The new members introduction thread.

[webmaster]

Afternoon all,

Names Neil and currently serving in the British Army in a Challenger 2 regiment. Qualified commander and currently a troop Sergeant in a medium armour squadron. Hopefully get to know a few of you on here.

Greetings, My Name is Stephen, Military wise, I served in the U.S. Navy from 1981 to 1986. ELINT Analyst at the time.

Hey all,

Ex UK Army Air Corps, helicopter operations enthusiast and specialist. Hope to make contact with similar specialists and enthusiasts.

Tony

Welcome to DefenceTalk guys, thanks for joining.

We try our best to verify claims of service in armed forces. Since all three of you have served in armed forces, please submit any documents as proof so we can add you to our Defense Professionals group (blue usernames).

Scanned documents/discharge papers, etc. can be submitted to defencetalk at gmail.com


Thank you for your understanding!

 

[Prosper]

Hi guys,

My name is Grant from Perth, Australia. I have always been interested in joining the ADF but due to my hearing impairment, they couldn't accommodate me in the regular or reserves.

Still, I retain interest in the ADF by reading magazines such as Asia Pacific Defence Reporter, Australia Defence Magazine, Air Land, Sea Contact and Australian and New Zealand Defender. I also browse the web for information regarding the ADF and defence forces in the Asia Pacific region.

Look forward to joining in the discussions with you all.

 

[Mosamania]

Hi

Hi my name is Mosab I am from Saudi Arabia I am very intersted in defense topics and more so as of late than usual nice to meet you all in here.

And I try to make it a goal to correct the misconception the world tend to have on arabs in general and in saudis in perticular. looking forward to be here.

 

[HybridCyph3r_F1]

Greetings

Greetings to all. I'm looking forward to learning from and contributing to the DTMF pack and keeping an open mind to all perspectives. Much respect to all.

"The strength of the pack is the wolf. The strength of the wolf is the pack."
Unknown

 

[HumphreyB.Bear]

G'day to all.

G'day to all & sundry,

My name is Andrew, but my mates call me Humphrey. I am a diesel fitter who works in the coal mines, & I am seeking a career change. I am dead keen to join the Royal Australian Navy, & I joined this site to further my knowledge about military life.

 

[polyvios]

Hello guys. Joining from Greece. Long time member in greek forums, I guess its time to also share opinion and information from people around the world who share the same interests. See you around!

 

[Feanor]

Welcome to defence talk, read the rules and enjoy your stay.

 

[bulletproofvest]

Hey guys. I'm new here and am guessing that this is the best place to post my introduction.
I'm an army cadet from Woodside.
I know quite a bit about the military, probably very little compared to you guys.

I spend most of my time playing Xbox, Modifying Nerf guns (increasing the range and accuracy) and wasting my life on the computer.

I joined the forums because I had a question for a school project but hope to contribute to noobs like myself.

Thanks,
Bulletproofvest.

 

[wormhole]

Hello to everyone.. newbie Wormhole reporting in.
I'm very keen on furthering my knowledge on things military and this looks like a good place to do that.

 

[Feanor]

Hello. Welcome to DT. I hope you enjoy your stay.

 

[LotsOfThings]

Helllo everyone,
I guess I'm here to learn more about the military as it's an important topic, no matter which way you look at it and what your opinions on the matter are.
I've got a year left of school after this one, then I'll probably be heading off to Uni to do a course on foreign relations and/or history.
I've got no plans to join the military (Unless there's a need to defend Australia, which is very unlikely). I'm currently juggling my time between school-related stuff, enjoying some time with friends and playing computer games (I love a good strategy game ). I haven't worked for a few months now.
I guess I know a bit more about the military than your average person, but I tend to focus on the 'why'. Why is this country purchasing that aircraft? What threats are they trying to deal with? How does it fit into their military operations? In that regard, I hope to gain a bit more technical knowledge on the capabilities of certain weapons.

I guess that's all I have to say.

 

[Canberra Man]

Hi Lots of things

Hi.
You will find anything to do with aviation very interesting. I spent the last year of the War as a Naval Messenger on the Grimsby Naval Base HMS Beaver. I was called up for National Service in 1948 and served with the Royal Artillery. 3 months after demob I signed on in the Royal Air Force and was with 617 Squadron (The Dam Busters) I trained as electrical fitter and worked on Avro Lincoln and the English Electric Canberra. Spent 6 months in Malaya at RAF Butterworth. Now retired and helo my wife breeding miniature poodles. I also spent 30 years in Air Cadets as a warrant office. Keep you interest going and as soon as you can, join the air force.

Ken

 

[Deterrence Wonk]

Hello Everyone

I am a Strategic Deterrence Wonk, ICBM enthusiast, and follower of Nuclear Proliferation news. I run the blog 'The Launch Bunker', and love to write about deterrence and nuclear weapons.

 

[Feanor]

Welcome to defencetalk, gentlemen. Read the rules and enjoy your stay.

 

[marlonb]

Hi, I'm Jeremy from Sunbury, Australia. A complete noob but interested in fighter jet photos, so there! And wants to learn more about satellite communications in the military.

 

[ahw01]

Hi I'm Alex. I'm in the UK and have made links with various US entities here. Am interested in moving from research into defence, in support of USAF/UK activities.

Am interested to know if anyone else has made a similar jump, as a Brit working for the US here, on the civilian side.

 

[leoparis]

Léo

Hi all, I'm Léo from PARIS (France)

35 yo and i'm health and safety Engineer, adult trainer (in H&S, penal/criminal and civil low, H&S management ...) and voluntary fireman.

I worked for SNECMA and EADS (space programme and launchers).

See you ...

 

[treehuggingaj]

G'day,

I've been lurking around this site for a few months now. I thought it was about time I joined in! Very interested in the ADF/NZDF and find a lot of the posts very informative and interesting. Thanks for having me.

Tree

 

[Riaan]

Just joined

Names Riaan From Cape Town, South Africa I would have joined the military but this country as no military one can be proud of I have never in my 19 years seen a uniform and a proud face in the uniform it sucks and the government ain't even looking after our soldiers so I figured why give you life to a country that does not care but non the less I am a football fan NFL not soccer I also love baseball I guess I love these sports cos they have intense tragedy behind them and have a military mind set witch by the way I don't know where I get it from I love working out the games and the moves.

 

[treehuggingaj]

Lost Post

Hey team,

I wrote quite a long post and it never turned up. I think it was going to the mod first?? ( I clicked to fast. Does that happen?

Thanks for your help, can't wait to work out how to use this!