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Posted: 10/23/2014 3:06:15 PM EDT
I am looking into military service and have not specifically chosen a branch yet but, have taken the ASVAB and talked to a couple recruiters.
I am curious what work (rate) have done for our country. The ups, the downs, the things you loved, the things you hated, the things you wish you had done differently, you time after you got out. Maybe even what you thought you were going to do vs what you actually did most of the time. There's tons of scattered stories all of the internet of this and that, and a lot of recruiting propaganda mixed in between, so I figured it would be nice to hear your thoughts/feelings/stories strait from the source. Thanks! |
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I joined but only because it was quicker path to citizenship. I joined up with one of my former high school teachers in his Roughneck's platoon. Ain't gonna lie, it wasn't easy and wasn't quite what I had expected. The worst was losing my girl to the pretty boy flight officer.
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I started out as a technician on toilets and decks. Worked my way up to garbage and vacuuming. Finally got to taking care of booboos and changing diapers.
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I joined but only because it was quicker path to citizenship. I joined up with one of my former high school teachers in his Roughneck's platoon. Ain't gonna lie, it wasn't easy and wasn't quite what I had expected. The worst was losing my girl to the pretty boy flight officer. View Quote I want to know more... |
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Quoted: I joined but only because it was quicker path to citizenship. I joined up with one of my former high school teachers in his Roughneck's platoon. Ain't gonna lie, it wasn't easy and wasn't quite what I had expected. The worst was losing my girl to the pretty boy flight officer. View Quote |
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I joined but only because it was quicker path to citizenship. I joined up with one of my former high school teachers in his Roughneck's platoon. Ain't gonna lie, it wasn't easy and wasn't quite what I had expected. The worst was losing my girl to the pretty boy flight officer. View Quote Really? That was the worst, what about getting your squad mate killed in that live fire exercise? |
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Been to meps all of that. Couldnt get a waiver at the time for my eye condition. Oh, well.
Bend over and spread your cheeks OP |
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Really? That was the worst, what about getting your squad mate killed in that live fire exercise? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I joined but only because it was quicker path to citizenship. I joined up with one of my former high school teachers in his Roughneck's platoon. Ain't gonna lie, it wasn't easy and wasn't quite what I had expected. The worst was losing my girl to the pretty boy flight officer. Really? That was the worst, what about getting your squad mate killed in that live fire exercise? The co-ed showers made up for that. |
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I spent a lot of time staring into space, twiddling my thumbs, and thinking about the must fucked up things while trying to stay awake.
It was fun. |
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I am looking into military service and have not specifically chosen a branch yet but, have taken the ASVAB and talked to a couple recruiters. I am curious what work (rate) have done for our country. The ups, the downs, the things you loved, the things you hated, the things you wish you had done differently, you time after you got out. Maybe even what you thought you were going to do vs what you actually did most of the time. There's tons of scattered stories all of the internet of this and that, and a lot of recruiting propaganda mixed in between, so I figured it would be nice to hear your thoughts/feelings/stories strait from the source. Thanks! View Quote Based on your spelling and sentence structure I take it that you didn't do well on the ASVAB. |
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After my service I qualified high for jobs as a security guard or janitor.
You decide. |
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I joined but only because it was quicker path to citizenship. I joined up with one of my former high school teachers in his Roughneck's platoon. Ain't gonna lie, it wasn't easy and wasn't quite what I had expected. The worst was losing my girl to the pretty boy flight officer. View Quote Fucking Jody! |
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I flew cargo planes full of rubber dog shit out of Hong Kong.
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I slept in the dirt a lot. Got some nasty skin infections that left scars, a disk injury and hearing loss. But it got me a swell tank icon, which is ironic because I was anti-armor platoon. My icon should be an exploding tank turrent.
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I was in charge of spreading negative waves.....and drinking wine and eating cheese....
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Military taxi driver. I was told where to go to pick up my fare, then delivered my fare to their destination. Calls ranged from a few minutes to a few weeks. I even trained others to experience the joys of military taxi driving.
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I like you OP; that's why I 'm not going to tell you what I did, because if I did I'd have to kill you.
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Military taxi driver. I was told where to go to pick up my fare, then delivered my fare to their destination. Calls ranged from a few minutes to a few weeks. I even trained others to experience the joys of military taxi driving. |
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I tried to joing, but they wouldnt let me becasue i punched my recruiter in the face when he told me what to do.
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Glorified garbage collector. Explosive garbage, that is.
My day: 10% Anti-suicide / don't-rape-people training and briefings 10% looking busy 4.5% janitor duties 15% working out 20% pulling pranks on co-workers 10% running back and forth between finance and my shop 30% doing other people's jobs 0.5% blowing stuff up |
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You cannot volunteer for this work (I certainly did not know anything about this group, until I got orders with a strange name. I had never heard about, nor anyone who I knew, know anything about this command, even the detailler.).
This I know: You are selected after several years in the service by a strange process, which I have no "Need to Know". At AFB McDill Tampa, FL, JOINT SOC is not authorized to use these assets, nor do they fall under their command structure for your information. There is a node at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in the Army (I often PREPOSIT for deployment from there, hopping flights out of AFB Pope), which has the classified knowledge. Another node with knowledge is at Hurlburt Field AFB in Florida (I often trained there). The concentration for the Navy is located at Little Creek Navy Amphibious Base, Norfolk, Virginia and San Diego, California (which has a sub team in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.). The tasking is not like DELTA, Army SF, Air Force SF, its more brains for the destruction and the disruption of the Command and Control assets of an OPFOR. All the rest is pure PFM or classified... That's is all I can say on the unclassified version... |
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I wanted to see exotic Vietnam... the crown jewel of Southeast Asia. I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture... and kill them. I wanted to be the first kid on my block to get a confirmed kill!
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I joined but only because it was quicker path to citizenship. I joined up with one of my former high school teachers in his Roughneck's platoon. Ain't gonna lie, it wasn't easy and wasn't quite what I had expected. The worst was losing my girl to the pretty boy flight officer. I want to know more... He expects the best, and he gives the best. |
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I was a pretty well experienced pilot on crop dusters on the back water plains of texas, and decided to become a fighter pilot, well after maybe a day of training they send my ass to fly through some trench and shoot a missile through some small ass hole. Then after that I accidentally kissed my sister lost a hand and had some pretty bad beef with my dad. Over all it was pretty swell.
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I spent a lot of time staring into space, twiddling my thumbs, and thinking about the must fucked up things while trying to stay awake. It was fun. View Quote Sounds alot like standing watch on the bridge of an aircraft carrier at 0300. Except we would tell stinky pussy stories to break the monotony and stay awake... |
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Army, 12B. Loved the field. Hated garrison and make work projects. I lasted 10 years.
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I wanted to be door gunner on a space shuttle but alas I had to settle for submarine screen door repairman.
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I did it for more reward than you can possibly imagine. And looking out for myself. You might say that's what I do best.
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I joined but only because it was quicker path to citizenship. I joined up with one of my former high school teachers in his Roughneck's platoon. Ain't gonna lie, it wasn't easy and wasn't quite what I had expected. The worst was losing my girl to the pretty boy flight officer. View Quote Mobile infantry and fleet don't mix. |
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