whos all in the military?

[straycat]

I read most of this last night and the only advise I have would be to get your degree first OR make sure it is one of the first things you do after bootcamp and AIT/Tech School.

I spent 6 years AD and 20 years in the AF and it has gotten to the point that you will not be able to make rank without your degree. I was lucky enough that I made it to E-8, SMSgt, without one. I was constantly asked what type of degree I had or when I will have mine in hand. Funny thing is when I went in (1984) if you had a degree you were an officer then in the 90's they started pushing for degrees and now as far as I concerned if everyone has degrees then they should all be as officers. Before long a masters degree will be as common as a HS diploma!

You do realize that this great country was built by our great grandfathers and most had less than an 8th grade education!


Steve

Bro...I don't care if you served in the AF....you are my fellow Vet!!!! lol
I am proud that you did what you did!!!

My dad was Army Air Corp, then USAF. He went in enlisted and retired as an 06 (full Col.) He was a pilot for 33 1/2 years. My dad taught me to ride motorcycles and to drive cars and to fly as well. My dad supported me when I went into the Navy. My dad watched me graduate from EOD Diving school and even got to come aboard three of my ships and 1 submarine for a cruise. He was so proud of me for doing what I did. He said it takes guts to go into the military and it takes a man with courage to stick it out no matter where they put you or what they have you doing!! I owe my dad and all are vets a hell of a lot and so does America!!!!


Thanks to all the vets out their and to our military peeps all over the world!!!!!

 

[88SXT]

Never noticed this thread. Here's my .25 cents. F the marines. Rangers lead the way. Hope you like 5 min mile sprints and ruck running cause guy leading ruck march won best ranger that year and walks so f in fast you gotta run to keep up. I never checked... Watch this thread be like 10 yrs old...

personally, **** your 25 cents. im a marine,... and proud to be. i dont hate on other branches because i we're all putting up with the same bullshit to fight for the same thing. yeah some branches might be physically easier than others but i know for a fact that even w/in each branch, the day to day depends on your specific job and or billet.

in short, dont hate on others just because youve never done what they do.

 

[Steeda04SVT]

AC-130H Spectre Gunship Crew Chief for the past 8.5 years. Have flown with them over countless TDY's and have ferried them over to the desert and ferried them back from the desert. I may not a special operator. I do work for AFSOC and have given tours of my assigned gunship to Navy, Army Spec Ops guys and guys from MARSOC. Have heard hundreds of thank yous extended to us, the maintainers and to the aircrew. Don't care if I can't do what the spec ops guys can do. We all are working towards the same common goal. Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force FTW!!!!

 

[Jason]

Rivalry between the branches is as old as the military itself.

 

[88SXT]

it is, and it can be fun, but it has its time and place. overall we're all working for the same thing so,....