JoceyMeow 41 / 2,471 Report Post Posted July 9, 2019 If you were being forced to join the military but you could choose a branch, which branch would you choose and why? Asking for a friend 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuppaTricky 11 / 1,122 Report Post Posted July 9, 2019 I wanna say i would do the navy, i have always enjoyed aircraft and boats and SkyDivingSquid says it pays rather well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big lemon 2 / 668 Report Post Posted July 9, 2019 Personally, I’d go for the Air Force and try to get into some of the missile and satellite stuff. I don’t know about the pay, but it’s definitely more comfortable than being front lines or on a ship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS PigeonShit 231 / 0 Report Post Posted July 9, 2019 I'd like to join the Marines (and actually early in high school, planned on doing so) but I doubt I'd pass their training, so just the army. I get too nauseous to be on a boat or in the air. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
im not inactive you are 888 / 16,340 Report Post Posted July 9, 2019 Depends on the circumstance. Am I being forced to join as Enlisted or do I have the choice of going to college, doing ROTC and joining as an Officer? If I can join as Officer, either Army or Air Force. If only as Enlisted, Air Force. If I were to choose my favorite though, I would say Coast Guard, though it has the toughest boot camp, and I don't think I could survive that shit. Former Gmod Prop Hunt Admin Former Media Team Team Leader Former Media Team GFX Member Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoceyMeow 41 / 2,471 Report Post Posted July 9, 2019 4 hours ago, big lemon said: Personally, I’d go for the Air Force and try to get into some of the missile and satellite stuff. I don’t know about the pay, but it’s definitely more comfortable than being front lines or on a ship. I used to fly UAVs that had missiles on it. It was pretty damn fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
im not inactive you are 888 / 16,340 Report Post Posted July 9, 2019 Just now, JoceyMeow said: I used to fly UAVs that had missiles on it. It was pretty damn fun. Did you blow things/people up? Former Gmod Prop Hunt Admin Former Media Team Team Leader Former Media Team GFX Member Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SkydivingSquid Report Post Posted July 10, 2019 Edited July 10, 2019 by SkydivingSquid I’ve loved every second of the Navy. It’s the only branch that guarantees you a shot at the job you enlist for and you can “cross rate” to other jobs if you get bored of the one you have. Military is awesome and have insane opportunities. Honestly, I’m lucky that my college pre-med path didn’t work out. The military is likely the most overlooked and stereotyped career path out there. If the American public knew how well we had it, there would be an uproar XD Free Medical Free Dental Free Security Clearance (opens more doors than you can imagine) Free college credit Free online college while you’re in GI Bill worth over $200k after 4 years Access to $0 down VA loans at well under competitor rates A guaranteed pay raise every year Often times an annual bonus Free travel All sorts of tax free pay and allowances Access to military stores that sell products at a discounted price Free entertainment, gyms, and auto centers Free job training Free certification training Opportunities for advancement through the ranks Free TSA Pre √ Food allowance Government retirement at 20 years to include 5% retirement matching SCRA benefits (fees waived from credit cards, 15% off verizon bill, etc) $400,000 health insurance policy. And you’re a veteran when you get out who will get military honors at they funeral.. Seriously.. why wouldn’t anyone try it out for 4 short years if they know all of that above? Plus, you can pretty much get away with doing almost nothing and still get paid. I’m talking, right uniform, right time, right place, with a shave... that’s it. PAID. I am not a recruiter. I just speak from experience. I make over $90k and am taxed on about $30k... Which means comparative to a civilian, I make well over 6 digits. And that is before the free medical / dental / health insurance etc. Edited July 10, 2019 by SkydivingSquid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
im not inactive you are 888 / 16,340 Report Post Posted July 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, SkydivingSquid said: I’ve loved every second of the Navy. It’s the only branch that guarantees you a shot at the job you enlist for and you can “cross rate” to other jobs if you get bored of the one you have. Military is awesome and have insane opportunities. Honestly, I’m lucky that my college pre-med path didn’t work out. The military is likely the most overlooked and stereotyped career path out there. If the American public knew how well we had it, there would be an uproar XD Free Medical Free Dental Free Security Clearance (opens more doors than you can imagine) Free college credit Free online college while you’re in GI Bill worth over $200k after 4 years Access to $0 down VA loans at well under competitor rates A guaranteed pay raise every year Often times an annual bonus Free travel All sorts of tax free pay and allowances Access to military stores that sell products at a discounted price Free entertainment, gyms, and auto centers Free job training Free certification training Opportunities for advancement through the ranks Free TSA Pre √ Food allowance Government retirement at 20 years to include 5% retirement matching SCRA benefits (fees waived from credit cards, 15% off verizon bill, etc) $400,000 health insurance policy. And you’re a veteran when you get out who will get military honors at they funeral.. Seriously.. why wouldn’t anyone try it out for 4 short years if they know all of that above? Plus, you can pretty much get away with doing almost nothing and still get paid. I’m talking, right uniform, right time, right place, with a shave... that’s it. PAID. I am not a recruiter. I just speak from experience. I make over $90k and am taxed on about $30k... Which means comparative to a civilian, I make well over 6 digits. And that is before the free medical / dental / health insurance etc. damn squidward Former Gmod Prop Hunt Admin Former Media Team Team Leader Former Media Team GFX Member Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuppaTricky 11 / 1,122 Report Post Posted July 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, TheSadBandit said: damn squidward double damn squidward Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJitFace 699 / 18,162 Report Post Posted July 10, 2019 Airforce jitticus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omid 215 / 5,687 Report Post Posted July 10, 2019 Edited July 10, 2019 by Omid Air Force. I'm actually thinking about going into the Air Force as an officer and having them pay for my med school so I'm not drowning in debt. It'd also be nice to not worry about struggling to make ends meet when I'm going through residency. Edited July 10, 2019 by Omid ┍━━—━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┑ ┕━━—━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┙ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoceyMeow 41 / 2,471 Report Post Posted July 10, 2019 7 hours ago, SkydivingSquid said: I’ve loved every second of the Navy. It’s the only branch that guarantees you a shot at the job you enlist for and you can “cross rate” to other jobs if you get bored of the one you have. Military is awesome and have insane opportunities. Honestly, I’m lucky that my college pre-med path didn’t work out. The military is likely the most overlooked and stereotyped career path out there. If the American public knew how well we had it, there would be an uproar XD Free Medical Free Dental Free Security Clearance (opens more doors than you can imagine) Free college credit Free online college while you’re in GI Bill worth over $200k after 4 years Access to $0 down VA loans at well under competitor rates A guaranteed pay raise every year Often times an annual bonus Free travel All sorts of tax free pay and allowances Access to military stores that sell products at a discounted price Free entertainment, gyms, and auto centers Free job training Free certification training Opportunities for advancement through the ranks Free TSA Pre √ Food allowance Government retirement at 20 years to include 5% retirement matching SCRA benefits (fees waived from credit cards, 15% off verizon bill, etc) $400,000 health insurance policy. And you’re a veteran when you get out who will get military honors at they funeral.. Seriously.. why wouldn’t anyone try it out for 4 short years if they know all of that above? Plus, you can pretty much get away with doing almost nothing and still get paid. I’m talking, right uniform, right time, right place, with a shave... that’s it. PAID. I am not a recruiter. I just speak from experience. I make over $90k and am taxed on about $30k... Which means comparative to a civilian, I make well over 6 digits. And that is before the free medical / dental / health insurance etc. That TSA pre check is a life saver man. Also Army gets to chose their job and we can get a contracting job from it with almost any MOS. And those contracting jobs pay big bucks. And I’m so ready to start my schooling for nursing. This military stuff has turned my life around i swear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
im not inactive you are 888 / 16,340 Report Post Posted July 10, 2019 2 hours ago, JoceyMeow said: That TSA pre check is a life saver man. Also Army gets to chose their job and we can get a contracting job from it with almost any MOS. And those contracting jobs pay big bucks. And I’m so ready to start my schooling for nursing. This military stuff has turned my life around i swear. I thought you were gonna go to ERAU for flying Former Gmod Prop Hunt Admin Former Media Team Team Leader Former Media Team GFX Member Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoceyMeow 41 / 2,471 Report Post Posted July 10, 2019 2 hours ago, TheSadBandit said: I thought you were gonna go to ERAU for flying I was going to but it is gonna be quicker to get my nursing degree because of all the experience I have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
im not inactive you are 888 / 16,340 Report Post Posted July 10, 2019 57 minutes ago, JoceyMeow said: I was going to but it is gonna be quicker to get my nursing degree because of all the experience I have. but you could also fly planes which is cooler Former Gmod Prop Hunt Admin Former Media Team Team Leader Former Media Team GFX Member Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoceyMeow 41 / 2,471 Report Post Posted July 11, 2019 7 hours ago, TheSadBandit said: but you could also fly planes which is cooler Why not both? 😛 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
im not inactive you are 888 / 16,340 Report Post Posted July 11, 2019 1 hour ago, JoceyMeow said: Why not both? 😛 thats why you can go to erau for flying and daytona state (college right in front) for nursing Former Gmod Prop Hunt Admin Former Media Team Team Leader Former Media Team GFX Member Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
