What advice do you guys have for a boy wanting to join the army?

Dj Hayward — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:06:47 -0500

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 10:08 AM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:08:40 -0500

Choose an MOS that will directly transfer to the civilian sector. Do the minimum enlistment to qualify for education benefits and the GI Bill. Then take your training and get out. Things are getting worse by the week....

Response by Col Joseph Lenertz made Mar 10 at 2016 10:50 AM

Col Joseph Lenertz — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:50:26 -0500

First, why do you want to join? And asking for advice while lying about your employment (and name, I suspect) is not a good way to start. You are not Sponge Bob.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Mar 10 at 2016 12:38 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:38:04 -0500

Get a veteran to mentor him. There are three sides to a story.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 12:57 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:57:19 -0500

Start by telling the truth from the get go. Working at Krusty Krab.........not a good bell ringer to start the day off.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 2:17 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:17:52 -0500

Make sure that you do not take "no" for an answer. If there is a job available to you that you REALLY want, make sure you get it.

Response by SGT Dave Tracy made Mar 10 at 2016 2:46 PM

SGT Dave Tracy — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:46:00 -0500

Whatever you learned from Call of Duty...forget it.

Response by Sgt Cody Dumont made Mar 10 at 2016 2:59 PM

Sgt Cody Dumont — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:59:14 -0500

Join the Marines!!!

Response by CMSgt Mark Schubert made Mar 10 at 2016 3:33 PM

CMSgt Mark Schubert — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:33:21 -0500

Wait till you become a man, then join.

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 4:23 PM

SCPO Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:23:30 -0500

Unless he is dead set on the Army, have him check out careers in the forgotten service, the US Coast Guard. I was USN, USAR, then USCG and retired. Best twenty years of my career, bar none. A few constructive hours of solid investight ion of the USCG could potentially change his life. Well, that's my ten cents worth.

Response by SFC J Fullerton made Mar 10 at 2016 4:27 PM

SFC J Fullerton — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:27:48 -0500

First find out if you are even qualified to enlist, before you get your hopes up. 80% of 18-24 year olds do not meet current enlistment standards.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 5:35 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:35:56 -0500

I would tell them not to join at all. The military has become a joke and a full-on fraud for those who are mislead into thinking they will be protecting the rights of the citizens and the "freedom," we enjoy.