2007-03-17 10:34:31 · 18 answers · asked by ? 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It is an admirable venture, but there is nothing wrong with choosing not to, either. You must do what you feel in your heart is the right thing for you. Don't let anyone sway your opinion - trust your own heart & mind to guide you.
And, if you decide to do it, look at all of the branches and programs - ROTC, reseves, active duty, etc.
2007-03-17 10:58:01 · answer #1 · answered by steddy voter 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I personally joined the military after I graduated high school in 2001, I joined the national guard to help pay for college and got deployed to Iraq for a year and a half.
Personally unless its your only option to get money for college I suggest you don't join, but if its going to be the only way to get help with college if you plan on attending college then I suggest joining your state's national guard army or airforce.
If you would like more information on the national guard feel free to email me at wsevier@yahoo.com, and I can give you more detailed information as to how boot camp is and what to expect.
2007-03-17 11:36:16 · answer #2 · answered by Bill S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would love to see you join, but join for the right reasons.
The Army is a SERVICE. They pay looks great, but really, it's not as good as you can get with a civilian job.
You get GREAT training, GREAT experience, and the people will be your brothers until the end of time.
Join to give something back. Join to serve the people of the United States. Join to live the Army Values -
Loyalty.
Duty
Respect
Selfless Service
Honor
Integrity
Personal Courage
If you WANT to do that, then join on up and be ARMY STRONG!
I'm 42 - I just enlisted myself and I ship for BCT in about 4 more months and I can't WAIT!
Hope to see you there...
Orion
EDIT: The folks talking about 'join and die' or 'non-combat' - The casualty rate under CLINTON was higher than it is now. Most military deaths at the moment are due to accidents.You are MUCH more likely to die here in the US than you are in Iraq or Afghanistan
2nd EDIT: - Feel free to email me (My profile links to my addy) if you want to chat about it.
3rd EDIT: Mostinstantkarma is quite incorrect. The Recruiter won't lie to you - Our Station Commander checks with us OFTEN to see if he or ANY of his recruiters has lied to us. About ANYTHING. They ARE salesmen - but they do not lie. There may be a really rotten one here and there that does, but all the recruiters I've talked to have been 100% straight up with me.
2007-03-17 10:53:06 · answer #3 · answered by Orion 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Sure, but there is a smart way to do it. Take the money and put the max in a Roth IRA account (that's $4,000 a year) and buy SPY and QQQQ. Put the rest in a money market account. Have about 6 months worth of emergency funds. when you get out. When you get out, go to a 4 year university using he GI bill. Keep puting $4000 in the Roth IRA. So When you are 34-36, you will have a 4 year+ degree, 6 months emergency savings, plus about $100,000 of tax free money in your retirement account plus about $100,000 money that you could put down on a house or something.
2007-03-17 14:25:33 · answer #4 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hell no... If your set on joining the army, do it after you've had a few years of experience in the real world so you don't end up a military robot with family issues(if you ever successfully make one)
2007-03-17 18:52:58 · answer #5 · answered by t2kmf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you do, try to read on it and find out for yourself about what it is like to serve in each branch of the military. Find out about all of them, each one at a time. Ask people who are serving or have served and get their impressions, the good, the bad, and even the ugly.
But whatever you do, the person you should believe in the least is THE RECRUITER. He(she) has to fill out quotas and he (or she) will not hesitate in promising you the stars and the moon. He(she)'ll say anything you want to hear just to get you to sign on the dotted line, and take your oath. He or she is nothing more than the equivalent of a used car salesperson (Actually, I have far more respect for the used car salesperson than I do a military recruiter any day of the week and twice on Sunday).
2007-03-17 11:26:21 · answer #6 · answered by mostinstantkarma 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Give yourself a year or two of being on your own and out of high school. If you still want to join after that then do it.
2007-03-17 10:57:55 · answer #7 · answered by FX_Make-upArtist 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You should join so you get to select what branch of service you really want to be in, otherwise you'll be drafted and put where they need the most replacements (usually associated with body counts). Be a lifer !!! Take no prisoners !!! Kick A** and take names. And when you kill, all you should feel is the recoil, oh yeah !!!
2007-03-17 10:50:06 · answer #8 · answered by kmusmc 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
only you can make that decision. think long and hard. it has to be something you want to do . and feel that's right. know what you could get in to.i made that decision in 83. things were different then. no war. i never regret it . and if I could do it again.I would knowing what can happen.
2007-03-17 15:42:36 · answer #9 · answered by richfraga 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only join if that is what YOU want to do. Do not go because people pressure you into it
2007-03-17 10:38:07 · answer #10 · answered by Gypsy 3 · 8⤊ 0⤋