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re: Join the Navy or Army?
Posted on 2/2/16 at 7:46 pm to auggie
Posted on 2/2/16 at 7:46 pm to auggie
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I just don't understand the ones looking for the easiest life. It is the wrong place to look,it carries a heavy price.
I always think back to John F. Kennedy's words: Ask what you can do for Your Country. He didn't mention anything about cutting deals for housing and shite.
I look at it like this: a lot of guys who left their lives in the desert joined for college money, travel, a better life, decent housing, etc... Their service is every bit as honorable as those who joined to be Cpt America. As long as it's a volunteer military you'll have to get used to guys joining for reasons that aren't optimal to you and their service is just as valid as the guys from your day.
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Posted on 2/2/16 at 7:48 pm to TheOcean
Yes he was,in a completely different time,when motherfrickers didn't expect a free ride.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 7:49 pm to auggie
I'm sure his intentions were purely to serve
Posted on 2/2/16 at 7:50 pm to TheOcean
Airforce or Marines
This post was edited on 2/2/16 at 7:59 pm
Posted on 2/2/16 at 7:50 pm to auggie
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Yes he was,in a completely different time,when motherfrickers didn't expect a free ride.
Wait, are you saying people who join for free college or other benifits are doing it because they want a free ride?
Posted on 2/2/16 at 7:59 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
The guy has been showing his arse the entire thread
Posted on 2/2/16 at 7:59 pm to northshorebamaman
I have no complaints about any Vet Benefits,it's the expectation of going in and having it easy..that's the part I don't like.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 7:59 pm to auggie
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Yes he was,in a completely different time,when motherfrickers didn't expect a free ride.
A free ride? I got a free ride to Iraq.
You're just old. The WW2 vets talked shite about the Nam vets. The WW1 talked shite about the WW2 vets and so on. My honorable discharge is worth just as much as yours.
This post was edited on 2/2/16 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:00 pm to auggie
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I have no complaints about any Vet Benefits,it's the expectation of going in and having it easy..that's the part I don't like.
Who expects that? I'm confused, who are you talking about?
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:19 pm to TheOcean
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This post was edited on 2/2/16 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:20 pm to RedlandsTiger
Depends on the job he wants.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:21 pm to northshorebamaman
No doubt,a lot is generational,older folks always say, "you young whippersnappers have it easy"
I just remember,that I was afraid that I couldn't make it, I knew it was supposed to be hard...The pay.. I could drink it all up in 1 night,and I have never yet used any of my Vet's Benefits,there are always guys that need it more than me.
They didn't promise much back then,but I got every bit of it.
I just remember,that I was afraid that I couldn't make it, I knew it was supposed to be hard...The pay.. I could drink it all up in 1 night,and I have never yet used any of my Vet's Benefits,there are always guys that need it more than me.
They didn't promise much back then,but I got every bit of it.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:26 pm to TheOcean
Navy
He will much rather visit government run whore houses. Kid you not more girls to pick from than picking a pair of shoes at the finish line.
He will much rather visit government run whore houses. Kid you not more girls to pick from than picking a pair of shoes at the finish line.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:30 pm to TheOcean
If he's black, tell him to become a navy diver named cookie
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:30 pm to auggie
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They didn't promise much back then,but I got every bit of it.
I made $800 a month before taxes and GI Bill deduction in the 90's and lived in a four man room that occasionally flooded with raw sewage. Not exactly baller status and I drank up my $200 check in a night more than once (thank god for the chow hall or I would have starved
). It's better today but it's not a free ride. At least not in my experience. You should blame the politicians who water down training to be PC, not the young guys trying to better themselves. Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:41 pm to Purplehaze
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Air Force - better uniforms,
Lol...what???
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:45 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Well,I guess I was replying to the way I felt,about the spirit of the original post of this thread.Things got a bit derailed,and I probably helped a bit.
I think what I should have said : If you think you have something to offer to Your Country,go where you will make the most impact. If you do this,you will also gain more out of it.
Thinking about it,like you are choosing between a career with, Amazon vs.Yahoo,is not thinking straight.
I didn't have any family when I joined,so I didn't have that to think about. On the other hand, if I had had a family then, I probably would have wanted to go a completely different route,the military would not even have been a consideration.
I think what I should have said : If you think you have something to offer to Your Country,go where you will make the most impact. If you do this,you will also gain more out of it.
Thinking about it,like you are choosing between a career with, Amazon vs.Yahoo,is not thinking straight.
I didn't have any family when I joined,so I didn't have that to think about. On the other hand, if I had had a family then, I probably would have wanted to go a completely different route,the military would not even have been a consideration.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:45 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
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Lol...what???
I left that one alone.Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:49 pm to northshorebamaman
I think My original Pay as an E-1 was like 164 bucks per month.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 9:12 pm to northshorebamaman
When it comes to uniforms it goes as follows:
Marines
And that's it.
Marines
And that's it.
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