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I've been really thinking hard for the last 6 months about joining the military. I have a degree in health, physical education, and recreation ::) boy what a waste. I feel like I'm pretty far behind people my age. I want to get into something that will set me up with a retirement plan ect. I have always been a huge fan of the military. When I was little I always played dress up. I still do that I have a closet full of guns, ammo, and other cool shit.
I was thinking of just going for it and joining the army infantry. I feel like I'm the happiest when I have a harder life. When I have structure and I'm making accomplishments. I played sports all through highschool all 3 sports seasons. I played college football. I like working my ass off and then having a couple of hours at night to enjoy just sitting in front of the tv with a fat dip in.
Is 26 years old for me? Last few months I have been running a lot. I'm a pretty damn good athlete once I'm in shape.
Anyone here have any input for me. Thank you.
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I have had many friends join and they all have a hard time once they get out. If you go in then you should retire from the service. You will still be a young man and drawing a pension provided you live that long.
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just wait for a few years till they do conscription again and everyone must fight.
Stay away. In my country, having had no proper full on wars since 1945, nowadays only sad boys straight from boarding school sign up, they've noone else to look after them.
In your country it's a pension option? Get outta here, don't go there...
Please please please don't go there till you feel you must make war, not love?
I'm sure you could train to be someone else
love ya madly
xLinda
London England
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Yes you're still young enough. Even if you joined by the age of 27 and can do at least 20 years for retirement. You can still work many years while getting a nice retirement check also. Have you checked with recruiters or spoke to other people you may know that are in the services? Even if you do 4 years, If I'm not mistaken, that's enough years to pay for college
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Yes you're still young enough. Even if you joined by the age of 27 and can do at least 20 years for retirement. You can still work many years while getting a nice retirement check also. Have you checked with recruiters or spoke to other people you may know that are in the services? Even if you do 4 years, If I'm not mistaken, that's enough years to pay for college
I have been to a coast guard, Navy, and Army recruiter. My boy is in the coast guard it is very hard to get into right now. I have my degree so I wouldn't be going in for the reason of getting my college paid for more schooling is always good though. Things are so competitive everywhere right now. I appreciate it newmom.
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I thought this was a thread about donating to our boys fighting mad wars abroad, which I do do.
Don't go out there unlesss you've no other option, please?
xL
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I thought this was a thread about donating to our boys fighting mad wars abroad, which I do do.
Don't go out there unlesss you've no other option, please?
xL
Thanks for your concern. I have a lot of people tell me I'm crazy for considering it. It's not for everyone.
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thanks for realising that I was simply concerned.
I do not worry, I don't want the wrinkles.
madly
xL
I've changed my mind: go there if you feel you must, you'd probably be very good at it. My Grandad fought in that last WW, but he never ever talked about it.
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if you do decide to join, here are 2 options...
1)stay as long as you have to, and have a private contractor(tc,xe,dyna) hire you, and buy you from the military...private soldiers just starting out make $520 a day..
2)let it run its course and retire from it...just make it a life long career..
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if you do decide to join, here are 2 options...
1)stay as long as you have to, and have a private contractor(tc,xe,dyna) hire you, and buy you from the military...private soldiers just starting out make $520 a day..
2)let it run its course and retire from it...just make it a life long career..
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Being a private contractor would be so sick. I would go do that in a second If I had experince.
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Being a private contractor would be so sick. I would go do that in a second If I had experince.
there are many training classes you can take that give you that experience....but who knows...you might enjoy the military...
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If you really are into this, look into becoming an officer in the USAF.
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God bless people in the Military and all they do for us.
makaveli, do you have any trusted friends you can talk to who have first-hand experience?
Also, have you ever watched the movie "Black Hawk Down?"
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I have a few buddies in the military. They tell me its's a hard life but can be very rewarding. I loved the movie black hawk down.
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I have a few buddies in the military. They tell me its's a hard life but can be very rewarding. I loved the movie black hawk down.
It was very hard for me to watch. I usually really enjoy Military type movies but that one was tough.
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It was very hard for me to watch. I usually really enjoy Military type movies but that one was tough.
Can't watch it. Actually had a guy I was friends in HS with who was in that shitstorm......talked to him a bit about it when were both home on leave at one point.....you talk about some PISSED off guys who wanted to do nothing more than go back to that hellhole and make them pay for what they did.....but alas, politicians who started it in the first place wouldn't let us finish it.....same as always....
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A friend of mine had to pull pieces of Marines out of a rubble pile in Lebanon. Its what the military does.
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God bless people in the Military and all they do for us.
makaveli, do you have any trusted friends you can talk to who have first-hand experience?
Also, have you ever watched the movie "Black Hawk Down?"
2 of the main delta operators from the incident that black hawk down is based on are the reason i do, what i do...they were my trainers, and mentors.....still hang out with one of them, and help him train his tactical schools, the other is currently in jordan running all contracted ops..
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I've been really thinking hard for the last 6 months about joining the military. I have a degree in health, physical education, and recreation ::) boy what a waste. I feel like I'm pretty far behind people my age. I want to get into something that will set me up with a retirement plan ect. I have always been a huge fan of the military. When I was little I always played dress up. I still do that I have a closet full of guns, ammo, and other cool shit.
I was thinking of just going for it and joining the army infantry. I feel like I'm the happiest when I have a harder life. When I have structure and I'm making accomplishments. I played sports all through highschool all 3 sports seasons. I played college football. I like working my ass off and then having a couple of hours at night to enjoy just sitting in front of the tv with a fat dip in.
Is 26 years old for me? Last few months I have been running a lot. I'm a pretty damn good athlete once I'm in shape.
Anyone here have any input for me. Thank you.
Don't fall into the trap of thinking "I'm in shape, I can shot a gun really good, I'm tough, so (infantry to be exact) is the place for me". You are obviously a cerebral person because you went (and stayed) in school (and finished). That takes discipline even if you are half a$$ing.
You have other options FBI, CIA, DEA, ATF for starters...and somebody mentioned special forces, delta, seals, rangers..etc those guys are not only bad a$$e$ but they are intelligent also as well as other fields in the military. The goal is to MAKE 20 years to retire..remember
I broke my family male + army infantry history...damn that.
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2 of the main delta operators from the incident that black hawk down is based on are the reason i do, what i do...they were my trainers, and mentors.....still hang out with one of them, and help him train his tactical schools, the other is currently in jordan running all contracted ops..
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I read the book years ago....in the movie they show one guy goes looking for the downed pilot by himself....don't think that part was in the book.
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I read the book years ago....in the movie they show one guy goes looking for the downed pilot by himself....don't think that part was in the book.
hooten really did that though...dude is a different breed..
Don't fall into the trap of thinking "I'm in shape, I can shot a gun really good, I'm tough, so (infantry to be exact) is the place for me". You are obviously a cerebral person because you went (and stayed) in school (and finished). That takes discipline even if you are half a$$ing.
You have other options FBI, CIA, DEA, ATF for starters...and somebody mentioned special forces, delta, seals, rangers..etc those guys are not only bad a$$e$ but they are intelligent also as well as other fields in the military. The goal is to MAKE 20 years to retire..remember
I broke my family male + army infantry history...damn that.
dont set long term goals at first...remember..war may not be for everyone...he may not want to stay...i would either just get the experience and go private...or like you mentioned..transfer directly from the military to a federal agency once you are established...
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I appreciate all of the advice. Bench how could I gain experince to join one of the private contracting groups. If you have any good info please pm. Thank you!
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Don't forget about the bullets flying towards you.
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Don't forget about the bullets flying towards you.
a lot of people actually forget that....
out of 100 soldiers 70 should just not be there, 10 are going to fight but be cowards when shit goes wrong, another 10 will be there to loose skill, and strike blindly...3 will stay at the back and watch others work while pretending to give orders, 6 will do the best they can...but 1, just 1 is the actual true warrior....and he is the one that bring the rest together..
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A degree in physical education will make you an officer in any of the branches...
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A degree in physical education will make you an officer in any of the branches...
not right now it wont...
i have several friends that just enlisted due to there jobs going away with no return in sight...
2 of them have masters degrees...the recent surge of people enlisting with degrees have made that officer status shit a thing of the past....now you have to wait your turn like everyone else..
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If you don't HAVE to go than don't, figure something else out. Its not worth it. Please don't tell me you're a cowboy. You might step into the wrong arena.
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not right now it wont...
i have several friends that just enlisted due to there jobs going away with no return in sight...
2 of them have masters degrees...the recent surge of people enlisting with degrees have made that officer status shit a thing of the past....now you have to wait your turn like everyone else..
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i was wondering about that. Back in 01-02 when I rejoined the reserves, I had just finished my BS. It didn't matter at that time either. Unless you were in the medical field, no OCS's were interested. And I had no desire to take a chance on getting a Warrant officer program after joining with a longer commitment. So many college grads now with no place to go are applying still.
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i was wondering about that. Back in 01-02 when I rejoined the reserves, I had just finished my BS. It didn't matter at that time either. Unless you were in the medical field, no OCS's were interested. And I had no desire to take a chance on getting a Warrant officer program after joining with a longer commitment. So many college grads now with no place to go are applying still.
degrees arent worth the paper they are printed on...the workforce is flooded with people who have a degree, and no willingness to do work...sad...
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A bachelor's degree is required to be an officer, but just because you have one doesn't make you an officer automatically. There are a couple NCOs in my unit who have master's degrees and, obviously, haven't commissioned.
Whatever you decide to do, best of luck to you. If you decide to serve then learn your shit and stay sharp so you don't end up in my hands (I'm medical).
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A bachelor's degree is required to be an officer, but just because you have one doesn't make you an officer automatically. There are a couple NCOs in my unit who have master's degrees and, obviously, haven't commissioned.
Whatever you decide to do, best of luck to you. If you decide to serve then learn your shit and stay sharp so you don't end up in my hands (I'm medical).
i have ;D
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Hey, bro. I joined the Army at 26. I didn't have a college degree, but that's a HUGE bonus to have going in. If you want to make any real money in the military, figure out a way to become an officer.
Remember that when you sign that initial enlistment they have you for eight years, if they want. You might go four years active, and go into inactive reserve for four years, but you are going to be under contract that long. You should understand that going in. (I got called back and sent to Afghanistan).
If you can run two miles, do twenty pushups and twenty situps when you show up for Basic, you don't need to worry about a thing. The Army knows how to get you in shape, and they will. If you join the infantry, you're going to need to be able to walk a long way with all your shit on.
As for being 26, don't worry about that at all. I went thru Basic at 27 (I had a birthday between enlisting and Basic), and I wasn't the oldest one in there. You won't be either. Age differences don't matter that much when everyone is in the same boat, and working towards an accomplishment. Once your in a regular unit, it will only ever be brought up as a joke.
When you get to your first unit, of course you will be more mature and ahead of most people, who will be avg. around 20-21. I had the time of my life (while stationed inside the US) and still talk to so many of those guys, great friends.
The Army can be an absolute blast at times, and it can suck others. It's about like anything else, if you have a good attitude you will get a lot out of it. If you're willing to work hard in the army, you will be rewarded for it.
Just make sure it's what you want, because once you show up for Basic, your legal realities change immensely.
I wish I could be of more help. PM me if you like, I'll try my best to answer anything you wanna know.
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I posted factiously at the top of this thread, saying don't go there unless they force you via conscription.
I was being daft, 2 weeks ago it might have been a career option?
Then all of a sudden, without any forewarning or anyone anticipating it, North Africa begins politely and without much violence to revolt. But it's dire. It won't get any better and the Middle East will change dramatically.
This is just the beginning. Don't sign up.
Ask Garebear ^^^ our lovely redhead whiteskinned broadshouldered hunk of a soldier, he's served on the frontline in Afghanistan and he might be able to predict history in the making.
madly
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Linda
in London
Hi g we adore you
I'm not going to enjoy the news upcoming. It's massive and has only just begun. Don't go there unless it turns into WWIII and they make you go.
Even then, don't go.
Just watch the news, keep calm and carry on ...and pray.
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I posted factiously at the top of this thread, saying don't go there unless they force you via conscription.
I was being daft, 2 weeks ago it might have been a career option?
Then all of a sudden, without any forewarning or anyone anticipating it, North Africa begins politely and without much violence to revolt. But it's dire. It won't get any better and the Middle East will change dramatically.
This is just the beginning. Don't sign up.
Ask Garebear ^^^ our lovely redhead whiteskinned broadshouldered hunk of a soldier, he's served on the frontline in Afghanistan and he might be able to predict history in the making.
madly
xxx
Linda
in London
Hi g we adore you
I'm not going to enjoy the news upcoming. It's massive and has only just begun. Don't go there unless it turns into WWIII and they make you go.
Even then, don't go.
Just watch the news, keep calm and carry on ...and pray.
Quoted for accuracy. I'm a civilian again.
And I'll have a beard if I want to.
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Quoted for accuracy. I'm a civilian again.
And I'll have a beard if I want to.
bro...i got to be honest...the beard dont work for ya....i hope to science you dont drive a sliding door van ;D
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bro...i got to be honest...the beard dont work for ya....i hope to science you dont drive a sliding door van ;D
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Looks more like Prius kinda guy to me...... ;D
j/k off course garebear.
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I've been really thinking hard for the last 6 months about joining the military. I have a degree in health, physical education, and recreation ::) boy what a waste. I feel like I'm pretty far behind people my age. I want to get into something that will set me up with a retirement plan ect. I have always been a huge fan of the military. When I was little I always played dress up. I still do that I have a closet full of guns, ammo, and other cool shit.
I was thinking of just going for it and joining the army infantry. I feel like I'm the happiest when I have a harder life. When I have structure and I'm making accomplishments. I played sports all through highschool all 3 sports seasons. I played college football. I like working my ass off and then having a couple of hours at night to enjoy just sitting in front of the tv with a fat dip in.
Is 26 years old for me? Last few months I have been running a lot. I'm a pretty damn good athlete once I'm in shape.
Anyone here have any input for me. Thank you.