Don't know how I ended up here, but thought I would throw in a quick post anyways.
Joined the British Army in 1981, Royal Corps of Signals. My career - if the word career is taken to mean spiralling downwards uncontrollably, is briefly as follows;
1981 - 1983 Basic and Trade training
1983 - 1984 206 (6 AirMob) Bde Sig Sqn, Soest, W.Germany
1984 - 1984 266 Sig Sqn, Port Stanley, Falklands, incl detachment to S. Georgia....COLD!
1984 - 1985 2 Sqn, 3 Armd Div Sig Sqn, Korbecke, Right on the Mohne Dam from the Dambusters fame!
1985 - 1987 39 Inf Bde Sig Sqn, Lisburn, N.Ireland
1987 - 1988 22 Sig Sqn, Lippstadt, W Germany
1988 - 1990 HQ 1 (BR) Corps, Bielefeld, W. Germany - oooooh the women!!
1990 - 1992 HQNI, Lisburn again and thank you, i'll leave and join the....
1994 - present....Royal Ulster Constabulary. Still doing it with the odd bit of UN work and HR contracts. Going to give it all up soon as i'm getting tooooo old for this stuff. I am hopefully, god willing, going to Canada. (Go Flames!! Ok, Ok, Oilers then.... ;D)
I have worked with the Germans, the Dutch, the Belgians, the Austrians, the French, the Canadians - Go Flames!! and of course, the Americans. During my time with the UN, I worked with 52 different nations including most of the former Eastern Bloc chaps. Without going into too much detail - not because its classified but because it is pointless - those who have done it know the stories, those that haven't, ask and I might tell!
All that remains for me to say is - to every person who has ever put on a uniform to serve his or her country in whatever capacity, you have my respect. Not just for the bravery of what you may or have faced but for putting up with all the BS that comes along with it!
Have a great day, y'all!!