should I join the army?

[Gray_Fox_86]

What do you people even argue about?

Nobody really knows, your sig pretty much explains it, though.

 

[Oozlefinch]

Doing what is best for you is basically what folks here have been telling you.

As for you becoming an officer....if you think you're that much of a man, go for it. If you think you have the stones to lead men into battle, prove it. I'm sure the world will be happy to oblige with a good nasty shooting war for you to sally forth and earn lots of fruit salad for the chest.

Plus, if you want to be an Officer, you need to know where the Officer Insignias originated.

A young 2nd Lieutenant approached the crusty old MSG and asked him about the origin of the commissioned officer insignias.

"Well, Lieutenant, it's history and tradition. First, we give you a gold bar representing that you're valuable BUT malleable. The silver bar of a 1st lieutenant represents value, but less malleable. When you make captain, you're twice as valuable so we give you two silver bars. As a colonel, you soar over military masses, hence the eagle. As a general, you're obviously a star. That answer your question?"

"Yes, Master Sergeant" replies the lieutenant, but what about majors and lieutenant colonels?"

The Master Sergeant explains, "Now that goes waaaaaay back in history, back to the Garden of Eden even. You see, we've always covered our pricks with leaves."

 

[ReverendHellh0und]

You should be a SF door gunner in the space shuttle yo!

 

[Coolguy]

Re: Should I join the Army or the Marines?

@ Tubub
You seem like you have a head on your shoulders.
I would say go with Military Intelligence or Aviation.
Marine?
See if you can get into the Navel Academy before you go the ROTC route.
Army?
West Point of course before the ROTC route.



@ stalin_was_a_nice_being
Were you promised 18x?

18X isn't actually an MOS (military occupation specialty). Instead, it's an enlistment option. Under the 18X enlistment option, recruits are guaranteed the opportunity to "try out" for Special Forces. It does not guarantee that the recruit will be accepted into the Special Forces program
US Army Info Site: MOS 18X: Special Forces Enlistment Option

If you are in school as you say, can you get into ROTC?

What is your ASVAB score?

What really interests you?
Flying?
Water craft operator?
Diver?
EOD? Explosive Ordnance Disposal?
Small guns?
Big guns?
Tanks?
Infantry?
Electronics?
Intelligence?
Military Police?
Truck driver"
Medic?
Chemical?


What really interests you?

 

[Anima]

This might sound like something dirty but it's merely the name of a PC video game's hero. :2razz:

Oh dear.

Me thinks anyone who wants to join the service to be like some cool guy in an imaginary game should be disuaded from joining the service. Strongly disuaded.

 

[Captain America]

Oh, give me a break. :roll:
You'd end up with a dishonorable discharge, too.
This is 2009, not 1942.

I hear ya 10 but you should know that the rules we civillians enjoy do not always apply to the soldier/sailor. Besides the laws governing you and me they also have the UCMJ to deal with.

Things that you and I may consider to be abuse are just everyday normalcy in the military.

It's ironic. The military folks have dedicated and sworn their lives to preserving our freedom and democracy, yet they get to enjoy neither
while they serve.

 

[UtahBill]

Oh dear.

Me thinks anyone who wants to join the service to be like some cool guy in an imaginary game should be disuaded from joining the service. Strongly disuaded.

Whatever fantasy life new recruits have about the military, boot camp alone should wake them up to the real world. If that doesn't do it, a year in the middle east will...
Reading these posts reminds me of the guy who said he joined the military because he got tired of his parents always telling him what to do. Guess what? His military superiors had more rank, more pull, more of everything that he dispised in his parents. What a surprise....:2razz:
.....but it did wake him up....

 

[Captain America]

Join the goddam Army, all right, already!

Any military is good for the young person who needs dicipline and direction.

Why did you even ask if you should join? You appearantly know everything already.

I can just see your ad on Craigslist before you ship out.

"Encyclopedias for sale. I already know everything."

Can't believe this thread is still alive. :doh

Have a good weekend everybody. :2wave:

 

[Ethereal]

You can't tell a person's attitude through a couple of posts, you ignorant individual. But with that last statement I settled down to your level. And this one too, won't help. But, a dick-head like yourself wouldn't be able to ever become a DI. If you want to you can go to Russia. I still hear that the tha majority of Russians' are stuck in the dark ages, like most republicans here in this country. Who carry the same attitude as yours and Celticfairy.

I will do what I believe is best for me. And that's first becoming an officer, so boyah.

:rofl

Yea, you seem like a natural-born leader; a grab the bull by the horns kind of guy.

 

[Apocalypse]

:rofl

Yea, you seem like a natural-born leader; a grab the bull by the horns kind of guy.

I thought he's being serious at the first page, now it's just too weird.

 

[UtahBill]

I thought he's being serious at the first page, now it's just too weird.

a troll who spends too much time on video games, perhaps?

 

[Donc]

I believe the acid trip started about page two.

 

[Ethereal]

I just keep thinking of this image when I read this thread:

I'll give mad props to anyone who can name more pieces of equipment than me in this pic, weapons included.

:mrgreen:

 

[ReverendHellh0und]

Well lets see your list.

 

[Ethereal]

Well lets see your list.

M'kay.

M240G medium machine gun (being carried improperly).

Kevlar helmet with base-plate.

M4A1 Service rifle with ACOG/RCO & PEQ 2 thermal laser.

Flight gloves.

BDU's.

Drop-pouch.

Comm unit (head set).

Rifle-sling.

LBV.

High-speed watch.

And, if I'm not mistaken, the fat boy has a foward grip on his rifle, or, at least, it looks that way.

 

[ReverendHellh0und]

M'kay.

M240G medium machine gun (being carried improperly).

Kevlar helmet with base-plate.

M4A1 Service rifle with ACOG/RCO & PEQ 2 thermal laser.

Flight gloves.

BDU's.

Drop-pouch.

Comm unit (head set).

Rifle-sling.

LBV.

High-speed watch.

And, if I'm not mistaken, the fat boy has a foward grip on his rifle, or, at least, it looks that way.

You forgot the ****ty eye gouging wiley-x's :lol:

Or ar those fake oakley's?


And the dump pouch....


Is that a camel back tube coming down next to that wierd knife pouch/cleaning kit on his chest?


moral tags and blood type patch on the admin panel on his left sleeve...


Drop leg holster on his right leg, (you can see the black strap)


YHM-28a flash hider....

Cleaning kit on his LBV under his arm.


:mrgreen:

 

[Coronado]

moral tags and blood type patch on the admin panel on his left sleeve...

What's a "moral tag"?

 

[WI Crippler]

M'kay.

M240G medium machine gun (being carried improperly).

Kevlar helmet with base-plate.

M4A1 Service rifle with ACOG/RCO & PEQ 2 thermal laser.

Flight gloves.

BDU's.

Drop-pouch.

Comm unit (head set).

Rifle-sling.

LBV.

High-speed watch.

And, if I'm not mistaken, the fat boy has a foward grip on his rifle, or, at least, it looks that way.

What about the twinkies he is carrying in his pouches?

 

[ReverendHellh0und]

What's a "moral tag"?

You can see he has two of em on the right bottom of the admin panel.

 

[Coronado]

You can see he has two of em on the right bottom of the admin panel.

Oh, okay.

Is the blood type tag common? I picked one up at a surplus store the other day just for ****s and grins. I'd never seen one before.

 

[ReverendHellh0und]

Oh, okay.

Is the blood type tag common? I picked one up at a surplus store the other day just for ****s and grins. I'd never seen one before.

It's more common today than it was in the past....