im thinking about joining, possibly going active. any stories to hear? do's and donts? im thinking about light vehicle mechanic.
I recommend the guard, I made the mistake of doing active instead of guard.. Active to me is for people who want to make a career out of it.. I wanted to go to school and joined for the GI Bill but turns out that reserves or guard has a non deployment status so that you can go to school.
I would say look at either guard or reserves. Guard get called up sometimes in the event of natural disasters. Reserves are less likely but we have been put on alert before.
Not trying to start an argument, and im not necessarily directing this at you but that is complete BS. When a person enters the military, if your unit gets called up then guess what, your going. Unless you have a ROTC contract or serious family issues you should be going. Tired of people who join the reserves, get on that status, and then get a free ride through college. They get out without ever actually doing anything in the military.:fm:
I would say look at either guard or reserves. Guard get called up sometimes in the event of natural disasters. Reserves are less likely but we have been put on alert before.
Not trying to start an argument, and im not necessarily directing this at you but that is complete BS. When a person enters the military, if your unit gets called up then guess what, your going. Unless you have a ROTC contract or serious family issues you should be going. Tired of people who join the reserves, get on that status, and then get a free ride through college. They get out without ever actually doing anything in the military.:fm:
Complete bullshit? There is such thing as non deployable status, you yourself just said how...