Phantomoftruth
Space Marshal
Beer and Steaks both use the same size "jump point".
Corsair > Cutty Blue?
- Thread starter Blind Owl
- Start date
Garmont T8 NFS man, 10/10 great boots.
... Army... Sigh.You know Air Force and Navy get a ride right?
Last edited:
AccidentProne8
Space Marshal
I'm Int. My weapons are my comfy chair and my keyboard. I left the hardcore army shit a few years ago. Thank god. haha
What worries me is that Int is one of my 3 choices for me re-enlisting, will I become a Blind Owl?
Perhaps! Or a drunk one. What trade were you initially?
If you do choose Int, drop me a line, as they've changed the entire training system for Int. What are your other 2?
I was Nav Comm prior, also Vehicle tech. Other 2 choices are ATIS Tech and Combat Research
Ahhhh, comms research. Yea ol' 291ers.
You sure like those tech/comms trades. Good on ya. Honestly, it depends on where you wanna go and what you wanna do. I personally would love to wear blue. Tried to element change when I OT'd a few years back and they told me int was a purple trade. Ha. May have been, but she ain't now. Element specific. So I'm still Army, ha.
You sure like those tech/comms trades. Good on ya. Honestly, it depends on where you wanna go and what you wanna do. I personally would love to wear blue. Tried to element change when I OT'd a few years back and they told me int was a purple trade. Ha. May have been, but she ain't now. Element specific. So I'm still Army, ha.
Yeah I love tech side. I was trying to element change but it was basically 2 years for the whole ordeal. Got out for a couple years and now going back in
Can't say I blame you. If I'd known better when I joined back in '09 I'd never have gone Combat Engineer to start my career. Oops. Haha.
That pic is actually @CrudeSasquatch a couple weeks ago. He takes beer chilling very seriously.
Yeah they have some harsh times for sure, I think when I originally did basic we had 5 or 6 on our platoon. Only one is still in the military lol
Amazingly most from my 3's are still in, a couple trade transferred and a couple got out but most are still active. Thing is, Military while it has its downsides, more so than ever currently, it pays a solid decent wage and offers security and perks too
I preach that tune to anyone that will listen. It's a great life and a great family life.
I have been back and forth on the family issue, not so much family as the relationship part. It can be hard on relationships, especially new ones when you get deployed, even worse if both are military and get deployed separately. From a family side its amazing, such good benefits and steady income
Well I tell ya what, I did 10 years in the oil patch outta Northern Alberta (and BC/Sask) before joining. That was a life that you'd sacrifice your family to. A wife and a fiancee to be specific (for me)
Army, man, it's way different. I work maybe 200 days a year, have every holiday off, every long weekend extended, I'm home daily by 4 pm if not earlier, and I have ample time to spend with my 3 year old son and my wife.
Yeah, the pay is less than the oilfield, but the fact that I'm afforded the time for my family is worth every penny lost.
If you're someone who understands how good the military has it - and you seem like you are - then you are miles ahead of the kids who think it's all BS and quit. Because the real world won't give you the time that the army will, and those who think otherwise are sadly mistaken.
Kudos to you for having that understanding.