https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Fri, 12 Aug 2016 02:07:35 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> MAJ Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 12 Aug 2016 02:07:35 -0400 2016-08-12T02:07:35-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1799417&urlhash=1799417 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="616602" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/616602-42h-senior-human-resources-officer">MAJ Private RallyPoint Member</a> I raised my hand in 1986 and came in as a PFC 30 years ago, and am distinctly honored to continue my service. My friends are retiring every month with smiles and hopes for the future, but I think I have a few left in me! COL Lee Flemming Fri, 12 Aug 2016 02:31:04 -0400 2016-08-12T02:31:04-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1799620&urlhash=1799620 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am almost positive I am the last one standing from the group I came in with. I too will close this chapter on my life eventually:) LTC Jason Bartlett Fri, 12 Aug 2016 06:56:04 -0400 2016-08-12T06:56:04-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1799638&urlhash=1799638 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I crossed 31 years total service in April, and I'm 5 years and change short of 30 AFS. CW4 Guy Butler Fri, 12 Aug 2016 07:07:03 -0400 2016-08-12T07:07:03-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1799677&urlhash=1799677 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Served 24 yrs. none of the people I went to basic with stayed in that long. SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Fri, 12 Aug 2016 07:33:24 -0400 2016-08-12T07:33:24-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1799730&urlhash=1799730 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>In 3 days I hit my 21 year mark and almost certain, not one Soldier I went to basic training is left standing. MSG Dan Castaneda Fri, 12 Aug 2016 08:20:55 -0400 2016-08-12T08:20:55-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1799851&urlhash=1799851 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When I punched out at 30 I was the last of the crew that I had associated with from my first duty station . I really knew I was long in the tooth when two of my "Privates" from the squad at Ft Benning in the late 80s showed up to see me in Iraq as CSMs. CSM Richard StCyr Fri, 12 Aug 2016 09:05:11 -0400 2016-08-12T09:05:11-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1799962&urlhash=1799962 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Certainly of all my friends from high school that joined as well as me, I am the only one standing. Interesting since no one in high school thought I would make it very far and the one guy everyone figured would go the distance and then some was given the boot. And it's been 23 yrs 7 days since I graduated from Basic Training, pretty sure I am the only one left from that crew that is still in. MSG Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 12 Aug 2016 09:47:11 -0400 2016-08-12T09:47:11-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1799979&urlhash=1799979 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Wow, does that make me feel like Methuselah, you know? Sometimes I joke on here about feeling like a dino or mastodon roaming the Pleistocene (an effort at toungue in cheek humor, lol).... Capt Daniel Goodman Fri, 12 Aug 2016 09:53:45 -0400 2016-08-12T09:53:45-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1800085&urlhash=1800085 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I had 32 years. I knew it was time to go as I brought my people home safe for the last time and I was looking towards other horizons. Funny thinking back on it when I started noticing that I was the only one with 'Nam stuff on the rack. I suppose those looking at me wondered if I joined by lying about my age. There was absolutely nobody around me that would have been near 'Nam in '71. CAPT Kevin B. Fri, 12 Aug 2016 10:23:15 -0400 2016-08-12T10:23:15-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1800323&urlhash=1800323 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Seems like it wasn't long ago that I was making "old Soldier" jokes. Stuff like Combat Archery Badges and Dress Grey uniforms seemed so funny.<br />Now I look around, and there isn't many older Soldiers anymore. I am the greybeard... and the beard actually shows it (off duty, of course!).<br />It is a young man's game, to be sure. 1SG Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 12 Aug 2016 11:40:39 -0400 2016-08-12T11:40:39-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1800826&urlhash=1800826 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know i have, a few lol SFC Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:10:43 -0400 2016-08-12T15:10:43-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1801005&urlhash=1801005 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know I have, they retired me the day before my 60th with over 40 years service. 1SG Robert Rush Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:55:15 -0400 2016-08-12T15:55:15-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1801793&urlhash=1801793 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I don't know about outliving my peers. But, I do know troops have been born, and served 20, and retired since I got out. Capt Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:51:11 -0400 2016-08-12T20:51:11-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1802485&urlhash=1802485 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Congrats for 29 yrs. I did over 22yrs and had to step down for medical reasons. SGM Mikel Dawson Sat, 13 Aug 2016 04:42:40 -0400 2016-08-13T04:42:40-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1807305&urlhash=1807305 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>30 years, 1985-2015, now part of the Retired Veteran's Service. We're still serving even though we've passed the torch to the younger generation of military members. We can still serve by serving them in some way, doing some sort of volunteer work that helps them out, whatever that looks like! Lt Col John Eliopolo Cpc, Eli Mp Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:28:35 -0400 2016-08-15T10:28:35-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1807675&urlhash=1807675 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>36 years combination of enlisted and commissioned. I have out-lived most of my peers. It was a great ride! LTC Greg Henning Mon, 15 Aug 2016 13:12:49 -0400 2016-08-15T13:12:49-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/this-year-i-celebrated-29-years-of-military-service-for-all-you-old-timers-how-many-of-you-have-out-lived-your-peers-in-the-service?n=1874128&urlhash=1874128 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am not sure. But, there have been people that were born, and served long enough to retire since I last served on active duty. Capt Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:20:49 -0400 2016-09-08T14:20:49-04:00 2016-08-12T02:07:35-04:00