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Author Topic: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .  (Read 14194 times)

Strife26

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Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« on: February 08, 2010, 07:21:06 pm »

Well, I've finally gone and enlisted in the US Army. 19 Kilo position: Heavy Armor. Starting rank of Private First class. I'll start my basic and advanced training on July 28th.

Wow.


Feel free to discuss militarism in general, or call me a flaming idiot.
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JoshuaFH

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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2010, 07:22:27 pm »

I think it's good to pursue what you believe in.

What's a 19 kilo position anyway?
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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2010, 07:25:27 pm »

If you think it's the right job for you, then fine.
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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2010, 07:37:27 pm »

You're a flaming idiot and you need to post more.  Also, I wish you best possible luck, and may you perform feats worthy of enshrining in action movie form.
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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2010, 07:41:15 pm »

You must remember that the more insanely stupid things that you do, the longer you'll live.
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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2010, 07:54:09 pm »

The soldiers with the longest life spans are the ones that carry a mortar and charge a tank, point-blanking it while they roll around in a pile of shattered glass.
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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2010, 07:55:13 pm »

I wish I had the chance to legitimately say Danger Close.

Then again, you might never either.
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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2010, 07:59:31 pm »

Hope you don't get shipped to Afghanistan right off the bat.

But even if you do, could be worse. You could be in the Navy ;)

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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2010, 08:07:34 pm »

Awesome. Have fun with that.

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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2010, 08:08:43 pm »

Best of luck to you.
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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2010, 08:14:22 pm »

But even if you do, could be worse. You could be in the Navy ;)

Oh, you don't want to join us?
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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2010, 08:15:28 pm »

You're a flaming idiot and you need to post more.  Also, I wish you best possible luck, and may you perform feats worthy of enshrining in action movie form.

That's possibly the nicest thing anyone has every said to me. I stopped posting for a while when I got quite annoyed at the cat jokes. I ended up drifting back though.

Hope you don't get shipped to Afghanistan right off the bat.

But even if you do, could be worse. You could be in the Navy ;)
I was sorely tempted by an offer to help run reactors for the Navy, but I just can't image myself as being Strife26, US navy. Besides, I couldn't have a combat knife then.
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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2010, 08:18:05 pm »

I will never forgive you if you do not shout "Fire in the hole!" and then blow something* up at least once.

*Preferably not yoyurself, but hey I'm not picky.
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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2010, 08:19:23 pm »

I don't think too much of being in the army will be all that dramatic or exciting.  Most of it will just be really hard work.
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Re: Wow. Less than 170 days left . . .
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2010, 08:20:09 pm »

But even if you do, could be worse. You could be in the Navy ;)

Oh, you don't want to join us?
Comon, we play nice♥


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In The Navy...
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