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re: What motivated you to join the military?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:27 am to Signal Soldier
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:27 am to Signal Soldier
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People on here can say what they want about education, being poor, or whatever, but if you haven't served then I feel sorry for you...
Just hit 24 years (9 active the rest reserves) to include a year in Iraq and Afghanistan and I would not change a thing.
Some of the brightest people I've met in my life were military, also some of the dumbest.
You either have been "in" or you haven't, its simple.
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Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:28 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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You've had it better than stateside troops
Yea pretty much
Lackland Training - Basic and Selection
Hurby Training - Tech School 8 months
Keesler
- 2nd tech school 6 months Then fricking my way across Europe
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:29 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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You've had it better than stateside troops
As far as permanent duty stations go, I found Germany to be much better from a facilities standpoint than I did the major US posts I spent any amount of time at (Knox, Polk, Hood, & McClellan). Now this was back in the 80's and 90's so things are probably much different now.
This post was edited on 5/27/14 at 10:31 am
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:35 am to Drew Orleans
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jets.
are overrated
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:35 am to Lakeboy7
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You either have been "in" or you haven't, its simple.
I remember "out-processing" in NoLA and people were amazed that I had a ships rocker on my whites..95% of their ideas of a "deployment" was Tennessee for a few weeks to push paper.
This post was edited on 5/27/14 at 10:36 am
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:35 am to fnchdrms87
9/11
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:36 am to Darth_Vader
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I was a tanker so I actually used those crossing pads. I went to Polk right after I came off active duty and went into the AL Army Guard.
My NoGo unit got activated for Desert Storm. I was a gunner on a Bradley and we did some training in Fort Hood with an M1 Abrams unit from the Alabama National Guard. Our primary job was to protect the tanks from ground troupes, but we got the shite beat out of us trying to keep up. The Abrams seemed to float the faster it went...it's a remarkable machine.
This post was edited on 5/27/14 at 10:44 am
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:37 am to Evolve
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9/11
I respect guys that give this answer, but am glad I was in before this..
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:38 am to Evolve
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9/11
Yeah
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:39 am to Evolve
-- I was looking to do something that would help me going forward. I was 19. Needed to mature and wasn't real sure of what I wanted to be when I grew up.
-- I was ready to get out of North East Louisiana and see the world a little bit
-- After taking the ASVAB and visiting MEPS, they offered me a job in Intel.... easy decision.
-- My dad and his dad both served in the Army.
-- I was ready to get out of North East Louisiana and see the world a little bit
-- After taking the ASVAB and visiting MEPS, they offered me a job in Intel.... easy decision.
-- My dad and his dad both served in the Army.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:39 am to GrammarKnotsi
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I feel this way about reserves/MOST guard members
You realize that guard and reserve were used heavily to ease the deployment burden of active duty troops in Iraq/Afghanistan right?
Now look at you, you've gotten me taking up for the damn guard and reserve.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:41 am to ByteMe
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My NoGo unit got activated for Dessert Storm. I was a gunner on a Bradley and we did some training in Fort Hood with an M1 Abrams unit from the Alabama National Guard. Our primary job was to protect the tanks from ground troupes, but we got the shite beat out of us trying to keep up. The Abrams seemed to float the faster it went...it's a remarkable machine.
I do believe the Alabama unit you trained with was probably the same one I joined when my active duty time was up.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:42 am to brass2mouth
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You realize that guard and reserve were used heavily to ease the deployment burden of active duty troops in Iraq/Afghanistan right?
Right..So one year out of their nine year enlistment....Must suck...
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:46 am to Darth_Vader
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Dessert Storm
I edited that, BTW.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:46 am to brass2mouth
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You realize that guard and reserve were used heavily to ease the deployment burden of active duty troops in Iraq/Afghanistan right?
I went to Iraq in 07 with 82nd and by then the active/guard reserve dick measuring was just about over.
When I went to Afghanistan in 10 it was seamless, nobody gave a shite where you came from just if you could do the job.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:46 am to GrammarKnotsi
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GrammarKnotsi
you were subs? what boat?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:47 am to ByteMe
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I edited that, BTW
LOL... I did't even notice until you posted that.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:48 am to chickman1313
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you were subs? what boat?
Ships..DDG-67
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:51 am to GrammarKnotsi
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DDG-67
What time frame?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:52 am to Darth_Vader
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What time frame?
After...
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