I tanked for 19 of my 21 years, it's awesome. Been on everything from M48A5's all the 60's series Minus the A2 and the M-1series. A lot of fun and the only reason I switched to 11 series was when my Bde reorganized to Light Inf... (payback for all those years I use to dog the grunts..
Nothing like screaming down a trail at 45 MPH in 70 tons of Death on tracks. Yea, like Moran said, its some ball busting work with vehicle and track Maint. and you always throw a track in the most F-ed up location. But theirs a lot of Busy work (cutting grass, painting rocks,Post support,etc) as a grunt when your not in the field. much easier to scam in the Motor pool then back in the Company Area...
Everyone thinks Army life is getting up in the morning and jumping out of Airplanes and wargames every day, not true, a job like any other with busy work and other "Unglamourous" details.
But the Comaraderie of your crews are as tight as any Inf squad and the weapons systems you get to play with are pretty sweet. Nothing like Gunnery Quals...... You live like a king in the field compared to the Grunts and they appreciate the Turbine exhaust after a nice rain shower....
I never ate a cold MRE in my entire career!!!!!
Our Motto was "Why carry your weapon when your weapon can carry you."...!!!
Plus it's a Known fact that "Chicks dig Tankers"....