Considering joining the military. (srs)

[iHack]

If anything, you should be aspiring to make your career half as worthwhile as his.


Now stop spamming the thread with this crap. Only warning.

[ALSTOFT]

Joining the national guard and doing a smp program with ROTC. Skipping my second semester of freshman year at ball state to go to basic and AIT. After my senior year, I plan on commissioning and going to active duty army for the rest of my time.
Sounds good in theory, at least.
Any advice?

Hooah.

[fml1111]

im 26 right now and been in 8+ years and I'm a E-6 already.

brb retiring at 37

lolwut? 2 years is automatic to SPC. get nuff points for E-5 3 years its possible. 4-5 years you can get E-6. 8+ years? lol'd. good job high speed

[VAPump]

Everybody quit the in-fighting. This isnt the thread for it.

[animalbrah]

nobody likes my french foreign legion suggestion? you get a Famas and they teach you to speak french.

[ChrisHansenDatelineNBC]

You're all pogs.

are you that SF miscer?

EDIT: just realized if I read thread I would have my answer.

[Molaki]

Don't join the navy, bunch of ****s

[ChrisHansenDatelineNBC]

Don't join the navy, bunch of ****s

★cVc★
US Navy
Operation Iraqi Freedom- 2010
Operation Enduring Freedom- 2011-2012


makes sense

[jeepbrah19]

Don't join the navy, bunch of ****s

your avi looks pretty badass for a navy bro

[rnaco]

VAPump will you ban iHack already...his BS is a dishonor to anyone who ever worn a uniform

[MenaceToSociety]

You better hope your record is squeaky clean, I had a misdemeanor when i was 13 for cannabis and they told me they didnt allow anyone with a drug record in the Army. I was just like "fuuuuuu", Got in trouble once and this shiit just caught up to me.

[Molaki]

In all seriousness. Im about to go on terminal leave in like 2 days. Im done. If I could do it all over again I probably would have joined the Marines. Best discipline, people respect each others rank, and civilians give mad respect to Marines. But I'm happy with what I did.

[theoctavist]

In all seriousness. Im about to go on terminal leave in like 2 days. Im done. If I could do it all over again I probably would have joined the Marines. Best discipline, people respect each others rank, and civilians give mad respect to Marines. But I'm happy with what I did.

Civilians give respect to any Vets nowadays, for the most part.

[justateacher]

Age - 26
Work crappy dead end jobs. (Warehouse/construction etc)
Underwhelmed with life.
No degree
Need a change
Tired of always worrying about money/bills

I could come out at age 30 with some real skills, get school paid for, and some money. Respect from everyone. Good/bad idea? What branch to join and to not see combat?

Good idea. The military can be a hell of a step.I recommend the Air Force. Golf course on each base and the best deployments, if you even get deployed. I had a hell of a time in for four years doing Airfield Management. Earned two degrees while in and had the GI Bill pay for my schooling when I got out. I don't know where you are from, but since I enlisted in Texas, now my my son has his college taken care of as well (Hazlewood Act). So tons of benefits and you may even enjoy it enough to stay in for twenty if you go to the right service.

[GStuna101]

Alright, this is going to be a mess typing this from my iPhone, but here it goes:

Don't join the marine corps, OP. I've been in for three years and have three years left. But in only these past four months or so that I've finally realized the magnitude of what a horrible decision that I've made here. I'm in infantry, so that doesn't make things better. But yeah, I hate it. They will brainwash you. And I must admit, for a while they had me, but I snapped out of it. Now I'm a ****bag corporal. I resist to pretty much everything they throw at me. From stupid regulations to customs and courtesies. Boy, do the higher ups hate me (I didn't salute my boot butter bar of a platoon commander once, due to the circumstances we were in, and boy did it rustle his jimmies).

The marine corps wants nothing more at this point than self preservation. The commandant himself came to Pendleton to talk to sncos and officers just to talk about this. He feels the marine corps is being spotlighted negatively way too much to the public's eyes. I say the public is finally seeing the truth. The corps is a mess of an organization. The corps' public relations is slowly failing. The walls around this place is slowly crumbling, and I love it.

Moral of my story: Don't join the corps. The only reason I'm still here is for the GI Bill. Even then, I feel like I'm slowly losing it.

Come at me, motards. I don't care about your silly negs.

[BeastMode101]

you can be a pilot in any of the branches.

wasn't aware of this. thanks brah.

u need a 4 year college degree to be a pilot. just a little heads up

word, i'm pursuing a 4 year degree now, but i know of a brah that's gonna be a pilot and he told me it's very competitive field. so i'm just trying to see how i can better my chances of getting that position

[rnaco]

Alright, this is going to be a mess typing this from my iPhone, but here it goes:

Don't join the marine corps, OP. I've been in for three years and have three years left. But in only these past four months or so that I've finally realized the magnitude of what a horrible decision that I've made here. I'm in infantry, so that doesn't make things better. But yeah, I hate it. They will brainwash you. And I must admit, for a while they had me, but I snapped out of it. Now I'm a ****bag corporal. I resist to pretty much everything they throw at me. From stupid regulations to customs and courtesies. Boy, do the higher ups hate me (I didn't salute my boot butter bar of a platoon commander once, due to the circumstances we were in, and boy did it rustle his jimmies).

The marine corps wants nothing more at this point than self preservation. The commandant himself came to Pendleton to talk to sncos and officers just to talk about this. He feels the marine corps is being spotlighted negatively way too much to the public's eyes. I say the public is finally seeing the truth. The corps is a mess of an organization. The corps' public relations is slowly failing. The walls around this place is slowly crumbling, and I love it.

Moral of my story: Don't join the corps. The only reason I'm still here is for the GI Bill. Even then, I feel like I'm slowly losing it.

Come at me, motards. I don't care about your silly negs.

you sound too intelligent to be in the marines

[MagnusSWOLESON]

well if you are planning on doing it, better do it now, you are already 26, that's old in Army years

majority of the top operators are >26.

Myself at 18, was a joke.
Myself at 23, a whole nother person.
27+ = animal

Look at pro BBers for example.
Pro football.
Every sport. 30 is like a peak. 37 is a breaking point. 40 is a downfall unless you become a walking pharmacy.

Depends on the person entirely tho.

[Atlas_Army]

Im in the canadian army so I can tell you from experience that....

Oops wrong thread

inb4 does canada even have a military.

[MagnusSWOLESON]

nobody likes my french foreign legion suggestion? you get a Famas and they teach you to speak french.

seeing location.

seeing suggestion.

o snap.

lets be real, they don't teach you french. they make you french.

I personally would have joined the legion years ago, however they don't let incomers drive for a few years.
Instant D/Q.

Plus most americans aren't trying to fight in actual skirmishes against africans or whoever for the purpose of merc $. kinda surprised the FFL only tried just 1 coup in france, given the whole french surrender thing.

[Ochosiete]

Alright, this is going to be a mess typing this from my iPhone, but here it goes:

Don't join the marine corps, OP. I've been in for three years and have three years left. But in only these past four months or so that I've finally realized the magnitude of what a horrible decision that I've made here. I'm in infantry, so that doesn't make things better. But yeah, I hate it. They will brainwash you. And I must admit, for a while they had me, but I snapped out of it. Now I'm a ****bag corporal. I resist to pretty much everything they throw at me. From stupid regulations to customs and courtesies. Boy, do the higher ups hate me (I didn't salute my boot butter bar of a platoon commander once, due to the circumstances we were in, and boy did it rustle his jimmies).

The marine corps wants nothing more at this point than self preservation. The commandant himself came to Pendleton to talk to sncos and officers just to talk about this. He feels the marine corps is being spotlighted negatively way too much to the public's eyes. I say the public is finally seeing the truth. The corps is a mess of an organization. The corps' public relations is slowly failing. The walls around this place is slowly crumbling, and I love it.

Moral of my story: Don't join the corps. The only reason I'm still here is for the GI Bill. Even then, I feel like I'm slowly losing it.

Come at me, motards. I don't care about your silly negs.

damn......

[US_Ranger]

18 series

Nice.

I wasn't aware there were any 18's who posted here.

[Molaki]

you sound too intelligent to be in the marines

says your ARmy inf?? Either way you have a point, grass always seems greener

[US_Ranger]

majority of the top operators are >26.

Myself at 18, was a joke.
Myself at 23, a whole nother person.
27+ = animal

Look at pro BBers for example.
Pro football.
Every sport. 30 is like a peak. 37 is a breaking point. 40 is a downfall unless you become a walking pharmacy.

Depends on the person entirely tho.

This.

I'm 30 and in the 2nd best shape of my life. (27 was when I was doing triathlons n' ****) This is why a lot of spec ops groups like guys who are older. Plus, guys over 25 are usually less retarded than the younger ones.

[Tgeo]

Tempted to neg for the whole not see combat thing. Theres already enough pussies dont need more who are scared to pick up a rifle

Not trying to be a dick but if you serve under the same flag you shouldnt even be considering if you are afraid of combat. Even supply gets hit sometimes

Age: 19

Status: Never seen combat but talking **** about seeing combat

[matt3400]

If I was to do it all over again I probably would have gone in the Air Force as an Avionics tech. Something that transfers over better to the real world.

I don't regret what I do now but we are one of the few MOS's that are still pulling year long deployments due to man power.

[theoctavist]

It isn't any inbuilt deficiency in any of the branches that make life hard now. It is the ****bag "smarter and holier than thou" entitlement generation recruits, many of whom complain more than anyone ive ever seen in my life. There have always been complainers, but I don't know that ive ever seen as many kids who think they are smarter than everyone around them.

[fml1111]

majority of the top operators are >26.

Myself at 18, was a joke.
Myself at 23, a whole nother person.
27+ = animal

Look at pro BBers for example.
Pro football.
Every sport. 30 is like a peak. 37 is a breaking point. 40 is a downfall unless you become a walking pharmacy.

Depends on the person entirely tho.

notsureifsrs... it's better to start ANYTHING at a younger age... you get experiences, etc and once you do hit age 30 you would be a fukking professional. OP in the other hand has 0 knowledge/experience and will be harder for him due to his age to adjust to the military life. Unless he is physically and mentally trained already for the military. My 2 cents.

[Clean]

USMC brah here with a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Come at me with your questions. Reservist too (no hate, same sh*t, just not active).

[Clean]

majority of the top operators are >26.

Myself at 18, was a joke.
Myself at 23, a whole nother person.
27+ = animal

Look at pro BBers for example.
Pro football.
Every sport. 30 is like a peak. 37 is a breaking point. 40 is a downfall unless you become a walking pharmacy.

Depends on the person entirely tho.

Gotta agree. myself at 18 didn't know sh*t! Myself at 23 now is a whole nother person.

I used the military pretty wisely. Had a scholarship for college, so I went Reservist in the USMC, got the GI Bill money to pay for college, then deployed to Afghanistan and came back with 21K. Was kind of stupid and spent 5K of that on a new car after trading in my old one, but I'm making $880 a month from the GI Bill, so its all good. Bout to pick up Sgt soon and my military experience has definately helped to get my foot in the door with certain jobs and especially when I am going to try and get a government job. You get 5 Point Preference if u served.

But don't count on the military alone to get you through life. Its just another thing to add to your resume. Having it alone won't get you anywhere as I have learned. Even military with my 4 year college degree is hard when it comes to finding a job, but the military will definately give you A LOT of connections in the long run and definately mature you.