Time Machine: Would you have enlisted/reenlisted?

Awesome take, SGT Ogonowski.

I would reenlist tomorrow if they asked me to or if they would let me.

I would have still enlisted like I did back in 2000, but I would have continued to fight hard as hell to get into the Air Force instead of the Army, even if it changes the total outcome of how things turned out for me now.

SSG Eric Blue - .... I Enlisted On My 17 th Birthday (06/29/1961) Until 10 Days Before My 21 St .... Had To Wait 10 Days To Qualify To LEGALLY Buy A Beer.... Would I Have REENLISTED ?... YES In A New York Second,, Were It Not For The Lousy Pay At The Time I'd Have Been A "Career Man".... As An E-3, In South Korea (OSAN), I Received Base Pay, Over Seas Pay, Hazardous Duty Pay, AND Isolated Hardship Duty Pay....... Which Amounted To Around $172.00 Per MONTH.....I Loved The Service But Couldn't Afford It .....(I'm Sure The Number Is Within $10.00 Either Direction)

I find this interesting because like CPL Brown I was fresh out of high school when I enlisted. I hit the ground in Afghanistan for my first combat tour at the age of 18, spent time in Iraq at 19 and was promoted to Sergeant before I turned 21. I often wish I had been a little older and understood the world a little more before I enlisted. Combat was pretty rough for an 18 year old kid from the suburbs.

I with you SGT Elphick. I'm glad I enlisted after I got my bachelors and had that time away from my little hometown, but wish I had known my place was in the Army right after college instead of spending 2 years figuring that out. Not so much for rank, but more for my own life satisfaction during that time period.

I wish I had enlisted at 18 while getting my degree. I'd be sitting at 10+ years right now and hopefully be a wiser officer.

SPC Charles Brown - ... I Was Fresh Out Of School Also.... But I Had To Wait Until I Was 17 To Join ,,, And DID... But Lied My Ass Off To GET IN Because They Required At Least a 10 Th Grade Education... My "Senior Year" Was 8th Grade... LOL
Thanks To The GED & A Multitude Of Studies Through USAFI & NAVPERS, I Became A Purchasing Dept. Manager For F.M.C., And A Business Owner For 27 Years, Then Retired At 56. ... Had To LIE Again To Get The Buyers Position At F.M.C.... They Wanted/Required A College Degree To Become A Buyer, So I Decided To Have An INSTANT College Degree In Business Administration.... They Were Happy & I Was Thrilled... When I Was Promoted Directly To A Directors Position, Bypassing Assistant PA, College Boys Worked For ME... Had I Been Smart Enough At 17, I'd Have Gone In As An Air Force OFFICER Instead Of An ENLISTEE....

I would also add that in my older semi-wiser state, the reason is to belong to something greater than myself. I have learned good pay and benefits may be nice, they do not outweigh the satisfaction that comes from serving and giving of yourself for a greater cause.

LCpl Wininger, that is one of the key traits of military members regardless of branch, service above self.

I agree SFC S.

hell yea i would still enlist and then make sure obama didnt make it to officwe so that i could have stayed in