Im just curious. Before you joined the Military, why did you want to become a part of it? What made you say this is what you wanted to do?
2006-11-26 09:38:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
In some cases we didn't have a choice, it was called "the draft".
It was either the military or become like bill clinton, a draft dodger.........Being a more honorable man, I went into the military.
2006-11-26 09:45:26 · answer #1 · answered by usaf.primebeef 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I've done 20 years in the US Army and to this day, this question has haunted me. I always knew I wanted to join the Army and be a Soldier, even at the youngest age. I never had one real "reason" , I always just knew that it was what I was going to do. I guess I just felt it was what I was put here on the earth for. I know that sounds stupid to many, but it's the truth. My father remembers very well that when I could talk and think for myself, people would ask me "what do you want to be when you grow up?" and it was always the same reply, "A Soldier". They used to think it was weird since my Dad was a Farmer and my Mom worked in the wood mill and had very little to do with the military. and when i did finally join, it was like i had always been in. I was a "fish in water". The only hard time I ever had with the military was when I retired out of it. It was like losing my right arm. I've been out for 7 years and I still miss it.
2006-11-26 17:59:49 · answer #2 · answered by SGT. D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I grew up in the military my father served 24 yrs
before i joined i didn't do anything (quit college, and held a part-time job) except party. I knew I was going nowhere and felt stuck. (there are a lot of factors as to why I waited to join, I should have done it when I was 18)
Most importantly though, Honor someone has to stand the watch and I'm proud that I can
2006-11-26 17:50:55 · answer #3 · answered by lms 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I joined,it was a choice between enlisting,getting drafted or defecting to Canada.
After you get through boot camp and any following schools or training,you can take correspondence courses for little or no cost and they count towards a college degree in some cases. Then there is the training in specialized fields like electronics or medical.
You get free medical while you serve and the Exchange where you can shop(no sales tax). 30 days paid leave every year and you can build it up to 60 days before you have to take it or lose it.
At the time I chose to take enlistment,the draft meant a possible trip to Viet-Nam. Enlistment gave you a better chance of going some where else.
2006-11-26 17:58:46 · answer #4 · answered by Ralph T 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I grew up a Navy brat. My grand father and father both served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam respectively. I had the grades to go the Academy. And I guess its the same for the majority of people who go in the military is that we just want to serve our country. Its a moral we believe in, and its what a citizen should do. Volunteer, serve, protect, and defend the very country that we live and love. The military isn't always all about fighting, and having all the big toys and weapons to fight with. It really isn't. Its something bigger than that. You join the military and I guarentee you, that you'll make friends with people who you will be friends with for many many years to come. You make friends with people who share so many things in common with you, and meeting new and exciting people. you get to travel around the world, and see places no one really has ever set foot on. And you are in places where people only know on a map. Its a big family. And just going home to your real family for a weekend, you really do miss the people you work with, your friends, your like a big family. no matter where you go, you're always buddies and you look after each other's back. When you go out to war, its the people you love and care about, the people you work with everyday 24 /7 365 days a year looking after your back. Its a good feeling. Trust me. You play golf with these people, go running with these people, You live with these people.
2006-11-26 17:49:07 · answer #5 · answered by Jason M 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i joined for several reasons. initially, it was just because i was looking for a job and didn't want one that involved boring offices or sales. a lot of my family is in the military, so it was already pretty familiar to me--the lifestyle and benefits, at least. once i started looking into it, i wanted to join partly for the educational benefits (even though i already had a bachelor's degree), partly for the experience, and partly for the specific training i would be getting.
2006-11-26 18:02:37 · answer #6 · answered by radost 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Family tradition and 9/11 also helped push me in the right direction. If you look into it; it's a stable job, you get great training, they'll help pay for college, you get to travel the world, and you'll get to meet so many people.
2006-11-26 18:52:44 · answer #7 · answered by PinoyC 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I lived in Detroit metropolitan area in the 70's. My future looked pretty bleak there. I wanted adventure, I got it. Be careful of what you wish. Just kidding....I wouldn't trade my experiences for the world.
2006-11-26 17:49:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wanted the travel and adventure, at 18 you think your indestructible so you don't worry about getting killed or wounded.
2006-11-27 03:22:10 · answer #9 · answered by Dick 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I went in for the college money. It was too tough to make enough money to support my family and still save for college.
2006-11-26 17:47:40 · answer #10 · answered by Mark P 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋