Military Background - Poll - Page 3

Makee · 03-07-2007, 08:19 AM

Croatian army, Combat Engineer training instructor
Rank: Private First class
Year(s): 1999-2000
Combat Experience: No
War Experience: Yes

Jaycop · 03-07-2007, 08:29 AM

Branch: Swedish Air Force
Rank: Private
Year(s): 2006
Combat Experience: No

Did my conscript service in the Swedish Air Force as a firefighter/Rifleman. Applied for going abroad with the peacekeeping units in Kosovo and Afghanistan but didn't make the cut.

Gyberg · 03-07-2007, 08:58 AM

Branch: Swedish Amphibious (Marine) Corps
Rank: Sergeant/Staff Sergeant
Years: 2005 - 2006
Combat experience: No

Did my military service as a Squad Leader and as a Quartermaster.

(Did not use the poll, is it only for US people?)

BoogieWines · 03-07-2007, 09:33 AM

no military experience however i did think about joining the british sea cadets in my teens but thought better of it because of my bad experience in scouts (i went once and all we did was raise the union jack and tie knots) and because of the type of person who went into the cadets (people who do what they are told regardless of whether they agree with it or not and regardless of whether the person giving the orders deserves respect or has earned their position)

i would only have caused trouble if i joined up anyway, like trying to start a union for soldiers. (i would have been kicked out pretty quick lol)

playing games like PRMM is good fun and i like the team spirit, real war isnt and should be a last resort. (and only fought with volunteer armies who can opt out any time they stop agreeing with the cause or for whatever reason, thats democracy for you)

WNxKenwayy · 03-07-2007, 09:40 AM

US Army
Scout
101st ABN DIV (AASLT)

Combat Experience: Yes. 1 Tour OIF 4, going back in 3 months

Bayji, Sadr City, Tikrit, Tal afar, Tar Tar Res. We moved around....a lot.

[BFD]Ells · 03-07-2007, 10:10 AM

Branch: Air Training Corps (UK)
Rank: Sergeant
Year(s): 1986-1992
Combat Experience: No

JiiPee · 03-07-2007, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Outlaw289

OIF= Operation Iraqi Freedom

E-5= Enlisted 5, Sergeant.

Also, Why'd you put liberated in quotes (asking though I already feel I know the answer)?

Thank you Outlaw! Well.. I've read some stories about that "liberation". That's why

But I think you already knew that...

gazzthompson · 03-07-2007, 02:02 PM

what nation has mandatory service ? ill have to move there...:P

Luv_Muffin · 03-07-2007, 05:50 PM

Branch: Canadian Armed Forces
Rank: Cpl
Year(s): 1989-1995
Combat Experience: yes

Quote:

...I wonder if it's because they have a military background and can easily adapt to this style of gaming...

Personally, this style of game (tactical, realistic) is something that I can relate to, but is purely recreational. I'm quite fine with allowing other players to get inventive with their tactics, just as long as nobody takes the game too seriously. I play for fun, and hope my squad mates are enjoying themselves as much as I do. For me, that's really the point.

Sgt.Ljung · 03-07-2007, 05:57 PM

Branch: Swedish Army
Rank: Sergeant
Year(s): 2002-2003
Combat Experience:No

I did the mandatory military service in Sweden. It consists of three different levels. One is for privates and is 7,5 months. The second one is for squad leaders who get the rank Sergeant after completing the 10 months. Their last active rank is Furir. I did the one for platoon leaders, which is 15 months. My last active rank was Sergeant, but upon completing it I was appointed Fänrik.
This calls for a short comparison of ranks, this is in no way the official translation, just my estimates:

Sweden: USA:
Korpral Corporal
Furir Staff Sergeant
Sergeant First Sergeant
Fänrik Second Lieutenant

I did my service in the armoured infantry as a commander of a CV 9040 (http://www.army-technology.com/projects/cv90/cv903.html) platoon.

View Poll Results: Branch and Combat Experience
Air Force	17	8.10%
Army	44	20.95%
Coast Guard	3	1.43%
Marines	14	6.67%
Navy	11	5.24%
No Combat Experience	71	33.81%
Yes, Combat Experience	26	12.38%
No Military Experience	91	43.33%
Cadets	21	10.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 210. You may not vote on this poll

03-07-2007, 08:19 AM	#21
Makee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rijeka, Croatia Posts: 326	Croatian army, Combat Engineer training instructor Rank: Private First class Year(s): 1999-2000 Combat Experience: No War Experience: Yes
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03-07-2007, 08:29 AM	#22
Jaycop Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 24	Branch: Swedish Air Force Rank: Private Year(s): 2006 Combat Experience: No Did my conscript service in the Swedish Air Force as a firefighter/Rifleman. Applied for going abroad with the peacekeeping units in Kosovo and Afghanistan but didn't make the cut.
Jaycop Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 24

03-07-2007, 08:58 AM	#23
Gyberg Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 712	Branch: Swedish Amphibious (Marine) Corps Rank: Sergeant/Staff Sergeant Years: 2005 - 2006 Combat experience: No Did my military service as a Squad Leader and as a Quartermaster. (Did not use the poll, is it only for US people?)
Gyberg Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 712	To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Anthony Lloyd, himself a former soldier in the British army and a Northern Ireland and Gulf War veteran: "The men inside (the APC) might have been UN but they were playing by a completely different set of rules. They were Swedes; in terms of individual intelligence, integrity and single-mindedness I was to find them among the most impressive soldiers I had ever encountered. In Vares their moment had come."

03-07-2007, 09:40 AM	#25
WNxKenwayy Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,102	US Army Scout 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) Combat Experience: Yes. 1 Tour OIF 4, going back in 3 months Bayji, Sadr City, Tikrit, Tal afar, Tar Tar Res. We moved around....a lot.
WNxKenwayy Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,102

03-07-2007, 09:33 AM	#24
BoogieWines Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: location, location Posts: 18	no military experience however i did think about joining the british sea cadets in my teens but thought better of it because of my bad experience in scouts (i went once and all we did was raise the union jack and tie knots) and because of the type of person who went into the cadets (people who do what they are told regardless of whether they agree with it or not and regardless of whether the person giving the orders deserves respect or has earned their position) i would only have caused trouble if i joined up anyway, like trying to start a union for soldiers. (i would have been kicked out pretty quick lol) playing games like PRMM is good fun and i like the team spirit, real war isnt and should be a last resort. (and only fought with volunteer armies who can opt out any time they stop agreeing with the cause or for whatever reason, thats democracy for you)

03-07-2007, 10:10 AM	#26
[BFD]Ells Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 40	Branch: Air Training Corps (UK) Rank: Sergeant Year(s): 1986-1992 Combat Experience: No
[BFD]Ells Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 40	To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

03-07-2007, 02:02 PM	#28
gazzthompson Join Date: Jan 2007 United Kingdom Location: norfolk Posts: 8,075	what nation has mandatory service ? ill have to move there...:P

03-07-2007, 05:57 PM	#30
Sgt.Ljung Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 17	Branch: Swedish Army Rank: Sergeant Year(s): 2002-2003 Combat Experience:No I did the mandatory military service in Sweden. It consists of three different levels. One is for privates and is 7,5 months. The second one is for squad leaders who get the rank Sergeant after completing the 10 months. Their last active rank is Furir. I did the one for platoon leaders, which is 15 months. My last active rank was Sergeant, but upon completing it I was appointed Fänrik. This calls for a short comparison of ranks, this is in no way the official translation, just my estimates: Sweden: USA: Korpral Corporal Furir Staff Sergeant Sergeant First Sergeant Fänrik Second Lieutenant I did my service in the armoured infantry as a commander of a CV 9040 (http://www.army-technology.com/projects/cv90/cv903.html) platoon.
Sgt.Ljung Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 17

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