TAH Roll Call (Pinned)
TAH has a spirit of strong camaraderie among those who frequent here, both military and civilian. The diverse experiences and opinions that people share is invaluable. Over the years many have come and gone for one reason or another, however, there are many who have been here for years. Some visit hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or rarely. Whether by contributing, commenting, supporting financially or just lurking, your presence is welcome and appreciated.
With that said, we would like to conduct a TAH roll call. We encourage everyone to simply sound off and perhaps if you so choose, include a brief update of what you have been up to. We are especially interested in those that frequently commented in the past but have not in a while.
We look forward to your participation.
Thanks to Poetrooper for the suggestion.
Category: "The Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves", Administrative
here
Trooper present!
Working disaster relief in Panama City.
Thank you for the assistance. Wife and I live in Port St Joe and have numerous friends in the greater PC metro area. Lots of devastation.
Happy to help. We are making our 5th trip down next week.
I know it’s not the weekend Open Thread, but FIRST!!!!!
Update-Attending CGSOC (formerly known as ILE, formerly known as CGSC) through distance education. Attending classes once a month at BAMC in San Antonio. I HATE the Force Management modules and I’m procrastinating on writing my papers. For example, I have a paper on Clausewitz and Jomini due Saturday morning at 0800 that is not beyond the outline stage.
OIF Marine Corps Veteran here. Been constantly lurking on your Stolen Valor pages. I’ve discovered individuals that made me sick to my stomach, and individuals that made me laugh with their attention seeking bullshit. Thanks for bringing these shit bags to light.
Well, it’s all good here on the south side. Guess I should say far south side.
I’m at home and currently watching a Godzilla movie on tv…
Is that one of the old ones or the new one?
An old Japanese one from 1975, “Terror of Mecho-Godzilla”…
Sounds like Macho Grande
Get over it.
You never get over Macho Grande.
Still have a drinking problem.
I’ll be in the basement. You still got that red swingline? The horror.
Fully auto Swingline.
We have clearance, Clarence.
Roger, Rodger.
What’s our vector, Victor?
Miss, can I help? I speak Jive.
Is this accurate?
Air Force = Roll Call
Army = Formation
Navy, Coast Guard & Marines = Muster
Thank you so much for doing this ex-OS2!
If I can add, we have been looking under the hood and it appears Jonn tried to do accounts for everybody as a user but we don’t recognize a lot of them. I think this strategy was abandoned when the readers and commentors grew by leaps and bounds.
We would also be interested in how you characterize yourself – yes, yes, what you self-identify as.
Regular posters are easy, we would really like to define the gray areas. You can have some fun with this by making up your own category.
EXAMPLES:
* Old Salt
* New Salt
* Sea Gull – Drop in, squawk a lot, shit on everything, fly off
* Lurker – Remain in the shadows, but read
* Cob Web – Active at one time but don’t post anymore
* Spider Web – Lay in wait, pounce on something of interest
* RGB – Read the briefs from at home, but doesn’t participate in arguments
* Sockpuppet – So and so’s sock puppet. I only come out when needed, so don’t count me.
* ETC
A reliable rumor confirms that we have a case to post tomorrow of someone claiming to be a SEAL. Please consider maximum participation in this Roll Call post by ex-OS2 and in the SEAL post tomorrow with your characterization.
If we can get the numbers up with maximum participation in these posts, maybe folks will stop in to see why there are 400+ comments.
Look for the case post tomorrow coming through Dave Hardin.
Is there a rebuttal process in place if someone is delusional as to where they fit in?
“I reject your reality and substitute my own.”
— Mythbusters —
Aren’t all of us delusional…or is that deplorable? Maybe I should embrace the power of ‘and’.
I vote “Present” and am currently on break, looking up tomorrow’s FGS. Will there be a TAH trifecta? Log in and find out.
Present.
I am currently reading this blog, which is irony defined.
All present and accounted for.
Here for my daily visit. Currently on an active duty stint at Ft. Sam Houston.
Starting my 35th year.
USMC 1984-1988
USA 1988-1992
USAR 1992-1994
ORARNG 1994 to present
Here. I am at work. I wish I was home watching a Godzilla movie.
Present! Old salt…
Long time visitor – found TAH via Blackfive at least 10 years ago
Served from ’82-’08 (NEC’s held 8541, 8404, 9502, 9585)
Worked for a contractor in the KSA for 2 1/2 years
Went back to school and completed an MBA degree(HCM emphasis) in 2014
Still working and enjoy time with my girlfriend of 8 years and her 4 teenage kids
Love to pull out my telescope and view the wonders of the heavens (weather permitting) and spending time working on building plastic model aircraft.
Here! About to head into work (new job. I test electronics on trains now)
Here. 2 years post retired. Laugh at the SV and sock puppets. Try to contribute on a daily basis. Living outside Camp Lejeune.
I’m still alive
Wife is still under the weather
But the light is at the end of the tunnel
There used to be an e-mail address under Contact Us where we could send Jonn links to articles.
Over the last year or so I’d sent a couple stories in.
Having something like this might be useful.
Present and semi-accounted for! Grumpy old bastard in training reporting for sock-puppet dispersal duty!
US ARMY, 1987-2012. 31Q/31M/31R/31W/25W. 3 years contracted to DHS/CBP fixing all those radios, cameras, and sensors they say are better than a fence. Now I’m an eebil double-dipping gubmint employee, getting fat on your tax dollars. I thank you all.
Daily visitor. Totally enjoy this site.
Here
I’d like to participate more often; but, I’ve been busier than a quarter counter at a crack whore convention.
Here, but headed towards the door….
Here and loving it, I love pouncing on the Stolen Valor assholes! Old crypto repairman, go Signal Corps! Living the life in sunny Florida. I love all the people here!
32G?
31S30
32g20 here.
Army,got out in 71
VN vet, nothing special.
One good thing about being in the service, never had to decide which shirt to wear.
Met some real good folks while in.
I will neither confirm or deny my involvement in anything.
We could ask The Soviet…
LOL, her testimony is bias and can be bought. Believe nothing she says.
Daily visitor and .02 commentator. This blog goes well with coffee, but don’t read posts while drinking… you might lose a keyboard!
Hi
Lawn dart Danny once left a voice mail for my husband.
The up coming anniversary will be celebrated with tacos and cookies
Pineywoods NCO here and accounted for.
Still waiting for a Heavy Chevy shitbird to drop into the area.
Working as office manager in the Longview, TX area. Still going on.
Had kin up thataways at one time. Is the ground as soupy up there as it is down in the Sam Houston National Forest?
Drive truck for a while after getting out- took Zima (ew) from West Memphis to somewhere in South Texas, went to Longview and picked up Bud going to Denver, then to Golden, got Coors coming home to Boise fo Christmas… Hell of a long haul, most time I ever spent with alcohol but not drinking!
Completely off topic, but memories…
Alive and well. Retired after 20+ years USAF E-6
practicing attorney in OK
lurks often and posts little
still sad that Jonn is gone
still pleased that The Beard is still kickin’
Here!
God willing will retire in about two months. Next stop? Costa Rica!
Here. Currently sitting on my ass at work. And oh yes, my oldest(and Army Capt.) son popped the question to his girlfriend. That is all
Congrats on getting a new daughter!
Hooah. Zero carbon footprint.
Yo,
USMC Ret.
Biologist in Florida
I comment once in a while but, hit this blog daily!
Semper Gumby!
Mostly here.
Yo!
Playing the drums as much as possible. Been at it 48 years. I thinking about the V.A. Music weekend in Nashville Tn. Next year. Just got done reading about it. If anyone has attended it please let me know.
Aloha from the Big Island!
John Scanlon (67N US Army Hueys Central America 1986).
Daily visitor, out of New York City. Librarian for the New York State court system. Never served, worked as an NNSA civilian contractor.
I exist.
Preparing to CC ski to bank for deposit.
Winter training, day 1.
Really miss that old curmudgeon.
Hotel1,
Out
*Spiderweb*
22 years Navy Did nothing important – yawn
Biker – no vest – no thousand yard stare 🙂
Retired in 08 in the corporate world via computer in Arkansas
Here!
Solid lurker here for the past 5 years.
First place I go when I log on.
Haven’t been much for leaving comments, but I do enjoy reading everyone’s thoughts. It’s like I know some users on here personally just from reading their musings over the past half-decade.
…if there were something I would like to add to the overall conversations around here it’s this: I like things the way they are. I couldn’t stand to see changes in order to cater to the MSM types (even if the goal is validity of opinion.) IMHO, if someone reads some of the pointed & sometimes crude remarks on here & decides they don’t like it then I think we should all rejoice as they move elsewhere. Sure, there’s no need for personal attacks, but trying to rein in the black hole that is military thought process would be an attempt to bury the aspect of my service I hold dearest. That’s right, it’s not ribbons & metals in my shadow box or duty to country that I’ve held closest over the years since EAS, it’s the relationships I was privileged enough to forge during (& after with fellow vets) my service. Those relationships were 100% built upon a sick sense of humor and a level of love I’ve yet to display to any other humans other than those who were brewed up in my own set of balls. For those who don’t understand, I’m sorry you never will. I don’t use the term “safe space” but if I did, this would be mine.
Carry on.
Army Signal Corpse (Ret). Geezer (BPED 1 June ’63). Full time RV’er aka moving target. Visit TAH everyday but backed off on commenting much.
“Army Signal Corpse (Ret)”
So you were a dead ringer? 🙂
I am so stealing that!
That is awesome!
Multiple times-per-day visitor.
Very sporadic commenter.
USMC and USA.
All OK Jumpmaster!
Present
USN 81-84 OS3
USNR 84-86
Army 88-91 31v
Colorado Army National Guard 91-94
I also exist. not as frequent a commenter as I used to be on here but I am frequently in and out.
Lurker..retired navy, now “fed/gov”…wife, kid, dog, cat, house, we like honda’s, middle USA. Mostly read/post from work where I have more free time.
I turned off my monitor and stared into the cold, dark blackness that remained but could make out my reflection.
Therefore, I exist. I confirmed it.
You stared into the abyss?
I am…
… here.
https://youtu.be/UCo21mJIa9g
Present.
Been spending way too much time in my Slammintonio Command Bunker stirring up hate and discontent with my new found obsession (twitter).
Dammit. Winning again.
Thumper’s father would go nuts here.