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Why did you chose the... Navy, marines, army, uscg?
Hey guys,
Just a question.. Why did you pick to enlist in the.. marines, navy, army, uscg, airforce.. sorry if I am missing something. I have been thinking about enlisting because it is something I thought about a lot before. I do want to see the world and I like challenges. Thanks! Last edited by Z ME FLY; 12-10-2008 at 11:15 AM.. Reason: forgot AIRFORCE DUH!! |
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I went Army. Sorry to say that I had a bad impression of the Navy, Marines and Air Force at the time. That was 25 years ago. I was fresh out of high-school and like most people that age, stupid. Now I think they are all equally good choices. MOS is more important than which branch you go into.
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Marines!
I have family members in the Army, Navy, USAF and USCG. But none in the Marines. I ask a faw of my family members why we dont have one in the Marines, they all said something like, they are all crazy, you'll get yourself hurt or killed, it's hard, blah blah blah.. So I joined! lol. |
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Well, since my IQ is 186, Marines were out of the question, their cutover is at what, 60? Navy, well, I've a problem with sharks. Coast Guard? Same thing. Air Force? Damn sissies. So Army it was. Which goes to show that high IQ doesn't equal to good thinking ability
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Correct. I had to jump through 6 1/2 hoops to get a waiver for my 63. I used THREE CRAYONS filling out all those forms!
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I had an Uncle in the Army Rangers, Cousin in the Navy, and grew up with all my family as Government Contractors on various Air Force bases...
I joined the Marines... IMHO the Marines are (were) the best of the best in regards to branches and I wanted to be the best... My uncle (the Ranger) said I'd never make... I had to prove him wrong... heh, scored a 99 on my ASAVB and tried to go into the grunts, the Recruiter told me no... Ended up as a computer specialist, now I work for Microsoft...
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Yes, you missed the Air-Force. And once you look at the Air-Force there isn't really any need for further consideration
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Think carefully about what you are doing before you choose to enlist in ANY service. You will be taking an oath to uphold the constitution and protect this country from all enemies foreign, AND domestic. That means study the constitution. Study it well before you make the decision to join any branch. IF you find anything your government will ask you to do unconstitutional, be prepared to refuse those orders. Country comes first, before everything else, even before the orders you are given.
The reason i bring this up, is because i joined the Marine Corps fresh out of high school. I joined with faith in my government, that they would allow me to uphold my oath, and only put me in harms way if it was in defense my country. Left for boot camp August of '01. Yes, that's right, September 11th of '01 i was in boot camp. A few years later when I heard out president "declare war on terrorism", that was a huge red flag for me. How could it be constitutional for our president to declare war on a tactic, not a country? Well turns out, its not. Then in February of '03, my unit gets sent to Kuwait. We got word that we were invading Iraq. This also didn't sit right with me for obvious reasons. The group of thugs that attacked my beloved country weren't even from Iraq. Why were we invading this country? I still did these illegal things that i was asked to, and in doing so broke my oath to uphold the constitution. I will never break it again, and i hope you have the fortitude to be able to stand up and do what you know is right, even if you are outnumbered. That's my two cents. Ok, maybe more like a nickle haha. |
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Haha thanks for the replies. I did add the air force once I saw the replies :P I know each branch have different jobs depending on what you want to do. Just wondering if there was some benefits of one branch over another. My boy who was a marine said them air force and navy guys get it nice compared to the marines. Marines, first guys in, last ones to leave also. So IDK I am just looking into my options.
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I had many friends in the Marines and even though they told me not to join, I didn't listen. Why half *** it. Either go all the way or dont do it at all was my motto. Now that I think about it, I should have joined the Air Force. They have the best food, accomodations, and even people that pick up your trays after you are done eating.
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Rangers lead the way! Go Army.
Most of my family is Navy, and I had to tick them off somehow. As for the Marines, I didn't want to hear about "Navy's little helpers" -- which I would have at every family gathering. And I LIKE the taste of snakes.
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I grew up in San Diego around Navy and Marines, wanted to get as far away from those sallies as possible.
After working alongside all the other branches in a combat zone, Im glad I made the right choice. |
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I went to the Army . . . Brother, Dad, Grandfathers a few generations worth were all Army what was I to do. I did have one cousin each that went into the Marines and Navy but they were always the oddballs
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I have been in the Air force for the past 8 years. and many say we a p#$&y. but i have been over there 7 time i have spent more time in combat since i've joined then i have at home. but if you want to enlist my hats off to you. the only thing i say is go with the one that is going to do the most for you. and will help you when you get out. one thing i remember from my father the military doesnt care about you, you are a number easy to replace so make sure when a do replace you that you have something to take to the real world there arent may jobs out there for killing.
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I wanted something that I could get some high end technical training and my ASVAB was high enough to get me just about anything I wanted. In addition I didn't want to stay too long in any one place. So the choice was obvious for me.
As a bonus I never had to wake up in a fox-hole with my buddies spooning me. The final straw was my grandfather was a squid in WWII, my uncle was a nuke on the USS Nautilus and Stonewall Jackson and my cousin was an Opticalman working on sub periscopes.
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I didnt choose Navy because they only have a single job that I would consider cool and that was corpman. I dont like the idea of being stuck out in sea and need a patch of dirt to sleep on.
Didnt choose the airforce because they didnt have any jobs that interested me. I didnt choose Marines because I couldnt fathom the thought of being a fighting man and being owned by the navy at the same time
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I chose the US Navy based on the job description. Training is excellent and so is the experience. Compare the job/MOS that you're interested in to each branch of service. See which one you find out has the most training and experience that you can use in the civilian world when you get out. I have no regrets and would do it all over again. Additionally, join because you want to, not because of what you may have to do or not do. You won't regret it. Good luck!
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I went to see the Marine recruiter and he kind of brushed me off after interviewing me, I went to see the Navy next door and they wouldn't let me out of the place til I agreed to go to MEPS. I did my time, got my HD, and moved on but I know I would have had a better time as a Marine.
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Initially, I wanted to join An Slua Muiri, the Irish Naval Reserve.
However, I started to have a think about what the job entailed as a junior sailor. I imagined myself having to stand watch on, face it, a small craft (1,500 tons is as big as they come in Ireland) in a North Atlantic storm in January. I figured I was going to be cold, wet and miserable. At that point, it became a case of "well, if I'm going to be cold, wet and miserable, let me not worry about having to swim." So I joined An Forsa Cosanta Aituil instead. (Irish Army Reserves). I never thought to think of the next stage of analysis, however: After doing the 8 hours or whatever of cold misery on the ship, you get to go inside where it's nice and warm. After doing 8 hours of misery on land, you craw into your damp, wet sleeping bag and stay miserable. Then I had to actually find a unit in the Army. There are no recruiters in Ireland, applicants always far outstrip places. Figuring out how to get in appears to be weeding-out-step #1. So I looked up the telephone book. "Army.. army... See Defence Forces..." *Ring ring* "DFHQ, Captain O'Malley Speaking" "Ah, hallo. I'm calling to see how to get into the FCA" "Well, where are you located?" "Clonskeagh, South Dublin" "Not a problem. How about Cathal Brugha barracks in Rathmines?" "Yes, I can make that" "Right, so. What is it you want to do?" "How do you mean?" "Well, what job do you want?" "Ummm..." (I'd not thought that far ahead. I thought it was just run around with a rifle, really) "Well, how about medics. Do you want to be a medic?" "Ermm....." (I was more thinking Rambo than ER, frankly) "Put it this way then. Do you want to save people or shoot them?" "Oh, shoot please." "Grand, so. Turn up on Tuesday evening and ask for 20th Infantry Battalion." I eventually bailed to the Cavalry. Then when I emigrated to the US, the Air Force guy never called me back. So I didn't join them. Instead, I got a call from a buddy of mine saying that their unit was doing a tank gunnery, and did I want to go down and have a looksee? Never looked back. NTM Last edited by Manic Moran; 12-12-2008 at 8:21 PM.. |
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I scored a 99 as well, the guy tried to get me either into Signals or Intelligence. I told him I wanted tanks. They then tried to tell me I was too tall, and too colour-blind. The first is a piddling detail, the second is historically questionable. I told them either they find a way for me to become a tanker or I'm walking out the door. Guess what. I'm in Armour. NTM |
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I met a Naval Officer recruiter at the National FFA Convention in 1995 in KC(last year it was there) and got into the Navy way of thinking. Then I put it off, till I was about 20. Then, started thinking about it again. I turned 21 in boot camp (and was excited because I could legally buy my own damn handguns...haha), and never looked back. I am good at my job, I have an extremely high level of job satisfaction, and still have lots of options on where to go in the future.
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I joined the Navy in 1977 because back then you could have a beard.
After I made my decision I looked for the most technical training that I could get and was glad to see that the Navy had it.
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I chose the Air Force, because I always liked aircraft and.....
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Army! They have it all: aircraft, boats, armor, grunts.
My dad was Army, and so was his dad. In fact, I think we all spent at least some bit of time in the National Guard, in the 40th ID right here in CA. John |
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I joined the Marines because my dad pissed me off and told me not to because "we are an Army family" . My whole family has been in the army except me.
After dealing with the VA and their unwillingness to fix my body and take of my medical problems I have seriously started to wonder if it was worth it. Knowing what I know now, and how they VA would treat me and not take care of my medical problems, I don't know if I would do it again. |
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I enlisted in the Coast Guard many moons ago because I liked their mission and training opportunities. Not only did I get valuable training as a Machinery Technicianwhere I worked on everything from outboard engines to turbines, but I also pursued further training and was a qualified small boat coxswain, engineer and boarding officer when manning small boat crews.
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Air Force.... At the time, I didn't know how to swim so that ruled out all he other branches . I've always loved aviation and it's what I do now that I've retired (20 hr. work weeks). Never looked back!
Jeff |
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I was originally going to join the Marines but was uneasy about going in with an open contract. Next, I talked to the Air Force recruiter and he promised me the job of firefighter and took me to lunch. That sealed the deal.
It's funny how the mind works when you're only 18! |
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Enlisted as an E-3 E-4 18mos TIS E-5 31mos TIS E-6 50mos TIS |
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I joined the Army because it's where I felt I belonged. Family history on one side was Marine, but the other was Army.
As for promotion, the Army Infantry is pretty quick if you apply yourself. I shot up to E-5 in 4 years, (acting E-5 in a little over 2) then SSG/E-6 in 5. I was an E-6 for 8 years, then an E-7 for a loooong time. I finally made MSG/E-8 in 2001 when we were mobilized, and retired in 2003. |
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