Did you looked into Combat Control and Pararescue?

Gunner would be cool. You might also want to look into becoming a jumpmaster if you like airborne (it is classified under weather, I believe)

 

If you really want to do special opps you better make sure you can handle it. Its no joke man. The drop out rate for those is crazy high. You better be in the best shape of your whole damn life and be better than everybody else to. They dont f_ck around.

If you are interested in AF hardcore **** there is PJ's. Those guys are pretty damn crazy. But every branch has there hard core jobs, well maybe besides coast guards. lol

 

my father and uncles...Vietnam..
mydad was a MP in germany and Vietnam.
uncles one was gunner another was support.
i thought the same join the Marines was my though but i noticed not really a good Medical section i wanted to get into..Paramedic, 96b 96c for the ARMY..ifi remember correctly. still want to join 19 almost 20 need to get a handle on it before getting to old to do it right? if anything look what you want to do....
if you want to go for medical or to infantry..
one of my friends brothers infact younger then me got into the Airforce placed like secound in the boot and the AIT portan not sure what ot call it. Lenguistics the funny part was got a call from the military ( to my dad) asking background on him LOL...how come they didnt research hisbackground when in boot or ait?

 

12 years in the Marine Corps spent a good part of my time within Recon And Force Recon also was a part of the original detachment one, who worked with SOCOM and SF when detachment one became a permanent part of SOCOM. I made a conscious decision to pursue something else. My point for bringing all of this up is within my career. I had the opportunity to work with individuals from all branches of our Armed Forces and so I may be a little more familiar with them all. Then a lot of individuals, and either one would make a good choice. But you first must make a decision as to what you're going to explore as an occupation. You don't seem to be set on what you really want to do or what your long-term goals are. Doc is correct, outside the military's elite. There's not much call for proficient trigger pullers and if you're considering something elite within anyone's branch. You should do it for the right reasons not to be a damn glory hound. You'll find yourself not much more than Canon fodder, if you pass Selection or Indoc and as Tim pointed out a lot of times it has more to do with what's inside your heart and mind than it does with how physically strong you are within Indoc it depended more on what happened in that 48 hours when we set down, eyeball to eyeball and had a conversation as to why you were there

You first have to decide who you're going to be and why you have chosen to serve this Great Nation. What you're going to do and for how long. After you have answered those questions set down with the appropriate recruiter. Make sure you get everything in writing and be fully prepared.

For myself there wasn't much of a choice fourth-generation Marine. And if family folklore is true had a family member at Tuns Tavern in 1775. And as Doc said. I'm one of those damn fools who believe I'm just paying this Great Nation back for the blessings. It has bestowed upon us


Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527), The Prince

.it is a base thing to look to others for your defense instead of depending upon yourself. That defense alone is effectual, sure, and durable which depends upon yourself and your own valor.[/align]

 

At the end of this semester I'll be going to boot camp. I'm joining the Army, with hopes of becoming a helicopter Pilot. Going in as a Warrant Officer, and going through flight school before I even touch foreign soil (yes, it will be in the contract as long as I don't fail out). I feel like I'll be okay though, I'm a smart kid and I want it bad. Anyway, I'm putting this out there for anyone to answer and comment on. I want to eventually join the 160th SOAR. Any comments/ ideas? Hardcorp, I feel like with your background you'll have some good input on this. thanks.

 

You should really touch base with F3 now that he is home. He was looking at this exact career paths. After working as a Senior NCO for about as many years, as I have but in the Army haven't had a chance to touch base with him myself. Since he got home, but if you can catch him. He might shed some insight into your future

 

I did 4 in the USAF and would recommend it to anyone. I was anF-15 electrician/avionics tech. I'm currently beating my GI Bill to death. They don't tell you when you join, but the GI Bill payout is much higher than what it seems. I paid in 1200 like everybody else. I expected like 25K but the payout is closer to 50K because they base it on months now instead of dollars. They pay me about 1K per month tax free.

I think my time in the service provided me with experience that will help me the rest of my life. Probably the best thing I ever did for myself. It really got me going in a good direction.

Good luck to those of you that are going to join!

 

im in now way looking to be a glory hound. i spent a large part of my youth around the military life and it just always seemed to amaze me. theres only 2 things i ever wanted to do and that was something involving helicoptersor special operations. its all i thought about when i was little. i just want to do something good with my life and have the gradification of knowing i used my life for something good instead of just wasting it. i dont really look at joining as just doing 4 years, i want to be able to make it a career change and not just something to do to get out of my current situation. im not gonna sit here and bs, i am kinda worried that id go for sf and wouldnt make it. it is something that i really want and i know where theres a will theres a way but it still worries me somewhat.

 

who is f3? I mean, how would I contact him and is his name really only "f3"? or is that just an abvr.?

 

f3racer. just look at the sticky for the hot wives thread, hes the one that started it.