i'm enlisying next month, and i know it is the right move but i get so nervous when i think about leaving my family and friends... also explaining my decision to everyone is not something i feel like doing right now in my life...for the past year and a half I have been trying to get it together, and I don't think most people will understand, I'm supposed to be graduating from college by now... and i'm 2 years away....I think people will say I'm running but I'm not... I have thought about this for a year, anywho what emotions did you experience when you decided to enlist. I know finish school get a job is what I should do, but for the past year in a half I have been wasting my time and my life... I'm 21... I have tried everything, I wanted to join last year but was too concerned about everyone and everything else. so what were your feelings when you joined. just want to know if the nervousness is normal?
2007-12-23 13:30:29 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
oh and i'm going air force
2007-12-23 13:32:23 · update #1
I was a little nervous a first didnt know if it was the right decision but now I wouldnt change a thing. I was more nervous when I got off the bus at Ft Leonard Wood man that sucked.
2007-12-23 13:51:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
You are about to begin what can only be described as the most demanding, adventurous, gratifying and fulfilling thing a human can do. It is perfectly natural to be nervous about such a thing and rightfully so. We are a nation at war and you are joining the worlds only undefeated Air Force. The U.S. Air Force is kicking **** hard core with little coverage. We are doing the jobs of Soldiers and Marines yet no Solider or Marine can do our job. When I joined I was nervous, I didn't know exactly what to expect but I knew some veterans and they told me about the process and it didn't seem that bad. I too joined the USAF. I stood next to a woman joining the Army and we were both sworn in by a Navy officer. How's that for inter-service relations? You have made a good decision and will not regret it. Lets the nay sayers and cowards talk, it is because brave that we are free.
2007-12-24 00:20:36 · answer #2 · answered by badbender001 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Its normal to feel nervous, but you'll survive. I joined the Air Force at 21 (quit college after completing three years).
Sometimes at that age, you just don't know what you want to do. I wound up spending 21 years in the Air Force, got two college degrees and became an officer. If nothing else, you'll serve a hitch and emerge a more mature and focused person. Good luck.
(Maj USAF Ret)
2007-12-23 22:23:48 · answer #3 · answered by npk 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
YES I was very nervous when I joined the Navy many years ago. But once you reach basic training and you begin to change your mindset, you'll do fine. I have no regrets about joining, I come from a Navy family. My older brothers served in the Navy as well, so you could be starting a tradition within your family that is a very honorable profession. Do not allow opinions to get in your way, follow this path and I promise you your life will benefit from it!
2007-12-24 04:44:46 · answer #4 · answered by SANDSAILOR 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
****, I was terrified when I enlisted. I'm just a poolie in the marines still right now though, and i'm 17. But when I want something I just do it, i dont linger around. Theres nothing to really be scared about. You own the recruiter pretty much, but you still should respect them. Just sack up and go down there to enlist, go to meps get everything done and your all set. Btw you get 30 days leave a year and 10 after basic.. I mean its not much but srsly, you should just move on.
good luck
2007-12-23 22:20:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
OK. I take it you're about 20- 21? Close enough? OK, that means in 20 years you'll be 40.
That means , at age 40, you'll have 20 years of saying "I'm glad I joined the military, " or you will have spent 20 years saying "
"I wish I would have joined the military."or, ""I would have enlisted , but I was more concerned with what my friend/girlfriend/ uncle/cousin/ mailman/mechanic/ thought."
Your call.Good luck, and, yes, we were all a little nervous. You're not alone.
2007-12-23 21:58:27 · answer #6 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yours is a natural reaction to an upcoming experience in which you have little knowledge of and so the anxiety .
Just a friendly reminder that you will have some unique experiences that you will remember all your life . You will meet different people from all across this nation of ours and you will see things completely outside the experiences of anything you will have known in civilian life .
All in all there will be , of course , some things that are difficult to adjust to such as all the requirements demanded of a person in uniform .
Personally , when I went into the Marines I was very anxious and one of the things that helped me most was my faith in God and the fact that tens of thousands had "made it " and so could I , God Willing .
Lastly , allow me to thank you for stepping forward and serving our great nation - thank you sir .
2007-12-23 22:47:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I wasn't really nervous when I signed up, more anxious. I had just graduated High School and had planned on doing it all my life. The bus ride from reception to my barracks is when my stomach started to sink and I had that "oh ****" feeling. Really it's not as bad as you think it is, especially now a days.
2007-12-23 23:26:53 · answer #8 · answered by Hjaduk 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I wasn't too nervous until the day my recruiter was coming to pick me up and bring me to MEPS to ship out for boot camp the next day.
2007-12-24 01:34:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is natural to be a little scared, it is a big step.
But courage isn't the absence of fear... courage is when you feel afraid and go ahead and do it anyway. Thats why whimps and cowards chicken out... you know the kind of guy that says "I thought about enlisting" or "My (brother, uncle, dad...etc.) was in" as if that made THEM a man somehow.
Good luck!
2007-12-23 21:37:21 · answer #10 · answered by Larry R 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋