 | Were you ever in the Armed Forces -- 2| The NAAFI & PX Discuss Were you ever in the Armed Forces -- 2 in the Military Matters forums; You have plenty of time to figure out what you are good at. There is no need to rush. Your ... |
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08-05-2005, 08:29 AM
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#61 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | You have plenty of time to figure out what you are good at. There is no need to rush. Your mind can and probably will change many times as to what you want to do over the years. I had many things that I thought about doing.
I did have some great times in the AF. But the good times, while they stick with you, don't mess up your mind. They are good memories that help to counter the other stuff. If I had served about 2.5-3 years, it would have been a great enlistment. It was the last 12-18 months that were tough.
There are many ways to serve. There are tons of jobs in the US military. I wanted something that would be good for me on the outside in case I decided not to make it a career. That was from probably the best piece of advice my recruiter gave me.
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#62 | | Senior Member
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| Relax guys, he is only 13 years old.I think most us in his age wanted to be soldiers (policemen, firemen, astronauts etc.).In a couple of years he will remember this conversation with a smile on his face.And I'm sure his attitude to army will change drastically whatever choise he'll made. | |
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08-05-2005, 09:44 AM
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#63 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | I have a cousin Eric who Joined the RAF and ended up as a dental technician he eventually left and now he is making as wad of money in cosmetic dentistry.
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08-05-2005, 10:21 AM
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#64 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | That's a great success story. Pick the right job and you can really do well. Not a lot of call for a bomb loader in the civilian world. My first choice was aircraft electrical systems, which I didn't get. Wonder where I would be today if I had gotten that job. Who knows, I could have been working with FBJ.
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08-05-2005, 10:28 AM
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#65 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by evangilder Who knows, I could have been working with FBJ. | Now that's a scary thought - both of us working together?!?    
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08-05-2005, 10:35 AM
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Country: | Bloody hell guys you would never get sod all done you'd be too busy discussing the merits of a ME109 against a P51 
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08-05-2005, 10:37 AM
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#67 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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08-05-2005, 10:39 AM
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08-05-2005, 10:39 AM
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#69 | | "Shooter"
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#70 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by evangilder Wearing someone else's blood on your shirt after they got shot isn't something to tell your kids about. | Could not have said it better. I will admit it I cried, especially when I saw what the guys name was and found out he was only 19.
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08-05-2005, 10:42 AM
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#71 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | It's definitely something that changes you forever. Maybe I jumped into this discussion and revealed a bit too much. But after seeing enough youth wasted, I felt the need to tell it like it is.
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08-05-2005, 10:44 AM
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#72 | | Der Crewchief
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__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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08-05-2005, 11:53 AM
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#73 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Marconi, i think you are very much wrong. Im going to 8th grade but when i get too 9th grade, im going to start being a Cadet in JROTC!
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08-05-2005, 12:47 PM
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#74 | | Senior Member
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| P38 Pilot,that gives you a whole year to change your mind  And actually I didn't mean that you wont go to army I said that you wont speak about army in the way you are doing it now. | |
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08-05-2005, 12:55 PM
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#75 | | Forum Politruk
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Country:  | OTC is fine though - gives you an introduction to military life, you won't get sent to Iraq (Gawd help us if that was the case) and you can have fun, speak to people who've done it all, and then if that's what you really want to do, go into it with a reasonable idea of what to expect and what's expected. | |
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