Posted on Apr 5, 2015
Was choosing your branch of service everything you thought it would be? Did you expect more or less?
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I would have to honestly say I went with the Navy because they were the first recruiter to contact me.
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I am very happy with my decision to become a Marine. It was not my first choice. I was ready to join the ?, but i found out at the last min he was lying to me about multiple things.
No regrets for me.
No regrets for me.
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I spoke to the four, because Coast Guard didn't have a Full-Time Recruiter at the Recruiting Offices I went to. But Army's the only one who sounded like I'd have stuff to do during my Senior Year in Delayed Entry. And the Others wouldn't guarantee me an MOS.
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CPT (Join to see) a lot of times, the Army was tougher than I thought it would be, including how complex problems were, and how special the experience of leading Soldiers was. Being a platoon leader for the first time was like no other experience I have had in my life -- the newness and thrill and also the humbling challenge of wanting to climb that learning curve as fast as possible and be the leader that you know all of them deserve. The Army was also what I thought it would be in terms of some of the monotony at times, which is to be expected, since the org is so massive and units go through resets where nothing major is really going on.
PS -- I had a lot of friends in B-2 there at USMA. What branch of the Army are you going to choose?
PS -- I had a lot of friends in B-2 there at USMA. What branch of the Army are you going to choose?
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CPT Aaron Kletzing ,
Thank you sir for your response. I agree the experience of becoming a PL will be a thrill, as well as the point of the Army being a monotony at times.
The overall answer that I have come to agree with is certainly that your experience is what you make of it, just like how I made my experience here at the Academy.
I branched Quartermaster and will be posting to Fort Hood with 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry.
Thank you sir for your response. I agree the experience of becoming a PL will be a thrill, as well as the point of the Army being a monotony at times.
The overall answer that I have come to agree with is certainly that your experience is what you make of it, just like how I made my experience here at the Academy.
I branched Quartermaster and will be posting to Fort Hood with 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry.
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For me it was Army. My granddaddy was in the Army during WWII. I never regretted my choice.
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Ever since I was a small child, I wanted to be an Soldier. I was satisfied with my decision at the time to enlist in the Army National Guard because I was a full time college student. Looking back, I wish I would have gone active duty Army.
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I am very satisfied with my wise choice. The Army gave me the opportunity to have the MOS I wanted and career path I need when I get out,
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SPC Luther Wooten
I come from a long line of Army. My dad was my recruiter station commander when I enlisted. If I would have chosen any other branch, he would have killed me himself.
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