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<FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Hi all,<br>
Call it (in)sane curiosity or whatever you like but, since I joined this forum one year ago I've been wondering how many of us Roman re-enactors or simply Roman Army enthusiasts have found natural to enter this world from their condition of military or former military.<br>
It is just a matter of sheer stadistics, I'm not at all interested in knowing who is who or how does she/he earn her/his life!<br>
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Many thanks!<br>
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Aitor</FONT><FORM method=post action="http://p200.ezboard.com/fromanarmytalkfrm2.processVote?topicID=761.topic"><table border=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width="55%"><tbody><tr><td><input type="radio" name="choice" value="1"><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Civilian</FONT></td></tr><tr><td><input type="radio" name="choice" value="2"><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Military or former military</FONT></td></tr></tbody></table><P><input type=submit value="Vote"></form><a HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/fromanarmytalkfrm2.showMessage?topicID=761.topic&pollResults=on><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=1>Show results</FONT></A> <p></p><i></i>
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The closest that I ever came to real military duty was nasty grams from the draft board at the tail end of the Vietnam period. <p></p><i></i>
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I became a Queen's Scout and led scouts for a number of years but never joined the army on account of poor eyesight. However, I'm in the first generation of my family not to produce an army officer or NCO since 1806 and that must have an influence somewhere.<br>
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I did 14 months (1985-6) as a medic for my national Service with the Dutch Army in Germany.<br>
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I voted civilian, though.<br>
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Valete,<br>
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U.S. Army captain, in my tenth year of active service, presently stationed in Sinai, Egypt.<br>
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I did 15 months (1973-74) as a private first class for my national Service with the Bundeswehr in Germany.<br>
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One month more than Robert ..., so I voted military, though.<br>
Nothing for bad<br>
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It's been rude of my part not to talk about myself:<br>
I'm totally civilian, when I was called to make my military service, there was surplus of recruits and I was discharged...<br>
Now I've started a meteroric career in the Late Roman Army (from civilian to tribune in just one day! )<br>
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Aitor <p></p><i></i>
It\'s all an accident, an accident of hands. Mine, others, all without mind, from one extreme to another, but neither works nor will ever.
Rolf Steiner
Hello ,I am a former Soldier with the Canadain military Reserves as well as 3 years with the Naval reserves. I spent a number of years on full time service which in Canada is called Class B, for a military resevist. A grand total of 10 years service Caius/Thom <p></p><i></i>
WOW Aitor, this would be the very late roman army, right?<br>
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I'm a Sergeant with the U.S. Army, and was a 2nd class petty officer in the Navy, too. total service time so far is 11years. some days it feels like a hundred and eleven.<br>
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Regards,<br>
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Gaius Marius Aquilus <p></p><i></i>
Greetings!<br>
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I was trained as a 12C Armored Cavalry Platoon Leader, but served with a tank battalion in Korea in 1980. (I also received my Jump Wings in 1975.)<br>
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Be that as it may, my interest in the Roman Army predates my military service and has only grown in the years following it (as has my interest in the Kabuki Theatre for that matter).<br>
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Hail Caesar!<br>
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Narukami<br>
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Hey Gaius Marius, where are you stationed?<br>
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Being an Army officer is a bit like playing in Kabuki theater, especially while briefing...<br>
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Cheers<br>
Jenny <p></p><i></i>
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Armored Cavalry Scout (19D) 9 years<br>
Military Museum Director/Historian since then with occasional wartime deployments Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo<br>
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