Do you know anyone who left for the armed services?

Blackchocob0 · Post by **Blackchocob0** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:28 am

Doesn't matter where you're from, although I don't really know how voluntary signing up for the military is done outside of the U.S.

I have a really good friend out in Okinawa, Japan right now just giving orders behind a desk...but not for long. He got a call for deployment. He's gonna have to fight.

I know a security guard for the corporation I work for who is still on active duty...he served however much time in Afganistan and then in Okinawa, and now he's chillin in my area, waiting for his next set of orders.

My little bro(17) is for sure entering the Marines. He's already signed his life away to them. God damnit it sucks. His recruiter is a genuine dumbass too.

Anyways, who else knows someone out there bustin and risking their ass? Or, however little I like to say it, who knows someone who'se died or come back maimed?

EDIT: This is a warning: If we start talking about how soldiers die and how you don't care, I'll flame the living shit out of you. I honestly don't care if I get banned. It's just not something you need to be doing.

Please, no negative comments.

urtoasty · Post by **urtoasty** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:33 am

my dad had to leave to iraq, this week.....he was in texas for some more training even tho he has been there twice already and to qatar.

Zypher · Post by **Zypher** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:33 am

i know a few, and a one friend who died on his second visit.

Blackchocob0 · Post by **Blackchocob0** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:34 am

*Get's naked and hugs Zypher...*

It's okay. I'm sorry.

Burakumin · Post by **Burakumin** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:34 am

well I dont really have anyone really close sign up for the army. I've had a few classmates who did join the marines and airforce, also have a couple of close friends who joined NYPD if that counts

canakin · Post by **canakin** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:36 am

really sorry for your friends/family members/citiziens and all your soldiers going away from home and dying for that shitty war... and not only for em but i also feel the same way about iraq people... sorry if this post looks meaningless but its all i can say from here

Blackchocob0 · Post by **Blackchocob0** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:36 am

Meh NYPD is kinda off-topic from the armed-forces. They do risk their lives though. Good for them, as long as they aren't ass hats.

I know OF tons of people who went to the service...I was just naming the people who I actually care about.

Kitty · Post by **Kitty** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:38 am

My dad had a gunshot wound that also almost killed him in Vietnam.

Don't know of anyone personally that is in the military right now.

PimpC · Post by **PimpC** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:46 am

My best friend is about to go to military college, then join the army

Nothing really I can do to stop him besides call him a dumass which doesnt have effect :cry:

Nuklear · Post by **Nuklear** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:04 am

Zypher · Post by **Zypher** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:22 am

Blackchocob0 wrote:*Get's naked and hugs Zypher...*

It's okay. I'm sorry.

love love love<333

My dad was also in Vietnam.

Blackchocob0 · Post by **Blackchocob0** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:03 am

Nuklear wrote:No.

Must be nice. Wish I could say the same.

Reise · Post by **Reise** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:12 am

Every male in my part of the family (my father, grandfather, etc) served in the military at some point. I plan on continuing that tradition.

My father was actually a combat engineer and border guard in Germany while the wall was still up. He's seen people get shot by the Russians for trying to make it across.

Post by **dom** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:33 am

My dad's side of the family used to be part of the chinese aristocracy - when the republic came they handed them all government positions and alot of them became officers in the military, and stayed after the coming of communism.

On my mothers side, as everyone, we have WWI and WWII vets.

My cousin's dad, my mom's sister's ex-husband was a north vietnamese defect. He got to major... left Vietnam with all of his men by hijacking 3 boats and sailing across the pacific and he has 5-6 bullet scars in his chest from being mown down with a machine gun, as well as others. I call him rambo, just because he's still in war mode - he even still sleeps with his eyes open.

Although I don't see myself joining the military (I would if I were american) i'm a huge history buff. My parents and family told me that when I was growing up I never watched barney or sesame street, just military documentaries on the history channel. By 4 years old I had memorized a airplanes encyclopedia, my library has about 200-250~ war books and my room is full of memorabilia.

I just turned my head and I just realized Apocalypse Now is playing. I can still name the model and manufacturer of every plane, gun, boat, jeep, etc in the movie.

Demarthl · Post by **Demarthl** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:44 am

thought about signing up myself, where i live now is in the middle of two army bases, and RAF base and an american airbase. i hear jets, bombers, carriers and cargo planes go up and down all the time, can sometimes here the cannons when they're training with tanks and mortars. the morei think about it the less i think I would do it. I'll stay at home and protect the peopel I care abotu as best I can with my own two hands.

I can't recall many family i've known being in the army, my grandad on my mums side was evacuated as a child in WWII, I don;t know my tree further back then that, i think my grandad on my dad's side was a soldier, my dad has some medals somewhere, but i never met him, passed away when my dad was 14.

i think my family is quite a young one

user · Post by **user** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:24 am

For all those people who consider joining, my advice is to join as an officer. Just get a degree which the military view as valuable and your starting pay is 2x of the starting recruit.

Bakemaster · Post by **Bakemaster** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:27 am

Explosn from my old SRO guild is going into the IDF at the end of the month.

Fat_Smurf · Post by **Fat_Smurf** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:35 am

guyz from WM in GuildWars... huh Kiki moving to korea (guy form another game)

RuYi · Post by **RuYi** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:40 am

Don't know anyone close who's going to be send out, but I agree on the fact that it's all has gone too far.

Tour Guide · Post by **Tour Guide** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:03 am

My ex-boyfriend is in the military...he's safe & stationed in a central state, thank goodness. :roll:

Post by **dom** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:03 pm

Bakemaster wrote:Explosn from my old SRO guild is going into the IDF at the end of the month.

Oh god, lucky them.

I also forgot,
I used to be part of a CS:S "community" called BMC, there were tons of ex military.

Rockshmo · Post by **Rockshmo** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:27 pm

Yep, buddy of mine went into the Marine Corps. I'm pretty sure he won't make it out alive.. during one of their do-everything-your-uptight-anal-drill-instructor-says sessions he smacked himself in the head with his gun and got a concussion. :roll:

0l3n · Post by **0l3n** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:35 pm

My grandfather father died in WW two, well he was never found. He never got to see his son.

Does that count as On-topic?

BlackFox · Post by **BlackFox** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:58 pm

War Is the stupid thing the human have stardet and why the hell start a war And risk their lives and innocent ppl.

Yea the wants to show power over the others . look at us we have power and you are little shit to us so if you dont do what we want so oh yeha we start the war.

And most of all is turk,iraq and other ***** who always start the hell war.
I dont understend this .

And the ppl who went to the service hmm i dont now ,if all dont go to this stupid fight the be no war . what is fun to kill ppl

@ Blackchocob0 Like you brother only 17 year and to marine o.O and what he say he want show how hard and cool he is ?

hellsharpt · Post by **hellsharpt** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:52 pm

Numerous friends/fraternity brothers were involved in the 1st gulf war.

My Nephew is currently active duty army. He returned from his first tour in Iraq several months ago. He's going back in April. I've got a few other friends that are/have been there in the past 2 years.

Blackchocob0 · Post by **Blackchocob0** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:05 pm

Tour Guide wrote:My ex-boyfriend is in the military...he's safe & stationed in a central state, thank goodness.

Sorry to let you know, but if he hasn't fought yet, he will eventually. That's a rule.

Well if we're talking about grandparents or parents...

My grampa was a fighter pilot during WWII. He survived, died as an old man at roughly 90 years young.

My dad was stationed in Germany as a reserve unit during hmmm what war was it...I dunno but he ALMOST had to go and fight, but luckily he didn't.

Yes Black my brother is 17 and is already amped to join up. I don't think along those same lines though. I've seriously considered it; I don't believe it's for me. I can do something more worthwhile with my life than kill other people being ordered to kill me.

francomade · Post by **francomade** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:19 am

All Singaporeans after graduating from college or poly(a school) have to go for National Service (NS), either can choose between army, police ,navy or airforce.

Mainly people are selected for army.. =/

Im going in sometime this coming June and last for 2 years.

Blackchocob0 · Post by **Blackchocob0** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:26 am

Shitty. I am sorry to hear that. I feel that if I were drafted I wouldn't go. I'd move to another nation...although that may be hard, considering the U.S. now has pacts with Canada and Mexico to capture the draft dodgers.

I'll be in college if there is a draft, at least I hope. If not, then like I said....

user · Post by **user** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:28 am

Blackchocob0 wrote:Shitty. I am sorry to hear that. I feel that if I were drafted I wouldn't go. I'd move to another nation...although that may be hard, considering the U.S. now has pacts with Canada and Mexico to capture the draft dodgers.

I'll be in college if there is a draft, at least I hope. If not, then like I said....

dont you have to register w/ teh government when you turn 18 o.O?

Blackchocob0 · Post by **Blackchocob0** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:30 am

Yes. That's how they capture you at the Canadian/Mexican borders.