What Navy Reserve MOS is close to a teacher?
One. We don't have MOS in the Navy. We have ratings. Two. No ratings are equivalent to "teacher". Three. Every rating involves teaching to someone extent. Four. Pick a job that involves lots of math, and then use that skill later when you become a teacher. Five. Why the reserves? @CharlieFoxtrot: How goes Selection Season?
I want to write / pen pal with an U.S. Military person stationed overseas. How do I go about doing this?
As a teen-ager in high school, I remember teachers providing extra credit to those of us to chose to write to military personal serving in Desert Storm. Today as an adult, with the holidays approaching I want to do something for our troops stationed overseas. I know how much receiving letters, notes, and cards in the mail means to me. I would like to do this for our service men and women. If anyone has any ideas how I should go about this please let me know. Thanks for all of your help.
Why did the United States go to war with Iraq?
Iraq has been an "enemy" of the US ever since the 1970s when the Islamists overthrew the Shah of Iran and installed their current form of government. Why? Because the Shah was attempting to westernize (Americanize) the country. The Muslims who attacked the US on 9/11 were NOT Iraqis. It was found that Iraq did NOT have weapons of mass destruction as Bush alleged and as he deliberately misinformed (lied) the American public, Congress and the UN. Why Bush was so het up about attacking Iraq I don't know but it seemed to be #1 on his agenda for some reason. I thought from the very beginning that our attack of Iraq was unjust and I've read or heard nothing since to change my mind. You really need to do some research of your own on the subject and there is no excuse for your not doing so. It would be nice if you educated yourself and came to your own conclusions after having read as much as you possibly can on the subject. I would certainly hope that the teachers you allege made those statements - didn't - because then it would mean that our children are being taught by idiots.
I’m going to school to be a teacher. I’ve considered joining the army reserves for extra money and student loan forgiveness after I graduate. Should I do it?
I would consider getting your bachelor's degree first or joining ROTC in college and becoming a second lieutenant. I joined the Army National Guard and became a commissioned officer later. I did not join ROTC but the expectation was that Army would give you loan forgiveness or pay part of your education for 6 years of your time. The very best students get active-duty commissions and the rest of them get regular Army Reserve commissions or commissions at an Army National Guard unit. The pay has a second Lieutenant is decent and you can become a high-ranking officer later if you want. You could make major in 12 or 13 years. You could make lieutenant colonel in about 20 or less years. The pay is much higher than enlisted. Talk to your school and see if they have an ROTC program or, if you join the reserves as an enlisted while you're going through college, see if you can get into the green to Gold program. This program enables you to go to Fort Benning Georgia and go to their officer candidate school also known as OCS. Ask your recruiter or unit retention NCO. There should be a recruiter at each Army National Guard or Army Reserve Armory. If they are not there, they have a phone number listed. Wouldn't you prefer to go in as an officer? Even though enlisted ranks are awesome, you need to make money for you or your family and if you have a college degree, why not? The college degree is the main determinant for becoming an officer. I hope this answers your questions.Guide to Understanding ROTChttps://www.military.com/educati...Programs - Best Colleges
I've heard that veterans don't like hearing "Thank you for your service." Is this true, and if so, what's a better thing to say?
I'm a vet, I live in a military town, and I have been told that I "look military." So I get this a lot, and it makes me cringe every time. Here are some of my thoughts as to why.Reasons for enlisting. Ever wonder how we conducted a fifteen year war without resorting to a draft? It's partly because our technology and tactics have resulted in lower casualty rates (compared to Vietnam). And it's partly due to the scarcity of opportunities for working class FAMs (few factory jobs, reduced purchasing power for min-wage workers). Most of the people I served with were basically there for a good job, and not for reasons of exceptional patriotism. In light of this, I think it makes you sound clueless.It's a conversational dead end. Most vets have lots of awesome stories, and would love to talk your ears off. If you actually want to have a conversation, just ask, "So, what did you do in the ___?" Otherwise, don't feel obligated to say anything.Political differences. Some vets are deeply cynical about the wars we fought in. Iraq wasn't exactly like WWII, in terms of clarity and the moral high ground. That's putting it diplomatically. But, my country is filled with people who don't read the news, who think we invaded Iraq to catch the baddies who did 9/11, who think the Middle East is one big country full of evil terrorists, and so on. Something about this phrase makes me feel like you hold such an uninformed, myopic worldview. (If that's not true, we're both guilty of stereotyping.)Imposter syndrome. For every high-speed killing machine in our military, there are a thousand people who basically showed up and did a mundane job, which did not include any particular bravery. For us in the second group, it's uncomfortable to be thanked for some imaginary self-sacrifice, especially knowing that others lost their lives, limbs, minds, and marriages.It's patronizing. You're taking a big, colorful part of my identity and tokenizing it into a vapid social formality. Not cool.This is my best attempt at explaining my own feelings, and it obviously reflects my opinions and politics. Of course, I don't speak for everyone. And if any of my fellow vets are upset by this post, go ahead and file a Hurt Feelings Report. ;-D
I want to become a police officer but i have some questions please help?
An associates degree in CJ is good, as is one in English or Business. Try to develop your English and writing skills. You need to check with the individual department as far as the application and testing process. Some Departments require that you have already attended an academy and are certified, others have their own academies and will train you. You do need to have red/green color vision. Some departments say in one eye is OK, some require it uncorrected in both eyes. As far as difficulty, you will have to pass a background check, drug screening, & possibly a polygraph. You cannot have any felony convictions, and some misdemeanors are also a disqualifier. The knee brace may be a problem. Police work is extremely physical. You will have to pass a physical agility test, and will be screened physically as well. Again, check with the Departments you are interested in. I had a probationer with the same problem who managed to hide it all through the Academy and through his probation. But he went through a lot of pain to get the job.
How long is a stop-loss extension after an enlisted contract has been met?
At least to 8 years, including your previous active duty service time.This would hit National Guard & Reserve personnel disproportionately: they are only considered on active duty during their one weekend a month and two weeks a year of reporting to their local NG/R unit, in addition to any deployments they may go on.Since we’re largely out of Iraq and Afghanistan there will be fewer deployments. Thus someone who is in the NG may have been in the NG for a few years, but if they never deployed in that time then their actual, active duty time will be 24 days (12 weekends) + 2 weeks for a total of 38 days a year of actual service per year. So in five years they will have only accrued 190 days of service. If they were badly needed their whole life would be uprooted and they could potentially be on active duty for many years, up to at least a total of 8 years of active service.In the same 5-year span an active duty military service member (MSM) will of course have been considered to be active duty for 5 years, with 3 remaining.Over 20 years it’s even more dramatic: the active duty service member has more than met the minimum stop-loss requirement and can retire. For a NG/S MSM for 20 years will only have accrued 760 days of active duty service (just over 2 years), and thus 20 years in could be called up for active duty and still serve for some years before their commitment has been yet.It’s worse for officers, too: I’ve heard the anecdote of a 50+ yr old lieutenant (O-1 or O-2) being called up in his oldish age to serve.