i am 19 years old and yes i did join the military right outta high school. does that make me stupid? well let me just put it this way....
i graduated with a 3.6 gpa and i qualified for the ROTC scholarship. i turned it down because i chose to carry on a family tradition and join the navy. i have had 4 uncles, 2 aunts, and a grandfather in the navy. i could have made it into several colleges but i chose not to. on another note. my training school for the military i came in second in my class, with only a .2 difference in the score between me and the top sailor. i am not 'stupid' by any stretch, clumsy and absent minded sometime (according to my fiance) but not stupid and even she agree's with that. im am currently attending school during the day to get my associates degree in achitecture on base and i work at night.
in todays military not only do you have to have a bachelor's degree to be an officer, but you also have to have a bachelor's degree to make cheif (e-9+) and a masters to make master chief.
and yet another note.....
does anyone know how technicaly advanced our military is these days?
im am a Avaition life support technician in the military and i pack parachutes and work on inflateable items and oxygen components. whats so technicaly advanced about that you ask? well on NES-12's we have these is little devices called "SEAWARS". it is a small little explosive that pops the pin out that connects the parachute riser to the pilot's actual harness. when a pilot hits the water after he ejects the parachute will drag him under if he doesnt disconnect it fast enough. well these 'seawars' do it for him/her. they have sensors that detect the seawater and automaticaly go off, succesfully detaching the cute from the pilot. well as a life support technician i have to be qualified to operate a x-ray machine to take a "photo" of the explosive in the 'seawars'. and thats just a little of what i do, dont even get me started on oxygen components......
some of the men and women i have met in the military in the year that i have been serving are some of the most brilliant men and women i know...