So........

[T04ECB7]

i think im joining the army..... i talked to the recruiter today.... more options for me than the navy.. just thought i would share.... later.

[JoshM]

Talk to actual soldiers before making the decision. Recruiters are just there to get you to sign up. They'll tell you what you wanna hear.

[fatboy1185]

i think im joining the army.

That sucks.

[MR.PHIL]

Talk to actual soldiers before making the decision. Recruiters are just there to get you to sign up. They'll tell you what you wanna hear.

yep,they're just like car salesmen .
but Good luck bro

[Masamune]

Not gonna try to start a army/navy/(insert service here) battle, but the Air Force tends to take care of it's people a little better. My wife is in the Army and while she scoffs at the idea that the Air Force is better she does acknowledge that it does seem more organized. Completely up to you my friend, but don't go Army just because it seems like the 'manly' thing to do. And I agree 100% with the above statements, talk to soldiers, airmen, seamen in the field and get their take!

Good luck in your decision!

[Brandoncb7]

I'm looking at doing the same thing once again. I thought I was getting another job but it doesn't seem to be that way right now. The Army is the only branch that will take me unless I get 2 tats removed.

[MikeW]

Talk to actual soldiers before making the decision. Recruiters are just there to get you to sign up. They'll tell you what you wanna hear.

This is more true than you know. My fiance is joining the army reserves and shesw finding out alot of info herself. The main thing is that her recruiter is full of shit. He's not telling her things, he keeps "forgetting to mention" crucial things he shouldve otld her before she signed anything, he's hard to reach and he's the guy she goes to until her basic starts. I think she now maybe regrets signing up.

And make this your absolute last, ditch effort. I know times are tough, but so is the military. You have to learn how to do push-ups and sit-ups THEIR way, depending on your field, you may get sent to certain bases and some are alot harder on you than others. Fort Sill for example; one of the hardest in the country. If you're fit and can run really fast and have good stamina and dont mind getting yelled out or shot at, go for it.

I'm looking at doing the same thing once again. I thought I was getting another job but it doesn't seem to be that way right now. The Army is the only branch that will take me unless I get 2 tats removed.

How many do you have? Lol.

[Brandoncb7]

how Many Do You Have? Lol.

Five. One is below the sleeve and one of them is on the back of my neck that is borderline on the collar.

[crusto2k3]

Air Force or Coast Guard...ftw

I was in the Army, and luckily, by sheer determination, got out early. If I could go back, I would have done AF or CG.

Why do you want to do Army? Have you looked at CG or AF?

[Macaqueistrong]

My father was in the Army and he told me that if he could go back and choose again he would have joined the Air Force.

Not only is it more organized, but to me it seems that you have better job options with the experience that you get, NASA, Pilot etc.

Plus it seems like the safest out of all the other military options IMO

[Raf99]

I too was going to join. I still think about it now and then. I now live blocks away from the east coast base. I get to watch them everday, and see a lot of departures and arrivals of the different vehicles. The other day I....., oh ...wait, I live in Canada, skip that.


(joke = yes) But best of luck if you do go, it obviously works well for a lot of people.

[2.2litrebeater]

I'm looking into the army, navy and coast guard myself. The military isn't ideal, but its the best chance for a job for some of us

[Brandoncb7]

My family is struggling right now. My brother was about to lose his job but instead got to keep it as long as he moved to Texas. He moved to Texas with the company saying he would get a pay raise. Instead he ended up taking a cut in pay. My dad had some stuff happen and now is working for about a third of what he was making before and my mom has to work now because of the cut in pay he had to take. Together they don't make as much as much as he used to by himself. Me and my ex split up and I had to move to Florida and haven't been able to find work for a while. It's just been ruff times for a while now. My parents are having to help my brother out when they are barely making it payday to payday. Also they have me as an extra mouth to feed and I don't have a paycheck comming in. I wasn't looking forward to joining the military before but was going to do it. Now it's more of a "have to" thing.

[T04ECB7]

im not joining to be manly, im joining because i talked to a recruiter that just served 9 years.... havent made any decisions yet.... it seems to be my only option for training and school.... they will pay me to go to school... i can go to OSU for free... plus train me for a good job.

[Brandoncb7]

im not joining to be manly, im joining because i talked to a recruiter that just served 9 years.... havent made any decisions yet.... it seems to be my only option for training and school.... they will pay me to go to school... i can go to OSU for free... plus train me for a good job.

Exactly. I know there's alot of other shit that goes with it but right now the pros are outweighing the cons for me.