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  • #16
    Originally posted by KillerDog View Post
    I have a family member who is considering joining the military (he keeps referencing the marines) and I was wondering if I could get some input/feedback from the guys on here who are closely tied to or are in the military.

    1) This family member has a history of drug use. Can that history prevent him from military service?

    2) This family member has been told that the military has a high incidence of suicide, is that accurate?

    3) This family member has been told that the military has a high incidence of drug use, is that accurate?

    3) What would happen if he were to join then quit/ditch out? Do we still hang people from yard arms or something for going AWOL?

    4) This family member is a mama's boy, is the military a good environment to help him break out of that?

    Any other advice or input is helpful.
    My advice: unless he can count to five better than you can, he should probably skip the military altogether.
    Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss

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    • #17
      Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
      It wasn't meant as an insult. And, I never, ever, ever, use a word without knowing what it means. W.E.B. Griffin taught me well.
      Respectfully.... unless you've been there... you can't really know what it means brother.
      "We should remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school."
      -Thucydides

      "Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men."
      -Miyamoto Musashi

      Si vis pacem, para bellum

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      • #18
        Originally posted by Commando View Post
        I am actually in the process of applying for JAG with the Air Force... I am kind of stoked about the adventure...
        I don't think the Air Force counts as a real military organization,
        Reville at 7:30, don't have any idea of "To the Colors" is, plus they send their officers off to die, not their enlisted people
        Last edited by happyone; 11-22-2010, 08:25 PM.

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        A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Devildog View Post
          Respectfully.... unless you've been there... you can't really know what it means brother.
          Not true...

          I have never had a tryst with the Dahm Triplets, but I am pretty sure I know what it would mean.

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          • #20
            Originally posted by The_Tick View Post
            Not true...

            I have never had a tryst with the Dahm Triplets, but I am pretty sure I know what it would mean.
            I don't know man... there might be a lot of pressure there... you might get stage fright.

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            "We should remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school."
            -Thucydides

            "Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men."
            -Miyamoto Musashi

            Si vis pacem, para bellum

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Commando View Post
              I am actually in the process of applying for JAG with the Air Force... I am kind of stoked about the adventure...
              Good luck. I tried for almost a year and a half to get selected, but much to my interviewer's surprise, I was never selected. Unfortunately, there are 10+ applicants for every open spot, and that makes it really difficult. It'll be awesome if you get selected.
              Not that, sickos.

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              • #22
                Originally posted by Devildog View Post
                Respectfully.... unless you've been there... you can't really know what it means brother.
                Well, I assure you that you can't know what milquetoast means unless you've been there, brother. We can play semantic games all day, but you will bow to the OED.
                "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
                The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
                  Well, I assure you that you can't know what milquetoast means unless you've been there, brother. We can play semantic games all day, but you will bow to the OED.
                  Fuck the OED.

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Jarid in Cedar View Post
                    Fuck the OED.
                    Yeah... that.
                    "We should remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school."
                    -Thucydides

                    "Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men."
                    -Miyamoto Musashi

                    Si vis pacem, para bellum

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by thesaint258 View Post
                      Good luck. I tried for almost a year and a half to get selected, but much to my interviewer's surprise, I was never selected. Unfortunately, there are 10+ applicants for every open spot, and that makes it really difficult. It'll be awesome if you get selected.
                      Yeah-- I gave up on the foreign service after getting oh-so-close last year and realizing that I wouldn't even use the law degree... We'll see how this goes. I interview pretty well and what not...
                      "I'm anti, can't no government handle a commando / Your man don't want it, Trump's a bitch! I'll make his whole brand go under,"

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by happyone View Post
                        I don't think the Air Force counts as a real military organization,
                        Reville at 7:30, don't have any idea of "To the Colors" is, plus they send their officers off to die, not their enlisted people
                        Meh-- I am applying to the Air Force-- not the Navy-- on the advice of my cousin who is a highly decorated Green Beret drill sargeant. He has as much military experience as you can get in a person, and he says they treat their people the best.
                        "I'm anti, can't no government handle a commando / Your man don't want it, Trump's a bitch! I'll make his whole brand go under,"

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                        • #27
                          After a decade of serving Uncle Sam any damn where he wanted you to be. Night and Day for weeks on end, with little to no sleep at all... eating what's left of an MRE you have been carrying and sitting on for two days...you are dying for some time away with your buddies and a chance to chase some ladies.

                          More often than not your buddies show up lookin' something like this... and you just know all hell's about to break loose.

                          "We should remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school."
                          -Thucydides

                          "Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men."
                          -Miyamoto Musashi

                          Si vis pacem, para bellum

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by Jarid in Cedar View Post
                            Fuck the OED.
                            Not with language like that you won't. She seduces you!
                            "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
                            The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Commando View Post
                              Meh-- I am applying to the Air Force-- not the Navy-- on the advice of my cousin who is a highly decorated Green Beret drill sargeant. He has as much military experience as you can get in a person, and he says they treat their people the best.
                              No kidding

                              My father tells a story from Viet Nam. When he got there, their base camp was an open field. The Air Force had their E-1s in air condition barracks, while he was still sleeping on the ground in a pup tent. He was a battery commander
                              Last edited by happyone; 11-23-2010, 08:43 AM.

                              I may be small, but I'm slow.

                              A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Commando View Post
                                he says they treat their people the best.
                                That's what I've heard from all of my friends who have served. I really hope you get it--it seems like an awesome job. I'm working on getting in shape to pass the Marine PFT, and I think that once I can do that, I'm going to reapply to all of the branches again.
                                Not that, sickos.

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