Does the USA have a separate warrior class? Do you have a military tradition in your family?

2015-05-26T11:28:19-04:00

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made May 26 at 2015 11:30 AM

2015-05-26T11:30:32-04:00

I've had 4 Uncles and two cousins who were in the military.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made May 26 at 2015 11:29 AM

2015-05-26T11:29:56-04:00

Several Military Veterans throughout my family! Sorry, but I can help you on the class.

Response by SrA Edward Vong made May 26 at 2015 11:32 AM

2015-05-26T11:32:17-04:00

First in my family. Not really going to have a tradition, but everyone has their own choice they can make. I am the first generation American for my family, and feel it is great for my legacy to have it in my family history.

Response by Capt Richard I P. made May 26 at 2015 11:38 AM

2015-05-26T11:38:00-04:00

Warrior classes always arise in nations over time. In Republics warrior classes and elites share tenuous overlap but over time less and less. This does not bode well for those Republics.

Response by SGT Jeremiah B. made May 26 at 2015 11:43 AM

2015-05-26T11:43:56-04:00

I have a long military tradition in my family. I think my dad and my uncle are the only males in my family that did not serve. My dad 4Fed out of Vietnam due to bad knees and my uncle had a medical condition that eventually killed him. I'm not sure there's a male blood relative otherwise that doesn't hold the title "veteran."

Response by SPC Charles Brown made May 26 at 2015 11:57 AM

2015-05-26T11:57:57-04:00

My families military history goes at least as far back as the Civil War with members fighting on both sides.

Response by PO3 David Fries made May 26 at 2015 12:16 PM

2015-05-26T12:16:21-04:00

My father, my grandfather, at least 2 uncles, and a cousin all served. They all served in the Army. I'm the only one that went outside the Army.

Response by SSgt Robert Clark made May 26 at 2015 2:15 PM

2015-05-26T14:15:45-04:00

May father served in the Navy Reserve and active AF, my uncle (his brother) served in the Navy Reserve and retired from the AF Reserve.
My uncle (moms brother) served in the Navy during WWII, I have in laws who served in the Army and Marine Corp. I also have family on both sides who served during the Civil War.
Sadly, it looks like my children have no desire or intent to serve and being a free country and volunteer force there isn't much I can say or do. I have expressed my thoughts and desires, but they are free to choose.

Response by SFC Stephen King made May 26 at 2015 3:25 PM

2015-05-26T15:25:51-04:00

My Father and his two brothers all drafted. 1 marine 1 Army. My Dad originally drafted Army went in with a buddy in the Navy 28 yrs Mustang. I serve proudly in the Army 22+ and counting. My Son will go to college but I feel he will serve in one branch or the other as he expressed the desire to serve.

Response by PO1 Dustin Adams made May 26 at 2015 5:01 PM

2015-05-26T17:01:39-04:00

At least one from every generation has served since before the Civil War (both sides in that one).

My Father was my enlisting officer but only after I had convinced him that I was joining for my own reasons and not due to any family pressure or tradition.

Response by SrA Matthew Knight made May 26 at 2015 8:32 PM

2015-05-26T20:32:17-04:00

I have had numerous family that served and at least a couple that wanted to but couldn't due to legitimate medical reasons. In fact, I think at least one person in every generation except my dads enlisted in one of the branches. My dad was going to join the Air Force but was DQed for medical reasons.

As far as my family serving goes, it doesn't really surprise me. I have no idea if my last name is tied to a generation of my family actually serving royalty but we do have ancestry in England and Ireland so it's possible. Makes me curious, unfortunately I have no way of telling basically anywhere prior to the 1900's.

Response by SFC Bryan Reed made May 28 at 2015 4:37 AM

2015-05-28T04:37:16-04:00

Both my Grandfathers (One Army, the other Navy), my sister served in the Navy, and a cousin in the AF.

Response by Cpl Jeff N. made May 28 at 2015 6:54 AM

2015-05-28T06:54:04-04:00

I think we are moving that direction for sure.

I posted this in a similar thread a month or so ago but here is m famlies listing:

My side:
My son: Marines, Afghanistan
Me: Marines
My Dad: career Air Force, Vietnam
My Brothers: 1 Marines, 1 Air Force
My Sister: Marred to career Air Force guy
Two Uncles: Marine Corps - Vietnam
Two Cousins: Marine Corps

My Wife:
Her Dad: Royal Air Force Flight Officer
Her Mom: Royal Air Force
Her Grandfather: British Army, Artillery, Fought the Nazi's in Germany
Her Grandmother: British Army Intelligence
Her Great Grandfather: British Army, Fought in the trenches in France in WWI and was an air marshal in London during the blitz

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 28 at 2015 9:07 PM

2015-05-28T21:07:22-04:00

Yes, I was interviewed by the LA Times about my family's military history.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2015 8:41 AM

2015-12-02T08:41:31-05:00

Father - USMC Vietnam
Grandfather - Navy WW II
Grandfather - Navy WW II
Great Grandfather - Army -WW I
Great Grandfather - Army WW I
Great Uncle - Army - WW II
Great Uncle - Army Air Corps WW II, USAF Korea & Vietnam

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2015 12:16 PM

2015-12-02T12:16:02-05:00

My dad was in the Air Force during Vietnam, and my grandfather on my dad's side was in the Army and was stationed at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked, and served throughout the South Pacific. I myself am in the Navy, my wife is in the Navy, bother her parents were in the Navy, and one of her grandfathers served in WWII and the other in Korea. It's really interesting to see just how many people here have a family history of military service compared to the firsts in their family.

Response by SSgt Donnavon Smith made Dec 2 at 2015 12:21 PM

2015-12-02T12:21:10-05:00

Every male on my father's side has served as far back as we can trace and my mothers father served. My wife is a Vet and her father and both grandfathers served. So, I am going to have to say that in our family, it is a thing

Response by SSG Kenneth Ponder made Mar 7 at 2020 1:17 PM

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Both sides of my family goes back to before French-Indian war. Even further back into Ireland, Scotland, France, England, Prussia which means nothing Warrior class means nothing in America, it's not suppose to. We're the bastard nation of the world, if we were pure bloods, we'd be inbreds.