mine was that the air force didn't go to Iraq! I didn't believe him because I had already done my own research. and he took us on a base tour where we talked to people that were thats right headed to Iraq!
2007-02-22 19:38:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Mine (Navy) told me that a "Machinist Mate" did machine shop work, making and repairing stuff.
Well, he was partly right in that Machinist Mates do some repairs, but mostly they operate shipboard power plant systems.
Exactly what I didn't want to do... mostly just wander from turbine to turbine (and other things) and making notes like "Oil flow satisfactory"
2007-02-22 19:45:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never talked to a recruiter for myself, but went with my son. The recruiter was talking about how much leave military personnel get--every weekend, plus 30 days a year. What he didn't say was that the 30 days are not the 5 days a week, so you are charged for the weekends. He also didn't say that the services can keep a military person on duty 24-hours a day. (Granted that doesn't happen often, but it does happen, especially during a national crisis.)
2007-02-23 04:22:52 · answer #2 · answered by Lillian L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was told he had to enlist for six years to get training as an Apache mechanic. He went for it, got the training, has been in for three years and has never worked on an Apache. He wants out. God, I wish he would have listened to me, or at least told me the lie about the six years. You can tell a recruiter is lying because his lips are moving.
2007-02-23 03:45:50 · answer #3 · answered by paddy0159 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest lie was: "It's just like a regular 9-5 job"
Don't ever, EVER believe that.
2007-02-23 03:46:02 · answer #4 · answered by summit_of_human_intellect 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If I did 20 years, guaranteed free lifetime healthcare....all a lie.
2007-02-23 05:10:34 · answer #5 · answered by Jim G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kinda left out the part about killing people.And the getting shot hurts like 6353geb to.
2007-02-23 03:45:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
you´re not gonna go to war
2007-02-23 07:32:37 · answer #7 · answered by Lizzy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋