Joining the military?

[the image reaper]

Headshake, you put it pretty well :thumbsup:

the image reaper Reviewed by the image reaper on 05-24-2009. Joining the military? I tried college for a few semesters...it doesn't appeal to me. I need something more physical. I haven't smoked pot in 2 months and I'm thinking of going to serve. What do you all think?:hippy: Rating: 5

[headshake]

thanks reap, means a lot coming from you!


-shake

[filo6942]

Go for it, if you dont mind giving up all your freedom, for our freedom.

[Spoken Word]

Giving up all my freedom? Hardly. If you only have that kind of insight to bring to the table...keep it to yourself, please.

Thanks to everyone else, I appreciate the thoughtful responses.

The four branches are exceeding their quotas. It seems everyone wants to serve now cause of the "economy" and all that. Makes sense, if you think about job security and all that.
Well, cause of all these new recruits, no branch is taking questionable applicants. And unfortunately, cause of my past mistakes, I fall under that catagory. My only way in is to get three really good references, and hope that I can get a moral waiver.

[the image reaper]

I wish you the best, and hope your decision fulfills you ... one thing, and EVERY veteran will back me up on this one: your Recruiter will not tell you the whole story, if not, outright LIE, to you :wtf: ... don't let anyone rush your decision ... you will be guaranteed of the schooling/MOS, you choose, but that doesn't mean, that will be your job ... lots of 'electronics specialists' etc., finish their AIT schooling, only to hump a M16 in the 'bush' ... sorry, I'm 'dated', I meant 'dunes' ... just be aware of that, so you're not surprised ... I wish I'd have stayed in for a military career ... I'd either be retired now, or dead, and either ain't so bad, just depends on what ya got to compare it to ... good luck, and God bless you, son ... :thumbsup:

[Dutch Pimp]

I retired as a PFC....:thumbsup:...bucking for SP4...:yippee:I didn't join the Army...the Army joined me

[JohnnyZ]

The only question you need to ask yourself is, can you take another human life?

[Dutch Pimp]

The only question you need to ask yourself is, can you take another human life?

You don't have to answer that question!...the military will show you how to do that ...without thinking.

[JohnnyZ]

I don't mean pulling the trigger, anyone would do that in a war situation. I mean are you capable of dealing with the fact that you just killed someone, are you willing to deal with the post traumatic stress or whatever the psychologists call it now. You just killed someone. Snuffed out a life. Sounds fine now but I bet things change when you see someone with their head blown off.

[Dutch Pimp]

I don't mean pulling the trigger, anyone would do that in a war situation. I mean are you capable of dealing with the fact that you just killed someone, are you willing to deal with the post traumatic stress or whatever the psychologists call it now. You just killed someone. Snuffed out a life. Sounds fine now but I bet things change when you see someone with their head blown off.

that's why they call it war...been there...seen that