Quoting gypsy2299,

reply 125

The Army hated me it started good was sent to Asian Turkey, put on an C130 and thrown out over European Turkey got to see the walls of Constantinople as we drove past on the way to downtown Istanbul.

Later got to Reforge to Germany.

Then the army got nasty and decided I would love to play in the snows of Alaska 18 months living there and three more trips during the Winter.

They did throw in another Reforged to Germany one of the reasons I am looking forward to Reforging Elemental   

Hi gypsy2299.

My Career In The Military Was very different . I was and Army Cadet at 13 years old, I joined The Junior Leaders at 17, so i mostly had an advantage against other New Recruits when i joined The Regiment. I Moved up the ranks quickly and after almost a decade i was promoted to Staff Sgt, then a few years later made WO2 Or Company Sgt Major. It was brilliant to have Officers who Beasted me earlier in my career, Now having to do as I Said On The Parade Square. Learned Artic Warfare and learned to Ski In Norway. Done my Parachute Training At Brize Norton(This Is Were I Met And Worked With Some Of Your Guys As BN Is One Of The Best Para Schools In The World), with many secondments to many places listed above. Tried To Pass Selection on The Brecon Beacons Winter coarse but was Injured.

I left The Army Still A Young Man, so had to decide what next, All i knew was soldiering so singed up As A PMC and Completed 3 Combat Tours Of Africa, and 2 Combat Tours Of Yugoslavia. Africa changed me Forever, It was an extremely Brutal Place were things go on daily, that we do not read in the papers. Decided i needed a change so signed up As Security For The European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana which was Fantastic, Joined Civi Street after that, struggled being out of uniform for a while, then re trained in Computers, the rest is history.

I Gave The Military The Best  Years Of My Life And It Gave Me A Lot Back, Travel, Order, Discipline Etc.. Some of it was the best years of my younger life. I Made Some Friendships For Life, Lost Some Very Special People Too. This is why i have the utmost Respect For Any Man Or Woman, Who Stands On A Line With A Weapon, And Tells The Bad Guys, You Shall Not Pass, Not On My Watch, Whilst The Civilian World Sleeps Peacefully.

Even Though The Army, As You Put It " Hated You" You Have The Respect Of Other Warriors Like Me And The Guys You Worked With. The Movies Like To Give The Image Queen And Country, Or God And Country, But You Know That Is BS, When The Rounds Were Flying Passed Us, And The RPGs Or IEDs Were Fragging Our Brains And Bodies, The Man To Our Left And Right Is The Reason We Fought.

Respect Brother.  

Quoting gypsy2299,

reply 127

Quoting naroon1,

reply 126

Quoting gypsy2299,

reply 125

The Army hated me it started good was sent to Asian Turkey, put on an C130 and thrown out over European Turkey got to see the walls of Constantinople as we drove past on the way to downtown Istanbul.

Later got to Reforge to Germany.

Then the army got nasty and decided I would love to play in the snows of Alaska 18 months living there and three more trips during the Winter.

They did throw in another Reforged to Germany one of the reasons I am looking forward to Reforging Elemental   

Hi gypsy2299.

My Career In The Military Was very different . I was and Army Cadet at 13 years old, I joined The Junior Leaders at 17, so i mostly had an advantage against other New Recruits when i joined The Regiment. I Moved up the ranks quickly and after almost a decade i was promoted to Staff Sgt, then a few years later made WO2 Or Company Sgt Major. It was brilliant to have Officers who Beasted me earlier in my career, Now having to do as I Said On The Parade Square. Learned Artic Warfare and learned to Ski In Norway. Done my Parachute Training At Brize Norton(This Is Were I Met And Worked With Some Of Your Guys As BN Is One Of The Best Para Schools In The World), with many secondments to many places listed above. Tried To Pass Selection on The Brecon Beacons Winter coarse but was Injured.

I left The Army Still A Young Man, so had to decide what next, All i knew was soldiering so singed up As A PMC and Completed 3 Combat Tours Of Africa, and 2 Combat Tours Of Yugoslavia. Africa changed me Forever, It was an extremely Brutal Place were things go on daily, that we do not read in the papers. Decided i needed a change so signed up As Security For The European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana which was Fantastic, Joined Civi Street after that, struggled being out of uniform for a while, then re trained in Computers, the rest is history.

I Gave The Military The Best  Years Of My Life And It Gave Me A Lot Back, Travel, Order, Discipline Etc.. Some of it was the best years of my younger life. I Made Some Friendships For Life, Lost Some Very Special People Too. This is why i have the utmost Respect For Any Man Or Woman, Who Stands On A Line With A Weapon, And Tells The Bad Guys, You Shall Not Pass, Not On My Watch, Whilst The Civilian World Sleeps Peacefully.

Even Though The Army, As You Put It " Hated You" You Have The Respect Of Other Warriors Like Me And The Guys You Worked With. The Movies Like To Give The Image Queen And Country, Or God And Country, But You Know That Is BS, When The Rounds Were Flying Passed Us, And The RPGs Or IEDs Were Fragging Our Brains And Bodies, The Man To Our Left And Right Is The Reason We Fought.

Respect Brother.  

 

The Army hated me was a bad joke on my part

It was the Pentagons assignment computer that kept sending me to Alaska that hated me
How much you ask?

Just as I was getting out the US Army went to a system where each "regiment" had 6 Bns. 3 at a post in the US and 3 "Overseas".

The unit I was in and loved at the time was deflagged and made part of another regiment which had the greatest post in the US Ft Campbell Ky as its stateside home, but Alaska as its state side post the worst assignment (imho) in the world

Would have been stuck in Alaska for another 2 years had I re-enlisted

Meanwhile the Bn I had been in that was deflagged was reassigned to another Brigade in the 101st and had its "overseas" base as part of the "Berlin Brigade" one of the top 2 if not the top Overseas assignment the other being Hawaii.

So that is where the Army hated me came from.
I should not complain about my trips to Alaska so much as I did "earn" 2/3 of my Service-related Disability because of my time in the winter there pretending I was a sled dog since they only use the Skimobiles when real bullets are flying around instead of blanks.

Had I and/or the Army Doctors realized my drinking problem was self-medicating for mild depression, I might have been able to make Staff Sgt in 10 or even 8 and been eligible for retirement at 20.

That last was not a "whine" just fact.

Might even have gotten to Desert Storm as that would have been about when my 20 was up.

But if Frogboy errrrr a frog had wings it would not bump its aaaaaaaa 

You are not alone, many of us used alcohol Bud To Cope. In Africa, we built our own Bar in the Bush at base camp, we called it after our nickname "The Fighting Moggies" an interpreter said our game faces and battle cries reminded him of Wild Cats, moggie is UK Slang For Cat, so we elaborated on that, putting up a piece of wood saying "The Fighting Moggies" "Only Really Bad Kats Allowed".

I Agree with you, "Not A Whine Just Fact" No Soldier Gets even near Staff Sgt without years of hard Work.

In all my time in the Army, i was only ever injured several times, and they were just the usual things like Broken Bones, Cuts Needing Stiches Etc..  All My More Serious Injuries (Shot, Stabbed, Blown Up) were all as a PMC In Africa And Yugoslavia, i cannot complain as i put myself in harms way through choice and it did pay for my home outright.

I was offered a contract For Desert Shield, Protecting Local Government Civvies, but thought i had pushed my luck too many times to risk it, as i was already signed up  to Yugoslavia and that was No Picnic, and i was getting older, maybe slower, and would never risk my team if i was not 100%.

All The Very Best To You gypsy2299.

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Quoting naroon1,

reply 129

Necromancer Witch

Her look is more realistic than most.

Proportion from the neck to the waste more real life or at least not enhanced.

One very small knit to pick though (for the future), that is the six-pointed Star of David not a Pentagram.

do believe I will save it anyway for when I get tired of your Blond Wolf Women in the snow.

P.S. Also like the no Tats or blood on the face.

P.P.S. On further thought it could be a Pentagram but the down legs appear to be at the angles of a SoD

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Quoting gypsy2299,

reply 139

Quoting naroon1,

reply 133

Quoting gypsy2299,

reply 132

Quoting naroon1,

reply 129

Necromancer Witch

Very good picture.

Her look is more realistic than most.

Proportion from the neck to the waste more real life or at least not enhanced.

One very small knit to pick though (for the future), that is the six-pointed Star of David not a Pentagram.

do believe I will save it anyway for when I get tired of your Blond Wolf Women in the snow.

P.S. Also like the no Tats or blood on the face.

P.P.S. On further thought it could be a Pentagram but the down legs appear to be at the angles of a SoD

 

               

The star behind her Bud was not part of my prompt to create this one, that one is all AI Mate, but you are Not Wrong. Considering what she is, it should be a Pentagram.

Let me know the kind of AI Images you like the most as i need some inspiration. After Over 14,000 Images Created in over 20 Types or groups, it can be harder making or Trying New Stuff. This all started with me needing Specific Looking Wallpapers to go with my Huge Themes and Windowblinds Collection. Even though i now have all the walls i could ever need, seeing and hearing about New Stuff, still fires my imagination. I Can Not Stop Creating AI Artworks due to my Vascular Parkinsonism Dementia, My Medical Team say its this that has slowed my condition massively, (over 6 years in now, with maybe two more years i went undiagnosed). The average Lifespan (Not trying to be morbid, just factual) for peeps with my condition is, 10 Years on Average, maybe 15 if i can Avoid The Huge Stroke That Comes With Vascular Dementia By Lifestyle choices, something i have done.    You have to     and put 1 foot after the other, as i am not ready Just yet to be put out to pasture.

 

Absolutely Brother. Giving Up Is Not Part Of My Vocabulary.  . I Know I Can Not Beat This, But, I Will Be The Best Second Place, Dementia Has Ever Seen, Lock And Load Brother.  

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