What was your JOB while serving in the Military?

[AFDON]

Started out as emergency room tech, changed to medical lab, got in on the ground floor of the space programs. Worked with researchers on effects (affects?) of rocket fuel on the human body, also research on what causes hepatitis (a virus), then moved into the autopsy area. 74 of them in 1974. Finally put in my walking papers in 79.

[JLeising]

Drafted in 1970 right after graduating with BSEE. Assigned to “Office of Technical Officer’s Technical Representative” at Ft Monmouth NJ. Flew around the country monitoring government contract acceptance testing of military devices. Did some minor equipment designs in-house. Worked for a civilian GS15, as I remember. Probably best job any draftee was assigned to during Vietnam War.

[JEG]

Aviation Electrician's Mate
C-130 Flight Engineer

[Lyrd44]

Army. 31K Combat Signal.

[Theb2b]

4013C - USAF twin engine jet maintenance technician, or something like that. Crew chief on T-38 and F4E.

[Wayne Joan]

US Army 1963-1965 Turret Mechanic M-48 A-1's & M-60 A-1's

[Secarider]

Jet engine mechanic
B-52
KC-135
F-117
B-2
F-16

[Joe_GA]

USN 1968 to 1974, Electronics Technician. Worked on Radar, IFF and other Nav equipment.

[arrow442]

I was an 82C Artillery Surveyor and then retired as a 13Z Arty Sergeant Major at III Corps Artillery.

[firephighter]

Air Trans Specialist (loaded cargo planes) C-130, C-141, C-5,KC-135, 747. 362nd APS, Frankfurt, GE. 436th APS, Dover, DE.

[Oregon]

USAF cryptologist (20270). Now there's an interesting job with no civilian counterpart to speak of.

[Oregon]

USAF Cryptologist (20270), two tours Vietnam. Now there's a job with no civilian counter part to speak of.

[Kentuckian]

Joined 1969. Munitions Maintenance Spec. 46150

[Campzoo]

USAF
Electronic Tech on Air Force One.

[Sharon455]

USAF - Weapon Control Systems Technician (F-4) from 76-91 then force retrained to Munitions Accountability Control Systems (Munitions Supply) and merged with AMMO (I.Y.A.A.Y.A.S.) sometime around 1995, where I finished my career as a Munitions Superintendent although I never built a bomb in my life.

[moose074]

Originally Posted by Kentuckian

Joined 1969. Munitions Maintenance Spec. 46150

I joined in 92 as a 461 however around 94 they redid the system and we became 2W0. Funny we still did the same job I was young and dumber then I was now. I asked why they changed seemed like it would be expensive. I was told someone probably got a promotion and wasn’t smart enough to learn the old system or they needed a promotion and it would look good on evaluation.

[armedinky]

20 years in 63B, 4 of them as a maintenance inspector in the IG office.

[pgandw]

Generally, whatever I was told to do. Everything from turbine throttleman on a steamship to furling sails on the yardarm on the Eagle at night to helicopter pilot to cover photo for High Times to sexual misconduct investigator.

Fred W
Hooligan Navy

[KanteCruzn]

Retired SM1(SW). Retired in 98

[waybeck2018]

Hull Technician (HTC) 4952 welder first 13 years then Chief Warrant Officer 7141 Ships Carpenter (Repair) retired as CWO4 in 1987 with 22+ years