Army National Guard

Gunmaster45 · #1 08-06-2009, 10:53 PM

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 · #2 08-06-2009, 10:55 PM

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 · #3 08-06-2009, 11:00 PM

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 · #4 08-06-2009, 11:02 PM

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

Nyles · #5 08-06-2009, 11:25 PM

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

Ace Oliveira · #6 08-06-2009, 11:28 PM

Active Duty? Does that mean that when my tour is over i'm going to be sitting in my ass in some base in the States?

Also, when i wiki'ed Active Duty, this turned up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Duty

Gunmaster45 · #7 08-06-2009, 11:31 PM

No thanks. No thanks....

predator20 · #8 08-07-2009, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nyles

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

My friend was in the Army just got out recently. Did 2 tours overseas, last tour was 14 to 16 months. Active duty for 6 years. He wasn't very happy. He said he knew one guy that had been on five tours. I'm not trying to discourage anyone from joining up, but that's what my friend went through. He wasn't a soldier or anything like that, but still didn't enjoy 2 trips overseas in Iraq.

AdAstra2009 · #9 08-07-2009, 02:23 AM

Quote:

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 · #10 08-07-2009, 02:04 PM

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