also is their any hope of someone joining the marines right now and not coming home in a coffin or missing limbs? seriously...like what are the odds of that?
as you all probably can tell i have a friend who has enlisted in the marines and he has chosen to be an infantryman...i know jack spit about the military and i dont like to ask him because he knows that i dont want him to go...but anyways yeah...
2006-11-29 05:22:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Heck no. Once your buddy finishes basic training they'll send him off to another base where he'll learn how to be an infantryman. There is a possibility that he could be sent to Iraq after that, but it's POSSIBLE, not DEFINITE.
P.S.: The vast majority of men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces who have served in Iraq (better than 98%) have come back alive, in one piece, without any debilitating injuries or loss of limbs. Yes, being an American soldier in Iraq is dangerous, and there's always a chance that your friend could be sent to Iraq and could die there, but don't believe the garbage being spit out by the mainstream media. They want you to think that going to Iraq is a death sentence for every soldier that has to go, and it's simply not true. BOTTOM LINE: Yes, your friend could get sent over to the sandbox and he could end up dead or maimed, but chances are he'll do his time (if he even has to) and come back no worse for wear.
2006-11-29 05:36:38 · answer #1 · answered by sarge927 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It really all depends on where he goes and when that unit got back from their previous deployment. I'm in the army and work alot with the marines, and they tend to rotate alot more then the army does. As a guy whose been there twice, I would say its a 50 percent chance that he would go right away. Most likely though they would like to train him some more before they send in the new guys.
2006-11-29 23:36:20 · answer #2 · answered by Braden M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not IF he'll go to Iraq,it's WHEN he'll go.
War is war,BUT our boys have the best survival rate of any war fought before this one.
They have to go to MOS school before they are sent to the fleet Marine force.So he'll be in Infantry school for two months or so,then get to a unit and wait for his rotation for deployment.
2006-11-29 13:50:56 · answer #3 · answered by Vtmtnman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok. You are good friends. Be open with him and repsect him for what he is doing. I am sure he would do the same to you. One more thing: Ask him about it. So you do not like it. The more you know what he is doing the better you will understand him and why he is doing it. Support your friend, your friendship will be better from it. I do not know about the odds, hope for the best.
2006-11-29 20:29:11 · answer #4 · answered by WB2003 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋