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02-26-2008, 10:07 PM
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If I need money for college should I join the national gaurd?
pros cons?
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02-27-2008, 10:12 AM
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02-27-2008, 10:13 AM
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Banned
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ur red
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02-27-2008, 10:15 AM
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I OWN ALL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bracketcake
pros cons?
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im in the coast gaurd, and what exactly are u talking about? reserves?
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"life is good, be patient"
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02-27-2008, 10:23 AM
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I inherited this mess
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Pros:
- They pay for your college education. And the monthly "Drill Pay" check comes in handy for a little spending money (in the neighborhood of $200)..
- You hang out one weekend a month with your buddies.
Cons:
- You WILL be deployed. And depending on how you feel about it, it could also be a Pro... for instance, you will make a lot of $$$$ on deployents - but you'll have to put school on hold.
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Former US Army 95B/11B = Military Police and Infantry.
Out of the night that covers me, black as the pit from pole to pole. I thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul. It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.
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02-27-2008, 10:29 AM
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Banned
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Cons:
you'll get killed
you'll lose family and friends
you'll get killed
(yes, Im a corporal in the Army)
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02-27-2008, 10:32 AM
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Liberated
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LatinoHeat210
Cons:
you'll get killed
you'll lose family and friends
you'll get killed
(yes, Im a corporal in the Army)
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This is inevitable in everyday life...
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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin."
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02-27-2008, 10:33 AM
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Banned
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NissanRob
This is inevitable in everyday life...
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yea ok Coastie 
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02-27-2008, 10:36 AM
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I like turtles.
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When was the announcement that the national guard was being deployed?
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02-27-2008, 10:36 AM
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I rape back.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LatinoHeat210
yea ok Coastie |
lol, you ever sea Jaws?
Quote:
Originally Posted by BryantLifter
When was the announcement that the national guard was being deployed?
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It's a back door type thing.
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Getting back into it..
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02-27-2008, 10:46 AM
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I inherited this mess
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BryantLifter
When was the announcement that the national guard was being deployed?
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You're joking, right? 
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Desert Storm
Former US Army 95B/11B = Military Police and Infantry.
Out of the night that covers me, black as the pit from pole to pole. I thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul. It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.
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02-27-2008, 10:49 AM
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♦ ɴɣϲ ϲrew ♦
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NissanRob
This is inevitable in everyday life...
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except joining armed forces will up that risk 10000%
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02-27-2008, 10:50 AM
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Liberated
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ducktales
except joining armed forces will up that risk 10000%
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And did I say it wasn't, I was merely making a point.
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"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13)
God, Guns, and Freedom, guess I am a Right Wing Extremist.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin."
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02-27-2008, 10:51 AM
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Banned
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I find it funny the OP wants to join the Army. lolhahaahhahaa
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02-27-2008, 01:59 PM
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Banned
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02-27-2008, 09:13 PM
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Navy-Marine Corps Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LatinoHeat210
Cons:
you'll get killed
you'll lose family and friends
you'll get killed
(yes, Im a corporal in the Army)
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1,400,000 active duty members, less than 1,000 "get killed" in combat each year. It's really sad how little you apparently understand your job and future prospects if you think "getting killed" is reasonably likely.
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"How do those guys on submarines hold their breath for so long?" - Kelly Bundy
I am NOT a Marine. Just a Sailor who had the awesome opportunity to work with Marines for several years.
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02-27-2008, 09:27 PM
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Registered User
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you have to be ready to go to war and see some of the worse acts of mankind
dont just join for the money if you cant accept war
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02-27-2008, 09:30 PM
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Navy-Marine Corps Team
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Read through these threads. . .
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=802003
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=7553901
And I agree with many of the comments made above: Don't join just for the money. Join because you want to be part of the military - including a realistic chance that you will be deployed to a combat zone.
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"The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle". - Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, U.S. Army
"How do those guys on submarines hold their breath for so long?" - Kelly Bundy
I am NOT a Marine. Just a Sailor who had the awesome opportunity to work with Marines for several years.
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02-27-2008, 09:32 PM
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The biggest con for me would be being sent off to fight in a war that I didn't believe in.
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02-27-2008, 09:52 PM
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Navy-Marine Corps Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Family_Guy
The biggest con for me would be being sent off to fight in a war that I didn't believe in.
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Please keep you political commentary in the Religion/ Politics section. A decision on military service has very little to do with who's sitting in the Oval Office and/or which party has the majority in Congress.
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"The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle". - Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, U.S. Army
"How do those guys on submarines hold their breath for so long?" - Kelly Bundy
I am NOT a Marine. Just a Sailor who had the awesome opportunity to work with Marines for several years.
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06-22-2009, 06:19 PM
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Registered User
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Here's a novel idea. Work, take evening classes at a community college and pay as you go.
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06-22-2009, 06:23 PM
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OG of Special Forces
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nutsy54
Please keep you political commentary in the Religion/Politics section. A decision on military service has very little to do with who's sitting in the Oval Office and/or which party has the majority in Congress.
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this!
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