Quote Originally Posted by Mississippi Steve
Any bonehead can join the Army or Marines....they are always looking for cannon fodder.
what's wrong steve, jealous cause the marines wouldn't take you? not everyone can join the marines. there is barely 4 times more marines than there is uscg as opposed to the half a million or so that are in the army.

us army 549,153
us marines 201,031
uscg 42,583
us navy 331,768
usaf 329,980

these numbers are accurate as of feb 28, 2009.

and everyone in the marines aren't cannon fodder. i fixed avionics on AH-1Ws and UH-1Ns.

i scored pretty high on the asvab as well. i can't say it was a record like reaper, but i was very high up the ladder. i qualified for any job that i wanted.

not to mention that once you complete marine corps boot camp and finish your term and decide to join a different branch of service, you don't have to go to that services boot camp. marine boot camp is 11 weeks, and is second in the world in length behind the french foreign legion which can last up to six months or more.

spoken, the french foreign legion will take you, hell they even change peoples identities. lol.

the coast guard now falls under the department of homeland security.

i didn't take what you said personal steve, just thought it was a broad generalization. i'm for anyone that is in the armed services.


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