My girlfriend thinks since i'm gonna be a Helicopter Mechanic in the Army, that i won't be involved in the fight in Iraq. I don't know if i should tell her that i will be involved, and that i will most likely go to Iraq. Everyone, no matter what MOS they got, are out there fighting right? She thinks only the people who got Combat jobs fight.
I don't wanna scare her, but what should i do?
2006-09-24 13:44:26 · 19 answers · asked by Smiles_187 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Tell her the truth don`t let her find out the hard way she will be mad if you were not honest with her.
2006-09-27 04:01:30 · answer #1 · answered by Sunshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the last day or so, a 52 year old women was killed by an IED, in Iraq! She was a s/sgt in the US army. Now, if we can't protect our senior military personnel, how the hell can anyone offer you any guarantees.
In Iraq, there's no such thing as being in the rear with the gear. The whole damn country is a war zone. So, as a chopper mechanic, you may be reasonably safe on base, but those things crap out off base too. They don't send tow trucks out to get them when it's easier to send a mechanic out to fix em.
2006-09-24 21:07:31 · answer #2 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's highly likely that you may go to Iraq or where ever else overseas you are needed. Even though you are a mechanic they still need mechanics over there too. Not like they could easily tow them back to the states for repair, right? When you join any branch of the military, you are trained for combat in your training to prepare you for any instance you may have to go fight or be in a combat zone. She needs to know the truth and face reality. Good luck to you!
2006-09-24 20:50:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like the people above I really do think honesty is the best position to take...and to be honest I think really she already know deep down inside, she just does not want to really discuss it.
The thing is we all know that pretty much every one is up for some sort of tour of duty, as you will find the are even dragging [for want of a better word] navy guys to do 'rear' jobs so the combat trained guys are freed up to move forward.
What you have to think is that IF you do get sent are you going to be able to come home and tell her face to face??? It would hurt / worry her more to be told over the phone or email by the way hun I am shipping out in 48 hrs..............so maybe a gentle discussion where it is NOT an imminent thing will at least give her an inkling that it MIGHT [read will] happen.
I know that when my son told me it was s trong chance he would be sent soon we had at least had a chance to talk about prior to him even joining so it was something he and I was very aware of...........in fact his concern was that I would not become a nutter like Cindy sheran [sp] and protest all over the place.........like he said you can not whine at a later date when we knew what the odds are..........
2006-09-24 21:31:13 · answer #4 · answered by candy g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TELL HER!! If she really likes you she'll stick with you. Speaking as a woman, I would be so much more a wreck if I found out after you had went. Tell her before you go so she can get used to the fact that most soldiers have a hand in it. Don't just come out and say, "hey I'm goin' " That will scare her...have a nice quiet evening and work your way up to telling her.
2006-09-24 21:00:42 · answer #5 · answered by colagirl726 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My fiance just went off to marine boot camp. That was the one thing that always made me say no to him wanting to be a marine. He is going to be a aviation mechanic. He really wanted to be in infantry, but I told him after we see the lifestyle and if I can personally handle it as well as him he can switch over eventually., but it put me more at ease knowing he was going to work on hellicopters. Just tell her there is always a chance, so that when you do go she won't be completely off guard. It would make the situation worse than it would be if she had a litttle idea that it could happen.
2006-09-24 20:50:35 · answer #6 · answered by NoName 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you should always be honest, if you think you will be involved. With your MOS, I think it will be a rare occurence for you. But then again, my brother is over there right now and people throw small explosives at the places where our soldiers sleep.
2006-09-24 20:55:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you should tell her. Try to explain to her that you might have to go over there and fix equipment in Iraq. I wouldn't out right say I'm going because you never know when or where. Good luck and thanks for serving.
2006-09-24 20:55:55 · answer #8 · answered by tpurtygrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her and give a her a box of chocolate covered pretzels to ease her sadness. I know that pain is always easier to bear when you can add in a bunch of humor like these bush sayings-
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/bushquotes/a/topbushisms2005.htm
2006-09-24 20:48:52 · answer #9 · answered by Got pretzels? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just take a deep breath and tell her, I'm sure she's a big girl and can handle it. She knows what you're job is, it's not going to make it any easier if you tip-toe around it.
2006-09-24 21:20:56 · answer #10 · answered by mindrizzle 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋