Anyone in the military?Follow

I'm asking because I'm thinking of enlisting. I'm going to look at the Air Force and the Army, got an appointment tomorrow with the Air Force recruiter here in town. Was wondering if anyone in here who was or is still in the military could maybe give me some advice? How did you enjoy it? Did it cover all your college? Was it an over all good experience? What advice would you give me when and if I speak to a job counselor at the military entrance processing centor?

Anything can help. :\ It's kinda scary to be honest.

- Weatherwax

....Oy?

Hey, I want my cannon fodder!



OP, sorry, I got nothing for ya. Not even sure if anyone in the Asylum is in the military. Ask this over in the OOT. I know there's a few over there.


FYI, ignore anything Hellboy posts. Your brain's less likely to rot that way.

I'm not *technically* in the U.S. military, but I'm thick as pig-Shit, I can't tell the difference between Allied troops and Shi'ite terrorists,I hate everyone who isn't the same color as me, and I like being shouted at by men who are allowed to rape me whenever they like.

Ask away. . . . What d'you want to know?

Get ready to say goodbye to free will and independent thought.

We did have an Asylumite run off for the military, though, considering it was AngryHippo that was more likely military school.

Heed the voice of experience... everything the recruiter tells you is a lie, or misleading, or untrue, or false, or conditional, or fabricated or... well, you get the idea.

You may want to seriously consider joining the French Foreign Legion instead, they at least will tell you how much its gonna suck rather then convince you that you're time in the service will be all sunshine and puppy dogs.

Having served my time as a Ranger in the army, I can tell you that combat MOSes aren't all that bad. The food is edible, will keep you alive, you're the most heavily armed son of a ***** on the battlefield, and your training is better than that of say, an MP.

That being said, most combat MOSes don't train you in anything marketable, even though you do get great leadership skills (something that our government is lacking on all levels if you ask me), and because of this, you will likely advance rather far in whatever your chosen profession is.

If you're looking just for college, check into the National Guard. It's funded by the state, and has FAR better educational benifits than any other branch of service. Yes, you will be mocked by regular forces, but while they're off "defending freedom", you'll be nailing a hawt chick, and attending classes at a fine institution. Ok, maybe your ugly *** won't, but that's the dream of all you nerds anyway, so at least make half of it true.

Any other questions? Oh, yeah, you wanted to know what to say to the counsler, once you make it to MEPS, right? SHOW ME THE MONEY, *****! Oh, and if you want to be an "intel weeny", go for it. After your enlistment is up, you can transfer your experience into the FBI, CIA, or in some rare cases, the NSA, and get paid to look at people's mail, stare at old women in their underwear through their windows, or worse, all in the name of the facist government that is the federal branches of the United States.

I no longer hold any illusions about this government, can you tell?

Enlist if you want, you'll more than likely not regret it, and will likely love the experience that you get from it. Any other questions?

Thanks for all the replies and the ***** and giggles from the first few.

To answer one of the peoples questions I have not taken the ASVAB yet and as such do not have any scores. I think that's what I will set up tomorrow when I see the recruiter. I nearly enlisted in the Navy, and long story cut short I didn't, and their plan was to essentially take me to MEPS, have the unpleasant moments with the doctor, take the ASVAB, job counselor, contract, raise my right hand. Not sure how it will go with this recruiter, but I imagine I'd be able to take the ASVAB without doing all that stuff. Give me a good idea of what I qualify for. I know that some branches of the military will even be able to show potential jobs for you at the recruiting office from looking at your scores. Essentially being the same thing as being with a job counselor but not in that 15-20 minutes frame that they do.

I looked at joining the National Guard but I'm not to thrilled at the idea of getting sent to Iraq. And the fact that Generals and potentially Join Chiefs have told the President that if he attacks Iran they will resign leaves me with an even more nervous taste in my mouth. :\

We'll see what she has to say. Wish me luck! ^_^

- Weatherwax

I wanted to blow Shit up and kill people.

Look for anything JAG related. I'm rather certain that you can get into the JAG corps as an enlisted soldier, but you won't be a lawyer. That comes after college. Ask your con-artist, I mean recruiter about it, and don't back down without proof.

********* I knew my job, where I was doing BCT, jump school, RIP, and found out that I had the option of a couple of duty stations, should I have flunked out of RIP.

Tell those Chair Force ***** to blow off, and give the army a call.

Friend of mine was second in his Marine class and had his choice between Special Forces and JAG. He ended up taking JAG and was working with them for some time at their main offices(I can't recall where that is, sorry.) He did end up getting deployed last year to Iraq. He was in Fallujah for a bit and was assisting the JAG officers working on the case where that 14 year old Iraqi girl was raped and her family murdered.

There's not a real point to this but I don't think it really matters what you go for because sooner or later you will get your papers and will have to take a long plane ride somewhere. Though he is now home, not sure for how long.

Only three and a half hours after me!