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acgrundy:
or is serving right now?

Whats your thoughts?  Pros and cons?  do you regret it, are you happy with it?

I've always thought about it.  I was never pushed in that direction growing up, I was always pushed in the college direction.  But now I've done the college thing and graduated, and just wondering if the military would be good for me.

There is a lot of things that I think I would like about it.  Certain things I know I would not like, specifically going to war for causes that I don't believe in.  But I hear with having a college degree and knowing what you want to do and choosing the right branch there is very little chance you would ever go to war.

So those that have served, or are serving now, what branch, if your kids wanted to do it would you encourage them, and what are your overall thoughts and advice?

AndrE16686:
I have been thinking about joining the Australian military after i fin u.n.i.versity. But only if I could do exactly what I want (protocol officer), its a career decision not a 'omg we have to defend the Jewish homeland from those Arabs whom we arrange into naked shit-smeared human pyramids' decision.

Lieutenant Abdul-Shakur:
If your thinkinf of enlisting, you might like it. your gona be dealing with all sorts of motherfuckers from all four corners of the U.S. there are gona be some shady ass clever mofos. Your gona face some problems at first, ex. pulling of a rank etc.  Once you settle with your platoon, youll love it. You guys are gona be trying to pull each other down, but when it comes down to other people, if someone tries to fuck with you, theyll put their life on the line for you.

Its all fun until you get deployed in the war zone. All kinds of things are gona affect you.


Its esy to say you can pick up a gun, but taking that first shot at someone is a bitch. You will probably break out the first time, cry like a motherfucker, high stress. etc. Happens with 90% of new recruits deployed in the warzone.

But the good thing is, you can pull out after a couple years of service.


If your thinking about getting an education, (a bachelors degree is required) to get into the Cadet Officers program, you are going to be living a happy life, good monthly pay cheque, your gona end up with a good educated rich girl.


But at the same time your gona be fucked in the ass for the rest of your life. Sure, Enlisnted Marines do all the dirty work. But whose leading them ? its an officer.

When they show you in the movies that a Staff. Sgt or a Sgt leads an attack, its all bullshit.

Its either a 2nd.Lt or a Lt. or Capt. leading the attack. Meaning if you guys are entering the wild west, you are going to be the first one to taste the gun powder.

If you have good performance, your going to be assigned your first platoon command at the rank of 2nd Lt(like I did).

Otherwise you get your first command at the rank of Lt.

Till the rank of Capt. you are going to face as much shit as enlisted personnel do.

And you just cannot leave the military once you are an officer. Its a contract, a long term contract, theyre either gona retire you(if you fuck up or fail the tests), or you only leave when you enter the retirement age.


To get promoted, you must take go to Staff Colleges, pass the courses, and than theres a board sitting bullshit,and they promote you.

Anyways, if your interested let me know.


But remember, theyre are thousands of programs to enter the military, pick the one that suits you the best.

You can always enter in the college program, they pay you money for college while your serving. Its a 2-3 year contract i think, not sure.

Lieutenant Abdul-Shakur:
Oh, and if you have a degree, and you get commissioned, dont think your degree is gona save you from the war zone.

This is how it works. Officers make plans. Soldiers act on it. Officers Command. So basically, you lead your troops into the battlefield.

If you get a degree and your in either Infantry, Artillery, Armoured Core, you are gona be deployed in the war zone buddy.


Unless you get a degree and go towards Military Law or other programs, which are tough, and only 5/100 people get selected for it.

If you think your gona enlist as a cook, or a laundry-man, or whatever, just to be in the military for 2-3 years. Your wrong.

Understand this, every Marine is a Gunny aka Gunner.

No matter what you do, when the war strikes, you have a gun in your hand.

Same goes with the Army, except theyre called Riffleman.


Think over it again, the Recruit Officer is gona put all the pressure in the fucking world on you to join.

acgrundy:
I have a degree in business finance, which is the area I would try to get into.  I wouldn't enlist in the marines, most likely the Airforce.

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