"The army is for retards"--my guidance consuler. Is this right, im not sure right now if i should join

Question

i am just looking for which branch is best for me and offers the best opportunties after service

And he said that a little out of context... he said your a retard cause your gonna get blown up by a ied

Answer 1

Let me see... a bachelors degree in engineering and two masters degrees. Yep, I suppose I'm a retard.

Answer 2

Umm, interesting question. And, the answer is he is very, ambiguously, correct. Now Army guys, don't get mad at me for this, but you will have to agree when I am through. First things first, our Army is full of very capable and highly intelligent people. We have the best equipped, strongest and most capable Army that this world has ever seen, and I love serving along side them.

Now, with that out of the way, here it is. No, the Army is not for retards. But, the Army does have the lowest entrance requirements as far as education is concerned. You can get in the Army with a GED, most other branches you can't. You can get into the Army with the lowest ASVAB score, where with the other branches, the minimum score is much higher. Does this mean it is for retards, absolutely not. I am sure that if you are retarded, you will most certainly be denied entrance into the Army, as with the other branches. Now as for the low scores allowed, they come with a price. That price is that you will only be allowed to have the most menial and least challenging MOS's that are to offer. Bottom line, the Army is huge, and they need people to clean their toilets too. Don't do well in school, drop out, join the Army, clean the sh*tters.

Army dogs, sorry, but you know it's true. Doesn't make you any less badass.

Semper Fi!

Answer 3

hahahah!! his wife probably left him for a soldier or he's got some sort of agenda towards the military. Erudite #2's reply is not accurate but then again those who never have, will simply lift their finger and point because that's all they can do. I've been in for 8 years, and i have voluntarily deployed. I'm on my 4th deployment right now but because it was my choice. Joining the Army doesn't necessarily mean you're going to Iraq. It all depends on the job you choose. Make sure you pick one that could have a positive impact on your long term career civilian wise. Also look into the other branches if the Army doesn't provide what you're looking for...... one thing for me is sure, Being a coward is not a legitimate career.... oh and I'm a veterinary technician for the Army, which puts a nice bachelors degree in my hands when i become a civilian (with free Army tuition assistance) and it was all free.... ask your guidance counselor how much he owes or owed on school bills and etc.etc..when he was done.. hahahahah!!!! yeah who's the retard?

Answer 4

Your guidance councillor should be fired for not only dishonesty, but for his lack of respect for the people who protect his right to say such evil and stupid things. Don't let the jerk talk you out of joining the Army. Tell him that without the Army he wouldn't have the freedom to anger me like he did when I found out what he said about the people who defend his freedom. Thanks for considering the Army as a career. If you join you will get training that will help you get a better job in teh civilian world later on, and that means a job a lot better than some fool who is a guidance councillor.

Answer 5

Your Guidance counselor can't make the decision of what you are going to do for the next stage of your life, you are. For some it will be joining the military because they feel it is the best chance they have to gain education and skills that can further them later. They also are willing to risk their lives to protect the freedom of others. Others it isn't the best instead going to college or getting a job is what they should do. The GC right now while he/she isn't doing the best job may also be concerned that you will go off to war so is trying the scare tatic. You are the one that has to make the decision.

Just remember that yes when you go into the military you can go into areas where you can die, but you have a greater chance of being in a car accident 10 feet from your house and dying there.

Answer 6

The military is basically a small population of the general U.S. population. Are there stupid people in the Army? Yes, there are stupid people in the army, just as there are stupid people in the civilian work force. But I would definitely argue that the people in the armed forces are definitely more well trained and well educated than their general civilian counterpart. The Army offers almost unlimited opportunities for education and self improvement. It has given so many people the chance to attain high education otherwise impossible. I wonder if your guidance counselor ever served in the Army?

Answer 7

Your guidance counselor is an idiot, or better yet a retard. If you want to persue a career in the Army go for it. I've been in for 7 years now and by no means and I a retard. It has given me lots of experience to help me in the civilian world and I've traveled EVERYWHERE! You need a new guidance counselor becaue this one you have obviously is a moron.

Answer 8

Which army? There are dozens of armies around the world and I'm sure your counselor was right about a few of them such as the Taliban army. The U.S. military officers all have at least four-year degrees and offers money for the enlisted to get at least a degree.

Answer 9

Your counselor is a coward. The most basic job in the Army, Infantry, has the most intelligent people I've ever met.

The Army, or any branch, is for Patriots who want to give to their country.

The decision to enlist is entirely yours. Military service will help you to find your calling in life. You will have many experiences (some good, some bad) that you would never have in civilian life. You will belong to a lifelong brother(sister)hood. Sure, you might get hurt or even die. But that can happen heading down to the quickie mart for a bag of chips.


Erudite #2 is an enemy of the nation.

Answer 10

Well, then I guess people like John F. Kennedy (President - US Navy), Lee Marvin (Hollywood actor - US Marines), Montel Jordan (Talk show host - US Navy), Brian Kelso (former NFL star for the Buffalo Bills - US Army), Chuck Norris (Hollywood actor - US Air Force) and Shaggy (rapper - US Marines) are retards...

I served in the US Army for 15 years as both a logistics specialist (Army MOS 92Y) and as a Military Policeman (Army MOS 31B); I can assure you that the men and women I served alongside are the most highly trained, highly motivated and most dedicated warriors I've ever had the honor of serving with.

In my opinion, the only retard in that conversation is your guidance counselor; if you so desire to join the military, be aware that military service will inevitably involve serving in a combat zone; however, there are more than half a million servicemen and women, serving in five branches of the Armed Services (in both active, reserve and national guard status) all over the world; commanding everything from large nuclear-powered supercarriers with thousands of sailors aboard; to multi million dollar aircraft like the F-22 Raptor and even the Space Shuttle.

Seriously, being a soldier, marine, airman or sailor requires a lot of knowledge and skill and it certainly is not a job for "retards". If you are curious about becoming a member of our Armed Forces, go to a recruiting station and talk to a recruiter or go to your nearest VFW or American Legion Hall and talk to the veterans; they can give you more insight than a paid guidance counselor ever could.

Answer 11

Your guidance counselor is the retard,,, Talk to ALL of the recruiters,, and a ROTC program and your local university,,, you just might want to be an officer in one of those retarded branches of service,, also I would report her to the principal,, that is not sound advise to be giving to students,, and I am sure it breach some sort of code of conduct with the school district..