Army National Guard

[Nyles]

I doubt they provide a boresnake, all I got in my (Canadian) basic was an issue cleaning kit with a rod and patches. A boresnake in no way replaces these things, but it's damned handy to run through your barrel before morning inspection when it's spent all night sweating carbon from the CLP you used to clean.

That said, if your Sgt is any damned good he will find carbon no matter how well you clean your weapon - he showed me after the course how he'd run his finger along the inside of the ejection port and get some every time.

[Ace Oliveira]

I'm joining the US Army 1st Cavalry division when i immigrate to the United States.

I hope to do a bunch of Grunty shit like wearing Keffiyehs and decorating my helmet. I hope to get a lot of action and trigger time as well.

[Gunmaster45]

Immigrate soon, it's nice here.

And why does everyone wanna join the Army? There are other occupations to try, and if it's for the guns, their are more fun gun jobs out there too.

Just saying.

[Ace Oliveira]

I wanted to join the US Military since i was ten. First i wanted to be a marine. Then didn't want to be a "special" soldier, just a regular grunt, so i wanted the Army. And yeah, the US is really nice. Gonna immigrate in two years.

[Gunmaster45]

Just hope you aren't doing it to see action and get in "the shit". Chances are you'll hold down a four year job doing something based on your class choice.

A friend of my dad's was an engineer and fixed vehicles for four years.

[Ace Oliveira]

I want to be a rifleman. And what is this four year job thing? I though they were one year tours?

[Nyles]

1 year tour overseas, you sign an 8 year enlistment. 4 years active duty, 4 years in the reserves.

[AdAstra2009]

Originally Posted by Gunmaster45

Immigrate soon, it's nice here.

And why does everyone wanna join the Army? There are other occupations to try, and if it's for the guns, their are more fun gun jobs out there too.

Just saying.

Well I didn't sign up for the guns, I signed up because I wanted to serve and be apart of something bigger than myself.

But I'm still in the ING though so I'm not really doing anything.

[Ace Oliveira]

I wanted to sign up because i wanted to be a good guy. I also want to get out of a boring life.

[Jcordell]

Fourteen years in different branches of the U.S. Army (1986 - 2000). first there was the Army Reserve (1986 - 1988). Then there was the Idaho Army National Guard (1988 - 1993) and finally the Regular Army (1993 - 2000).

Go for it. It had it's high lights and it's low points. But overall I'm glad I did it. I got to live in Germany and New York. Saw some neat stuff and got to do some neat stuff. Never saw combat though. Wouldn't lie about that. And honestly I'm not real sorry that I never experienced combat. Just the way the cards were dealt I suppose.

I've been a cop for the past nine years though. I've seen some action in this job. So there you are.