|
|
Joined: Jun 2020
Posts: 10,133
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2020
Posts: 10,133 |
No.
I regret not enlisting when I was 18 but I wouldn’t enlist in todays military.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,722
Campfire Kahuna
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,722 |
Many of us joined up because we'd have been drafted if we did not.
I came out a Staff Seargent, and I thank all for your service.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2021
Posts: 4,219
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Feb 2021
Posts: 4,219 |
If I was 18 today no way.
.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 8,271
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 8,271 |
many of my friends these days were in the service and i wished i would have went in the service so the answer is YES . probably the Army . and to the guys that were in the service THANK YOU ,Pete53
LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 26,389
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 26,389 |
Actually I think I might. I never served and went directly to college which was fine, but the military might have given me some discipline and perspective. My dad encouraged me to join, but I just ignored his advice as a typical teenager.
My best friend in high school went to basic, ROTC, then went to the same college I did. After college he made the Army his career. Lived around the world and retired about 5 years ago as a full Colonel. Pretty good gig.
I don't know, you only get one chance at this thing called life. It's no good to look back in time and feel regret.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 536
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 536 |
Dick Cheney comes to mind with your comment.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 38,905
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 38,905 |
Yes, because I believe that every citizen who is mentally and physically capable should give some service to our Country. If we had more shared/common experiences, we would understand each other better. We're sharing the common experience of Biden - that's enough. I served under GW and was happy to do it. I enjoyed my service but even then, we had too many in that signed up but didn't really want to be there. It was a clown show - forced service would make the services worse/weaker 100% Culturally - we're not right for that. Not today.
Me
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 5,007
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 5,007 |
No, I wanted to enlist when I was18 but my dad who was in for 9 years didn't want me to so I didn't. I wouldn't now.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 38,905
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 38,905 |
Joe won't be around much longer. I think now would be a great time to join. Lot's of promotable slots. Rank should fall into your hands instead of working for it. The down side is poor leadership when the stripes are not earned. But, at 18 and you can retire at 38 with a pension, it's a good risk.
kwg My son got out 3 weeks ago. It's a clown show. Rank is not easily attained, they keep playing games between Spec4 and corporal - leadership at the senior NCO level is horrible. Beyond horrible - I've seen the texts they send their troops - I wouldn't let them run a lemonade stand these days.
Me
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 10,110
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 10,110 |
Under these clowns? I pity the good folks that are in the military during this bunch of fools.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 6,750
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 6,750 |
Old Corps
Semper Fi
Get off my lawn.
FJB
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 11,255
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 11,255 |
Nope. Not under this pos and his communist party.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 971
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 971 |
Nope, not under the current leadership we have at the moment.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 10,256
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 10,256 |
No.
I regret not enlisting when I was 18 but I wouldn’t enlist in todays military. I have that very same regret, and would fix it.............
"...A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box..." Frederick Douglass, 1867
( . Y . )
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 59,033
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 59,033 |
Paul
"I'd rather see a sermon than hear a sermon".... D.A.D.
Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards.
molɔ̀ːn labé skýla
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 66,809
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 66,809 |
But think how easy it would be now.
Nice clean porto potties, I see now in the range areas at Fort Campbell. I ducked into one 2 weeks ago. Clean blue water, no mexicans stealing the TP.
No holes to dig.
Less push ups
Throw your Yellow Card down if you feel you are being yelled at or humiliated.
Chocolate sprinkles at the chow hall, strawberry milk mate.
All types of benefits, incentives, paid this, paid that, TDY, get paid to sit on butt and earn a World Lit degree, take summer off get paid to take 2 college courses.
Get 30 days off a year
Take the day off before a 3 day weekend, domza or whatever the fouck
Do 4 years and come out and go claim PTSD, get $4,000 a month for seeing a dead dog stateside. Go buy a new F150, get a shît ton of tats, smoke dope now with that PTSD money, buy a Road King and join an urban vets MC club with other like-minded BFFs. Roll around up and down slumlord’s road playing Steve Miller band on your motorcycle speakers all hours of the day and night.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 8,749
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 8,749 |
😂 no fuggin way would I enlist today. I have two sons 21 and 18 and I’ve done my best to discourage them from serving as well, so far it’s working and neither has any interest.
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 23,533
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 23,533 |
But think how easy it would be now.
Nice clean porto potties, I see now in the range areas at Fort Campbell. I ducked into one 2 weeks ago. Clean blue water, no mexicans stealing the TP.
No holes to dig.
Less push ups
Throw your Yellow Card down if you feel you are being yelled at or humiliated.
Chocolate sprinkles at the chow hall, strawberry milk mate.
All types of benefits, incentives, paid this, paid that, TDY, get paid to sit on butt and earn a World Lit degree, take summer off get paid to take 2 college courses.
Get 30 days off a year
Take the day off before a 3 day weekend, domza or whatever the fouck
Do 4 years and come out and go claim PTSD, get $4,000 a month for seeing a dead dog stateside. Go buy a new F150, get a shît ton of tats, smoke dope now with that PTSD money, buy a Road King and join an urban vets MC club with other like-minded BFFs. Roll around up and down slumlord’s road playing Steve Miller band on your motorcycle speakers all hours of the day and night. In '82 I went to Fort Campbell for some boy scout function. They let us play in the Apache simulator for a bit and we had breakfast and lunch at the chow hall. I was like "you guys get fried eggs and bacon every morning?" I was ready to sign up then.
Last edited by KFWA; 07/27/22.
have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 29,818
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 29,818 |
Pay is a boatload better and if i could relive those same experiences, yes. I fully exploited my post service GI bill and loan opportunities and paid more in taxes my first year working than I earned across 4 years in the Navy climbing to E5. Did a lot of maturing in those years and really appreciate all the freedoms and opportunities we have in this country when compared with most of the third world nations I got to visit.
Also, if 18 was a step back in time, I'd buy a boatload of Microsoft stock.
Last edited by 1minute; 07/27/22.
1Minute
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 14,676
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 14,676 |
😂 no fuggin way would I enlist today. I have two sons 21 and 18 and I’ve done my best to discourage them from serving as well, so far it’s working and neither has any interest. One of my boys loved being in ROTC. But there was no way he was going to join the woke army!
Politics is War by Other Means
|
|
|
|
|
578 members (1234, 10ring1, 1Longbow, 1beaver_shooter, 10gaugemag, 19rabbit52, 45 invisible),
2,089
guests, and
1,139
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,191,089
Posts18,464,017
Members73,923
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
