- NEW!
by Hypocrisy_Central on September 22nd, 2009
Fact from fiction, truth from diction. What are the pros and cons.........
Con: Getting shot at.
Death, death, death, death, death.
Losing an eye or hearing.
Losing a limb.
Ending up in a chair the rest of your life pissing
in a bag.
Death, oh, I said that but it begs repeating
Pros: Ummmmmmm..............errrr.........ummmmmmm....
Well........
Dressed blues (even though you might be buried
in them.
by Sandy - Sand on September 17th, 2009
Don't bend down in the shower to pick up the soap :)
by yahoot on September 17th, 2009
Great opportunity to see the world,
meet interesting people, and kill them.
Seriously, great training, camaraderie, sense of purpose. If you can make it in, its one of the best brotherhoods you could ever join.
Cons- pay, postings are sometimes not in great locations, float.
What are blockades?
by Answerbag Staff on January 13th, 2010
| 1 person likes this
Friendly fire? Nothing friendly about it. Is there such thing as friendly retaliation?
by angel1000 on July 26th, 2011
| 1 person likes this
If you were in the military, how many guys did you know or hear about who got kicked out or let go, and what for?
by Amorphous Blob on April 5th, 2011
| 1 person likes this
Would the military tell us the real truth about the status of our various wars? Doesn't the military have a vested interest in war?
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on June 9th, 2011
| 1 person likes this
So now that they repealed "don't ask don't tell", will the military be getting "faaaabulouth" new uniform designs?
by Have A Nice Day on April 29th, 2011
| 2 people like this
You're reading I am considering joining the Marines, what are some pro's and cons? Also would you recommend a different branch, and why?
Your favorite Q&A site is on Facebook! Become a fan to connect with the ever-growing community of Answerbaggers, share your thoughts and find out what Answerbag's up to next!
Comments
i am guessing you werent in them?
by R.I.A.M. on September 22nd, 2009
RIAM, don't listen to the hippy who never put on the uniform. It's all worth it.
by Hardcore Conservative on September 23rd, 2009
There are no hippies anymore, oh, they are mostly in Hollywood now, or turned into rappers. IF you are hell bent on joining a service go for the Navy or the Air Force (Air Force as a riority). I don't see the US having the moxie to go fight anyone with an air force or navy that could but up even .001% of a fight against what the US has. So your chances of being maimed, injured, or KIA by any hostle fire would be less than getting a paper cut from a slice of milk toast. You are a flyboy you are thousands of feet in the air with no air fighters coming after you, and if you are a squid you are way out to sea lobing shells and chucking cruise missle. Sarah Palin would have a better chance seeing Russia from her house than you would have seeing the enemy.
by Hypocrisy_Central on September 23rd, 2009
Shows how much you know about the military. Out of the 320,000 on active duty in the AF, only 13,000 are pilots. The AirForce and Navy are not just stuck in planes and boats, respectively.
.
All of your replies smell of cowardice.
by Hardcore Conservative on September 23rd, 2009
Then I guess 307,000 cowards who are way behind the lines never a chance to see the whites of their enemies eyes, and another 13, 000 cowards hiding in the clouds. If I were a coward I would have joined one of those branches, but I did not. What I was, was a young fool fed a bunch of BS and hype. If there was a single thing I would undo in my life, joining would be it. Why are you here and not out on patrol somewhere showing how brave YOU are?
by Hypocrisy_Central on September 23rd, 2009