Army...Pro's and con's?

Question

Army pro's and con's on basic and joining

Answer 1

The First guy that answered this said, "Good Money" BULL SH#T! The money sucks! I served Seven years in the Army. The only time it was good was when I was in Iraq. I got hazardous duty pay and stuff. I got about 1,200 a month extra. I was also stationed in Germany for Two years. The pay was better there than it was when I was in the States. I was at Ft. Hood, TX for Three and a half yrs. I got over seas pay in Germany. I don't know how much extra that is.
You will get in good physical shape.
You make some good friends.
Good life experience.
You see the world.

You will probably go to Iraq or Afghanastan and get shot at, mortared. Or like what happened to me, I my truck got blown up with a road side bomb in Iraq. I wasn't hurt though.
You work lots of over time and get NO OVER TIME PAY!! In fact, they usually will not compensate you at all for working over time on week days or Week ends or even on hollidays.
The Army always gives you a bunch of bull ****.
It is not worth it over all!
On the other hand, I get vetrans bennifits, I am in the VFW, I have the GI Bill, Gurranteed Home loan. The VA will co-sign a loan for me. I am tryng to get compensated for some injuries I received in Iraq and other places in the Army. If it all goes through and I can prove the Army injured me, then they will have to send me a check of an undetermined amount every month for the rest of my life. The VA would have to determine the amount they have to pay me if it goes through.
It builds dicipline, you learn to deal with people you don't like, such as a** holes at work. You get used to team work. You get good training for a job in the civilian world.
You get 5 or 10 extra points automaticly on a fed test.
You learn to shoot a gun, hand to hand combat. The list goes on.

Answer 2

Lots of cons not many pros. The pay sucks. Don't listen to others it sucks. Like being shot at ? How about when you need post combat medical support. When you come back and you are in pieces and the VA will not help. Think before you join.

Answer 3

permit's see now. What did he somewhat do? Did he create the stress? Did he authorize the preparation? Did he plan the logistics? Did he authorize the investment? Did he plan the operation? i will supply Obama credit while he stands in front of a microphone and says, "the militia merits each and all of the credit for this. All I did replaced into supply them the ok". Obama provides the orders to take out some pirates and he's retaining us risk-free? Bush provides the orders to take out Saddam Hussein and his sons and the place have been you?

Answer 4

cons: they control your life, youre always someones *****, they tell you to do things that have no relation to your mos, it takes you away from your family, its extremely stressful, too much pt, the customs and courtesies suck, they treat you like **** especially if youre a private, you could die in war, the uniform sucks, girls cant wear earings, if you hate your job youre **** out of luck, they tell you where to live, you have to ask permission to go to lunch, no one seems to take depression seriously, most just look out for themselves, guys are really mean to the girls, everyone is high on themselves if they have rank, etc etc etc

Answer 5

Pro: it's almost a good excuse not to go to college.

Con: you're going to get your limbs blown off, and then the government won't even help you pay your medical bills.

Answer 6

pros:
job
money
place to eat/sleep
travel
challenging
discounts/free education
discounted loans while shipped out

cons:
away from home
strict schedule

you usually spend all your money online out of boredom if stationed in a remote area

out in the woods for a week in freezing weather digging a foxhole in clay isnt super fun
girlfriend could ditch you for another man.

Answer 7

PROS.
-High pay
-Huge signing bonus due to war
-Good on job resume
-serving your country
-Tons of opportunities

CONS
-Good chance of being sent to iraq
-Good chance of dying in Iraq.
-War is highly protested right now
-Away from family for a year when sent to iraq
-Family members will most likely be mad at you.

Answer 8

Pro- the pay and benefits are good.
Con- When they say dedicate your life to serving the country they are not kidding!

Answer 9

Pro,s You get to have your head shaved to stubble
Con
They tell you what to do every minute of the day they make you get up really early and they make you scuba dive down into the ocean about 492721 miles until your bald head almost explodes

Answer 10

Pro's:Education/Money/College
Con's:Deployment to Iraq/War