Hello From NorCal

[Sick Boy]

Hey everyone, my name is Zack and I'm 26. I currently live in Berkeley. No, I'm not a dirty hippie. lol

I've just started lurking the boards after a friend on another site suggested I look here after getting interested in purchasing an AR.

As for me I grew up in Montana and lived there in or near the mountains until I was 14 and left to live with my mom in 1997. Been camping since I was real young and been hunting since I was 9. Love to go camping and hiking and just being in the out doors. I got out of the Navy in 2006 after 5 years as an Intelligence Specialist and an Imagery Analyst. I lived in Japan for a few years and did 2 cruises to the Persian Gulf and some time in Iraq.

You can find me under the screen name Zoltan on Zombie Squad.

Just really looking forward to talking with everyone with the same interests as me and sharing my experiences with others. Thanks guys and gals.

-Zack

[ivanimal]

Welcome, and thanks for your service!

[Turbinator]

Yes - thanks for your service! How was your Japan living experience? Coworker here lived in Japan for 10 years..

Turby

[Sick Boy]

Thanks guy!

Well, Japan was a blast and a half! Probably more fun that a 19 year old should be allowed to have their first time really out in the world! lol

It was really pretty damned amazing though. I read Shogun I was like 10 or so and when I was offered it as my first duty station, I jumoed all over it. I had an amazing time there and I was very mad when they made the squadron leave to come back to the states because we had to transition from F-14As to F/A-18Fs.

Man, I wish I coulda lived there for 10 years!! I so wanna go back to teach English, but those jobs are extremely hard to get. So I just need to win the lotto so I can buy myself a Roppongi Hills penthouse! hahaha