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

I wanted to be Soldier since I was 13, though I once considered the Navy cause I grew up in a Navy town, but they turned me away when I told them I was already talking to an Army recruiter. I still went Army, and I have no regrets!

Served in 3 branches over a span of 10 years. All of them the same pretty much but i would i like the army better than the marines

Army Active Duty was the best. I've been in the Reserves and National Guard Reserves. I liked the Reserves but still didn't get recognized. National Guard again took a lot of my years to get recognized. Point is they would rather get some sex off a winer dead beat Citizen Soldier. Conciatenous objector or I want a nice car crying little baby. Can they work? NO. That would mean they would have to call the IG.

Since I was 16, I was a die hard fan of the Marines. So one day,I got a wild hair and decided I wanted to join. Well, before I went to the recruiters office, my uncle (former Marine) got a hold of me, and discouraged me by telling me how hard it was, and that I wouldn't be strong enough to "hack it". So instead, I joined the Army. Despite how much I love the Army and my prior service to it, I kick myself to this day for not trying my hand at the I will always wonder if I would have been man enough to "hack it". w

I wanted more but the chain of command has favorites and there was a lot of abuse of authority and over looking of conduct at my shore command hated it

At 275lbs, a navy recruiter chief wouldn't even talk to me.
His second class did. Put me on a regimen. When I came back in at 240 and fit, I walked right past that chief and signed into the navy nuclear field.
The branch was never a question. Navy like my dad before me. I'm a proud fourth generation veteran who believes everyone should serve. I will discuss it with my four daughters when the time comes.
It means that much to me.

My story is funny. I went to the all in one recruiting station to sign up for the Coast Guard at the ripe old age of 18. When I could'nt find the office I popped my head into Army office and asked where they were. He told me you don't want to join the Coast Guard you paint channel markers in Alaska.

The rest is history.

Had a bunch of teachers who were former military (all branches) and loved the stories but it was my advanced biology teacher that peaked my interest in the Navy. DEP'd at 17, went active at 18 and never looked back.

I was just a dumb kid. My thought process for each branch was something like this. if I'm not going to be flying jets why be in the Air Force, didn't want to go on the Navy because If your ship sank where do you go, did not want to be the first guys in combat so the marines were out. I figured the army was a good place to go. I told myself I was not going to go into the infantry. The recruiter offered me airborne and I jumped on it. The recruiter said airborne infantry it is. Like I said I was just a dumb kid. I enjoyed my time and I feel I'm a better person for it.

Yes I was very happy with my choice of the Navy, I truly got to see the world