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re: What motivated you to join the military?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 12:51 pm to Signal Soldier
Posted on 5/27/14 at 12:51 pm to Signal Soldier
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But I think you forget that Signal is one of the intricate parts of the puzzle in combat,
You were the guys to know in OIF 1 if you wanted to skip the lines for a call home. We delivered all our ice to the signal guys in exchange for unlimited phone access. "Signal: You can talk about 'em but you can't talk without 'em".
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Posted on 5/27/14 at 12:54 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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Don't bitch about being deployed for bad weather..
You are making up for it by bitching about people that don't meet YOUR idea of serving in the military is. But, yeah, I can see how getting mail instead of email and lag time in conversation would be soooo much rougher than they have it. Riding around in a dam boat would definitely prepare you pass judgement on other members of the armed services.
I gotta go now. I'm going visit my buddy that was in the reserves. He can't get around anymore without a wheel chair. His legs are useless due to the shrapnel in his back from an IED (<- true). He was injured within the first 2 weeks in Afghanistan. Over 20 years in the reserves and less than 2 weeks deployment. He shouldn't bitch about it.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 12:56 pm to fnchdrms87
I did it to fly. If I stay to my MSD, I'll take my family through 100 years of military aviation.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 12:58 pm to Redbone
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Riding around in a dam boat
Good thing thats all the Navy does..
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:01 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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We need someone who was AD then Weekend Warrior to ref this
I've done both. The difference is the amount of training you get, obviously active gets more training time, but give a Guard or Reserve unit 30 days pre mob training and then 30 days of mob training and they are interchangeable with active units.
** Talking Army here, no idea about the other branches.
This post was edited on 5/27/14 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:02 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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Right..So one year out of their nine year enlistment....Must suck...
You're an idiot.
No other way to put it.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:03 pm to Lakeboy7
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The difference is the amount of training you get, obviously active gets more training time, but give a Guard or Reserve unit 30 days pre mob training and then 30 days of mob training and they are interchangeable with active units.
I think that also depends on what your job is and how technical it is. I know AD infantry guys who just clean and cut grass all day
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:05 pm to brass2mouth
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You're an idiot.
No other way to put it
Nice..Another weekend warrior joins us
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:07 pm to Lakeboy7
AD vs Reserves also has a lot to do with your service and job. A pilot in the guard/reserves has the exact same training requirements as their AD counterparts. Don't paint the all of the ARC with the same brush just because that's how it is in the Navy.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:09 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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Good thing thats all the Navy does..
I agree. It's such a safe job that I don't count it as service time. It's just a job like the military people that work back here in the states. It's just a job.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:11 pm to slacker130
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A pilot in the guard/reserves has the exact same training requirements
and probably flies more than AD counterparts
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:15 pm to Redbone
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I agree. It's such a safe job that I don't count it as service time.
frick off
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:16 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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frick off
You said "after" - earlier in the thread.
I figured it was off limits.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:17 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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Nice..Another weekend warrior joins us
I noticed you didn't address my post about my weekend warrior buddy. He wishes he could have been on a boat instead ...
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:19 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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frick off
no message
This post was edited on 5/28/14 at 7:44 pm
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:19 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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Nice..Another weekend warrior joins us
Nice another floating douchebag. How many of your brothers died during your deployment?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:20 pm to Redbone
I've been reading up on joining the JAG. Looks almost impossible to get in.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:20 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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frick off
BTW, nice intellectual comeback.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:21 pm to Redbone
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I noticed you didn't address my post about my weekend warrior buddy.
Respect what he went through, and have empathy for the situation...However, my argument has been against the guys who claim Katrina, etc. as their deployments
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:22 pm to Redbone
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I noticed you didn't address my post about my weekend warrior buddy. He wishes he could have been on a boat instead ...
It's obvious GK had a USNR or USMCR bang his significant other - now he doesn't want to be a brother-in-arms to all of us, just those he deems worthy - like other swabbies, most of whom didn't sniff combat (and I respect every single one of them who raised his/her hand and stepped forward), as opposed to many guardsmen and reservists who had multiple tours to theater, got wounded, got maimed, got killed, etc.
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