what do ya think about the army or marines?
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I was thinking about joining in the army back in the day, but then I just said fuck it cause I realized it ain't for me. It's a good thing though, cause once you enlist they basically own your ass, you're like a slave to the government practically.
So to all the folks who are thinking about enlisting, good luck to ya'll cause it definitely ain't for everyone, I got a lot of fam who have been severely fucked over by the Army, which is the main reason I never joined. Going to school and getting an education is a lot better, that's what I would recommend to anyone thinking about enlisiting.
So to all the folks who are thinking about enlisting, good luck to ya'll cause it definitely ain't for everyone, I got a lot of fam who have been severely fucked over by the Army, which is the main reason I never joined. Going to school and getting an education is a lot better, that's what I would recommend to anyone thinking about enlisiting.
I am a US Marine. I joined in 95 becuase I was tired of school and always dreamed of being a Marine. I scored really high on my asvap and enlisted open contract, basically its a crap shoot when you enlist open contract but I didnt have a choice due to my criminal record. To make a long story short, boot camp is something you will be proud of completing for the rest of your life. Its tough, but very rewarding. The weak minded dont survive, you dont need to be hella strong. I graduated and was sent to MCT (Marine Combat Training) in Camp Pendleton, CA. There you basically live outdoors with a whole company, and learn to survive and hunt and kill kill kill. AFter completing that I was told what my MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) school I was going to be sent to, which in tence is basically telling what field I was going to be in for the rest of my elsitment. I was sent to 29 Palms, CA for BEC (Basic Electronics School) in the 2800 field. I then knew that I would be doing something with electronics. Electronics is a huge field so it would be another 3 months of learning all about electicity and electronics circitry the I eventually was chosen to be a "Crypto Tech" where I would learn to repair Crypto gear. This ended up to be my specialty my entire carrer. It was a short enlistment (4 years), but it definitly felt like 8. The entire 4 years the only thing I disliked was running. If you cant handle long runs on a weekly basis, your going to learn to handle them. The Marine Corps Physical Phitness Test Consist of doing 80 situps in 2 minutes, 20 pullups with no kipping, and a 3 mile run in 18 minutes. Thats it! If you can do that, you will excel in the Marines! High PFT scores = promotions. All in all, once my 4 years was up I could honestly say it was worth it would have done it all over again. To this day joining the Marines is the hardest and best thing I ever did I my life. I would suggest it to anyone with heart and open to changing your whole life and way of thinking. But it is for the better and once you do, some things stick with you for life.
Since getting out I have used my GI Bill to grad college and now I have a great careers in computers, all because I was a 19 year old "tired of school".
Since getting out I have used my GI Bill to grad college and now I have a great careers in computers, all because I was a 19 year old "tired of school".
wrong there buddy, I have been stationed at a army, navy, air force, and marine base. All branches offer the same jobs (MOS) and exact same pay. None promote faster, its all about your specialty and how that field promotes, you cant group the whole army or air force into a branch that promotes faster. thats way off the mark, i used to be a recruiter out of san jose on mckee rd
100% COMPLETE BULLSHIT
-RUN YOUR FACE INTO A CONCRETE WALL REAL FAST!
LISTEN UP INQUIRING MINDS OF MILITARY SERVICE;
DO NOT BELIEVE SHIT JOSE OR RASHADD FROM THE SICCNESS HOOD TELLS YOU ABOUT THE MILITARY...
DO NOT BASE YOUR LIFE DECISIONS ON THEIR BULLSHIT MYTHS...
IF THEY DON'T HAVE YEARsss..with a S, of military service UNDER THEIR BELT, THEY CAN'T TELL YOU SHIT.
IT'S LIKE A BUMB TELLIN YOU HOW TO BE A MILLIONAIRE...
THINK FOLKS-THINK
E-3 Seabee in U.S., and previously 2 years in Chile. Proudly. On top of all that, I quoted directly from the recruiting resources at usmilitary.about.com and forum.military.com.
I did a search on your posts and you sound more like an inner city hood than any sort of honorable serviceman. You most certainly could not have held any MOS with a security clearance, that's for sure. Where's your pride? Did you wash out? Go back to talking about what you know, like narcotics crimes lowlife scams.
I did a search on your posts and you sound more like an inner city hood than any sort of honorable serviceman. You most certainly could not have held any MOS with a security clearance, that's for sure. Where's your pride? Did you wash out? Go back to talking about what you know, like narcotics crimes lowlife scams.
I welcome your search, your findings are bits and pieces of what I have posted, it's not my life history.
As an E-3, your "rate", not rank, your still a Seaman, not a Petty Officer yet. I'm not knoccin that, everyone starts from the bottom and works their way up, but it is a factor on your perspective of the military, which is small and limited at this post.
I know exactly what I'm talkin about...but your post about the Air Force is BS.
Keep your comments within your limited perspective-
D-locc
I'm 100, without even lefting a finger
As an E-3, your "rate", not rank, your still a Seaman, not a Petty Officer yet. I'm not knoccin that, everyone starts from the bottom and works their way up, but it is a factor on your perspective of the military, which is small and limited at this post.
I know exactly what I'm talkin about...but your post about the Air Force is BS.
Keep your comments within your limited perspective-
D-locc
I'm 100, without even lefting a finger
I DID 2 YRS IN THE ARMY.....
IT IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT....YOU CAN STRIVE FOR 20 OR YOU CAN STRIVE TO GET THE FUKK OUT
I CHOSE THE LATTER...
THE MILITARY IS NOTHIN LIKE REGULAR LIFE AS YOU NOW KNO IT...restrictions restrictions restrictions!!!!!
DONT GO IN THINKIN UR GOIN TO SCHOOL...IT AINT HAPPENIN......OR ITS GONNA BE A WHILE B4 YOU GO..IF THEY LET YOU
IF YOU WANNA ENSURE YOU DONT GO TO WAR......GO JAG
FUKK WHAT YOU HEARD...SUPPLY DOES GO TO WAR!!...(92Y I THINK)
IF YOU GO IN A COOK....FUEL GUY OR WATER BOY YOUR GONNA FIGHT!!
SHIT..MY MOS..31R...OUR LIFE EXPECTANCY IN A TIME OF WAR WAS SUMTHIN UNDER A MINUTE...INFANTRY(11B) WAS MUCH MUCH LOWER...THATS WHY THEY GET THE BIG SIGNING BONUSES!!!!!!!!...CAUSE YO ASS GOT A GOOD CHANCE TO TO DIE HELLA FAST
IT IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT....YOU CAN STRIVE FOR 20 OR YOU CAN STRIVE TO GET THE FUKK OUT
I CHOSE THE LATTER...
THE MILITARY IS NOTHIN LIKE REGULAR LIFE AS YOU NOW KNO IT...restrictions restrictions restrictions!!!!!
DONT GO IN THINKIN UR GOIN TO SCHOOL...IT AINT HAPPENIN......OR ITS GONNA BE A WHILE B4 YOU GO..IF THEY LET YOU
IF YOU WANNA ENSURE YOU DONT GO TO WAR......GO JAG
FUKK WHAT YOU HEARD...SUPPLY DOES GO TO WAR!!...(92Y I THINK)
IF YOU GO IN A COOK....FUEL GUY OR WATER BOY YOUR GONNA FIGHT!!
SHIT..MY MOS..31R...OUR LIFE EXPECTANCY IN A TIME OF WAR WAS SUMTHIN UNDER A MINUTE...INFANTRY(11B) WAS MUCH MUCH LOWER...THATS WHY THEY GET THE BIG SIGNING BONUSES!!!!!!!!...CAUSE YO ASS GOT A GOOD CHANCE TO TO DIE HELLA FAST
If you are going in ...make sure you get something out of it.Mainly educcation and save up some skrills. but education is a must...dont pick a job that doesnot transfer to a cilvilian equivilant.
I can only speak on army and a lil on airforce cuz of some of my friends...but airforce does have combat mos now something like groundairman or some shit i dont know...
anyway army is cool if you know what you getting into...you gotta judge for yourself the benifits and hard times...if your single...its all good...deployments arent that tough...married folks have tough ass times dealing with deployments and cheating spouses...shit is shady but it happens.but seriously there are an ASSLOAD of jobs...alot of which are non-combat related..BUT!!!
just cuz they are non combat related doesnt mean you wont go to or see combat...
its all about carefulchoices....
examples were given earlier about cook..yup they got nothing to do out there but run missions back and forth delivering food....out on the road...whichs is not good
good jobs
i know some medical ones
LABTECH LVn/LPN
preventivemedicine
OR TECH
combat medic/health care specialist....which what is what i am can be cool if you in the right job position...but can be SHADY as fuck if you get assigned to a line unit like infantry...cuz you doing the same bullshit that they are doing following their asses around waiting for one of them to get fucked up so you can patch them up.
THINK LONG AND HARD
about what you want to do when you get out.
then I could lace you up with some knowledge about what job COULD MIGHT maybe suite you.
I can only speak on army and a lil on airforce cuz of some of my friends...but airforce does have combat mos now something like groundairman or some shit i dont know...
anyway army is cool if you know what you getting into...you gotta judge for yourself the benifits and hard times...if your single...its all good...deployments arent that tough...married folks have tough ass times dealing with deployments and cheating spouses...shit is shady but it happens.but seriously there are an ASSLOAD of jobs...alot of which are non-combat related..BUT!!!
just cuz they are non combat related doesnt mean you wont go to or see combat...
its all about carefulchoices....
examples were given earlier about cook..yup they got nothing to do out there but run missions back and forth delivering food....out on the road...whichs is not good
good jobs
i know some medical ones
LABTECH LVn/LPN
preventivemedicine
OR TECH
combat medic/health care specialist....which what is what i am can be cool if you in the right job position...but can be SHADY as fuck if you get assigned to a line unit like infantry...cuz you doing the same bullshit that they are doing following their asses around waiting for one of them to get fucked up so you can patch them up.
THINK LONG AND HARD
about what you want to do when you get out.
then I could lace you up with some knowledge about what job COULD MIGHT maybe suite you.
i say fucc em.. they tell ya exactly wut u wanna hear but flake on half tha shit they tell u.. my bro was a marine for 5or 6 yearz, they told em they'd have a profession-related job waitin 4 him when he was out... he works at home depot. so yea, fucc em.
but much love 4 any1 who'z out there fightin 4 tha country..
but much love 4 any1 who'z out there fightin 4 tha country..
I've been in the Air Force for almost 3 years now and they are trying to get us to join the Army. A program was started called blue to green to convert us but I don't think many signed up. One of the main differences is the way of life. In the Air Force its damn near like working a regular job. Army and Marines are much more strict in a military sense. I call most people by their first name around here.
TRU....
mY RESTRICTIONS RAN MORE ALONG THE "JOB/MISSION" LINES...
I WAS IN SUM SHIT CALLED A DRB BRIGADE "DIVISION READINESS BRIGADE".....WHEN A SITUATION POPPED OFF YOU WERE THE FIRST TO GO
IT ROTATED BETWEEN COMPANIES AND DIFFERENT PLATOONS SQUADS AND SO FORTH....
ESSENTIALLY WHEN YOU WERE ON IT...WHICH WAS OFTEN FOR MY SQUAD YOU COULDNT GO OUTSIDE OF A 50 MILE RADIUS WITH OUT GETIN PASSES APPROVED FROM THE CAPTAIN WHICH AMOUNTED TO A LOT OF BULLSHIT....AND BEIN STATIONED FT CAMPBELL IN CLARKSVILLE TENN WE ALWAYS HAD TO GET A PASS TO GO TO NASHVILLE....WHICH NEVER HAPPENED
mY RESTRICTIONS RAN MORE ALONG THE "JOB/MISSION" LINES...
I WAS IN SUM SHIT CALLED A DRB BRIGADE "DIVISION READINESS BRIGADE".....WHEN A SITUATION POPPED OFF YOU WERE THE FIRST TO GO
IT ROTATED BETWEEN COMPANIES AND DIFFERENT PLATOONS SQUADS AND SO FORTH....
ESSENTIALLY WHEN YOU WERE ON IT...WHICH WAS OFTEN FOR MY SQUAD YOU COULDNT GO OUTSIDE OF A 50 MILE RADIUS WITH OUT GETIN PASSES APPROVED FROM THE CAPTAIN WHICH AMOUNTED TO A LOT OF BULLSHIT....AND BEIN STATIONED FT CAMPBELL IN CLARKSVILLE TENN WE ALWAYS HAD TO GET A PASS TO GO TO NASHVILLE....WHICH NEVER HAPPENED
im about 30 months deep into the marine corps. its straight. it's alot of training. some training will be very useful. some you will never use. all in all its a good experience. Like raider rick said, you WILL be proud of your accomplishments because its no easy task; however it isn't impossible either. one thing to consider is ive been with my wife for a little over 3 years now. during those 3 years i was at boot camp for three months, mct for 1 month, mos school for 2 months, and then deployed to iraq for six months. im going back to iraq in august for another 7 months. So basically, you WILL spend time away from the people you love (if that matters to you) On the upside, with all that time away i've learned not to take shit for granted. Also, i came back with 10 grand give or take...so its got its benefits.
You will have your highs and lows, but in the end you should come out better than when you went in.
And about dying or getting deformed and shit. Yea, it happens. But how many deaths have there been? Around 1000? How many troops have rotated in and out of iraq? hundreds of thousands. I don't support people dying or think that its ok, but its war. It happens. Most people never see gunfire...like 90% i'd say. Of course anything is possible.
You will have your highs and lows, but in the end you should come out better than when you went in.
And about dying or getting deformed and shit. Yea, it happens. But how many deaths have there been? Around 1000? How many troops have rotated in and out of iraq? hundreds of thousands. I don't support people dying or think that its ok, but its war. It happens. Most people never see gunfire...like 90% i'd say. Of course anything is possible.
NO NEED TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT...
LISTEN UP HOMIE...IVE BEEN IN THE ARMY FOR 3 AND A HALF YEARS NOW. I DIDNT DECIDE TO JOIN THE ARMY TILL I FUCKIN WALKED IN THE FAIRFIELD MALL THAT DAY. I HAD NO DISCIPLINE. NO MONEY. NO SENSE OF DIRECTION. INVOLVED IN GANGS. THAT SHITS COOL WHEN YOURE LIKE FUCKIN 16 OR 17. WHEN YOURE 22 LIKE I AM, THATS WHEN YOURE A BORDERLINE FUCK UP. NOW, IM WORKING ON COMPUTERS (25-BRAVO, INFORMATIONS SPECIALIST), OWN MY OWN CAR (2005 MONTE CARLO ON 18'S WITH 2 12'S IN THE BACK), OWN MY OWN PLACE, AND SEEN HALF OF THE WORLD. SOME OF MY CLOSEST HOMEBOYS ARE FROM PLACES IVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. IVE MET A FEW LIFE LONG FRIENDS OUT HERE. MOTHER FUCKERS ID DIE FOR AND IM SURE THEYD DIE FOR ME. YOU THINK YOU GOT CLOSE ASS HOMEBOYS NOW? TRY GOING THROUGH WAR AND BULLSHIT WITH THESE FOOLS. COMRADERY IN THE ARMYS REAL. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING NEW, ARMYS A GOOD CHOICE. DONT GET ME WRONG THOUGH, IVE ALREADY BEEN TO IRAQ, AND AFGHANISTAN. IVE SEEN PEOPLE DIE. IVE LOST A FRIEND. I CANT SEE MY FAMILY WHEN I WANT TO. ITS NOT AN EASY LIFE. LIKE ALL THESE OTHER FOOLS ARE SAYIN ON THE THREAD. IT AINT FOR EVERYBODY. ITLL MAKE YOU OR BREAK YOU. YOU BETTER MAKE SURE YOUR HEARTS IN IT 190%. LOOK INTO THE AIRFORCE BEFORE YOU LOOK INTO THE ARMY THOUGH. IF YOU JUST WANT THE CASH AND ADVENTURE, LOOK INTO AIRFORCE. IF YOU WANT TO BETTER YOURSELF ALL AROUND, ARMY OR MARINES. IF YOURE TRYING TO MEET A BOYFRIEND, NAVY ALL THE WAY.
FINISHING NOTE THOUGH: I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT IM PROUD OF WHAT IVE ACCOMPLISHED. I FEEL IM CONTRIBUTING POSITIVELY TO THE RAZA AND SOME DAY WHEN I HAVE KIDS, IM SURE THAT THEYLL BE TAKEN CARE OF. NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE CAN SAY THAT AT THE AGE OF 22.
LISTEN UP HOMIE...IVE BEEN IN THE ARMY FOR 3 AND A HALF YEARS NOW. I DIDNT DECIDE TO JOIN THE ARMY TILL I FUCKIN WALKED IN THE FAIRFIELD MALL THAT DAY. I HAD NO DISCIPLINE. NO MONEY. NO SENSE OF DIRECTION. INVOLVED IN GANGS. THAT SHITS COOL WHEN YOURE LIKE FUCKIN 16 OR 17. WHEN YOURE 22 LIKE I AM, THATS WHEN YOURE A BORDERLINE FUCK UP. NOW, IM WORKING ON COMPUTERS (25-BRAVO, INFORMATIONS SPECIALIST), OWN MY OWN CAR (2005 MONTE CARLO ON 18'S WITH 2 12'S IN THE BACK), OWN MY OWN PLACE, AND SEEN HALF OF THE WORLD. SOME OF MY CLOSEST HOMEBOYS ARE FROM PLACES IVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. IVE MET A FEW LIFE LONG FRIENDS OUT HERE. MOTHER FUCKERS ID DIE FOR AND IM SURE THEYD DIE FOR ME. YOU THINK YOU GOT CLOSE ASS HOMEBOYS NOW? TRY GOING THROUGH WAR AND BULLSHIT WITH THESE FOOLS. COMRADERY IN THE ARMYS REAL. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING NEW, ARMYS A GOOD CHOICE. DONT GET ME WRONG THOUGH, IVE ALREADY BEEN TO IRAQ, AND AFGHANISTAN. IVE SEEN PEOPLE DIE. IVE LOST A FRIEND. I CANT SEE MY FAMILY WHEN I WANT TO. ITS NOT AN EASY LIFE. LIKE ALL THESE OTHER FOOLS ARE SAYIN ON THE THREAD. IT AINT FOR EVERYBODY. ITLL MAKE YOU OR BREAK YOU. YOU BETTER MAKE SURE YOUR HEARTS IN IT 190%. LOOK INTO THE AIRFORCE BEFORE YOU LOOK INTO THE ARMY THOUGH. IF YOU JUST WANT THE CASH AND ADVENTURE, LOOK INTO AIRFORCE. IF YOU WANT TO BETTER YOURSELF ALL AROUND, ARMY OR MARINES. IF YOURE TRYING TO MEET A BOYFRIEND, NAVY ALL THE WAY.
FINISHING NOTE THOUGH: I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT IM PROUD OF WHAT IVE ACCOMPLISHED. I FEEL IM CONTRIBUTING POSITIVELY TO THE RAZA AND SOME DAY WHEN I HAVE KIDS, IM SURE THAT THEYLL BE TAKEN CARE OF. NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE CAN SAY THAT AT THE AGE OF 22.