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07-04-2005, 12:27 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| OK sorta like our ROTC training... Good for u dude.... Pretty soon we'll be calling u Sir...
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07-04-2005, 12:46 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kiev, Ukraine
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| The funny thing about my training that it is mostly orienited on working on the submarine, yet Ukraine now has only 1 submarine and as I've heard they're planning to sell it to Russia or something like that. BTW what does ROTC mean? |
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07-04-2005, 12:50 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| What exactly does ROTC stand for? ROTC stands for Reserve Officers' Training Corps Why is there ROTC? ROTC commissions the majority of the U.S. Army's officers. Students who commit to military service may receive scholarships, monthly subsistence stipends, and other incentives to help them in college. Cadets who earn a commission may serve on active duty or may choose to serve in the National Guard or Army Reserve. Is the training at ROTC like being in Basic Training? Absolutely not. At ROTC you are an Army cadet. The ROTC program and the very name itself, Reserve Officer's Training Corps, train motivated, academically and physically qualified college students into becoming Army officers. The training methodology is entirely different then traditional Basic Training. What is the ROTC training schedule? The standard ROTC training schedule consists of three weekly PT sessions, one monthly lab, a 'field training exercise', FTX, each semester, and two social functions. At the labs, cadets will learn and practice skills ranging from basic drill and ceremony to light infantry tactics. All of these skills play an important role at the semester's FTX. Finally, the social functions are a fun time to bond with peers and instructors in a formal, but relaxed, environment.
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07-04-2005, 05:16 PM
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| Der Crewchief  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| I was in JROTC but not in ROTC, but that is not quite the same.
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07-05-2005, 01:34 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2004
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  | About two month ago, I almost joined the Marine Corps, but turn out that I got rejected because I'm deaf (Well, not totally deaf, just Hearing Impaired while wearing one hearing aid and one cochlear implants) and I'm still disappointed that I didn't get to join to serve my country.
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07-05-2005, 01:20 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2003
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| wow i never knew that about you........
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07-05-2005, 09:34 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Hey Rafe, try joining the Coast Guard, or as us Navy Pukes call em, Pond Pussies....... They may actually take u into consideration.... I know a guy who was denied by the Army for hearing impairment, but the Coast Guard accepted him... He works in the engine spaces....... LOUD PLACE!
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07-05-2005, 09:43 PM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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07-05-2005, 10:45 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| I thought u were an ex-Navy guy FBJ....... U were a Coastie???
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07-05-2005, 10:50 PM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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07-05-2005, 10:59 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| OK.... Thank God.... I would still think u would need decent non-attuned hearing to work in an Aircraft Maintenence enviornment... Anyways give it a shot Rafe..... The Coast Guard really aint that bad Rafe.... Back in MY day they were, but thats 20 years ago...
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07-05-2005, 11:13 PM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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07-05-2005, 11:24 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| While its all funny and what not, i lost most of my hearing from my service in the United States Navy...... Explosives and Gunfire to Rupturing my Eardrums at 70 feet..... Plus all the damn Rock Shows I've seen since 1979.... My right ear is worse than my left.... U know that beeping that a wrist watch makes when the alarm goes off?? I cant hear it AT ALL with my right ear LOL....... I've lost 75% in the right and 45% in the left...... Im close to the hearing aid gimmick for my right ear I think... Gettin old sucks ass.....
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07-05-2005, 11:43 PM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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07-06-2005, 12:06 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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 | Mine is okay, for now despite some loss. Between jet noise, C-130s and the usual gun and explosive noises, I got quite a drop in hearing. Couple that with about 10 years of playing gigs in loud clubs and it is truly amazing I can hear anything at all. I can still hear okay, but if I get in a crowded room or a place with lots of background noise, I can't hear normal conversation.
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