SHEEEEIT every day is like living in a war...

But i got a friend thats in the Navy and he likes it alot. He went in right after college in 01 and he's gonna be done his 4 years and while in there he got to travel and during his travels is where he met his wife..He was debating on doing another 4 but now that he's married and got a kid on the way i think he's gonna end up settling down in florida where he met her.

To each there own :yes:

 

Well, ladies and gents, I was going to stay out of this one, but what the hell, I might as well, I have nothing better to do for the next 5 or so minutes.

I decided to join the military when I was very young, dont really remember when, but before I entered high school. I knew that I wanted to serve my country. I have had 8 people in my immediate family serve in the military at one time or another, and in all the branches except the Marines.

I went to Basic right after high school, I went to my training after that, then to my first base in AL. Spent two years there learning what I could about my job and my service.

In 2001, exactly a week before Sept. 11, I was deployed to Italy for 4 months for Balkan Operational Support. I loved it there, and I am glad I got to go. I served in a Joint Operations Center where I go to see all branches of the service, and how each provides a vital role to the United States Armed Forces.

We will always need the Marines, as a matter of fact, I have more respect for you all than any of the others, because you guys do some crazy sheet.

Army guys helped support the Marines, but most stayed back out of combat unless there was a need to engage a target.

Navy and Air Force personnel stayed back at the CAOC and monitored where the Marines and Army positions were, and directed aircraft from all over the region to provide close air support.

One service cannot do without the other, they all play a vital role, and some people choose different paths to their lives.

And I do not regret the experience that I obtained while I was in the military, I can never repay for the things that the military has given me.

But there is one thing that I do know. No matter which service you graduate or serve in, the first time you hear the playing of "The Star Spangled Banner" a tear will come to your eye, and you will have a knot in your stomach....

Guess we all arent so different.

Just something to think about....

 

And you'll want to go pummel the idiots moving around, talking, and being dumbasses showing absolutely no respect. :angry:

Well said, Chris. And thanks for the Italy info... I wouldn't have gone had you not said something. :goodjob: (Background: I took his place in Italy when he left there... good times... good times)

 

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.

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.

 

What kind of tech skills are you interested in? I'm a Navy Vet and my brother is in the Army. I might be able to give you some good feedback, but need more detail.

 

You're right in the fact that Marines come away with great training, and a whole new perspective on how to get things done. If you apply the fundamentals that you learn in the Marines, you can do very well in the corporate world.

Unfortunatly I don't see how the infantry man can really even get his foot in the door, with just the Marines as his background.

Of course there are exceptions too. But I didn't like the majority I met.

 

That's great man, but I'm not going to get into the 'service war' with you. It's a losing battle for everyone. If you take a look at what I said I was talking about the special forces stigma that that's the best and most 'manly' thing to do if you get into the military. I didn't say the Air Force was better, I didn't say that the Army/Marines are worse. I told him to figure out what he wants to do and "Consider your future when taking the military option into account."

I'm so impressed that you live near an AFB. Me too, 3 actually.. and an Army post.

You're one of those guys who thinks that their service is SOOOO much better than all the others... get off your high horse.

 

I too, have been thinking of joining the Air Force. It's been in the back of my mind for a while.

 

my mom suggested that i should join the airforce so that when the draft comes (which would never happen) i wouldnt be sent to the front lines....

my solution...first class ticket to australia, dont really care if i come back to this country. i have a place to stay there, tons of retail jobs that hire, nice weather and University of Technology is located in sydney.

 

I'm sorry. Unfortunately there are bad apples in every branch. The ones I dont especially like are the ones straight out of boot who think they are hot shiat.