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 Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:01 pm
What's it like and what do youuuu personally do?
*is joining after I graduate high school*
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:26 pm
I'm not.(I'm too young), but my dad is. He's starting active duty in Texas. crying
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Captain State The Obvious
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:36 pm
LempickaLolita I'm not.(I'm too young), but my dad is. He's starting active duty in Texas. crying for how long? I thought about joining most of my family has been in the army, (grandpa in Nam, uncle just recently retired, mother is still in) but they got pushy and I decided to stay out.
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:34 pm
I'm in the Army currently station at our own FT Lewis. My MOS is 11B, infantry. I'll tell you up front that the military is not for everyone, and to honestly know if it's for you or not, you'd have to be in it... kinda shitty ain't it?
My only suggestion is to have very, very thick skin. No matter what branch you join, or our job, or how long you've been in, or what your rank is, you'll have to put up with some of the same things. Your peers are going to give you a hard time (usually just friendly jabbing), your superiors are going to ride you to do your job quickly and well, those under you (once you get those) are going to ******** up, and you'll have to ride them to get it fixed.
The hours are usually long, and hard, but weather it's worth it or not is totally up to you.
Anyone who's in the military that reads this will probably chock it up to a load of s**t... even I do, but it's not wrong, and probably the best way to describe it to someone who doesn't know themselves. There are a lot of good parts too... but the recruiters will tell you all about them
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:05 am
I just enlisted in the National Guard as 52C or Utilities Equipment Repairer. I'm posted on Camp Murray at the moment, but I'm about to leave for Ft. Jackson, South Carolina for basic training in 2 days. I'm 17 and let me tell you that the military is deffinately not for any regular civilian. I'm also an assistant recruiter for the Guard so if you have any questions I can try and answer them.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:09 pm
dragon109826 LempickaLolita I'm not.(I'm too young), but my dad is. He's starting active duty in Texas. crying for how long? I thought about joining most of my family has been in the army, (grandpa in Nam, uncle just recently retired, mother is still in) but they got pushy and I decided to stay out.
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Captain State The Obvious
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:20 am
LempickaLolita dragon109826 LempickaLolita I'm not.(I'm too young), but my dad is. He's starting active duty in Texas. crying for how long? I thought about joining most of my family has been in the army, (grandpa in Nam, uncle just recently retired, mother is still in) but they got pushy and I decided to stay out. its always hard when ur family splits but he will be back. don't forget that.
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:14 am
I have not been in since naum
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