The Paddock

It wasn't my aim the sights were so off that I had to aim high and right almost to the shoulder from the 15 yd line and off paper at the 25. I hate baretta. I will never ever allow anyone in my family to own one of those POS.

Yeah... I remember having to aim crazy like that with my ,45 but I never thought the 9mm would have that problem.

BTW Warmother... since you hated MP's so much, this should give you a sense of vendication
(if you're seeking some sort of sweet revenge). One of the first things I did when I got out in 1988, was get arrested for DUI and disorderly conduct. I was cuffed, shoved into the backseat of a squad car and spent the night BEHIND bars.

So there... FEEL BETTER?

HAHAHA thats the way of the world Devilnuts. Nah I dont have anything against MP's really. That was actually what I was going to go in as but my buddy that had already been through boot camp talked me into infantry. They actually hooked me up several times coming through the gate at PI. I used to come through blasted about 3-4 nights a week coming back from Savannah, GA and they would let me on through. I was so bad one night, my buddy was curled up in the fetal position in the passenger seat, and I couldnt even stand up. They asked me to get out of the car and I had to lean against it to be able to stand. They pulled me to the side to tell me my ID was nicked and I needed to get a new one. They knew I was obviously trashed and they had some fun with me but in the end they let me go so it was ok.

US NAVY
1986-1990
Aviation Boatswains Mate Third Class
Aircraft Director
Uss Eisenhower CVN-69
Norfolk, Va

One of my interesting stories: On my first of 2 Med cruises, we had a perfect cruise. Did not lose a plane, copter, man, or anything in 6 months at sea. Absolutely flawless.
Pulling into Norfolk Va, within eyesight of the pier with 20,000 family members waiting, we plow into the side of tanker ship that was at anchor. I was in the hangar deck and I was like why in the touch is the collision alarm going off. Sure enough I look out one of the elevator doors and see the gigantic front of a ship. It went right down our side like the iceberg in Titanic.

I went on 2 weeks leave as soon as we docked, when I got back our Captain had been disgracefully replaced. Unreal.

Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, can respond with a great deal of pride and satisfaction," I served in the United States Navy".............John F. Kennedy.

Ahem, 99'-03' US Army M1A1 Abrams tanker, starting with being stationed for 16 weeks of basic and AIT at Fort Knox. Three out of the four years were spent stationed at Fort Hood, TX. During that time however I was deployed to Ft. Irwin, CA for the NTC twice (Bluefor, Opfor games). My final year was spent in Camp Casey, ROK. I was lucky enough to get my orders to Korea when Bush ordered all state side units to get ready to go play REAL war games. With that being said, I was one of last soldiers not to get shot at during their military service.

You know the funny thing is that I later found out my unit at Hood was the one that caught Saddam in that spider hole.

OMG!!! Dude that was friggin awesome! Damn Gunny brought me to tears.

You're welcome haha.

Spot on my brother... you nailed it.

Btw I am back at the VA. Let's see if they do anything besides throw pain pills at me.

Well they signed me up for physical therapy and an MRI. I guess we shall see. Physical therapy on my back is not gonna be a fun time.

Brother I wish I could. Unfortunately this isn't something that's gonna get better. Too many humps through the mountains of cali can be thanked for that.

I was never in the military but I'll be damned if I don't love and appreciate each and everyone who served. I will say however that I have a 6 foot safe with a very respectable arsenal that any vet would be proud of. Btw, I have been trying to find an M4 for a while now...I'm not sayin...I'm just sayin. Lol. Thank you guys for your service.
GOD bless you guys.

**Football**