My Journey to Alaska and back....again (and other Army/YankeeVol life adventures)

[volfanbill]

I probably won’t like anything else after doing this for 16+ years. Plus our mentality isn’t exactly made for other MOS’s. That being said, what I do doesn’t exactly translate to anything in the real world. I’d like to find something that does.

I know lots of grunts who have reclassed to 25. Mostly Bravos and Sierras, but to be fair, I haven’t had a chance to work with many other 25 Series.

 

[YankeeVol]

My new whip

 

[volfanbill]

My new whip
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Might as well become a POG now.

 

[YankeeVol]

So active duty is only supposed to get black or white casts (dumb IMO). I talked them into letting me get orange as I’ll be on leave still when it comes off.

 

[malinoisvol]

Liked for the Orange!

Trip over a pencilor fall outta plane?

 

[TopsideVol]

Looking good, Yank! What the hell happened
@YankeeVol

 

[YankeeVol]

Liked for the Orange!

Trip over a pencilor fall outta plane?

Looking good, Yank! What the hell happened
@YankeeVol

Fractured it playing softball last summer. Ended up also tearing a ligament on both the inside and outside that needed to be repaired. A couple bone fragments were removed and just general clean up after nearly 17 years of running, rucking and jumping out of planes.

 

[malinoisvol]

Fractured it playing softball last summer. Ended up also tearing a ligament on both the inside and outside that needed to be repaired. A couple bone fragments were removed and just general clean up after nearly 17 years of running, rucking and jumping out of planes.

Ouch! Hope you healing is speedy.

 

[YankeeVol]

Ouch! Hope you healing is speedy.

Thanks. Going well so far. Surprisingly little to no pain (even after the nerve block wore off).

 

[rs16]

They all suck

So where do good officers come from, only battlefield commissions ???

 

[rs16]

I’m a 25R (becomes Zulu for you, combining with 25V and 25M). We cover the visual information stuff, photos (25V), graphics (25M) and as a Romeo, we’re the technicians behind making sure it all works. I don’t know how much you’d like that, and our field is pretty small and crowded.

The other Signal Corps jobs, though, if you find something interesting are great for good money jobs when you retire. Just a thought.

Signal Corps- you can talk about us, but you can’t talk without us

Signal Corps Captain with 49 years, 3 months in grade.

 

[Tin Man]

jumping out of planes.

 

[Tin Man]

@YankeeVol, have you jumped from a C-17?

 

[VolNExile]

Signal Corps Captain with 49 years, 3 months in grade.

Good Lord, don't people retire from active duty any more??

 

[volfanbill]

Signal Corps Captain with 49 years, 3 months in grade.

49 years???

 

[YankeeVol]

@YankeeVol, have you jumped from a C-17?

Of course. If I had to guess I'd say its a 50/40/10 % split (C17/C130/rotary wing)

 

[Tin Man]

Of course. If I had to guess I'd say its a 50/40/10 % split (C17/C130/rotary wing)

Being a fun jumper, I've exited with 32 others from a CASA C-212. That's as big as I've got in my log book. The idea of exiting in mass from a C-17 is thrilling to me.

 

[YankeeVol]

Being a fun jumper, I've exited with 32 others from a CASA C-212. That's as big as I've got in my log book. The idea of exiting in mass from a C-17 is thrilling to me.

There's so much more room on a C17. There's ZERO room on a C130.

 

[Tri-CitiesVol]

I probably won’t like anything else after doing this for 16+ years. Plus our mentality isn’t exactly made for other MOS’s. That being said, what I do doesn’t exactly translate to anything in the real world. I’d like to find something that does.

UAS

 

[rs16]

49 years???

Very inactive reserves.

 

[rs16]

There's so much more room on a C17. There's ZERO room on a C130.

Being a fun jumper, I've exited with 32 others from a CASA C-212. That's as big as I've got in my log book. The idea of exiting in mass from a C-17 is thrilling to me.

C141, but not en masse.

 

[YankeeVol]

UAS

Thought about it. Surgeon said I should know by July time whether I'll have to consider anything else or not.

 

[YankeeVol]

Nearly 6 weeks post-op. Got the cast off today. I’ll be in a cam boot for 4-6 weeks

 

[Usernametaken]

Someone needs a pedicure.

 

[volfanbill]

So what's it like being a 1SG and using the leg scooter thing?