Thanks everyone for your responses. I'm still not sure of which branch to choose but it will most likely be between Army or Marines. This is mostly due to the fact since I want to do a combat mos, Infantry. And im not just saying that because I am some idiot who thinks everything is like call of duty video games or b.s. I know how serious this is.
My only concern is my family. I talked to my mom about it and she is against it mostly but she really wants me to get my associates degree first before doing anything. My twin brother is dead set against me going because he thinks if i sign up its an instant death wish. I know i dont need my parents signatures or w/e to join up but it would be nice to have their support.
What do you guys think about going Active duty vs Reserve vs National Guard?
What do you guys think about going Active duty vs Reserve vs National Guard?
well my top MOS choices right now are
1. Infantry
2. Combat Engineer
3. Medic (Army) or Corpsman if i went Navy
Really thinking about combat engineer right now though
You ever thought about getting you EMT while you decide on your military career? It would come in handy with all those MOSs.
Combat engineer!:rockon: All though I am biased. Sappers lead the way!
how do you like the mos?
I hear that they do route clearance mostly right now is that true?
sorry for all the questions but I want to get a perspective of people who have been there and done that other than going to talk to a recruiter themselves. Im still stuck on which job to do but do you think its very important to pick a job that could translate well on the outside? but heres the catch, i only seem to want to do military and not really sure what id like to do in the civilian world, if i did i would not join the military lol
another serious question and i hope i dont get flamed or yelled at by this but how prevelent is PTSD among soldiers returning from war zones?
Does everyone have ptsd or only a few? or is everyone affected but just to certain degrees? Also, is there anyone that is lets say in the infantry that does not get PTSD? is there any cases like that. is there any mindset you need to have in order to overcome ptsd or to lessen the blow of what you see while deployed?