Anyone ever been in service

[Phaser11]

Originally posted by AWMac
U.S. Army Retired.  '75~'95.

I miss it.

I'd rather be back in than having to work with whining ass'd civilians any day.

Mac

You and me both brother.

[Curval]

It all depends on how well your cheeks stand up to large Hawain guys fists.

[ded]

Originally posted by Curval
It all depends on how well your cheeks stand up to large Hawain guys fists.

In my experience the large Hawaiian guys are pretty melow.

[raider73]

yeah you guys are right about my age. But thats what i wanted to be after 9/11

[FBplmmr]

Back in the 'olden days' I talked to my Marine recruiter, I even took a written test(i don't even remember what was on it now) but eventually decided to not join up.


Honestly, I have regretted that decision ever since.

Maybe because of this game and because I come in contact with so many Veterans I would venture to say I think about that at least once a week still!



Now I am old, out of shape and my back/spine looks like a pretzle and I look on with envy  and admiration at the folks that did serve.

The other side of the coin is that my father, an Army veteran of WW2 is the one who talked me out of it.



anyway God Bless the folks that have/are/and will serve and please accept a salute from a civilian especially this Veterans Day

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Thank You all

[Swager]

You really shouldn't think about the service right now, too many other things you have to take care of.

I was a a sonar technician on a Fast Attack submarine for 1981 to 1985 and it was the best decision I ever made to join that branch of service.  Things are different now, then they were back during the Cold War.

I was not ready for college, I would have failed out due to the fact I had the maturity level of a 12 year old.

[Obie303]

Raider, everyone here has offered great advice.  Not to keep pointing out the fact that you are only 14, but make it to 18 first.  A lot can happen to a young man between now and then.  Think about what branch of the service you may want to consider then.  For now, focus on school and girls.

And on a personal note, if the recruiter's assistant is a very attractive female, DON'T go out on a date with her!  You'll be signed up before you know what hit you!  Those sneaky Marines!:D

Obie

[ded]

Originally posted by Swager
You really shouldn't think about the service right now, too many other things you have to take care of.

I was a a sonar technician on a Fast Attack submarine for 1981 to 1985 and it was the best decision I ever made to join that branch of service.  Things are different now, then they were back during the Cold War.

I was not ready for college, I would have failed out due to the fact I had the maturity level of a 12 year old.

What boat were you on?  I was on the Los Angeles.

[Latrobe]

Originally posted by Flit
If your 14, the next 5 years will decide what you will be as a man.

Dam, got 3 years left then .

[nirvana]

Originally posted by Latrobe
Dam, got 3 years left then .

Cherish it, especially if you aren't working yet.  If you are working be thankful that you don't have car payments or even bigger bills to pay.

[raider73]

nope no job school,girls,and football but having trouble with school =[ how did you guys force yourself to do all the projects it doesnt work for me

[Hornet33]

Originally posted by raider73
nope no job school,girls,and football but having trouble with school =[ how did you guys force yourself to do all the projects it doesnt work for me

Do your parents get on your case all the time about your grades? How about your teachers? The only way to get them to stop is to do the work and bring your grades up right? It's self serving to do the work. A little focus and dicipline on your school work and guess what.....your life will be alot more pleasant. Believe me when I tell you in the military you have NO choice about what your going to have to do. Same thing in the civilian job world. You just can't pick and choose what you will or will not do unless you want to get fired from a job. The military is even worse. You get told to do something as simple as clean a toilet and you don't do it, they will hammer you.

So it all goes back to being in your own best interest to just suck it up and do the work. Work hard and play hard but the work ALWAYS has to come first. That's the only way your ever going to be succesfull in life. When you set high goals for yourself and you achieve those goals, people will respect you and treat you alot better. Doors will open up to better opertunities and chances to set and achieve even higher goals.

But it all pretty much boils down to what you want. Do you want to be known as someone who can be trusted and respected to do the job no matter what, or the guy that no one wants to deal with because he can't be trusted to get anything done right or on time? It's all up to you.

[AquaShrimp]

Originally posted by raider73
I know im young but i've been wanting to be in the marines since 9/11 and i was wondering if anyone has been in the service and is it worth your time and do you guys think i would realy be fighting for my country becauses thats what i want to do. And another down size is i've been dating a girl its getting serious and do you think joining Marines and having girlfriend would work i told her about it and she keeps saying no because her brother died in Iraq but im still not sure yet

Raider73, I'm going to give you the real scoop.  Don't listen to these other guys, they are all computer nerds (half of them can't even get girlfriends).  I'm a navy seal sniper btw.

I see that you got an A+ in gym Raider, thats outstanding.  Believe it or not, this will be the most important class you will ever take.  And thats good thinking, getting C's and D's in your other classes.  You don't want to look like a nerd and get beat up in the Marines.  We had a guy in our squad that mentioned he got an A in algebra.  I can't even tell you what happened to that guy, but all of our socks were stained with blood for a month (think Full Metal Jacket).

You say you have yourself a pretty serious girlfriend?  Well, you don't want to lose her do you?  You need to go ahead and get her pregnant if you want to keep her, else she might try to date one of the guys that rides her bus.  You seem like a pretty stand up guy, I think your ready for fatherhood.

Now its really your call on whether you want to finish high school Raider.  All you really need to do is wait until your 17, then get your parents' permission to join the service.  Whats history or algebra have to do with pulling the trigger on an m16?  Absolutely nothing, thats what!

I'm going to leave you with one final bit of advice.  Go watch all the Rambo movies (in order of course).  After you've done that, get "WWRD" tatooed on your hand.  Whenever you find yourself wondering what to do, look down at your hand and say outloud "What would Rambo do?".

Aquashrimp
Navy Seal Sniper
147 confirmed kills (289 counting women and children)

[Maverick]

Raider,

If at this level of maturity  you cannot handle the minuscule effort required for school, you have no business contemplating the military. It sounds harsh but think about it. The military will expect and demand you perform to their standards not the ones you feel like meeting. Failing to have a commitment for something as easy as high school right now does not indicate any maturity or focus to achieve what will be required for you in the adult world of the military to include all the schooling the military will put you through.

[Reschke]

No one that is 14 needs to worry about what a girl thinks and how "long term" dating her could be. You need to worry about school and family. Personally I never dated a girl more than 2-3 months in high school and that was because I was looking at the long term aspects of life.

Originally posted by raider73
do you think Iraq war is fighting for my country? im still debating and im only 14 pretty sure war will be over