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re: Regret not joining the military
Posted on 2/8/22 at 2:57 pm to CoyoteSong
Posted on 2/8/22 at 2:57 pm to CoyoteSong
I was really close to signing up to be a reserve marine (or however they say it). The thought was I could do my 5 years and get help with college after missing first semester. Being in reserves, would be less likely I would have to go overseas; at least that's how it was sold to me.
Decided against it because recruiter told me that being in reserves, I could not guarantee my career path and I knew early on accounting was my calling card. He told me I had very little shot there as that business is one of the more highly sought after areas. We both agreed it wouldn't work out.
Based on when I joined, my 5th year would not have ended until sometime in 2002 (don't know they define the 5 years). And from the stories I heard from HS friends that did join, that means I would have been required to extend my military time as I would have been overseas by the end of 2001.
And, like I said earlier because I knew the career path I wanted to take back in HS, in just wasn't for me.
Decided against it because recruiter told me that being in reserves, I could not guarantee my career path and I knew early on accounting was my calling card. He told me I had very little shot there as that business is one of the more highly sought after areas. We both agreed it wouldn't work out.
Based on when I joined, my 5th year would not have ended until sometime in 2002 (don't know they define the 5 years). And from the stories I heard from HS friends that did join, that means I would have been required to extend my military time as I would have been overseas by the end of 2001.
And, like I said earlier because I knew the career path I wanted to take back in HS, in just wasn't for me.
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