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If you could be in any branch of the military,what branch would it be?

By 1luckyducky Asked Apr 17 2007 7:52PM
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by tomsims on May 19, 2007 at 12:12 pm Permalink

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Whoever takes old guys. I think that might be the Civil Air Patrol Auxillary or something.
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Avatar BAM@Cyberscrewed.tk May, 19 2007 at 07:52 PM
You can sign up for the CAP in your area easily.

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by Morg the Army wife on May 19, 2007 at 11:00 am Permalink

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The air force, so I could fly fighter jets! That would be so cool. But I'm too short :o(
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Avatar Morg the Army wife May, 19 2007 at 12:37 PM
I'd be happy to have laser surgery, often they pay for it
Avatar KdyKAK Aug, 07 2007 at 07:41 PM
sorry to burst your bubble, but only 4% of the Air Force actually fly.
Avatar Morg the Army wife Aug, 14 2007 at 10:44 AM
so that's what I would do, I wasn't under the impression that everyone was flying around in jets :oP

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by Nuttsky on May 19, 2007 at 11:12 am Permalink

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Air Force
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Avatar MarcusAurelius May, 19 2007 at 11:16 AM
That's for sure. Good food. Two men to a room dorms. And you ride everywhere. And very small chance of being killed in some stupid war.
Avatar Nuttsky May, 19 2007 at 11:38 AM
Several of my family members are AF officers. It's a great career.
I once had a beautiful red Maine Coon cat named Marcus Aurelius.
Avatar MarcusAurelius May, 19 2007 at 02:54 PM
:>) fortunate cat.

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by Carmella on May 19, 2007 at 11:31 am Permalink

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The Royal Air Force. Actually I'm still toying with the idea of entry in a professional capacity. However, talking to a family friend after he returned from Iraq has admittedly made me seriously consider just how sensible an idea it is.
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Avatar Jodie44 May, 19 2007 at 12:12 PM
It's a bad idea, Carmella. When you get here, I'm gonna make you swear to stay out of the RAF, at least while the British have troops in Iraq. I would never forgive myself if I didn't and something happened to you. It would kill me.
Avatar Carmella May, 19 2007 at 12:18 PM
Aww, thanks J. My heart says yes to joining but my head says 'no way girl!' If I did join, it wouldn't be until after University anyway.
Avatar Jodie44 May, 19 2007 at 12:21 PM
Whew!

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by glamorgirli on May 19, 2007 at 11:30 am Permalink

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I'd pick the Air Force, or the Navy.
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by sleidman on May 19, 2007 at 11:23 am Permalink

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I would be a navy seal or join the coast guard, I love the water and intensive training is what I'm all about
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by Anonymous on May 19, 2007 at 11:23 am Permalink

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The Air Force.
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by Str8man on Mar 27, 2008 at 10:59 am Permalink

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Army was my choice.
I am terrified of flying and will only fly if absolutely neccessary and didn't want to be a sitting duck on a ship floating on the ocean, (I don't swim well)
Being shot down in a plane, Nope sorry, Being sunk on a ship? Nope again.
I want both feet on the ground so if all else fails I can still run like hell if required.
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Avatar Harleyboyaj Mar, 27 2008 at 11:00 AM
lol i can respect that

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by This Daley has a new bundle of joy on May 19, 2007 at 8:19 pm Permalink

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I used to always tell recruiters that I was the kind of girl who married in to the military, not joined in to it. Little did I know....I "joined" the ranks of Marine Corps wives. Later, I became a "civilian Marine" (which is the "warm & fuzzy" euphamism the Marine Corps calls civilians working for the USMC directly with Marines.)

Honestly though, if I had actually joined, it would have probably been Navy or Air Force. I couldn't be a Marine. I don't have what it takes.
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By the way, for those of you who keep saying Air Force (so you could fly...), keep in mind that not everyone in the Air Force are pilots AND their are plenty of pilots and aviators in the Navy and the Marine Corps as well!!!! :o)
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Avatar This Daley has a new bundle of joy May, 20 2007 at 05:20 AM
Yes, very true about regular deployment cycles with the Navy. However, not true about being a foot soldier as a Marine. (Never call a Marine a "soldier" first of all!!! :o) ) All Marines are riflemen. And USMC pilots are treated (read as: "revered") as pilots. BUT, excluding recent data with Army and Reservists and the current war, Marines are away from home, on average, more than any other branch of service for deployments, exercises, trainings, etc.
Avatar Glenn Blaylock May, 20 2007 at 08:02 AM
I meant no disrespect by saying the Marines are all foot soldiers. Whatever you want to call them (riflemen, foot soldier, etc.) it amounts to the same thing. They are all infantry first and foremost. It doesn't matter if they are pilots, tank drivers, cooks, clerks, what have your. They are all infantry as well. I also recognize and respect the fact that they are also highly trained. They are an elite force, one that I doubt I ever could have measured up to.
Avatar This Daley has a new bundle of joy May, 20 2007 at 10:49 AM
Hey, neither could I :o)

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by crab2020 on Jan 15, 2008 at 2:21 pm Permalink

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The marines and be a navy seal.
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