A test for some of you old poops here: This one will have many surprises for those who served in the military after say 1960. I went into the Army in 1954 and was really glad to see...

oldroy Loc: Western Kansas (No longer in hiding)

This one will have many surprises for those who served in the military after say 1960. I went into the Army in 1954 and was really glad to see how much it was like the Army of WW II. The test is about the way soldiers of that day talked and was really interesting. I only missed one term and would have not missed it if I looked at the "hint" that was offered to help.

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JimMe

oldroy wrote:

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I was born in 1950 and still got 31-out-of-35 correct... Those expressions were common in everyday life - and TV and movies - into the late 1960's at least...

Y360AZ

Got 32 of 35, but c***ted with hint on 2.

bahmer

JimMe wrote:

I was born in 1950 and still got 31-out-of-35 correct... Those expressions were common in everyday life - and TV and movies - into the late 1960's at least...

I was born in 1943 and got 28 out of 35 correct. Some of the military ones I missed except the 4-F one because that is what I was due to epilepsy although now I am medically controlled.

JW

32 out of 35

Hadn't thought about some of those in 50 years. Thanks.

pafret Loc: Northeast

oldroy wrote:

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That quiz went on forever Oldroy. I missed a couple before I quit, who knew there was a saint who had her tongue cut out and that meant Censorship. Never heard of a behavior report. Tinned or canned food was c rations or garbage. Sea legs came from the British Navy before the Revolution and was definitely not Army. You saw the Chaplain to get your T. S. card punched.

oldroy Loc: Western Kansas (No longer in hiding)

pafret wrote:

That quiz went on forever Oldroy. I missed a couple before I quit, who knew there was a saint who had her tongue cut out and that meant Censorship. Never heard of a behavior report. Tinned or canned food was c rations or garbage. Sea legs came from the British Navy before the Revolution and was definitely not Army. You saw the Chaplain to get your T. S. card punched.

I know about sea legs but I sure did take some time in our 7 day voyage to Bremerhaven from New York City. Of course, the behavior report was around when I went to Europe in 1954.

oldroy Loc: Western Kansas (No longer in hiding)

Y360AZ wrote:

Got 32 of 35, but c***ted with hint on 2.

I c***ted on 4 of them and didn't on the one I missed.

Worried for our children Loc: Massachusetts

oldroy wrote:

I c***ted on 4 of them and didn't on the one I missed.

This young buck didn't do too shabby...

The gruesome twosome I missed. I've heard the term but didn't know how it applied back then.

The one about "not being fit for duty" - I picked "crazy" figuring they're the same.

Forget the other one I missed.

Pretty good for a guy born in the 70's without having served, I'd say. (And I didn't use the hints)

pafret Loc: Northeast

Worried for our children wrote:

This young buck didn't do too shabby...

The gruesome twosome I missed. I've heard the term but didn't know how it applied back then.

The one about "not being fit for duty" - I picked "crazy" figuring they're the same.

Forget the other one I missed.

Pretty good for a guy born in the 70's without having served, I'd say. (And I didn't use the hints)

Good for you, I did serve and went in 1954, just like Oldroy and I never heard of some of those terms.

Worried for our children Loc: Massachusetts

pafret wrote:

Good for you, I did serve and went in 1954, just like Oldroy and I never heard of some of those terms.

Thank you, Pafret. And thanks to you and the rest that served, I appreciate the sacrifices you and your families have made so that me and mine can enjoy the freedoms you all preserved. I wish I could shake the hands of each and every one of you; thank you!

pafret Loc: Northeast

Worried for our children wrote:

Thank you, Pafret. And thanks to you and the rest that served, I appreciate the sacrifices you and your families have made so that me and mine can enjoy the freedoms you all preserved. I wish I could shake the hands of each and every one of you; thank you!

Thanks for your kind thoughts, Worried, but I am in no way deserving of them. I was incredibly fortunate in that I enlisted several months after the Korean Armistice, served three years and left as Vietnam was clandestinely ramping up. My service time was spent in Signal School, at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico and at Ft. Churchill Canada, for the International Geophysical Year Expedition. The last assignment was a volunteer effort. As the saying goes, "A Piece of Cake".

Worried for our children Loc: Massachusetts

pafret wrote:

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You sound like my dad; men of humble words. He was an MP in the early 60's. I thank him on Veterans Day, and he says it just like you; "no big deal, a piece of cake. Nevertheless, all you guys wore the uniform, and to me, that's all that matters.

You mentioned the Geophysical Year Expedition.... I've honestly never heard of that, and that's why I enjoy OPP, I'm about to go do some research and learn something new. Thanks, Pafret. 👍

bilordinary Loc: SW Washington

I got 33 of the 35, born in 43.

pafret Loc: Northeast

Worried for our children wrote:

You sound like my dad; men of humble words. He was an MP in the early 60's. I thank him on Veterans Day, and he says it just like you; "no big deal, a piece of cake. Nevertheless, all you guys wore the uniform, and to me, that's all that matters.

You mentioned the Geophysical Year Expedition.... I've honestly never heard of that, and that's why I enjoy OPP, I'm about to go do some research and learn something new. Thanks, Pafret. 👍

There were Scientific inquiries being performed all over the globe, Antarctica, Austrailia and many other locations, it occurred in 1956 -1957. Our site was on the shores of the Hudson bay about 4 miles from Ft. Churcill. The expedition to Ft. Churchill was examining the Van Allen belt radiation, the Kennely-Heavyside layer of Ionization and the Aurora Borealis. A number of leading Universities fielded Teams with their own set of experiments. We built our own buildings, installed all of the cabling and necessary power distrubution for the missile trackers, radars and all of the ancillary devices like Coordinate Converters and Tracking Plotters. My detachment was Tech support for the research teams as well as the Aerobee - High Altitude Research Rockets we fired to carry their payloads into the desired regions. I was Radar Section Chief, had three long range tracking radars and twelve guys working for me. I thought I was some pumpkins considering I was 19 years old and the man in charge.