Got in the Navy reserves during Nam at 18. Did two years active and four years reserve. Got out for ten years, then went back in to the Seabees to retire after 22 years. It was a privlage to serve my country and its citizens.

cant say i do grimmo wot year was he in

I enlisted in the USAF at 18. Turned 19 3 days before I graduated BMT. Got sent to Germany. Just passed my first year in the USAF!

20 when I joined the Army Reserve. 21 when I went regular. I was the 4th oldest in my Platoon at 1RTB. Stayed in RAAC serving most of my time on the old M113A1. Did Driving and Serving Instructing at the School of Armour. Finishing my time on the Bushmaster before I get shown the door on a medical discharge. Resolute and Tenacious.

i joined in 85, grenadier guards left in 99 ,several tours of ireland and other fun places,made sgt in the end

Enlisted in NOV '77 the week after my 18th birthday.

Retired in JAN '04 with 26+ years active duty.

Just resigned a couple of months ago from the PMC that I've been working with since '04. Now I'm "whipping the rose bushes into shape."

De Oppresso Liber

Joined Aussie Army in 1991 16 years old as a 46th class Army Apprentice. Busy week that year with the Gulf War 1 starting, turning 16 and joining the Army all within 5 days. Still serving after 20 years and still loving it all.

17, and still in.

Signed up 1977 day after my 16th birthday started basic 2 weeks later left when I was 25.

Walked into recruiting office on 15th birthday,1970, trained as Chieftain tank gunner but also did 2 tours of N.I , plus saw various bits of planet earth that I probably would'nt have otherwise. Left in one piece but would do it again given the chance.
Paul

I joined as MBT gunner at 16.5. Still in.

i was 16 when my parents signed up for the nco accademy i was 20 when first i set on one helcopter and i was 50 when i retired s warrant officier

I was 17 when I joined the U.S.ARMY in 1972. Dam Im a old fart lol

I was 16 when iep my very first time in the NCO accademy and after exct 35 years of honoable sevice i step out

i was 17 dec 31 1987 got out in 1998 us army and njng
dave

I was 17 when I found myself with a scary future in Michigan. School sucked and mum had too many mouths to feed. I took my high school equiv exams and passed.

Took my navy entrance exams and almost aced them. They handed me the careers book and told me to pick one.

I chose Aircraft Electrician. During boot camp I was offered Seal training and officer candidate school. Still only 17.

I made Petty Officer Third class at 18 and Petty Officer Second class at 20.

Had a Watch Captain billet and supervising 12 military policeman before I could legally drink beer.

I was supervising 25 aircraft mechs at 21.

By the time I was 24 I was third seat in a P3 Orion sub hunter with an emergency nuclear weapons release lever under my left foot.

Go Navy!

P.S. I retired at full pay at 37. They pay me 4200.00 a month....tax free....... for that fateful decision way back when. I was one of the lucky ones.

currently going through application i have my final selection on the 29th of this month

if that goes well IL start September hopefully as a reconnaissance tank crewman and once passed out hopefully in the queens royal lancers

What tank will you be sporting? God bless England for the Abrams armor. Oh ya......we know who to thank.

Winter

Il be using the scimitar ccvrt i wonder if theres a good model of it

Hello there,
I joined the cadets in 1978, MKT Deeping Detachment 2 Sqn
of the 17/21st Lancers with 12 years, a year earlier than
normaly allowed. After that I joined the regular army with 17 also a year before normaly allowed and this time B Sqn
4th troop of the 17/21st Lancers until 1988.

Paul

Went into the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) in August 1996
Got sworn in at MEPS in Raleigh on July 20 1997 alittle more than a month after mt 19th birthday.

i joined the Marines when i was 17, thought school was not for me. the year was 1957 and i trained at Paris Island PLT 169 ( quanset huts ). the Corps promptly sent to Comm. schools 2531, 2533 and crypto ( don't remember that M.O.S. ) most of my time was in Okinawa ( two years ). i have no war stories but i do have many great liberty stories. friends call me " sniper" but i was never a sniper.

17 and 5 months of course I was officialy 18 la legion entrangere The best 5 years and the worst 5 years.
No regrets

Joined the Reserves at 17, transferred to the Regular Force at 18.

45 now, still in the regs. Where did the time go?

Spent 3 years in, course 8326 through Cornwallis. Finished our graduation parade on a very hot, muggy afternoon on Labor Day I believe! I was six days shy of my twentieth birthday...

Wow that was several lifetimes ago....

Time flies whether you are having fun or not I sometimes say.