Thinking of Joining the Military? V2 - General

[QUOTE=TurbisV2;37712659]What does it have to do with joining the military?[/QUOTE] It has a lesson in there. In the military, people take shit really seriously. If you mess up, you get smoked or perhaps a negative counseling or article 15. What you can take away from my experience for those interested in joining is that if you do join, make sure you keep mental track of everything you brought with you, or are assigned. Don't leave stuff unsecured either. It is one lesson that you will do very well to learn.

this is basically a "post anything related to the military" thread, which isnt that bad really

BTW I recently looked up on joining the Swedish military and it seems a lot easier than I expected to get the basic education for it. I guess the world don't really expect much of us.

[QUOTE=TurbisV2;37713260]BTW I recently looked up on joining the Swedish military and it seems a lot easier than I expected to get the basic education for it. I guess the world don't really expect much of us.[/QUOTE] Not really. No offense, but you guys don't do much on the military side of things.

[QUOTE=SKEEA;37712705]It has a lesson in there. In the military, people take shit really seriously. If you mess up, you get smoked or perhaps a negative counseling or article 15. What you can take away from my experience for those interested in joining is that if you do join, make sure you keep mental track of everything you brought with you, or are assigned. Don't leave stuff unsecured either. It is one lesson that you will do very well to learn.[/QUOTE] You're lucky you didn't get a counseling statement or an article 15 for that... I'd be thanking whatever religious entity you believe in that that didn't happen.

[QUOTE=WastedJamacan;37714384]You're lucky you didn't get a counseling statement or an article 15 for that... I'd be thanking whatever religious entity you believe in that that didn't happen.[/QUOTE] I am lucky because someone else locked away the SKL, and since it was my first time ever doing anything of this sort, my squad leader felt that smoking the shit out of me would get the lesson across more than ruining my career. Top also knew about what I did, but he let my squad leader handle it. Dodged a big one there.

I am going in to the Marines as a Field Radio Operator. Anyone got this job?

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;37712697]It tells you what not to fucking do when you're in the military. I remember when my training platoon left behind a [b]fucking radio[/b] out in the middle of the woods in our field exercise and the Company First Sergeant found it and our Drill Sergeant got pissed off at us for the rest of the cycle because we almost compromised his career in some unseen way.[/QUOTE] Same, when we were on a 15 mile hike up in the mountains, one of those laser binocular things (looks like a SOFLAM) fell out of a humvee behind us. The CO made us all hike back up the trails until we found it. I think we hiked 30+ miles with 60 pounds on us that day. :( Good times. [editline]18th September 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Daddy-of-war;37715423]I am going in to the Marines as a Field Radio Operator. Anyone got this job?[/QUOTE] Had a couple ROs with us in the infantry. So just be prepared to be going out on the front line. but then again, you could be in the rear just messing with the radios. I was placed as a temp. RO for a month or two in Afghan. Other RO got blown up :v: The General rule is 'Murphy's Law.' If it can go wrong, it will. Piece of shit radios fail at any all the important times such as when stepping 5 feet out the wire, or getting lit up and you need to report casualties. Lots of the radios we used are hand-me-downs from the army. So, I shit you not, we had to put cardboard to seperate the radio and the batteries to just the right spacing. If you dropped it, or crawled on it, it would turn the radio off. Also, stay away from power lines. They fuck up comm. Oh and loading up crypto is a bitch, I'm sure you will get schooled on it, but that shit is a mystery to me. Good also to carry cards for reporting casualties. Also good to carry A pen, paper for writing down grid coordinates(POS REPs and whatnot), and for some reason the headset connectors are always acting funny. The easiest and best way to get them to work, is to spit on your finger and run it in circles on the headset connector metal part. I know it sounds like your giving a lubed hand job to a hobo, but believe me it is the best way to get them to work.

Yea, it's either RO or Machine gunner. My fiancee wants me to do LAV crew member, but I am red and green colored blind so I don't know if that's a option. I also would like to be on the front line. I wouldn't be a Marine if I didn't.

[QUOTE=Daddy-of-war;37715581]Yea, it's either RO or Machine gunner. My fiancee wants me to do LAV crew member, but I am red and green colored blind so I don't know if that's a option. I also would like to be on the front line. I wouldn't be a Marine if I didn't.[/QUOTE] If you are a big son of a bitch and can hump a lot of weight for miles, then I'd say Machine Gunner. Nothing like laying down hate and discontent with 240s or .50s. Not sure on the LAV crew member color blind, you might have to ask your recruiter. They got those 'scouts' for the LAVs, basically just riflemen that disembark and scout out ahead. Might be able to do that. Plus, almost all the Machine Gunners I know are alcoholics, but can PT like studs even after drinking a 20 pack the night before.

[QUOTE=Reserved Parkin;37715664]If you are a big son of a bitch and can hump a lot of weight for miles, then I'd say Machine Gunner. Nothing like laying down hate and discontent with 240s or .50s. Not sure on the LAV crew member color blind, you might have to ask your recruiter. They got those 'scouts' for the LAVs, basically just riflemen that disembark and scout out ahead. Might be able to do that. Plus, almost all the Machine Gunners I know are alcoholics, but can PT like studs even after drinking a 20 pack the night before.[/QUOTE] I am not like huge, but I am bulky. Can do a shit ton of pushups, and situps, and run a good long distance, my only weak point is pull ups. I injured my wrist at my fiancee house, on the pool deck...her dog ran between my legs and I slipped. What can I except at Parris Island though? I heard only the first few weeks are hell, then they kinda ease up to give you responsibility. Oh and as well as the color blind thing is a curse in games. It's hard for me to see shit when its far away from me.

[QUOTE=Daddy-of-war;37715728]I am not like huge, but I am bulky. Can do a shit ton of pushups, and situps, and run a good long distance, my only weak point is pull ups. I injured my wrist at my fiancee house, on the pool deck...her dog ran between my legs and I slipped. What can I except at Parris Island though? I heard only the first few weeks are hell, then they kinda ease up to give you responsibility.[/QUOTE] Honestly, they say pull ups are the key. But that's only to pass in basic. You may get low PFT scores for low pull ups, but fuck all that. Combat fitness is where its at. I don't know about Parris Island, I got sent to San Diego. Yeah, the first week or two is shitty, because it's hard to learn all the new words, customs, and procedures, but just like any job, once you get it down, you become faster and better at it. Be prepared for lots of yelling and getting fucked with. The usual is making you doing a stupid task over and over such as putting your pack on and running down to the end of the squad bay then making you run back and mount it. Or they just play fuck fuck games, like getting everyones personal items and dumping it/throwing it all over the place, then you have to be ready for inspection with a set number of those items in 15 minutes. If you fail, everyone gets punished. And you WILL fail, other recruits won't give a shit and fuck you over. Had a few of these guys, so during the night we all just beat their ass and made him drop out. :v: . Just be prepared to get messed with, and keep telling yourself it's only a game. At the end of basic, the DIs talk to you and bullshit with you. Physical ain't too bad. Most of the PT in basic is running around, then doing exercises. Like a circuit. Sometimes obstacle courses, or fighting, martial arts. From what I heard though, Parris Island got some killer sand fleas that suck ass. Also, keep in mind I went back in 2007, so things may have changed.

[QUOTE=Reserved Parkin;37715860]Honestly, they say pull ups are the key. But that's only to pass in basic. You may get low PFT scores for low pull ups, but fuck all that. Combat fitness is where its at. I don't know about Parris Island, I got sent to San Diego. Yeah, the first week or two is shitty, because it's hard to learn all the new words, customs, and procedures, but just like any job, once you get it down, you become faster and better at it. Be prepared for lots of yelling and getting fucked with. The usual is making you doing a stupid task over and over such as putting your pack on and running down to the end of the squad bay then making you run back and mount it. Or they just play fuck fuck games, like getting everyones personal items and dumping it/throwing it all over the place, then you have to be ready for inspection with a set number of those items in 15 minutes. If you fail, everyone gets punished. And you WILL fail, other recruits won't give a shit and fuck you over. Had a few of these guys, so during the night we all just beat their ass and made him drop out. :v: . Just be prepared to get messed with, and keep telling yourself it's only a game. At the end of basic, the DIs talk to you and bullshit with you. Physical ain't too bad. Most of the PT in basic is running around, then doing exercises. Like a circuit. Sometimes obstacle courses, or fighting, martial arts. From what I heard though, Parris Island got some killer sand fleas that suck ass. Also, keep in mind I went back in 2007, so things may have changed.[/QUOTE] Aw, you were a Hollywood Marine :P Hey do you got a FB or an steam? Always good to be friends with other Marines. Yea my ROTC unit took a trip to Parris Island, and its fucking hot as hell, air is different, and the sand fleas ride you like a bitch. That's all in the first day.

[QUOTE=Daddy-of-war;37715943]Aw, you were a Hollywood Marine :P Hey do you got a FB or an steam? Always good to be friends with other Marines. Yea my ROTC unit took a trip to Parris Island, and its fucking hot as hell, air is different, and the sand fleas ride you like a bitch. That's all in the first day.[/QUOTE] Yep, though you never will see Hollywood in boot. :) I got a Facebook but no steam. From what I hear it's frikin humid as shit over there. At least in the field training part, you don't got to hump the mountains of california. It's pretty much flat in Parris Island.

[QUOTE=Reserved Parkin;37716111]Yep, though you never will see Hollywood in boot. :) I got a Facebook but no steam. From what I hear it's frikin humid as shit over there. At least in the field training part, you don't got to hump the mountains of california. It's pretty much flat in Parris Island.[/QUOTE] Parris has one giant hill I believe that is the last thing you do besides the crucible. PM me your FB bro.

[QUOTE=Reserved Parkin;37715860]Honestly, they say pull ups are the key. But that's only to pass in basic. You may get low PFT scores for low pull ups, but fuck all that. Combat fitness is where its at. I don't know about Parris Island, I got sent to San Diego. Yeah, the first week or two is shitty, because it's hard to learn all the new words, customs, and procedures, but just like any job, once you get it down, you become faster and better at it. Be prepared for lots of yelling and getting fucked with. The usual is making you doing a stupid task over and over such as putting your pack on and running down to the end of the squad bay then making you run back and mount it. Or they just play fuck fuck games, like getting everyones personal items and dumping it/throwing it all over the place, then you have to be ready for inspection with a set number of those items in 15 minutes. If you fail, everyone gets punished. And you WILL fail, other recruits won't give a shit and fuck you over. Had a few of these guys, so during the night we all just beat their ass and made him drop out. :v: . Just be prepared to get messed with, and keep telling yourself it's only a game. At the end of basic, the DIs talk to you and bullshit with you. Physical ain't too bad. Most of the PT in basic is running around, then doing exercises. Like a circuit. Sometimes obstacle courses, or fighting, martial arts. From what I heard though, Parris Island got some killer sand fleas that suck ass. Also, keep in mind I went back in 2007, so things may have changed.[/QUOTE] Things haven't changed too much. Other than mothers of America pulling their BS it's mostly the same. Every couple of weeks I'll get a fresh platoon of kids saying they cut out the reaper or some shit, but then I come to find out it was just raining hard that day which made it too "unsafe" to hump (according to Mothers of America).

[QUOTE=SKEEA;37710792]I take it that you are a Rakkasan?[/QUOTE] Yeah, 1-33 Cav. I think they are actually sending me to be part of S-1, but I won't know for sure until I talk to my CO this week. [editline]18th September 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=SKEEA;37711539]Hey guys, don't leave sensitive items unsecured. I learned that one the hard way today.[/QUOTE] Seriously! Never leave your weapon, body armor, or any high value stuff out of arms reach. [editline]18th September 2012[/editline] Pt in the Army isn't to bad, usually don't go muscle failure. I'm appalled that I see so many Specialists who have deployed, who are fat and can't pass a PT test. I'm by no means a PT boss, but I can still get 260ish scores. I also wish the Defac served more healthy food (I know it would be more expensive), but serving burgers and fries doesn't make a good diet....

[QUOTE=CoctomusPrime;37718392]Yeah, 1-33 Cav. I think they are actually sending me to be part of S-1, but I won't know for sure until I talk to my CO this week. [editline]18th September 2012[/editline] Seriously! Never leave your weapon, body armor, or any high value stuff out of arms reach. [editline]18th September 2012[/editline] Pt in the Army isn't to bad, usually don't go muscle failure. I'm appalled that I see so many Specialists who have deployed, who are fat and can't pass a PT test. I'm by no means a PT boss, but I can still get 260ish scores. I also wish the Defac served more healthy food (I know it would be more expensive), [B]but serving burgers and fries doesn't make a good diet....[/B][/QUOTE] god bless the usa

[QUOTE=l33tkill;37711349]About to get my wisdom teeth yanked by a LtCol. He asked if I wanted to be mildly sedated or knockd out. Now I'm waiting too sleep from the iv thing I caant stop smiling[/QUOTE] Yeah I don't remember posting this. Sorry guys.

[QUOTE=CoctomusPrime;37718392]Yeah, 1-33 Cav. I think they are actually sending me to be part of S-1, but I won't know for sure until I talk to my CO this week. [editline]18th September 2012[/editline] Seriously! Never leave your weapon, body armor, or any high value stuff out of arms reach. [editline]18th September 2012[/editline] Pt in the Army isn't to bad, usually don't go muscle failure. I'm appalled that I see so many Specialists who have deployed, who are fat and can't pass a PT test. I'm by no means a PT boss, but I can still get 260ish scores. I also wish the Defac served more healthy food (I know it would be more expensive), but serving burgers and fries doesn't make a good diet....[/QUOTE] They serve burgers and fries [b]EVERYDAY[/b] in the military!

I kinda wanted to stop being an extremely picky eater by joining, but i am ok with that.

[QUOTE=Reserved Parkin;37715860] Be prepared for lots of yelling and getting fucked with. The usual is making you doing a stupid task over and over such as putting your pack on and running down to the end of the squad bay then making you run back and mount it. Or they just play fuck fuck games, like getting everyones personal items and dumping it/throwing it all over the place, then you have to be ready for inspection with a set number of those items in 15 minutes. If you fail, everyone gets punished. And you WILL fail, other recruits won't give a shit and fuck you over. Had a few of these guys, so during the night we all just beat their ass and made him drop out. :v: . Just be prepared to get messed with, and keep telling yourself it's only a game. At the end of basic, the DIs talk to you and bullshit with you. [/QUOTE] Wait, so if I go into the Marines I WILL get my ass beat? I mean I can take a helluva beating but I really don't want to get the shit smacked out of me with soap while I'm being held down by bed sheets... [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNqKrX1sx8[/url]

[QUOTE=Zerokateo;37719863]Wait, so if I go into the Marines I WILL get my ass beat? I mean I can take a helluva beating but I really don't want to get the shit smacked out of me with soap while I'm being held down by bed sheets... [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNqKrX1sx8[/url][/QUOTE] That shit doesn't happen... often. That's really only reserved for absolute pieces of shit who can't comprehend anything. So long as you do what you're told, don't fuck over your buddies too much (you will end up doing it one way or another), and put out you'll be fine. The DI's aren't supposed to touch you at all, and if you do end up getting hit and feel like you can't take it you can request mast.

I remember when I fucked over the whole platoon by forgetting to put erasable markers in the duty box. My SDS is a bit of a control freak compared to other DS's and he made the whole platoon do battle movements across a 200 yard field for like an hour. I had no idea what happened because I was away on detail. :v:

[QUOTE=CoctomusPrime;37718392]Yeah, 1-33 Cav. I think they are actually sending me to be part of S-1, but I won't know for sure until I talk to my CO this week. [editline]18th September 2012[/editline] Seriously! Never leave your weapon, body armor, or any high value stuff out of arms reach. [editline]18th September 2012[/editline] Pt in the Army isn't to bad, usually don't go muscle failure. I'm appalled that I see so many Specialists who have deployed, who are fat and can't pass a PT test. I'm by no means a PT boss, but I can still get 260ish scores. I also wish the Defac served more healthy food (I know it would be more expensive), but serving burgers and fries doesn't make a good diet....[/QUOTE] 1-33 Cav? Nice. I am 2-17 Cav. Any spur rides any time soon? I highly suggest that you go. They make you proud to be Cav and earn your silver spurs. Better know your Fiddler's Green though.

[QUOTE=l33tkill;37711349]About to get my wisdom teeth yanked by a LtCol. He asked if I wanted to be mildly sedated or knockd out. Now I'm waiting too sleep from the iv thing I caant stop smiling[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=l33tkill;37718695]Yeah I don't remember posting this. Sorry guys.[/QUOTE] What the shit. I just woke up, how the hell did I post these and not remember either of them? That doc must have really fucked me up. Hell theres bloods everywhere in my bed and bathroom, and he gave me my wisdom teeth back wrapped in gauze. I don't remember getting kfc mashed potatoes and vanilla pudding either. And according to my phone I called my supervisor twice, leaving a voice message both times. WHAT THE FUCK DID I SAY TO HIM :tinfoil: [QUOTE=CabooseRvB;37721763]I remember when I fucked over the whole platoon by forgetting to put erasable markers in the duty box. My SDS is a bit of a control freak compared to other DS's and he made the whole platoon do battle movements across a 200 yard field for like an hour. I had no idea what happened because I was away on detail. :v:[/QUOTE] I loved details. It was always a vacation for me. Especially working in the chow hall. I remember getting a really high fever while working chow hall, so I volunteered to work "clipper" (fucking huge dish washer), and that thing put out a good 200F of water. It felt awesome.

[QUOTE=SKEEA;37721845]1-33 Cav? Nice. I am 2-17 Cav. Any spur rides any time soon? I highly suggest that you go. They make you proud to be Cav and earn your silver spurs. Better know your Fiddler's Green though.[/QUOTE] We had one not to long ago, but I didn't go because I had to do paperwork and appointments :/ Sounded like a wild ride from what I heard. [editline]19th September 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=UncleJimmema;37719433]They serve burgers and fries [b]EVERYDAY[/b] in the military![/QUOTE] I know, its part of the problem.

[QUOTE=CoctomusPrime;37722964]We had one not to long ago, but I didn't go because I had to do paperwork and appointments :/ Sounded like a wild ride from what I heard. [editline]19th September 2012[/editline] I know, its part of the problem.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I noticed that the Rakkasan DFAC tended to do that. I went there after Son Cafe closed down for deployment, and there were burgers every night. The DFACs at Campbell aren't really great. Hands down the best DFAC I have been to was the main one at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. [editline]19th September 2012[/editline] Er, Pageking. Have another episode of my MS paint shenanigans. Ecolink is a spray that cleans cannon plugs and helps conductivity. It also has a citrus scent, which is not the greatest here in Afghanistan. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/OqCcE.png[/IMG]

Guess I'll introduce myself here. I'm an officer in the US Navy currently stationed at the hospital a Guantanamo Bay. It's my first duty station and I'm enjoying everything about the military. I'll probably end up making a career out of it took.

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