who here is in the millitary
I won't reiterate what has been stated by those before me. I will point out some of the thing that were left out. Buck if you decide that it is for you then.
1. Basic Training - you have to remember that this is temporary and not how everylife day will be when it ends. You have to just tough it out.
2. Talk to a recruiter. decide what your long term future job will be because the Military probably has a job for you that will get you the free training for your post military career. Pick your MOS based on that. I went 11B, I love it but it is worthless outside the Military most job arn't like that.
3. Recruiters lie. make sure you decide what is best for you. educate yourself. and make sure you get everything you are promised in your contract. Also, if going Guard, bonuses are coming back soon so wait.
4. Active Duty, you will be assigned a duty station on your first tour so they will tell you where you will live.
5. Guard is part time but you stay in CA. Deployments are getting tough for Guard now, guys are on waiting lists to go and can't now.
6. The benefits are great. Gi Bill (transferable to wife or kids now), VA home loan, medical, dental, getting out of tickets (unexpected bonus), and much more...
7. can't beat the experience (comradarie)
8. Job opportunities for Vets. Any gov't job you get an edge! (assuming Honorable discharge)
Hope some of this helps.
1. Basic Training - you have to remember that this is temporary and not how everylife day will be when it ends. You have to just tough it out.
2. Talk to a recruiter. decide what your long term future job will be because the Military probably has a job for you that will get you the free training for your post military career. Pick your MOS based on that. I went 11B, I love it but it is worthless outside the Military most job arn't like that.
3. Recruiters lie. make sure you decide what is best for you. educate yourself. and make sure you get everything you are promised in your contract. Also, if going Guard, bonuses are coming back soon so wait.
4. Active Duty, you will be assigned a duty station on your first tour so they will tell you where you will live.
5. Guard is part time but you stay in CA. Deployments are getting tough for Guard now, guys are on waiting lists to go and can't now.
6. The benefits are great. Gi Bill (transferable to wife or kids now), VA home loan, medical, dental, getting out of tickets (unexpected bonus), and much more...
7. can't beat the experience (comradarie)
8. Job opportunities for Vets. Any gov't job you get an edge! (assuming Honorable discharge)
Hope some of this helps.
Teching In
Joined: May 2005
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From: San Diego
I've been in the Navy Reserves about 7 years now. I joined enlisted, used the GI Bill and now I'm an Officer, but there are a couple more points I'd like to make too:
1. The military isn't a job, your specialty, mos, etc is your job! That said, if you joined up, think about what branch you want to be in and what you want to do. The military is what you make of it and what you work to get out of it.
2. You can automatically assume that there will be crappy times. Just like any job, there will be times when you have to do crap work, or you just have a crappy boss. But, also remember that it goes hand in hand with a TON of benefits, those of which, a lot you can't get as a civilian.
3. Personally, if I could do it again, I would've gone active duty. I'm doing well now, even as a civilian, but you can't beat knockin' out 20 years active duty. Nobody has a retirement plan like the military!
1. The military isn't a job, your specialty, mos, etc is your job! That said, if you joined up, think about what branch you want to be in and what you want to do. The military is what you make of it and what you work to get out of it.
2. You can automatically assume that there will be crappy times. Just like any job, there will be times when you have to do crap work, or you just have a crappy boss. But, also remember that it goes hand in hand with a TON of benefits, those of which, a lot you can't get as a civilian.
3. Personally, if I could do it again, I would've gone active duty. I'm doing well now, even as a civilian, but you can't beat knockin' out 20 years active duty. Nobody has a retirement plan like the military!
I'm in the Marines. I was 24 y/o going to bootcamp. I was a mechanic then worked in a machine shop for 2 years and went crazy and signed my life away lol. From Florida but now in SD Pendleton. My cars are back home was able to buy a 98 t/a m6 out here with my contract bonus. i say do it for the fun. decided what you would want to do and how often you'd want to get deployed. My unit gets deployed every year and goes on field ops all the time. the higher your rank the more you get to do fun wise. if you couldn't stand being away from home, then go with a cop. i'm thinking about highway patrol after marines myself if i don't get my big re-enlistment bonus that guys are getting in my MOS/job
i say do it. yeah the deployments suck. but its job security and if youre married and start picking up rank the pay isnt bad. been in 5 years and just reenlisted as a sergeant for 24k as a huey/cobra mech. moving from pendleton to a non-deployable unit in georgia. i love the marine corps but sometimes cant stand the b.s that goes with it.
On The Tree
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Ft. Lee, VA
On my way in Aug 2nd. BCT then OCS at Ft. Benning, I've always been a team player and take pride in being involved in something bigger than myself. 8 months I'll be away from my family. It sucks majorly, but 8 months to hold the title of Army Officer for the rest of my life is a small price to pay. God Bless America and Our Troops!
Im thinking of it as well, the only downfall for me is I know i will get a low score on my ASVAB test and if so then i will end up with a crappy MOS that i wont like...I need to study to get a good score on the ASVAB and not worry about getting a crappy MOS...
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Verdad Gallardo took the practice test, and didn't to well at all on anything math related.. i read and forget..so that doesn't help me out one bit
It isn't just GT score that matters. All line scores are important depending on the job you want. Mechanical is mechanical score and nothing really to do with math or English. However if you want a electrical based job you will need a higher math score since it does get factored into the electrical line score. This is at least true for the Marines.
If I was anyone looking at the military right now.... pick some decent technical job that will apply to civilian life, and join the navy or air force to dodge deployment. Honestly... there's no point in ******* up your life for "serving your country," this isn't WWII. I'm not gonna post some sob story on here about the effects on yourself and your family from deployments, but you need to keep that in mind because it's real. I've had a cousin, and several friends join within the last 6 months. All except one chose a good MI, satellite communications, or non combat position. Good for them, it's not being a ***** or a poag, it's being smart.