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07-22-2009, 05:18 PM
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Rawr.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Minneapolis
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Never thought I'd be posting in here...
...but I'm joining the Guard. It took 11 years of thinking and debating, but better late than never, right?
MEPS in early August, basic in October, OCS in January, then OBC. Since Uncle Sam is still keeping me out of combat arms I'm looking at chemical corps and transportation.
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07-22-2009, 06:33 PM
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Boner In Sweatpants
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Miramar, CA
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cool 
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07-22-2009, 06:45 PM
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always trolling
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: 510
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How old are you?
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07-22-2009, 06:57 PM
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Rawr.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Minneapolis
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MR.JABM
How old are you?
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I'll be 29 in November.
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07-22-2009, 07:00 PM
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always trolling
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: 510
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Oh damn. It did take you a long time.
Is there an age cut-off?
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07-22-2009, 07:03 PM
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Rawr.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Minneapolis
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Originally Posted by MR.JABM
Oh damn. It did take you a long time.
Is there an age cut-off?
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It sure did.
I'm pretty sure the guard is 35 right now.
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07-22-2009, 07:06 PM
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Greek, I am it
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Terrain eval, standby
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The important thing is you made the decision. to you.
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07-22-2009, 08:12 PM
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Ef. Em. El.
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Vacaville, CA
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why is uncle sam keeping you out of combat arms?
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07-22-2009, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Aero$mitty
why is uncle sam keeping you out of combat arms?
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Cus she's a woman
Which doesn't actually matter that much any more seeing as how the "non combat" arms get shwacked all the time. |
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07-22-2009, 08:35 PM
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USAR
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: *402* Represent Midwest
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Mechanics are supposed to be "non combat", even though we go out on convoys and get hit and ambushed.
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07-22-2009, 08:38 PM
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Greek, I am it
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Terrain eval, standby
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I didn't even realize OP's name is Tigress.
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07-22-2009, 09:08 PM
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Rawr.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Minneapolis
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Originally Posted by HashbrownsSCCD
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I'm a woman. I have a gene for it.
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07-22-2009, 09:41 PM
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There are plenty of women that patrol with combat arms units, they just don't hold the ca MOSs. Nice to see someone else going guard, we are a minority on the forums since everyone is bailing to go active.
women MPs..
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07-22-2009, 09:58 PM
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Rawr.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Minneapolis
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Originally Posted by berserker19
There are plenty of women that patrol with combat arms units, they just don't hold the ca MOSs. Nice to see someone else going guard, we are a minority on the forums since everyone is bailing to go active.
women MPs..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Ann_Hester |
I had a nice chat with a colonel last Friday about the MOSs I was looking at. He was very informative, and I'm sure the drinks and bonfire had nothing to do with it. :]
I'm a state-certified emergency manager, so the guard fits into that better than the active army. I seriously thought about going active, though. I also thought about MP, but chemical will be useful for emergency management stuff. Plus I have a thing for CBRNE.
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07-22-2009, 10:27 PM
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I personally know two Marine CBRN guys that have their combat action ribbons. Most of the time, from what I've seen, CBRN never does their job but does a bunch of others.
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07-23-2009, 09:04 AM
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SaNcHeZ
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Eugene, OR
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Quote:
Originally Posted by p8baller18
Mechanics are supposed to be "non combat", even though we go out on convoys and get hit and ambushed.
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Anyone who has to leave the wire periodically is at risk of getting hit.
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Originally Posted by Diamond Man
I personally know two Marine CBRN guys that have their combat action ribbons. Most of the time, from what I've seen, CBRN never does their job but does a bunch of others.
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All the chemical guys I know love what they do.. Because they never have to do anything. lol Its sham as hell.
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07-23-2009, 09:34 AM
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Rawr.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Minneapolis
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Originally Posted by shocker4me
All the chemical guys I know love what they do.. Because they never have to do anything. lol Its sham as hell.
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Haha. That's the difference in branches. My bf is the ops officer for the CBRNE response team and its his full-time job in the guard. Technically he's not in the chemical corps, though; he's an engineer, so that's what he gets deployed as.
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07-23-2009, 09:38 AM
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USAR
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: *402* Represent Midwest
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shocker4me
Anyone who has to leave the wire periodically is at risk of getting hit.
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That's exactly what I was getting at.
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07-23-2009, 01:45 PM
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Rawr.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Minneapolis
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Quote:
Originally Posted by p8baller18
That's exactly what I was getting at.
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Which, ironically, is why I decided to join now and didn't 11 years ago.
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07-23-2009, 02:21 PM
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SaNcHeZ
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Eugene, OR
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Originally Posted by Tigress
Which, ironically, is why I decided to join now and didn't 11 years ago.
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So, you didn't enlist earlier before because of the war, and the possibility of being killed? Or did did I get that wrong.
Dont take that as a stab at your courage. But im just curious. Your still doing it, and I commend you for it.
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