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jewunit said:
The only reason to ask this question here is to get talked out of it. Don't expect to hear too much sound advice, everything will be "The army is eeeeeevil"" and "You're just signing your life away." I'm not saying it is or isn't the right choice, because I don't know you at all, but don't look for your answers here.

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makaveli8x8 said:
um well on one hand you have heaven and the other you have hell. the paper you sign is for your soul read the fine print.

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if you wanna join an army move to iran.

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there's some really crazy people in the army to, there was a thread someone in otd posting about cats being thrown off cliffs and cows being blown up with bombs ect ect. your going to be asked to kill people, you won't know why. sure they might shoot at you...but you are the one on their land. there are bad people out there but you can't pretend to know who they all are. serving outside our country is stupid 99% of the time

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how is killing people for money a right choice? unless your shinning boots you pretty much have a 90% chance of fireing a bullet at someone in there own country if you sign up for the army. even if your not the one pulling the trigger...nomatter what you do while in service you are fueling this behavior and helping to make it possible. now im not saying all of the individual acts are bad, but the fact remains everyone who serves is fueling the monster. The monster is pointing one direction and everyone who works for it will be helping complete its "goals".

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This is all just ignorance. Plain and simple. 90% percent chance of combat action? That's insanity. And, no has ever killed a cat in the civilian world.. that only happens in the Army.

OP, my advice is don't join. You don't want to serve, you don't know why you're joining, and you probably won't hack it. If you do decide to join, do some god-damned research and go 68W (medic) or something, get a 20K sign-on bonus and make sure Airborne/AAssault school is in your contract. (this advice may put you in harm's way) Fix helicopters, fly them, be a dental tech, firefighter, plumber, electrician or mechanic. There are options. Talk to at least 500 recruiters, and don't trust any of them. Go to help yourself get an education, learn some discipline, and get a real life, not just because you can't figure out how you want to spend your summer.