Was choosing your branch of service everything you thought it would be? Did you expect more or less?

Yup it was like living at home. I would do it all again

Life as a grunt in the marines sucks. Yes it sucks. But I couldn't be more proud to have been fighting next to the men I was blessed to call brothers. Every good charactorstic (and bad) I gained from my marine corps experience. Wouldn't trade one second

I absolutely love the Army and my time served has been very rewarding both in service to my country and skills I have attained and learned. If I was to have to do it all over again...I most definitely would! Everyones experience is very different but you make of it what you want to take out of it! I never worried about the things I could not controlled and excelled in the things that I could. It's a great choice if you so decide to join. "Airborne"

My decision to join the Air Force, was a long thought out decision, I talked to the Army recruiter, Marines and finally Air Force recruiters before making any choice, but I was satisfied with the choice and became an aircraft mechanic!

Everything I expected and more-some great, some not so great, but overall it was a fantastic experience-wouldn't change any of it!

I joined the Navy because at the time we were in peacetime and whereas the Army, Marines, and Air Force were just doing maneuvers; the Navy was rescuing people from sinking ships, evacuating people in storms, and helping out with disasters. I figure if I was going to serve like other members of my family did; I wanted to be doing something.

Honestly I'm satisfied with my decision to join the Navy, but one thing I looked for was the strict coherence to rules and rank. I wasn't expecting it to be as care free as it is. I look at my Marine counter parts and although they have an entirely different outlook the respect in the open even between the junior ranks is what I expected from Navy as well.

Thats a hard question to answer . I enlisted back in 1999 the army wasnt my first choice . First choice was the marines . Was rejected cause they made the quota for GEDS early that quarter . I went in the army strictly to be a paratrooper . I never jumped after jump school . It was a lot less then I expected but still a good experience

Not at all. I wanted to be a soldier so very much that I still can recall that WTF look my recruiter gave me when I walked into his office and told him here I am, sign me up I want to join the infantry and before long I found myself at FT. Benning, GA

The Army (Military Police) was a no brained for me. My Grand dad was a SFC (MP) in WWII.