i'm gonna join the military and study to become a medic but nobody supports me they say by doing that im supporting the war and i might get killed. i dont support the war i support the people and victims who are out there with no choice and dying is the risk im willing to take to help those people. what do you think? should i just leave the military alone?
2007-10-08 08:45:08 · 15 answers · asked by mocha 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
these are not my friends this is my family
2007-10-08 09:05:28 · update #1
Why else would you join the military? You join to serve your country first. The training you receive, bonus that you might get and the college benefits that you will get are all extra that make your decision more meaningful.
JOIN THE MILITARY TO SERVE YOUR COUNTRY.
The Army will guarentee your job before you go to basic training. Something to remember when you pick your branch.
SSG Schramm
US Army 15 years
OIF 2003
US Army Recruiter 2.5 years
2007-10-08 09:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You need to go with how you feel and what benefits you when joining the military. After you join the military, you own personal opinions of the war become irrevelant and you do as you are told. Just with civilian jobs there are tasks you have to complete that you are comfortable with and other that you really don't want to do. But to serve your country is a honor. The only way you have to deal with all the training and responsibilities that come with this big decision is by doing good research. We often do lots of different things with no pat on the back so if you join to get support from people this is the wrong career choice. However, if you join to further your own personal career choices then the military is a great start. Not only will you gain the skills you need in your job of choice but you will gain tons of other needed skills from an array of tasks that you do i.e. driving or writing. Another benefit is the free education that you can get. You can get training in the Army through eArmyU, eArmylearning, Rosseta Stone, etc. Other branches have prgrams as well. There are lots of options at no cost to you. I choose the Army path and it is a hard one. But at the end of the day the benefits outway all the sacrifices. Don't let others choose for you, choose for yourself. This is what I tell everyone.
2007-10-08 09:37:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Joining the military during a time of war is giving tacit approval of that war.
However, soldiers(and medics) do not decide which wars get fought, they go where duty and their orders tell them to go.
You are willing to trade some measure of your personal freedom to learn to treat the medical needs of others. I can not think of a more honourable profession.
The war will end some day, but your choice of profession will carry you through life both in and out of the military, giving you opportunities that you may not otherwise gain.
It sounds like you have already made up your mind and it is grantifying to know that you carry yourself with a personal code that is not swayed by popular opinion.
2007-10-08 09:17:50 · answer #3 · answered by aka DarthDad 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. By joining the military, you are supporting your country and the men and women that serve in the military.
Whether to join or not to join is a personal decision and a very important decision.
Only you can make up your mind. Do a lot of research and talk to a lot of people that have opinions that you value.
Good luck with this decision.
2007-10-08 08:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Im trying to join the ARMY and I dont really "support" the war, but whether I support it or not, its there, its a reality, and people are required to fight in it. Im going to do it to gain confidance in knowing that Im doing my part, Im sure World War 2 vets didnt all approve of that war, but just think what the country would be like had they never fought in it.
2007-10-08 13:38:04 · answer #5 · answered by Cody B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You take an oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, along with the lawful orders of the President and the officers and non-commissioned officers appointed over you. Since it is that chain of command which sends you into theaters of operations where combat may be happening, you are expected to obey and carry out your duties in compliance with those orders. You sound very conflicted over war. Maybe you should sit things out until your head is a little clearer.
2007-10-08 09:08:42 · answer #6 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hun, i really don't agree w/ the war over seas, yet i'm in NROTC and training to become a naval officer who will eventually lead men and women into battle. my family disagreed w/ my decision... i stuck with it... i got kicked out of my house.
does that answer your question?
many people who joined did not join so they can go to war (although some bloodthirsty people did...) many joined because it was a good economical option, it gave them training in the field they wanted for free, and plus they get to serve their country. whether or not there is a war is not something we have control over. that's up to the our bosses. OUR job is serving our country and carrying out orders to be best of our ability.
another thing, if this is truely what you want to do, do it. don't like anyone hold you back. even your family. yes family is important, but 20 years down the line...
2007-10-08 16:14:11 · answer #7 · answered by LuvingMBLAQ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"What in the event that they threw a conflict and no one got here?" fashionable poster from the 1960's. My son joined because of the fact he had to bypass to varsity and he has constantly had to be a cop. He found out the speedy music to the police stress is the defense force and the only way he replace into going to arise with the money for college replace into with the GI invoice. he's in Afghanistan now and with any success he will stay to work out college and a profession as a cop. additionally he replace into involved interior the $4 hundred,000 "loss of existence income" for his youthful son. enable's settle for it this u . s . has enormously lots no longer something however the defense force to furnish toddlers. think of it replace right into a accident that we suffered an "economic downturn" interior the 1970's whilst the "volunteer" defense force started? I only approximately signed up then because of the fact there have been no jobs...i replace into saved by employing a activity at Toys R Us only in time...then went to varsity and spent the subsequent two decades paying off my student loans and amassing for retirement.
2016-10-21 11:50:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you are joining the military you are volunteering to go to war. If you are volunteering to go to war, then you are supporting it. There is only a 0.7% chance that you will get killed there, though.
2007-10-08 09:37:27 · answer #9 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
By joining the military, you are supporting your country, not war. We who serve in the military don't want wars, but we feel it is our obligation to fight to protect the freedoms and liberties we enjoy. If the thoughts of your so-called friends are more important than that, please don't join.
2007-10-08 09:02:02 · answer #10 · answered by Curtis B 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋