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<div class="IPBDescription">and servicewomen.... servicepeople?</div> i only know of three people at these forums besides myself who are somehow officially involved with the military. Catpoker and MonsE are both Marines, and Renegade was/is/who knows/classified in the Army. I'm enlisted in the Marine Corps DEP, and my boot camp ship date is June 27th of next year.
who else at these forums is or has been involved with the military in the US or in any other place?
who else at these forums is or has been involved with the military in the US or in any other place?
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And we all hate him for that...
(just kidding)
It sucks <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I'm enlisted in the Marine Corps DEP, and my boot camp ship date is June 27th of next year.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Good luck bro, the Marine Corps at least has their crap together...the navy is a freaking joke.
It sucks <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I'm enlisted in the Marine Corps DEP, and my boot camp ship date is June 27th of next year.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Good luck bro, the Marine Corps at least has their crap together...the navy is a freaking joke. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Good to know. I was seriously considering joining the navy until the recruiter laughed me out of his office because I was a little too heavy. I've lost 40 pounds since then, suck it stupid navy physical reqs!
Well, no I wasn't really laughed out, but he certainly didn't take his time showing me to the door.
Heh...that sounds like navy. It is true however, it's pretty hard to be large and be in the navy, more or less because ships are CRAMPED. Especially when you dog down everything and go to condition Zebra (basically every single water-tight door and hatch are sealed up.) I have a few larger people and when it comes to going through a hatch on a WTD, they struggle a lot. When your **** is 2 1/4 ft. wide and the hole you have to squirm through is barley 2 1/2, you run into problems. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
HA! The marine recruiter laughed me out too but b/c he said I was too small.
Ahh well it woudnt be the first time the marines let someone go b/c they were too small.
lol Look at Audi Murphy (who was 2 inches shorter than me) the most decroated US Soldier of WW2. The marines told him he was too small so he joined the army instead. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
It sucks <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I'm enlisted in the Marine Corps DEP, and my boot camp ship date is June 27th of next year.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Good luck bro, the Marine Corps at least has their crap together...the navy is a freaking joke. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Good to know. I was seriously considering joining the navy until the recruiter laughed me out of his office because I was a little too heavy. I've lost 40 pounds since then, suck it stupid navy physical reqs! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
actually..thats not stupid. The ships are too small for someone of size.
HA! The marine recruiter laughed me out too but b/c he said I was too small.
Ahh well it woudnt be the first time the marines let someone go b/c they were too small.
lol Look at Audi Murphy (who was 2 inches shorter than me) the most decroated US Soldier of WW2. The marines told him he was too small so he joined the army instead. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Life's ironies are amazing, eh?
>_>
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Not the best joke to make on Remembrance Day... Sorry.
I heard that training was brutal though, how is it?
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Not the best joke to make on Remembrance Day... Sorry.
I heard that training was brutal though, how is it? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Aint so bad. That JTF2 stuff though, those guys are hard.
HA! The marine recruiter laughed me out too but b/c he said I was too small.
Ahh well it woudnt be the first time the marines let someone go b/c they were too small.
lol Look at Audi Murphy (who was 2 inches shorter than me) the most decroated US Soldier of WW2. The marines told him he was too small so he joined the army instead. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Life's ironies are amazing, eh? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
too small? i'm 5'3" (i'm in tiptop shape, but still) and didn't have any problems getting in whatsoever. how small are you? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
>_>
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Not the best joke to make on Remembrance Day... Sorry.
I heard that training was brutal though, how is it? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Aint so bad. That JTF2 stuff though, those guys are hard. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Our army isn't bad from what I head, its the navy and air force you want to stay away from. Particularly the Upholder "submarines" (a.k.a. billion dollar bricks) and the Sea Kings (a.k.a. million dollar bricks). Our army gets the nice stuff, like the semi-new helicopters and the fairly new APCs. Its just the old Iltis jeeps that blow up (only when assisted by a land mine though, the Sea Kings and Upholders do it all by themselves).
The one good thing about the Canadian air force/navy however is that you will never, ever, ever have to do anything, since they are both completely incapable of it. I think we sent a whole destroyer to tag along with the US ships in the gulf as part of the afghanistan thing. And that was by far the largest Canadian naval deployment in 50 years. As for the air force, just make sure to end up with a CF-18, since all they do is fly around the countryside and practice.
too small? i'm 5'3" (i'm in tiptop shape, but still) and didn't have any problems getting in whatsoever. how small are you? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
wow zig interesting... Im 5'6"
And in great shape too. It was about 4 years ago that the marine guy laughed at me too lol.
hmm that makes me mad...
Well anyways one of my friends is in the Marines just back from Iraq too. He said he knew a marine recruiter that would most definitly be able to get me in if I still wanted too but meh, a lot has happened in 4 years and Ive already started down a career path etc.
PS
HOLY CRAP i just looked out my window and everything is covered in snow!
<!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo--> When did that happen lol.
It will be a while before it snows out here though, most likely. It will get cold sure, but probably no positive byproducts.
next I am gonna try The Navy... maybe
(UK)
Oh, yeah Cpl US Marine Corps, been in for 4 years. I deploy for Iraq in December. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Yup.
Though for a remarkably short period of time. I estimate no more than 6 weeks. Now I build military related 'stuff'.
*edit* the rest of the story is better saved for later.
HA! The marine recruiter laughed me out too but b/c he said I was too small.
Ahh well it woudnt be the first time the marines let someone go b/c they were too small.
lol Look at Audi Murphy (who was 2 inches shorter than me) the most decroated US Soldier of WW2. The marines told him he was too small so he joined the army instead. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Life's ironies are amazing, eh? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
too small? i'm 5'3" (i'm in tiptop shape, but still) and didn't have any problems getting in whatsoever. how small are you? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
They want bigger bullet catchers.
heh, I remember on 9/11 one of my friends was so "distraught" about it he said he was going to join the Marines later that day. No one took him seriously but he did.
lol Zig i was looking in the "post your pic" thread...
I kinda look like you... Except I have a little more hair on the top. 0 razor on the sides and back and size 2 on top <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Where are you from anyways?
Ah garbage. We have damn fine soldiers, just not many of them.