This might become my farewell thread to IA :(

[B18c-rex]

You seriously need to stop talking like you have ANY sense about military knowledge, because you have not given ANY correct information.

First and foremost, how do you know about ANY military training if it is hard or not? Because someone told you? So you never experienced it for yourself first hand? No? then shut up, you have no idea about any of it.

Marines, all start as a fighting soldier first and foremost....they are all trained as an infantryman first and then go onto learn a specific MOS, now if your brother chose to be only an infantryman then it's pretty obvious he would not be getting any other real world training besides clearing rooms, and squad tactics. Marines have plenty of other jobs! I have MANY buddies who are aircraft maint, paralegal's, and infantryman's.....

Air Force is not mainly technical, for some odd reason everyone thinks if you join the air force you fly or sit behind a computer...how many planes do you actually think the AF has? they have plenty of non technical jobs that are important from loading armaments to the planes, to fueling them, to wiping down the cockpit....those are not technical by any means.....a transport plane deck man is not technical but very important....So please tell me, how someone who loads armaments onto jets can take that into the commercial aviation and get paid? Only job that can get you paid in commercial aviation is fuel, mechanic, and pilot...that is all.

Reading all your post in this thread just make me cringe on just how misinformed you are and how you pass it along like you know it so well....

I don't give a fuck who you know, where they been, or what they said....YOU do not know, YOU have no been there, so YOU have nothing but what you heard thru the grapevine.

^^^ Reps to you sir for quoting the truth about military services . I am in the very same boat as the poster . And have also been seriously considering joining . And agree with said statement above . You have to have a really good reason deep in yourself to join the armed forces . Not just for the money but can be for alot of different reasons . Job training , money for colloege , respect , sense of pride , ect .

[AznTraitor]

^^^ Reps to you sir for quoting the truth about military services . I am in the very same boat as the poster . And have also been seriously considering joining . And agree with said statement above . You have to have a really good reason deep in yourself to join the armed forces . Not just for the money but can be for alot of different reasons . Job training , money for colloege , respect , sense of pride , ect .

If you want to join and get some good training and serve the country, and get some money for school then I'm all for it! You sound like you know what you are getting yourself into, and have the right reasons.

If anyone is serious about joining any of our armed services from border patrol to coast guard, to the military....all the information you ever need is out there...all you have to do is look, and talk to people! You can talk to recruiters because though they can sugar coat some things, they are the people who process your initial paperwork, but there are many of other soldiers who can answer your questions...I know myself, and quite a few other IA members who have served can answer your questions, but before asking....do a little footwork first and find the answers for yourself, because that's an adult should do anyways.

everyone needs to get out of the mindset that everyone in the marines is a killer, everyone in the air force flies an fighter, everyone in the navy is gay, and everyone in the army is a bullet catcher....