I am a boxer /martial artist and I have an extremely bad temper I've fought in amateur rings and won. A?

Question

friend of mine is trying to get me to join the army ,and I have been considering it. I have held down a physcially demanding job for years and haven't had a problem with it. As far as physically going through bootcamp I could do it ,but like I said I am a boxer that has a bad bad temper and I am trained to fight. I don't know if I could take the drill instructors crap. What should I do? In the boxing ring when someone gets in my face i am trained to plow them down. What is your advice?

Answer 1

Please don't and I mean DON"T join the US Military.

We don't need idiots like you in the service.

You seem proud that you have such a lack of self control and disipline that you have a bad temper.

I'd imagine if you did join the Army, you'd end up being one of those who cry themselves to sleep every night wanting their moma in boot.

Answer 2

The drill instructor is there to teach you to function on a basic level under extreme stress. If you get angry because you take some of his techniques personally, that's just your immaturity.
I don't mean this as an insult, but you sound really cocky and like you're trying to be a bad ***. I'm just letting you know how you are coming off.
You are trained to box, that's doesn't mean you lack a mind of your own. I mean, you can tell the difference between an opponent and a guy doing his job, right? Boxing is a sport and being a sportsman, you should know how to have respect for the other players.
You should try growing up little bit and not being such a hot head. Maybe the Army can teach you something. I'm sure you're a good guy and a fine athlete, but a man that can't control his temper is weak. Maybe the Army is just what you need for some strength training in that area. Good luck, and thanks for volunteering if that's what you decide.

Answer 3

Well, the drill instructor's purpose there is to break down the me, me, me mentality most people go in with, they try to make everything a life or death situation so you all learn to work together as a team, once that happens, boot camp becomes easy. I too have a horrible temper and what got me through was the fear of failing, even when I got to my first command, I just kept telling myself "I came here to succeed, I can't let my temper keep me from accomplishing my goals" and every time I felt like flipping out on someone (which was quite often), I took a step back and thought of the consequences I would face and asked myself is it really worth it, and it's not. I hated boot camp when I first got there, and I thought the same thing, how will I react to people getting in my face and all that but it got easier and by the end, it actually became fun, I think you'll be fine. Expect the worst, tell yourself it's going to be so hard, and mentally prepare yourself for the worst possible scenario, I guarantee if you do that, it'll be much easier for you, you'll get there and go, this isn't so bad, good luck.

Answer 4

I think anyone would be lying if they never thought about trying it out to see if it will work as advertised. I have, but not so much any more, since I was attacked and found out that it is very effective for protection. I agree with Kempo to an extent, that so much has been watered down and so much of the hardcore training has been lost in many schools, unfortunatly not many realize it. I didn't until I had gone and watched a few tournements, and was seeing Black belts, sometimes up to 4th degree black belts, that looked like our orange and blue belts when they did techniques. There form and fighting skills were that lacking. Not boasting, just have an old school instructor. However I have seen a lot of schools that do train very hard and effectivly, because they get what it is going to take to enable a person to defend themselves from an attack. I also don't feel that the only way to test it is necessarilly in the ring, or a cage. There are other ways. For instance when we test someone in our school, the maximum amount of pressure is put on them, and we try and turn it into as stressful a situation as possible. Self defense is just that. They do not know what attack is coming, only that they are in danger, and attacks are done full speed and power. That being said I do think the ring and the cage are probably both very effective for trying out your stuff, however despite what people say, it is still not a realistic approximation of the street. It is two trained warriors going at it under a specific ruleset, under very controlled conditions. Now most MMA gyms/schools do train with much more realism then their Traditional counterparts, but not all. I am quite sure that there are now many people training at MMA gyms that are just as recreational as some traditionl schools, and I am quite sure the number of MMA's places that could be considered McDojo's are growing, due to the popularity. Maybe in ten years, once MMA training has been watered down to the extent many karate and tkd schools have been, people who actually train hard, such as yourselves, will be feeling like those of us who actually train traditional arts hard, and then will understand what it feels like to have something you have dedicated your life to trashed by people who really have no clue what it is about. Wouldn't it be ironic if by that time all of the karate McDojo's had burned themselves out and the only ones left were the good ones? Just my thoughts.

Answer 5

With your attitude, You ask that type of Question? The results, Dishonorable Discharge. Maybe a long stint in prison. As you put it, I don't know if I could take the drill instructors crap, when someone gets in my face i am trained to plow them down.
"Plow down a Drill Instructor". Do it and your mean spirited life as you know it, will end. Leavenworth, is a military prison. No cushy place. If you think you are mean, you will learn what mean is. The guards there will put it in your face daily to see what you do. They will then take you to the cleaners.
My advise, Keep your present Job and dream. Master your martial arts. You are not a master now. A master laughs at your temper and uses it against you. Keep training, you might someday learn what true martial arts are about.
Hisemiester

Answer 6

Martial artist with bad temper. Anyone who knows the least little thing about martial arts knows that this is not true. You are trained to fight. Sure you are. That is two lies let's look at the rest, you will take the D.I. crap, you know nothing about it. Trained to plow them down? Lie three. A D.I. is trained that that will never happen. Grow up and put away your comic books then try it.

Answer 7

Basic training is not a ring so you will definitely not fight. You are a boxer and a skilled athlete. this shows that you can be trained. You have training potential. When you are in the ring, you abide by certain rules. You know you have to train. You know how you have to train. You eat,rest and train for the sport. You are committed. You have what it takes. Apply the same principles: dedicate yourself. Commit. Learn new methods. Be disciplined and mentally tough. In combat, you don't fight the enemy with your hands or your weapons. You fight with your mind. Weapons are only tools. Make yourself like clay not steel as you are stepping into another type of ring. If a soldier was getting into the ring with you to train, would you train him to be a boxer or a soldier? You mentioned "In the boxing ring when someone gets in my face i am trained to plow them down." The purpose of basic training is to redesign you as a soldier, not as a average joe on the block or even a boxer. I think that it is a great thing for to have this self awareness about your temperament. It's a start for you, my friend. That's also a good attribute of an effective leader. I wish you luck. Train as a Soldier if you want to help our cause-Freedom. Train as a boxer if you want to fight. think about this...

You and your squad are alone on a patrol. You receive enemy fire and chaos breaks out. Your supervisor looses sight of the rest of the gang and can only account for you. He orders you to locate the rest of the team while he continues to suppress fire. You don't have any success locating the others. He becomes frustrated and so do you. He shouts at you while being hit yelling at you to go out again and freak'n find them while he calls for reinforcements. You become upset and "plow" him down. No one is aware of your situation or your counterparts. It's just you...still taking fire. Now you're all alone. Soldiers yell at each other in combat,bro. I shouted at my officer and grabbed him by the collar. It's war. It's all good when the rounds stop and we gather ourselves with no cas'. It happens. you have to maintain your composure just like in the ring. You plow down the ref, you loose. You hit after the bell, you are penalized.

Answer 8

I dont think youd want to do that. (try to plow them down). You must remember that military is mostly about discipline. If you dont have any or dont want any dont join. Youll only make it hard on yourself. Also remember that your not the only guy who knows how to "box" The D.I.s (Marines) Arent little punks youll just be able to toss around. Remember they train people all day everyday. Even if you go in as a bad a.s.s they will go and find the biggest D.I. to have him pumble you. I saw it happen. There was this big o buff a s s dude in bootcamp that thought he was hard. The first day there he tried to get out of line. Next thing you see is a D.I. walk in from another platoon and knock him out cold. If you could box good then go Marines and join the boxing team.

Answer 9

Sounds to me like you've studied more boxing and not enough true martial arts. Anyone in the arts knows and learns to control there temper in all situations. You can't take the drill instructors crap? The man you should give respect to and is trying to teach you??? Maybe go back and learn some more grasshopper, errr, tough guy.

Answer 10

You may be a good boxer but a good drill sarg might have a few tricks up his sleeve. If you can tear sh it up now just think at how youd be after being in the military. Dont join the army though, if your really tuff then try the mairin core.*** for being heavy tempered, after a while you will love the military

Answer 11

yea you go off to boot camp and get a temper with one and hit him he alone would be able to stomp a mud hole in you but then when you look up there will be 3 or 4 more of them stomping just as hard so go ahead and run your mouth and see how bad you are there......i don't know if they have numerous instructors in the army but i know for sure there are 4 or 5 running around all the time in the Marines boot camp but go on ahead and try