Originally Posted by westcoaststyle
You don't have a flocking clue about what you are talking about... :squint:
Let's look at this from a career standpoint, shall we? You join some special forces outfit and you're super hard ass that gets all the respect from the kids in the forums because you've done hard time in the Army or Marines (cause they're better
). You get out of that branch with what exprience? You'll have a badass security clearance (which is great to have), but what else?
Experience
- Throws grenades swell
- Kills without a conscience
- Can sneak up and take your coffee cup without you ever knowing he was there
Seriously though, you will not gain a great deal of applicable corporate experience that you can use to market yourself once you get out. Consider your future when taking the military option into account. What do you want to do with your life? Once you find something, the military will likely have that job available for you. They will train you and pay for most of your college if you choose to go while you are in (or use the GI Bill once you get out - if you buy into it.. .which you SHOULD!)
For those of you that have seen Full Metal Jacket and Biloxi Blues and think you are all up to speed on the different branches, shut your traps. You don't have the first clue about what each of the branches have to offer. My strong advice, think of your future.
That is all...
Maybe you dont know what your talking about.
How can you possibly say that once you get out of the Army or the Marines that they are useless in the corporate world. Where do you get your facts from? Did a Marine or a soldier tell you that? In the unit I was stationed with ( an infantry unit ) a lot of the Marines there had a full time job as a Police Officer , Sherrif Deputy , or a Firefighter. They are not considered white collar , but sure do protect and help the citizens of this country. Now if you want to look at a corporate standpoint in the unit , well my platoon seargent worked in Oracle. I had a Seargent thats an engineer for Intel making 6 figures. Our 1st Seargent after he retired went to work for IBM. Not to mention if you look at all the Fortune 500 companies out there a lot of them are former Marines. Back in 1997 there were more Marines in Congress than all the other branches combined.
This is a free country and can join whichever branch you choose to. If I wanted to be in the medical field , you know what , I would have gone Air Force but I would be a totally different person than what I am now.
FYI my first post was based on family , friends , classmates , & even ppl on the net that serves/ed in the Air Force. I also reside next to Travis Air Force Base.
Originally Posted by canada
Allthough the Marines show respect to the officers, they generally don't like them. Good officers are just too few and far between. Unfortuatly they focus more on their career instead of their men. USMC doesn't work well like that.
I dont totally agree with that though. When I was in I never got a vibe like that the officers didnt care about their Marines. The only thing I heard from others is calling them zeros. Most of the officers that I was under showed great leadership and motivation for the troops. One thing that sucks for them though is when its time for chow they eat last which sometimes means whatever is leftover.