Joining the military with wrong reasons?
like personal desire for revenge, good idea? or bad? some people join the military because of financial security, education and such, but my friend's reason is different, although I would not elaborate further, I would like to have your views
10 Reasons to join the military?
1-serving the country:not everyone is brave enough to serve for the country. 2-great benefits(life and health)-Full coverage for each Reservist during duty periods. 3-great pay-Earn a competitive income for your one weekend per month and two weeks per year and additional pay for extra days you elect to work and train. 4-ride on military aircraft 5-100% tuition paid for college-You may be eligible to receive university tuition assistance through the Montgomery GI Bill and the Reserve tuition assistance program. You may also qualify for additional assistance. Please Contact a Recruiter for details. 6-good career without worry about job loss 7-free meals and rooms:During duty weekends, free meals are provided in the base dining facilities and Reservists out of commuting distance are given free lodging. Free medical and dental care are offered as well. 8-free travel:Free travel anywhere in the United States including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico whenever space is available on military aircraft. 9-promotions: Promotions mean increases in pay, authority, prestige, responsibility and a bigger retirement check. To qualify, you must have the required time in grade, time in service and recommendation from your Reserve supervisor and commander. 10-Commissary:The Commissary authorizes each Reservist unlimited use of this facility. 11-Education:The technical training you receive in the Reserve automatically enrolls you in the accredited Community College of the Air Force. The Community College of the Air Force offers 66 Associate degree programs in five areas: Aircraft and Missile Maintenance Electronics and Telecommunications Allied Health Logistics and Resources Public and Support Services 12-retirement benefits
What are 3-5 bad reasons to join the military?
After debating in my head about so many things like what branch, what job, active or inactive, what my motives are, etc. i've come to the conclusion that i need to get to the root of it all and see if my reasons are really good reasons to join up. or what those reasons are for that matter... when im really honest with myself, it kind of comes down to -me wanting more respect and prestige in life and feeling better about myself. - following the footsteps of my father (i kind of see it as something i can't be satisfied in life if i don't do it. a rite of passage to adulthood) -the honor of serving my country and being seen as a hero by others -the career opportunities it should bring after serving as an officer -financial benefits list 3-5 bad reasons to join the military
What are some bad reasons to join the military?
By far the worst reason to join the military is when you are doing it out of ‘love for your country’.This almost always ends badly. Very soon, you’ll find out that most of your fellow comrades, NCOs (Non Commissioned Officers) and officers don’t share your feelings and will think of you as an idiot.The only possible motive worse than patriotism is the desire ‘to help other people’, for example to bring democracy to other nations or to prevent a genocide.Be aware that the army is an organization that has the mission to destroy and kill their enemies: Altruism and the military don’t mix.Another bad reason to sign up for the army is when you have some trouble in your civilian life, a failed relationship or you got kicked out of college, and you think that the military can provide you with a ‘fresh start’.It doesn’t work. Eventually, your problems at home will catch up with you. Maybe not while you are serving, but for sure when you are getting out of the military.On the other hand, all the good reasons to join are immensely selfish:Maybe you want to learn a profession and get a stable salary and at the same time, you are too lazy to work in a civilian job.Or you like some adventure, before you grow old:See the world, have the opportunity to kill some other humans (if you are a freak) or blow up buildings (yeah!).Some guys just sign up, because they like to be hailed as ‘heroes’ when they come back from their deployment.Those are all good reasons to join. The military is a big and anonymous organization that doesn’t care for the fate of its individual members. Either you screw them or they screw you.
What are some good reasons NOT to join the military?
Crap pay Crap Food Being Told what to do Being treated like a mug by someone who's been in the Army about a year longer than you Being sent to countries where people attack you with sharpened fruit and Explosives Having to be nice to officers Getting up at 5am Going running at 5.30 am Cleaning your room at 6am Eating crap food at 7.30am........12.30pm.......17.00pm Getting little or no leave over Christmas 8 Mile tabs 86k Insertions PTI's Cleaning your weapon Cleaning your Kit Coming back off exercise and cleaning all your **** for 6 hours before being able to chill out Getting stabbed in the by accident leg by your mate (aka knob head) when hes opening up ammo crates with a pencil knife (******* idiot) NBC training Tabbing with NBC kit on for 8 miles Shitting in a plastic bag Eating rations cold being woken up at 3am by gunfire Getting your limbs blown off and getting 12k a limb compo digging in on a hill that has 1 ft of earth and about 6 miles of Granite AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST BECAUSE ITS A BAG OF ***------BAYONET TRAINING THE END
What are good reasons to join the military? What are bad reasons to join?
Good reasons to join:You want the stability, the challenge, the job experience, the training, the life experience, and the opportunity to go to school and maybe see the world. You want to protect your country and its people and their freedom even to the extent that you are willing to lose your life in the process.Bad reasons to join:Daddy (or mommy, or brother, or uncle, or insert personal hero’s name here) did it and by golly you wanna be just like them(!), you want to prove how tough you are, you want to KILL!!!When I went to boot camp, we were asked multiple times along the way by our superiors why we joined. A somewhat surprising number of numb nuts cited wanting to kill as the reason they joined. This is idiotic for any number of reasons - aside from the fact that the people you're saying it to can see right through you and think you're a damned fool, even a run-of-the-mill sociopath (a real one) would be smart enough to realize that it's immature, it's naive, and perhaps most ironic is the fact that well over 90% of the people saying it would never have the opportunity, even if they saw combat.That's excruciatingly obvious to anybody who ever bothers to think about it, but they were too young, dumb and full of cum to realize it. Their heads were full of the glory of costume blood, Hollywood effects and the smell of napalm in the morning.
The Right and Wrong Reasons for Joining the Military?
Join the military because you are patriotic! Join because it has been a family military tradition! Join because YOU want to be a part of an awesome (military) organization just like thousands of men & women before you! Don't join because of financial debts or irresponsibility! Don't join because you have too many dependents and CAN'T afford to feed and clothe them with a job in the civilian sector! ( too many mouths to feed) Don't join because YOU think that YOU can make it in Special Operations just because YOU are an expert playing military or war video games!