View Full Version : How Many 3500's Are On Board?
jinelson
12-27-04, 11:20 AM
I was wondering how many of our members had 3500 MOS's ya never know when we may have to form a convoy and resupply our 0300's in the field. I was a 3531 driver until I made SNCO and then I was changed to 3537 Truckmaster/Operations Chief.
Served with 1st Motors, and 11th Motors and MACG-18 MT. You call we hual if we cant truck it well you know the rest.
Keep On Truckin
Jim
3531 here.
Served with MT Co, H&S Bn, MCB, Camp Lejeune, NC. late 1965 thru early '66.
Drove Cattle cars, base buses & sedans.
Service Co, HqBn, Motor Transport section, 1st Mar Div
(Chu Lai & Da Nang Vietnam) 4/66 - 11/67.
Drove a PC (3/4 ton truck), 6x's, Mighty Mites.
Eventually became Battalion Dispatcher (no additional MOS given).
Truck Co, 3rd Service Bn, 3rd Mar Div, Okinawa '70 - '71
After I got out in Oct '71 I went on to drive 18 wheelers hauling liquid chemicals & gasoline.
GySgtRet
12-27-04, 03:58 PM
3531,3537,3538,8411
WERS-27, MWSG-27, MCAS Cherry Point 73-75 + Wing Driver's School
WTS-17 MCAS Futenma Okinawa 76-77
MCB Camp Pendelton CA Safety Office, Ist FSSg Camp Pendelton,
Comodity Manager MOS shop Maintenance Battalion
Truckmaster Facilities Maintenance MCB Quantico 83-85.
MWSS-172 MCAS Futenma 86-87.
MWSS-272 MCAS New River 87-88, Truck Company 2nd MarDiv, Comm Company 2nd MarDiv, Division G-4 2nd MarDiv.
MWSS-172 MCAS Futenma/MCB Butler Okinawa 89-91.
Retired from Henderson Hall September 14, 1993.
Keep On Trucking
Semper Fidelis
GySgtRet
12-27-04, 08:14 PM
Any other motorheads around the Corps????
3531marine
12-27-04, 10:05 PM
64 MCAF NEW RIVER 65-66 9TH MOTORS DANANG 6/66 12/67 DEPOT MOTOR T PARIS ISLAND EVERY THING UPTO& INCLUDING 25 TON WRECKER
jinelson
12-28-04, 08:50 AM
3531marine do ya want be dispatcher? We got too many senior NCO's we got to scare up some drivers and mechanics. Lets roll.
Keep On Truckin and Semper Fi
GySgtRet
12-28-04, 08:51 PM
Oh Yeah. I have done dispatching tactical and commercial too.
TRLewis
12-28-04, 09:01 PM
I got hit by a 5 ton once, i guess that doesnt count does it?
;) 2531, 2537, 2591, 8411, and 9999. <br />
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Although, not a 3500, I have had plenty of experience. <br />
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After graduating radio operator school they put me in the H.F. side of my radio plt and issued me a...
shandawg6
12-29-04, 01:21 AM
(3531,3533,3521,3522)...spent LOTS of time at Camp Johnson...lol....just joined the group...glad to be here....
cjdoyle
12-29-04, 07:09 PM
3531,3533,7200
Ready to go...
Hit by a five ton d@mn most of these boots i work with have never seen a five ton. I have broke my fair share though.
SGT D
Originally posted by TRLewis
I got hit by a 5 ton once, i guess that doesnt count does it?
Was that YOU TRlewis ???
GySgtRet
12-29-04, 07:49 PM
SgtEd,
If a person can't hear a 2/12 they deserve to get hit...!!!
Semper Fidelis
GySgtRet
12-29-04, 07:51 PM
Or a 5 ton. I understand that the new 7 ton is an awsom vehilce I would like to drive one of those. I am here near Quantico at MARCORSYSCOM and I do have a hookup that I was stattioned with in 1980 at Recruiter's school maybe he can hook me up?
Semper Fidelis
greensideout
12-29-04, 08:02 PM
Some of my worst memories were in the back of a duce and a half.
Or was it just trying to get in and out at 0 dark thrity?
I had to climb into to one to go to chow and again to return while I was at Pendelton.
And then climb in again to go to my assigned area.
DUCE AND A HALF'S really suck for personal travel!
Sgt0811
12-29-04, 09:24 PM
Does a secondary 3531 count.
Drove until I made E-4 then they put me back on the gun.
:marine:
GySgtRet
12-29-04, 09:35 PM
True....!!! But it is better than walking.
GySgtRet
12-29-04, 09:38 PM
Sgt0811,
Sure they do...!!!! At least if you can drive and get from point a to point be and maintain my equipment sure...!!!
Semp Fidelis
greensideout
12-29-04, 09:54 PM
Originally posted by GySgtRet
True....!!! But it is better than walking.
I have to agree with that! But that big truck was no fun for morning chow! LOL
jinelson
12-30-04, 08:20 AM
I loved double clutching a 5 Ton M-35A2C 6 X 6 multi-fuel through the muddy hills in the Nam when the all wheel drive kicked in they would go any where. I never saw a grunt complain about the ride in back when we were over there. Deep water fording was another fun drill LOL.