U.S. Army

[zombiekilling101]

So I joined the U.S. Army. Ive been talkign to them for about 2 months now about stuff, as you remember i was going into the coast guard but i changed my mind becasue I wanted to do something more. anyway.

My MOS is M1 Abrams Armor Crewmember. Which is the main battle tank for the us army. Its the best motha****in tank in the world. I dont know what exactly my job on the tank will be wether its just driver or gunner or something, we'll see when my schooling is done.

I will be in for 2 years and 19 weeks. I will have basic training,infantry, and tank school at Fort Knox Kentucky. 20k enlistment bonus on top of my regular pay which i get when basic is done. right now on paper I leave to basic sep 4th, but we are going to change that and bump it up a month or two which would result in me loosing the 20 k and dropping down to like 5 (which i dont really care about casue F the money) cause i have some shit to take care of still.

so yeah.. joined the Army.

[DentFoster]

I used to make all the wiring harnesses for the M1 Ace tank.

[zombiekilling101]

I used to make all the wiring harnesses for the M1 Ace tank.

dont know what that is:)

[Dawna Of The Dead]

I'm gonna take a departure from my usual meanness and wish you good luck. Also, how awesome is it gonna be to actually be inside a tank?

Wants to do, she does.

[zombiekilling101]

I'm gonna take a departure from my usual meanness and wish you good luck. Also, how awesome is it gonna be to actually be inside a tank?

Wants to do, she does.

havent been on here as often so i havent seen your meanness.. so thanks!

oh its going to great.

sorry but Armor is a closed job to women:-(

[Dawna Of The Dead]

Why is it closed to women?

[zombiekilling101]

Why is it closed to women?

some jobs are just closed to women. calvary scouts, combat infantry, airborne rangers, armor and some more.

[detpat]

i believe women can get into combat service support positions, possibly combat support. congratulations guy,i was just at ft. Knox about three weeks ago.

army life can be great, just remember that large tracks draw fire. hit the patton museum if you get a chance, it's one of the best service museums in the system.
pat

[Bad Zombie Night]

Why is it closed to women?
The US Military has always been a little slow in adapting when it comes to these issues. :loon:




So I joined the U.S. Army.

Good luck zk101, and keep in touch whenever you can. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/army_salute.gif

Where will you be doing basic? Brag? :drinking: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/1bnz_smiley.gif

[detpat]

he may be doing OSUT at knox.
pat

[dead and loving it]

Thank You and Good Luck!

[nirvroxx]

Good luck Todd. take care and kick ass!

[zombiekilling101]

he may be doing OSUT at knox.
pat

yep ft. knox is where all my training will be, then its back here for 2 weeks of recruiting.

Thank You and Good Luck!

thanks

Good luck Todd. take care and kick ass!

im bringing my cam for sure (after training)

[detpat]

you should leave your cam at home, it may be damaged or stolen from your personal gear while you are in training. they will tell you to leave it at home in any case. if you get a chance you may be allowed to make a px annex run to buy essentials during training or at the beginning of your cycle, you might consider buying a disposable then.
mpi

[Eknytz]

zk101, where your parents angry at you for joining the military?
I'm thinking about joining the military but im afraid my parents will cut me off.

[zombiekilling101]

zk101, where your parents angry at you for joining the military?
I'm thinking about joining the military but im afraid my parents will cut me off.

oh yes they were/are. theyve come to accept it. My job was goign to be Airborne Rangers but the armor (which is hard to come by) was available so i snatched it up. There glad that its a bit safer. the higher you score the better variety of jobs will be open. you have to score a 50 or higher to quality for special forces (rangers ect) but only make a 31 to get into basic infantry.

you gotta remember that even if your parents are mad, as soon as they see you graduate they'll be all for it. of course there going to worry and say you are going to "die" or "your killing your mother if you go" but they just dont want to see you put in a dangerous situation. If you have a GF, you will get more shit from them which was the case for me...

what branch were you thinking of and what do you want to be when your grown up.

[UNDEAD FRED]

ZK101 just go to Basic Training with the cloths on your back. Thats it, no cameras, or anything else. The Army will give you all the cloths you will need for 6+ weeks, I dont know how long your Basic Training is. But you should get a pass to go off post after you complete Basic Training, and you should have a few bucks in your pocket after basic, so you can go to the PX and get what you need. Say hello to those tasty MREs for me. I would start doing all the push ups you can.

[detpat]

freds right, fitness is an absolute necessity, no matter how fit you are it will still kick your ass for several reasons, cumulative fatigue is the most prevalent, but there are others. google the army PT test and then start working up to it. work hard and don't cut yourself any breaks or ease up at all, they won't.

he's also right about not taking anything not on the list the recruiter will give you. most of your personal stuff will spend boot camp in a duffel locked in a spare barracks closet. think of boot a a factory, the drills are factory workers and the product is soldiers. they know what to do and how to do it, and you won't do anything that they haven't seen a hundred times. if you think you are getting away with something, just assume they chose not to hammer you for it for some reason you aren't privy to.


pat

[Eknytz]

I was thinking of joining the Marine corps and i want to be an FBI agent when i grow up.
too ambitious maybe?

And i feel that if i don't join i'll regret it for the rest of my life, i feel it's something i have to do.
How long do they bring you in after you sign up? (in case my parents kick me out of the house for joining?)

[Propaganda13]

Eknytz,

Have you sat down with your parents and really discussed the positives and negatives of joining the military? Don't just talk about the BS recruitment party line. It's a major decision that will definitely affect you. Talk to people who have joined and either got out or stayed in that aren't recruiters. It can be the best or worst time of your life. Just go into it with your eyes open. Don't be one of the people who are surprised that they got dragged back into active duty and just did it for the money. You have certain commitments when you sign up and there are also certain benefits. Knowing the whole truth and realizing what it means and discussing it with your parents might make them accept (not necessarily like) your decision.

If you want to be FBI, look at http://www.fbijobs.gov/ Depending on what you want to be, there are different requirements. Special agents have to be 23 yrs old and have a 4 year degree, military not required. HRT needs 3 years of tactical experience in law enforcement or military.

[Strychnine]

Best of luck ZK101, and if ya go out fighting, be sure to come back to us in 1 piece!

[Eknytz]

im not sure if a sit down will work, usually they don't let you speak your mind and just say no instantly, anyway alot of people i know were in the military and they seem to have a certain aura about them, my english teacher was in the army and fought in iraq as a combat medic(or combat lifesaver) and my spanish teacher is a staff sergeant in the national guard, and my religious ed instructor is currently in the coast guard, and my 2 of my uncles were MP's, one of them was in korea.
It seems like when people join the military they see beyond or something like that.
And i want to do something that matters, i dont wanna be like every other guy who when asked what they want to do they just say "I wanna be a doctor or lawyer" and most of the time when they say that its just for the money- i dont wanna be in the military for the money, i wanna join it for the experience.
I've always wanted to be in the military.

And ive visited the FBI site and although the military isn't required, it is something they will be looking at as it is one of their qualifying programs, and yes i do realize you need college for it but i will get by, i just need to see how the GI bill works.

[UNDEAD FRED]

Honestly its not a certain aura, or that you see beyond something. Its more like you feel like you acomplished something in your life, especially if you come straight out of high school. I went in the US Army at 17, I was so proud when I graduated basic training, and AIT, I spent 5 out of 6 years overseas, and enjoyed it, but not all of it. I cant say what is like say for someone who is 21 or older, and have live outside thier parents house, but its confussing trying to decide what to do with your life if you are not going to college. There wasnt a war going on when I went in, but one happen when I was in. So I cannot recommend to someone to go in, you have to decide. Theres a very good possibility that you will have to go off and see war, you could get killed, or maimed so only you can make that decision in your life.

[Eknytz]

wow, your parents signed for you to get in since your 17?
What did you do in the military?

[Slumlord]

Good luck zombiekilling101, you sure have got a helluva lot more guts than I do. I've got nothing more than a broken life to show but it sounds like yours is about to take a wicked turn for the better. Take care man.

[zombiekilling101]

thanks for the words and advice gents

eknytz. theres a job in the army which is like a detective, they train at the FBI training center. i dotn remember the title but ask a recruiter. just dont let them push you around casue they do bullshit they hell out of you.

[vortec1]

thanks for the words and advice gents

eknytz. theres a job in the army which is like a detective, they train at the FBI training center. i dotn remember the title but ask a recruiter. just dont let them push you around casue they do bullshit they hell out of you.

Zombiekilling101, please there are so many way's to get what you want military plus private on the side. PM me ! I will help you.$$$ .

[Jimmy]

Goodluck man, stay safe. I lost 2 of my best friends in Iraq so i have mixed feelings about the amry right now.

[detpat]

are you talking about militaary police investigator? which is what i was, or are you thinking about CID special agent? the cid position is a pretty good one and, i think, the one you are considering. the training program is very good and quite lengthy. ask about positions with the criminal investigation command.

you could also ask about a position as a counterintelligence agent with Inscom, intelligence and security command.

pat

[chewy]

My dad was a Army Drill Instructor in the mid 60s. From the stories he told me, he was a real ballbuster to the new recruits. He said that every time he heard the casualty reports from Vietnam, he would ride his recruits even harder. He felt that it was his job to make sure that they would survive the war and come back home in one piece.

ZK101, I'm proud of you for joining. One of my greatest regrets in life is that I was never able to join the military. Do your best, be safe, and look after your buddies.

[zombiekilling101]

Goodluck man, stay safe. I lost 2 of my best friends in Iraq so i have mixed feelings about the amry right now.

sorry to hear that

are you talking about militaary police investigator? which is what i was, or are you thinking about CID special agent? the cid position is a pretty good one and, i think, the one you are considering. the training program is very good and quite lengthy. ask about positions with the criminal investigation command.

you could also ask about a position as a counterintelligence agent with Inscom, intelligence and security command.

pat

CID was the one that I was thinking about



ZK101, I'm proud of you for joining. One of my greatest regrets in life is that I was never able to join the military. Do your best, be safe, and look after your buddies.

thanks man. Ill do my best. It sucks that the enemy is only using ***** IED and snipe and run tactics now but whatcha going to do when we beat there ass so bad. gona stick my .50 cal up some asses.:machgun2:

[detpat]

if you really want to hurt haji, then you want to become a CI agent or a sniper.

these are the guys in the sandbox that i know personally who are putting the biggest hurt on the savages. they also seem to be the guys with the best job satisfaction, it just makes you feel good to be out there gettin some and not sittin around the fob all day.
pat

[zombiekilling101]

if you really want to hurt haji, then you want to become a CI agent or a sniper.

these are the guys in the sandbox that i know personally who are putting the biggest hurt on the savages. they also seem to be the guys with the best job satisfaction, it just makes you feel good to be out there gettin some and not sittin around the fob all day.
pat

well I qualified for most of the top jobs.. but a tank is just so badass. plus i figure we're going to go to war with another country soon probably anyway.. and it would be like this 2nd gulf war invasion where the m1's and bradleys just steam rolled into the shit...

[Eknytz]

Well if you go in to iraq i think you'll be fine, from what ive heard(though it isnt much) there have been either none or low abrams casualties.

[zombiekilling101]

Well if you go in to iraq i think you'll be fine, from what ive heard(though it isnt much) there have been either none or low abrams casualties.

my recrutiers said i will go there or to afganistan. and theres been maybe about 10 KIA's in Abrams. mostly them getting sniped in the turrets and a couple IED's.

[zombiekilling101]

well my job might not be reserved after all since I choose not to go to training on sep 4th.

and the abrams job rarely comes up. so the other jobs that im leaning towards are airborne or just basic rifleman. good times.

[UNDEAD FRED]

If you want to be a tank jockey I would hold out till they give it to you. recruiters have been known to feed you bullshit to meet thier recruitment goals. They have been known to stick people into a MOS that they might not really care for. If you want to get into Armor, you should be able to get into it.

[detpat]

big army puts out needs requirements to recruiters, they in turn are required to fill those slots, so insist on what you want and sooner or later you will get it. as long as your scores will support your desired mos. looks like, iirc, yours do.

of course airborne is really super as is military LE, tanks are lots of fun but are a hell of a lot of backbreaking work.

pat

[zombiekilling101]

If you want to be a tank jockey I would hold out till they give it to you. recruiters have been known to feed you bullshit to meet thier recruitment goals. They have been known to stick people into a MOS that they might not really care for. If you want to get into Armor, you should be able to get into it.

they had to get like 50k soldeirs in by sep 27th to meet there fiscal year goal. and they do feed loads of bullshit to me. luckily i currenty have a friend in basic infantry stationed in Iraq feeding me insight. as well as another who did alot of convoy driving over there. There big push is the money and they wont get it through there thick heads that im not doing it for that.

big army puts out needs requirements to recruiters, they in turn are required to fill those slots, so insist on what you want and sooner or later you will get it. as long as your scores will support your desired mos. looks like, iirc, yours do.

of course airborne is really super as is military LE, tanks are lots of fun but are a hell of a lot of backbreaking work.

pat

my buddy says tanking and mobile arty (a choice at one point) are boring right now. since most work is done by the grunts. It would be f'ing great to drive that abrams.. but I wouldnt want to get stuck doing repairwork and watching them drive it off into battle.. taht would blow. but i dont know anyone directly that has been on an abram. only a bradley but you have to be in the army awhile to be a gunner on that.

[detpat]

i have always been an enthusiast of armor, but in the real action they are either boring and ass breaking work, or fire magnets. armor isn't gonna get the kind of action that you probably want in this kind of war. cav maybe, but the tank boys are sitting on their ass much of the time. ya really want to decide what you want in the long run, what sort of career you want, after all this current dustup isn't gonna last forever, no matter what the democrats try to tell us.
pat

[jackskellington]

...ya really want to decide what you want in the long run, what sort of career you want, after all this current dustup isn't gonna last forever, no matter what the democrats try to tell us.
pat

That's really great advice detpat. Alot of people joining the military don't really think about which field to choose and whether or not it will be viable in the "real world" once they get out. If you're gonna be a "lifer" and serve the full 20+ then it really doesn't matter which field you choose, but if you're only gonna do a single enlistment of 2 - 4 years, then be very careful to choose a field that will continue to be useful afterwards.

[Bad Zombie Night]

ya really want to decide what you want in the long run, what sort of career you want, after all this current dustup isn't gonna last forever, no matter what the democrats try to tell us.
pat

You're not gonna let your twisted political views ruin ZK101's fine little thread? Are you? http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/1bnz_smiley.gif






well my job might not be reserved after all since I choose not to go to training on sep 4th.

and the abrams job rarely comes up. so the other jobs that im leaning towards are airborne or just basic rifleman. good times.

WHAT!? No Tank? http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Shooting/tank.gif



I was hoping you would get the model with the optional flamethrower attachment. :-(


http://www.leatherneckexpress.com/pictures/iwojimaparade/Flame%20thrower%20&%20tank.jpg

[zombiekilling101]

i have always been an enthusiast of armor, but in the real action they are either boring and ass breaking work, or fire magnets. armor isn't gonna get the kind of action that you probably want in this kind of war. cav maybe, but the tank boys are sitting on their ass much of the time. ya really want to decide what you want in the long run, what sort of career you want, after all this current dustup isn't gonna last forever, no matter what the democrats try to tell us.
pat

well like i said my infantry friend says there not getting much action. and it doesnt matter if we do pull the troops out.. we'll always have some there.

That's really great advice detpat. Alot of people joining the military don't really think about which field to choose and whether or not it will be viable in the "real world" once they get out. If you're gonna be a "lifer" and serve the full 20+ then it really doesn't matter which field you choose, but if you're only gonna do a single enlistment of 2 - 4 years, then be very careful to choose a field that will continue to be useful afterwards.

It has always been my goal to be a cop. I figure a military term would be great. No matter what I do in the army its going to show that i follow orders, work as a team, can handle pressure and high tension, and have leadership skills. I want the experience of doing somethign that not alot have done, and giving back to the country.. yeah sappy i know. my term is 2 years 19 weeks.







WHAT!? No Tank? http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Shooting/tank.gif



I was hoping you would get the model with the optional flamethrower attachment. :-(


]

my neighbor fought in WWll. was a tank commander and his unit was teh first to adopt the flamethrower.. said he'd rather shoot the enemy then see them run out unfire.

[detpat]

MY twisted views? my views aren't twisted at all.

military law enforcement is an excellent field, the mp's are getting quite a workout in this one.

pat

[HOO-HAA]

It's not my bag, man... I smoke the pipe of peace. But I've always liked you as a person. Well, cyber-person anyway. :lol:

So, best of luck for the new job, Todd! Keep in touch whenever you can... We'll all miss you around here. :)

[zombiekilling101]

MY twisted views? my views aren't twisted at all.

military law enforcement is an excellent field, the mp's are getting quite a workout in this one.

pat

i was told by my recruiters that police stations, although they still would, would rather higher a non mp. since the mp and a civ police officer are alot different.. and the mp's have an attitue of " i know how to do this already"


It's not my bag, man... I smoke the pipe of peace. But I've always liked you as a person. Well, cyber-person anyway. :lol:

So, best of luck for the new job, Todd! Keep in touch whenever you can... We'll all miss you around here. :)

thanks man! youve got about 2 more months of me full time!

[detpat]

all i can say is that having been an mp, and an mpi i found it not only helped me in my civilian career, but it opened many doors for me. many civvie side cops are former mp's. they will usually be willing to quietly help out a brother if you know what i mean?

it does help and it does not hurt you. a civvie academy or training program will teach you how to do your job in compliance with your states standards and laws. that part is different, but it is very similar. if you go into any training program with a know it all attitude you will be in trouble, no matter where you had your previous service. i have personally seen former fbi sa's and dusm's **** themselves in my academy class. the dusm made it ok after he pulled his head out of his ass in week three, but the feeb washed out and did not get the DA's detective job that he had an in for. just because he didn't get his pa act 120 [mpt card] due to his shitty attitude.

he did have the brains and skills to get through, just not the personality. he thought it was just a formality and assumed they would let him skate. he was wrong.
don't let them bullshit you about being an mp, they probably don't know anything about it. certainly they don't know much about civvie police culture.


do what you want to do, and not what they try to get you to do.
pat

[zombiekilling101]

all i can say is that having been an mp, and an mpi i found it not only helped me in my civilian career, but it opened many doors for me. many civvie side cops are former mp's. they will usually be willing to quietly help out a brother if you know what i mean?

it does help and it does not hurt you. a civvie academy or training program will teach you how to do your job in compliance with your states standards and laws. that part is different, but it is very similar. if you go into any training program with a know it all attitude you will be in trouble, no matter where you had your previous service. i have personally seen former fbi sa's and dusm's **** themselves in my academy class. the dusm made it ok after he pulled his head out of his ass in week three, but the feeb washed out and did not get the DA's detective job that he had an in for. just because he didn't get his pa act 120 [mpt card] due to his shitty attitude.

he did have the brains and skills to get through, just not the personality. he thought it was just a formality and assumed they would let him skate. he was wrong.
don't let them bullshit you about being an mp, they probably don't know anything about it. certainly they don't know much about civvie police culture.


do what you want to do, and not what they try to get you to do.
pat


oh i must have not read taht you were an mp. thanks for the insight man. Air Force is hiring mps like crazy right now, but i feel i would just be a narc and get bored in the AF.

my top choices have alwasy been (army)
MP
Airborne
Airborne Ranger
M1 Abrams
Bradley Linebacker Crewmember

[vortec1]

i was told by my recruiters that police stations, although they still would, would rather higher a non mp. since the mp and a civ police officer are alot different.. and the mp's have an attitue of " i know how to do this already"




thanks man! youve got about 2 more months of me full time!

Well Zombiekilling101 MP'S get a harder breaking down and a stiffer bring up than civ cops Alot of my buddies went that way and they did alright. just be, ready, it won't be easy.

[zombiekilling101]

Well Zombiekilling101 MP'S get a harder breaking down and a stiffer bring up than civ cops Alot of my buddies went that way and they did alright. just be, ready, it won't be easy.

i dont plan on going unless I know I can make it. no way am i going to fail at that unless i break something. friend quit AF bootcamp cause he didnt want to get brainwashed.. couldnt face anyone if that happened to me.

[vortec1]

Well just know what your joining there will be no cake walk. Want to be there or find a civ. job because it can be scary.:)

[Bad Zombie Night]

MY twisted views? my views aren't twisted at all.

pat

I was ribbing you a little bit, but I think you missed the point.

I'll make myself clear to you and everyone else this time... No Politics. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/1bnz_smiley.gif




my neighbor fought in WWll. was a tank commander and his unit was teh first to adopt the flamethrower.. said he'd rather shoot the enemy then see them run out unfire.



Here's another way. :)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Violence/tank.gif

[detpat]

I've been through both army mp school and 2 civvie police academies, [pa state and pa act 120 for a sheriff's deputy job] and the army was much more of an accomplishment than either Hershey [pa state] or 120 mpt was. BTW i was a mp investigator for much of my army career.

mp school is a cross between the police academy and a swat training school. You get a lot more combat training than swat typically does. and it's combat and not just door kicking.

the air force security police job isn't just narc work either but it still isn't quite the same.
pat

[the mpt is the training program for municipal police officers in penna, basicly any non state police leo job.]

[C J]

Hey ZK 101, gonna miss your posting around here. Stay safe and Good Luck!

[zombiekilling101]

Well just know what your joining there will be no cake walk. Want to be there or find a civ. job because it can be scary.:)

im tired or the meaningless jobs that i have.. time to grow up:)

I've been through both army mp school and 2 civvie police academies, [pa state and pa act 120 for a sheriff's deputy job] and the army was much more of an accomplishment than either Hershey [pa state] or 120 mpt was. BTW i was a mp investigator for much of my army career.

mp school is a cross between the police academy and a swat training school. You get a lot more combat training than swat typically does. and it's combat and not just door kicking.

the air force security police job isn't just narc work either but it still isn't quite the same.
pat

[the mpt is the training program for municipal police officers in penna, basicly any non state police leo job.]

thanks for the info and help man

Hey ZK 101, gonna miss your posting around here. Stay safe and Good Luck!

thanks. 2 more months of me though. since I went on LOA at my job i do nothing but the GF, gym, net, and video games.. and eat.. the good life:)

[detpat]

if there's anything i can do, let me know. i have friends currently on deployment and my brother in law is a fairly new minted Lt. Col. in the special forces. he just got back from a extended liaison gig in Afghanistan, so if you have questions that i can't answer i will forward them to those who can. guaranteed no bs, just real answers from the guys that are there.

best, pat

[zombiekilling101]

if there's anything i can do, let me know. i have friends currently on deployment and my brother in law is a fairly new minted Lt. Col. in the special forces. he just got back from a extended liaison gig in Afghanistan, so if you have questions that i can't answer i will forward them to those who can. guaranteed no bs, just real answers from the guys that are there.

best, pat


thans man expect to be bugged!

[zombiekilling101]

Im going to fasttrack this now. Im bored waiting and my GF dumped me.. which was the main reason why I was goign for a later date.. so... might leave as little as 2 weeks from now.. gotta resort out the money casue if I leave sooner I'll get a rapid deployment bonus on top of my others..

[detpat]

good luck guy, you know that serving your country is a calling. don't listen to anyone who gives you any negativity, screw them. be careful and don't volunteer for anything until you get oriented wherever you go.

dedicate yourself to whatever you are doing and study everything you can [still MP?] learn every thing you can, volunteer for every school that you can. there is no such thing as too much knowledge or too much training. be professional and don't let stupid buddies talk you into anything.

always make sure you are doing the right thing, most guys that end up in Leavenworth knew what they were doing was wrong but rationalized it away. the correctional barracks is a shitty place, so stay out.

remember, if you can't get out of it, get into it. this can make shitty stuff more bearable and keep you from doing a half assed job that can come back and bite you in the ass later.

Be a warrior.

pat

[zombiekilling101]

good luck guy, you know that serving your country is a calling. don't listen to anyone who gives you any negativity, screw them. be careful and don't volunteer for anything until you get oriented wherever you go.

dedicate yourself to whatever you are doing and study everything you can [still MP?] learn every thing you can, volunteer for every school that you can. there is no such thing as too much knowledge or too much training. be professional and don't let stupid buddies talk you into anything.

always make sure you are doing the right thing, most guys that end up in Leavenworth knew what they were doing was wrong but rationalized it away. the correctional barracks is a shitty place, so stay out.

remember, if you can't get out of it, get into it. this can make shitty stuff more bearable and keep you from doing a half assed job that can come back and bite you in the ass later.

Be a warrior.

pat

will remember all that. thanks pat!!!

[UNDEAD FRED]

Good Luck ZK, Do you know where you are going to basic traing at yet? I remembers MPs went to Ft McClellan, Alabama for Basic n AIT, but I think its been closed since I got out in the 1990s.

[zombiekilling101]

Good Luck ZK, Do you know where you are going to basic traing at yet? I remembers MPs went to Ft McClellan, Alabama for Basic n AIT, but I think its been closed since I got out in the 1990s.


right now its FT. knox kentucky for basic and tanker school. But if I do change to a infantry unit then it will be in good ole Georgia then North Carolina.

[zombiekilling101]

lol. more changes. got a call from my recruiter.. saying that im not leaving in NOV anymore.. that im goign to go after Xmas.. I guess its casue they let the shippers take 2 weeks off for xmas so its not worth me going to boot for a month then leaving and coming back back to boot.... dangnammit! guess it gives me more time to think through my MOS.. infantry it is..

*calls marines....jk been there.

then some other female recruiter calling me saying " we hear your interested in the army.. we're excited to talk to you!" man shes been out of the loop damn.

[zombiekilling101]

ugh. well after a change of recruiters (I know recruiters lie but ... damn.. come on) and a new contract and a new job, and a new unit, and a new location, and a new bonus, and a new enlistment time.... .


11B. Infantry. w/airborne training and optional airborne unit.. based out of Riverside CA with the 223rd infantry regiment.

20k enlistment bonus. 10 k when training is complete, the other half in 3 years :-(. 9 weeks of basic, 10 weeks of Advanced individual training (airborne dont know how long that is?:loon:). 6 years on duty. after that on call for 2 only if there is a war. Every 3 years of service I get called for a tour of active duty in one of the assholes of the world for no longer then 12 months (strange how army tours are 14 months in Iraq). umm.. thats about it.

soonest they can get me to basic is in 45-65 days. waiting for a slot.

[DarthJoe8]

Well, i wish you the best of luck. Keep your head down. To bad about not being in a tank because tanks make great zombie squishers.:drinking:

[AN OLD SHOE]

tanks are good zombie squishers but so are combat boots :lol:

[nirvroxx]

ugh. well after a change of recruiters (I know recruiters lie but ... damn.. come on) and a new contract and a new job, and a new unit, and a new location, and a new bonus, and a new enlistment time.... .


11B. Infantry. w/airborne training and optional airborne unit.. based out of Riverside CA with the 223rd infantry regiment.

20k enlistment bonus. 10 k when training is complete, the other half in 3 years :-(. 9 weeks of basic, 10 weeks of Advanced individual training (airborne dont know how long that is?:loon:). 6 years on duty. after that on call for 2 only if there is a war. Every 3 years of service I get called for a tour of active duty in one of the assholes of the world for no longer then 12 months (strange how army tours are 14 months in Iraq). umm.. thats about it.

soonest they can get me to basic is in 45-65 days. waiting for a slot.

no way dude! your in!! woah...well, good luck bro. we gotta hang out before u leave.

[zombiekilling101]

no way dude! your in!! woah...well, good luck bro. we gotta hang out before u leave.

oh hells yeah.

[Commander Ambrose]

So I joined the U.S. Army. Ive been talkign to them for about 2 months now about stuff, as you remember i was going into the coast guard but i changed my mind becasue I wanted to do something more. anyway.

My MOS is M1 Abrams Armor Crewmember. Which is the main battle tank for the us army. Its the best motha****in tank in the world. I dont know what exactly my job on the tank will be wether its just driver or gunner or something, we'll see when my schooling is done.

I will be in for 2 years and 19 weeks. I will have basic training,infantry, and tank school at Fort Knox Kentucky. 20k enlistment bonus on top of my regular pay which i get when basic is done. right now on paper I leave to basic sep 4th, but we are going to change that and bump it up a month or two which would result in me loosing the 20 k and dropping down to like 5 (which i dont really care about casue F the money) cause i have some shit to take care of still.

so yeah.. joined the Army.

Good luck and blow up a terrorist for me dude!(Kill em' like you should kill a zombie)!!!

Plus my cousin in in the army if you ever go with the/help the 82 airborne, he's in it.

[zombiekilling101]

Good luck and blow up a terrorist for me dude!(Kill em' like you should kill a zombie)!!!

Plus my cousin in in the army if you ever go with the/help the 82 airborne, he's in it.

lol. Cool thanks. Im having the choice to go airborne or just regular. We'll see when I actually go to damn training already though!

[detpat]

go airborne guy.

[Commander Ambrose]

lol. Cool thanks. Im having the choice to go airborne or just regular. We'll see when I actually go to damn training already though!

K


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