J2Pharren1

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I don't know if all of us will make the change, but I know the 17th ASOS is full on AFSOC now, but it's only our Ranger and SOF TACP's.

I'm a fan of the idea of taking the water **** out of CCT and turning CCT into the Ranger/SOF JTAC's and leaving the rover watching and TOC sitting to a "regular" airman.

Keith_Shapiro

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im in the marine corps i love it, but like posted earlier there are some days when i hate it, I only have 16 years left and i retire!!!!! 1/6 HARD

BigT2002

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With whats going on now with the UAV's and such, I wouldn't find that idea too farsighted at all bro.

Not to mention TACP's will never be taken care of at the Commanders level until ALO becomes an actual AFSC. If they make a AFSC for UAV operators, they sure as hell better make one for ALO's. Hell bring back Warrant Officers and you can fill both those slots with Airman already doing the damn jobs.

Coy

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I voted it's good, but not great just because I couldn't bring myself to say I love it...

...but it has been good to me so far. I just figure that if I wasn't dealing with the occasional dumbass in the military, that I would be dealing with an ocasional dumbass as a civillian.

I didn't join unitl I was 22, and I had a few full time jobs before I was in, and it was pretty much the same besides the deployments, but they don't bother me.

My motivation as well.

ProjecT 9

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I was absolutely ready to get out when I left, but looking back at the good times I had with buddies and all the places I got to see. It was a great experience for me. You just don't get that time back.

Jon

wein77

I have had a good time in the Army (12 years), and then it has its downs... I was Infantry for 8yr tell I broke my back on an Airborne mission, then got med reclassed to hospital paper bitch (It was nice at first, did not have to worry about freezing my azz, or being soaking wet in the field.) I am an outdoors person and was seeing my self about to get into trouble in the hospital area. So I reclassed to a wheel mech once my back recover from surgery..

I have received some of the best training, but what really got me was when I went to Ft Jackson for schooling for mech. The new soldiers now a dayz have no respect for NCO's and Officer's. It is not the Drill SGTs that run everything.. It is the PVT's. Recruiters are letting all kinda people in the military. It is not just the Army it is every branch. This is messing it up for the members that are and have served in the military.

When I get a new PVT in my section. I tell them who is the boss, and what they did or heard in basic to forget it. I will not allow it on my watch, and if they dont like what I say they better start steppin. I have had to see TOP several times in a support unit.

Pipelayaz

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I chose good but not great. I like the military but it pisses me the **** off at times.

Like right now I'm at work... I'm on standby and this is the 3rd time I've been called in. Been at it for 12 hours now... waste of gas driving out here for 5k of fuel on some pos c130 that probably just got done running engines... like it couldn't wait 3 ****** hours till dayshift got in.

/rant

BigT2002

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I watch out for our guys on standby and ask the person calling if its "life/death" type thing. If it doesn't effect O.N.E. then it can wait till the duty day

Packy

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I enjoy it a lot! I mean where else can you shoot, blow **** up, jump from planes, dive, hunt bad people down, stay in shape, and travel the world, etc., etc.

shannon french

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i would get out at the first chance. yea i dont run around in the sand box but i just expected it to be more hard core u could say. liek more of what the older guys call "old school navy". but i live in the nuke world and dont get paid for it. but i dont get mad.. i guess i shoulda chose a different rate lol. but its fun i like who i work with. so people make it worth while. but i can make good money wheni get out so its all good. i am going to crossrate here soon. might try out for EOD or just stay safe with a different enginering rate. but i mak ethe best of it no sense in being miserable

lookin4aTA

I voted good, but not great. I hvae my board for my fish tomorrow, so hopefully that makes life better.

I will say though, being in the sub force has taught me that there is definately more BS to deal with. But I have learned so much and made so amazing friends in my 2yrs in so far

EW1

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I love the navy, life seems so hard at times while being underway all the time but pulling in somewhere for four days and living it up with all your buddies really makes up for all the BS. Now that I am on shore duty, life is really.....really slow and that too makes up for all the stress.

ApacheDrill

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I chose good but not great because after 19 years i cant complain but i am at the point where i am pretty beat down and ready to move on. From Desert Storm until preset the Army has been pretty busy. Being in combat arms it doesnt slow down. Then again retired at 37 wont be a bad thing..

99z28monster

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sign me up for the early departure!

BLACKSHARK

The Army/ Infantry is alot like high school/college. Lots of beer, lots of parties, dorms , woman , ******, classes, *** holes, field trips, exercise, experiments, etc....

I love it. will I do it for the rest of my life probally not. But as of right now I get paid too shoot and clear rooms. God I love my job.

Sbertolone

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I think its complete bullshit. By the end of my 5 year enlistment I will have spent 42 ******* months between Iraq and Afghanistan.

bayer-z28

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If I were to have had a different PCS assignment it may have been better.. I don't regret it at all..

05impalaSS

I couldnt agree more

lookin4aTA

I could not agree more. I will say that I am not in a postion to say anything to NCOS, though hopefully I will be one come next month, but the guys I have seen who are just out of high school, and in the same position as me, they have no respect for authority these days. Though I must say, as an E-3 in my line of work, I do have the ability to bitch slap some NCO's. Mainly cause they sign a re-enlistment for e-5, but also for the fact of the warfare pin I have that they don't. Now don't get me wrong, as long as anyone over me is qualified I DO show them the respect they deserve( i'm not a young punk), just the nubs lol.

wooddaniel

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The army was alright... I did 6 years active infantry/MP. The navy reserve offered me more bonus money than the army reserves so I switched over. I had to drop one rank to E-5 but oh well. Its alright. I probably wont re-up. Navy is way more laid back and I havent deployed yet. I did 28 months in Iraq over 2 tours in the army and got tired of not seeing my family so the navy reserves is a nice change of tempo