Any Military Stangs?

[SMUPhil]

Military service anyone?

What branch, MOS, rank, etc?

This summer I will be going off to Marine boot camp, then to DC for a spot in the "Commandant's Own" Drum and Bugle Corps.

[couch 'em]

Hey, congratulations Phil, give 'em a good dose of diamond m bone.

[SMUPhil]

Yeah dude thanks, the audition went well, really well.

[MrMustang1965]

Semper Fi! Best of luck, SMUPhil.

[NavyCrimson]

Go get'em Phil!!!

God Speed!!!

[Water Pony]

Formerly, Lieutenant junior grade, Supply Corps, U.S. Navy. Served on a destroyer as a Supply Officer.

[PK]

Formerly, Lieutenant junior grade, U.S. Navy Reserves. Served two years active duty on an ammuniton ship as a Damage Control Officer in Southeast Asia during the Viet Nam war. Resigned my commission later with the rank of Lieutenant.

[RodeoDC]

Semper Fi, man.

My brother is class of 99, former SMU Soccer player and an officer in the Marine Corps. Headed to Japan in May to do ground intel.

Good luck. Boot camp won't kill you, but it'll make you stronger.

[michiganstang]

Air Force - Composer/Arranger - Senior Airman

I currently write for the Band of Flight in Dayton but in August I move to Tokyo to take over the arranger duties for the Band of the Pacific.


edit: Almost forgot to mention: The band I currently play in has four SMU alum in it!

[BarbaraAnn]

Awesome, Phil. Congrats and good luck with all of that!

[No Quarter]

As a matter of curiosity, when did the AFROTC leave SMU? The returns would have been a lot higher, including not a few atheletes, when the ROTC unit existed.

Didn't Charles Otstott, who was first in his class at the Military Academy spend a semester at SMU before heading for West Point?

Very best of wishes and thanks to Phil and all Mustangs who are serving today and to all those who have a family member in the service.

[tmustangp]

PK and Water Pony:

My sr yr i wrote a thesis paper on athletes in teh military and i really want to continue my research on and begin a podcast..

Were yall athletes? Do you know of any? Especially WWII, Korean, and Nam vets.

This topic fascinates me and unfortunately this generation is dying off and I would love to document as much of this "unique generation" as I can.

[PK]

Water Pony was an athlete...I was not.

[abezontar]

why can't you consider athletes in the military that have served in during times of major conflict since vietnam? It's not like other situations that we have place our troops into since then haven't gotten them shot at any less.

[Arkpony]

I'm a Marine thru and thru. Did 14 weeks boot camp on Paris Island back when they beat the crap out of you for scratching sand fleas on the parade ground.
Love it! Semper Fi!