Universe Online and a few others. |
| I played TF2 for almost 2 years, but then the servers I was on started to die. It was pretty fun and great for some epic battles. I haven't really found a good FPS since, but I mainly play RPG's myself. Planet Side 2 is the only new FPS i've seen that might be halfway decent. Be wary of Turbines GM's, they're terrible. =-P |
| Greetings Brothers and Sisters, I served in the U.S. Army from January of 1990 through June of 1997. I did a lot of different things. But most of it can be summed up in a single MOS. Janitorial Engineer. I did a lot of walking around, cleaning up other people's shit. And I did some mobile Janitorial Engineering as well. I helped clean up a lot of messes. Some of it was real, some of it fun; but none of it was real fun. Once, a Two Star drove up to a "mess" I was aiding in cleaning up and asked my Squad Leader "how are we doing tonight Sergeant?" Now I thought this was pretty damn rude since I was sitting there on the ground, covered in someone else's mess and I was about to spout something really stupid out of my mouth. However, SSG. G knew I was going to say/do something I would regret the rest of my life and yanked me out of the way, saluted said Two Star and replied "I'm living the dream sir!" The Two Star saluted back and drove off. Post Balkan region clean up I moved back state side and left the Army to begin my new career in life "Janitorial Engineer-Civilian". This job entailed cleaning up messes left by my (EX) wife. It was really fun and entertaining, for about fourteen years and then that was over too. When she left, I decided it was my turn to "Live the dream". Thus, I packed up both t-shirts, both pairs of pants, seven pairs of socks and 7 pairs of under ware and moved from Cleveland Ohio out to Renton, Washington where I am currently "Living the dream". I started watching Anime when Battle of the Planets (G-force to some of you) now known as "Science Ninja Team Gatchaman" hit the Ohio airwaves. This led to me watching Voltron, Star Blazers and eventually Robotech. Little did I know, but knownst to me now, that this little movie called "Warriors of the Wind" was also part of this exclusive little club I had enjoyed so much growing up as a child of the '80s (have mercy on my soul). My transition from "fan" to "fanatic" began with a little place in the Victorvalley Mall called Sun Coast Motion Picture Company. Where a despicably awesome young man by the name of "Eric" introduced me to "Bubblegum Crisis" from AnimEgo in Japanese with English Subtitles. And the rest they say... is history. Thank you for reading the droll little rant and I am very happy to join you all. Every single one of you has the utmost of respect from me. You SERVED your country. We aint no angles, but by God we answered the call from our Country when it needed us. Hoo-ah! Or HUA. Or as my crazy assed former C.O. once said "CHUA! Commander's Head Up Ass!" |
| My dream job is to be the Penny Press Operator at the US Mint; Just so I can come home every day to my significant other and say "Honey, I made cents ALL day long!" Active Military, Prior Service and Veteran's Anime Club |
| Speaking of coins. If that two star didn't give you a coin, I'd agree that was pretty damn rude. =-P |
| Hey, danieltousey. How was the culture shock moving from the midwest to the northwest? I'm just down I-5 about 10 min (depending on traffic) south of Ft. Lewis's main gate. |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
| Well lisnoire, it wasn't as large of an culture shock as one might be lead to believe. Being in the Army opened my eyes to the world (not put on the blinders for me). The friends I moved in with (Army Buddy and his wife) have been trying to talk me into moving here since 1997. I don't proscribe to mass market hyped up religious notions. I'm an independent free thinking individual. I'm (just barely) smart enough to avoid politics instead of debating them. I drink coffee like an M1 Abram's Tank guzzles JP8. I enjoy a good stout beer and I am completely and totally ambivalent when it comes to relationships (either SSDP or DSDP). And since none of those things really bother me, my only "shock" was the traffic on I-5, I-405 (OMG!!!) and SR 167. I live a stone's throw from "The Landing" in Renton right on Lake Washington. Gene Coulon Park is my back yard. I might have mentioned this before, but this is truly "Living the dream" country. And since I am not a "good ol' buy" that listens to Country Music and wears shit kickers, moving here became a blessing for me. And I kind of G2ed the range. I came out to visit during P.A.X. last summer and stayed for two weeks. I got to see, feel and experience something new everyday. And actually living here is an extremely convenient way to live. I like a good city. |
lisnoireJul 16, 2012 10:01 PM
| My dream job is to be the Penny Press Operator at the US Mint; Just so I can come home every day to my significant other and say "Honey, I made cents ALL day long!" Active Military, Prior Service and Veteran's Anime Club |
| @danieltousey -- Open minded, into coffee, craft beer, and something other than Country Music. My friend, you are living in the appropriate corner of the USA. How'd you like Juneuary? Sure beat burning up with the rest of the country. |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
| @lisnoire - Juneuary, was absolutely divine. And another affirmation that the universe has nudged me in the right (Left?) direction. Did I mention my bibliophile condition? Having a dozen or so Half Price Bookstores around me (and Barnes & Nobles) on top of exquisite food/beer selections (The Berliner Pub in Renton) and a coffee shop in every nook and cranny has convinced me. Best of all (for a guy like me anyways) there is also work. So that I may enjoy all of those aforementioned locations when I am not at work. Naturally, that is the trick. To find the right job that pays one well enough, but doesn't require one to live at work either. I'll let you know if I find that balance. Or at least, until I land the best job in the world. The Penny Press Operator at the US Mint. |
| My dream job is to be the Penny Press Operator at the US Mint; Just so I can come home every day to my significant other and say "Honey, I made cents ALL day long!" Active Military, Prior Service and Veteran's Anime Club |
| @danieltousey - Been to the other side of the Cascades? Whole different planet. High dessert kind of like around Reno, NV. Not much going on, and that's not necessarily a bad thing, but there are some great wineries and parts of it can be pretty in it's own brown way. It grew up there. It's a nice place to be from. |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
lisnoire said: @danieltousey - Been to the other side of the Cascades? Whole different planet. High dessert kind of like around Reno, NV. Not much going on, and that's not necessarily a bad thing, but there are some great wineries and parts of it can be pretty in it's own brown way. It grew up there. It's a nice place to be from. I have indeed been on the other side of the Cascades. It was a lovely trip (with my good friends I am living with now) back in '93 when we visited their old stomping ground in Humboldt County. I still remember that long trip (up from the Barstow area) very fondly. Living in the middle of the Mojave desert... not so much. But the people I served with there still influence me to this day. There is no real way to say "thank you" enough times to those people. They are more than just friends. My children grew up learning various quotes from SSG. G. I grew up in what used to be an ideal place to live. I still love Ohio. But with the Automotive industry in a decline, the Steel industry almost destroyed and the massive exportation of factories out of Ohio, it is a depressing place to be in. Despite the fact that my whole family lives there, including my kids. The city (and even it's traffic) are just something I have come to desire. Maybe it's a reaction to having lived in the middle of nowhere Ohio for 15 years. Or even getting divorced. Or maybe it's just my mid-life crisis. I like living around the hustle and the bustle (when taken in small quantities) so that I may enjoy random trips into Seattle, walk out my front door and into a coffee shop and be able to buy groceries without having to get in my truck and drive 20 minutes (to the nearest store). And some day I might even go back to living somewhere quiet. That chapter has yet to be realized (in my life anyways). I don't see life as a series of destinations anymore. I want to focus on the how I am getting there and what I am doing along the way. I guess we could call it "positive self development fueled by an immense quantity of hyper kinetic self driven intestinal fortitude." |
| My dream job is to be the Penny Press Operator at the US Mint; Just so I can come home every day to my significant other and say "Honey, I made cents ALL day long!" Active Military, Prior Service and Veteran's Anime Club |
| Whats up guys the names iceking1 i joined in 20111702 man so that makes me the green horn i never deployed although im praying on it im a 91D in the army reserve i never once did my job since i left AIT been in my unit 479th chem HHD for about a year noew and think the younger soldiers these days arent cut out to be a soldier or even call themselves one its just a titlw for them to use most of them are shitbags i hope to reclass as a 19D and go active thanks for having me guys i grealy enjoy your company. |
| Hey, iceking1! Welcome! |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
| Welcome to the club iceking. Yeah, My last unit was a chem unit before I got out. They took away my ambulance and all my medical stuff and gave me a cubical with a laptop that didn't work so I j ust spun around in a chair all day long. Pretty humiliating going from being a field medic to a paper job. Which is also the reason I let my contract expire and never re-upped. =-P No one in my chem unit was deployed either. Bad thing is, if it's still the same since I got out in 2010 unless your C/O releases you to go active you're going to be stuck for the terms of the contract. With the government everything is property including you. You = money-- Which means they (your unit) lose money if they let you go. Sorry to be negative, Good luck. =-P |
VorgunJul 18, 2012 2:41 AM
| Welcome iceking. Good luck with going active. Scouts out! |
| My dream job is to be the Penny Press Operator at the US Mint; Just so I can come home every day to my significant other and say "Honey, I made cents ALL day long!" Active Military, Prior Service and Veteran's Anime Club |
| Welcome aboard all don't be nervous I sneak in every so often and leave my two cents worth. I am the local US Navy SEAL my friends call me Otter why I have no clue. So have fun getting to know people like you and enjoy good anime |
| Thanks guys for the support i pray for a better future |
| So while taking some time out of school work and reading through only a few introductions it seems like this club has some confirmed BAMF's(Bad Ass Mother Fuckers)!!!!! I am stunt_crazy, i am your local HR lol. I serve in the army reserve, currently deployed in qatar where life isnt bad it's just dismal. Job MOS is 42A and if you have any questions for the army(on paperwork side) just it me up. The best part about my job is that I have tons of free time during work, so I research numerous things and it have given me ample time to roam this wonderful site. I have been stricken with anime ever since DBZ days(yes I am a DBZ kid) ever since the mid 90's. I have built up a pretty decent watch list and im trying to build it more and more every day. I look forward to getting to know the people on the site and still wanna say thanks to antalk for the invite! |
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| Hi all! I'm a retired Air Guardsman living in southeast Georgia-I enlisted straight out of high school as a radar operator (1C5X) in 1979 & retired as an E-7 in 2002 after 23 1/2 years of service (With AD tours in Kuwait, Norway & Operation Noble Eagle stateside). As for anime-I go way back to Speed Racer & Battle of the Planets before I knew that they were actually anime but I didn't get serious with it until I bought my first DVD player following my first tour in Kuwait in 1999 along with my first title, Dominion Tank Police. My membership is pending at the moment but I'd be honored if I could join your group. Thanks! @iceking1: Good luck with going active! |
| Thanks trekkie01 and i also to promoted to specialist about 2 weeks ago im so freaking happy and excited and most of all i get to be a leader and an example for the soldiers under me which to me is the best part about it |
| Well hello everyone, I’m a little late on the introduction it would seem. Oh well. My name is Skybluemalibu_67 or you can just call me Ace, that's what everyone else calls me. I served in the United States Marine Corps. For four years from 08'-12'. My primary MOS was an 1161, HAVAC and my secondary MOS was 1141, Electrician. I did two deployments to Afghanistan from 09'-10' and 11'-12'. My first deployment I very rarely did my job, mostly sat behind a MK-19. I was also involved in Operation Moshtarak in 10'. My second deployment was very uneventful. I got into anime when I had down time on my first deployment. I got hooked on anime from watching Bleach, probably like most people my age did. It has become my main form of entertainment sense then. |
| Hello fellow brother and sisters in arms =] thanks to OrlahEhontas for the invite and for telling me about this group! I served in the United States Army from 2003-2007 as a 96H (now merged with 35G). When reflecting upon my time in service, Charles Dickens' famous quote from 'A Tale of Two Cities' comes to mind: "It was the best of times, it was the worse of times it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..." (i'll stop it right there). At times, it was the best, and of course there were times were I had to "embrace the suck" like everyone else. I learned a lot of invaluable things that I will never want to trade back for anything in the world, but damn was there some foolishness. At times hilarious, but still foolish lol. I come from a military family (on my father's side) paternal grandfather & father served in the air force, a few aunts/uncles/cousins served different branches & both my brothers and I all served in the army. What's funny is that we all (for the most part) never set out to serve for tradition, everyone had their own individual reasons, but others always seem to interpret it that way. I'm glad and very fortunate to have had a supportive and understanding family behind me when I decided to enlist as a lot of other people gave me sh!t for it at the time (I enlisted almost a year after 9/11; was DEP until basic in early '03) I've been a long time fan of anime, but within the past few years I've transitioned from casual fan status to Otaku 3 bronze OLC. Working towards silver. Looking forward to e-meeting everyone and checking out your recommendations =] |
| Greetings all, Name is Sean, service is Navy and im stationed on the ballistic missile defense commander for 7th fleet, USS SHILOH out in Yokosuka, Japan, FDNF. Japan is awesome, 7th fleet sucks, but I should be coming back stateside near the end of the year. Im one of the greenhorns to the active military, graduating recently from VMI in 2011, but if you have questions about Japan, FDNF or BMD dont hesitate to ask. Technically we are always "deployed", but when we usually go out it is to make circles in the water and wait for North Korea to do something stupid. Never been to the sandbox and hope I never do an IA there, just not my cup of tea and I have a great deal of respect for those that have done their time there. I come from a military family as well, my Dad was Marine Corps 11 years, doing mainly adjutant/S-1 stuff. Was the S-1 for the base in Okinawa for a few years before spending some time in 29 Palms among other places in the area. Ive been into Anime since the beginning of high school, got hooked on some of the older stuff, Record of Lodoss War, Blue Gender, Gasaraki, Armitage were among some of the first I saw. Recently got heavy into Manga as well. I find it helps me fall asleep actually, which is sometimes hard to do with all the stress of military life. Send me a message or whatnot anytime, I welcome the chance to chat with fellow sevicemembers and veterans. |
| Sup. I've been a member of this club for a while now but I've never properly introduced myself in this thread. I received my commission in the United States Army earlier this summer and I'm currently going through Armor BOLC at Fort Benning Georgia. |
| Hello from Shreveport, LA, USA! USN 1976 - 1979 Service Connected Disabled Naval Meteorology & Oceanography Command (NMOC)/Navigational Aids Support Unit (NAVAIDSUPUNIT) Rank Petty Officer Third Class (E-4) Fort Story - Virginia Designator/NEC EN-0000-Engineman EN-Engineman USS Tringa (ASR-16) Fireman (E-3) Grotton - Connecticut Designator/NEC EN-0000-Engineman  Technical Schools/(EN) Engineman C School GM-268A Rank Fireman Apprentice (E-2) Location Great Lakes - Illinois Designator/NEC EN-0000-Engineman Recruit Training (RTC Orlando, FL) Company 195D |
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