What do you enjoy most about being in the military?

CH (MAJ) William Beaver — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:31:09 -0400

What is it about serving your country in the military that you enjoy the most? Why do you continue to serve?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 31 at 2015 3:35 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:35:32 -0400

Esprit de corps! Hooah!

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Mar 31 at 2015 3:36 PM

CSM Michael J. Uhlig — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:36:39 -0400

I trust everyone on the team, with my life.

Response by MSgt John McGowan made May 28 at 2017 8:32 PM

MSgt John McGowan — Sun, 28 May 2017 20:32:14 -0400

To me it was a higher calling, service to our nation. Our number is small but the need to this nation has always been great. We were paying a price then and many are still paying it now. Poor health care for veterans, and on the bottom of the pole on so much more. And this week-end those that pay all should not be forgotten. I loved it.

Response by SFC Harry (Billy) Tison made Jun 15 at 2017 2:48 PM

SFC Harry (Billy) Tison — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:48:41 -0400

Got to be honest. Since I'm retired, it's retirement and still being able to live on post

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Aug 14 at 2017 10:43 PM

Cpl Justin Goolsby — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 22:43:34 -0400

Well it's 2 different questions you're asking. The thing I enjoyed the most about my time in the military was the weapons training. Using a firearm is something I had never done before the military.

Now the thing that meant the most to me was the camaraderie that I got from being in the Marine Corps. There's honestly nothing like it in civilian circles which is why I continue to work with Marines to still get that feeling.

Response by Lyssa Miller made Aug 14 at 2017 11:56 PM

Lyssa Miller — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 23:56:50 -0400

Nobody cared what I looked like in my civies.

Response by PVT Raymond Lopez made Aug 15 at 2017 12:49 AM

PVT Raymond Lopez — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 00:49:27 -0400

All my friends!!!

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Aug 15 at 2017 6:55 AM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 06:55:05 -0400

The comradeship and the great training we did.

Response by SSG Michael Hartsfield made Aug 15 at 2017 7:50 AM

SSG Michael Hartsfield — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 07:50:57 -0400

The jokes, especially when training events or the field problems were especially rough

Response by PO1 Brian Austin made Aug 15 at 2017 12:30 PM

PO1 Brian Austin — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:30:30 -0400

(Tie) The camaraderie and the free travel to exotic lands.

Response by SFC William Stephens A. Jr., 3 MSM, JSCM made Aug 15 at 2017 1:36 PM

SFC William Stephens A. Jr., 3 MSM, JSCM — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:36:05 -0400

Listening to the many stories and talking to all the soldiers from all my deployments and in combat.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 15 at 2017 1:39 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:39:46 -0400

In the military you get paid to do things that the average person would have to pay a good bit of money to do.

Response by PVT Mark Brown made Aug 15 at 2017 2:05 PM

PVT Mark Brown — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:05:10 -0400

A couple things really. Not sure if "enjoyed" is accurate. While in situations that were dangerous, ie combat, I learned that I am now a coward for being fearful. I had, for many years, thought that if I felt fear that meant I was a coward. Funny where that came from. That was preached into my life by my father and my maternal grandfather. It took some convincing but eventually I learned that we all experienced fear, furthermore cowardice is a condition of how one responds to that fear. That lesson, which took a long time to get into my heart, showed me that I need not cower in my corner of the world reserved for cowards. Might not be a big deal to some folks on here but to me it was probably the most important life lesson I took away from my time in the Army. (Vietnam & Korea Era) Otherwise, the brotherhood, deep bonding connection with not only my closest buddies, but to a wider area as well, such as battery and battalion, maybe even wide range of people. Along that same line, I have found over the years that I can now meet a man and know instinctively who the veterans are (meaning my own age group.) I learned to trust and allow myself to be trusted and, indeed, be a trustworthy person. No school will teach that. Many Korea and Vietnam vets say things like: "I graduated from the University of South Vietnam" or "...the University of Korea.) A joke, yes and no. Any of us that spend time in those areas during the 1960's all understand what that means. I am sure men and women from all eras have similar feelings as us old guys do. It is something the military creates in the mind, spirit and soul of all veterans.

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 15 at 2017 4:15 PM

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:15:28 -0400

Meeting interesting people, traveling, a sense of purpose and the history.

Response by PFC Thomas Cornella made Dec 5 at 2017 6:31 PM

PFC Thomas Cornella — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:31:49 -0500

What I enjoyed the most in the Military was a sense of being a part of something bigger than myself. The camaraderie, knowing that the man or woman next to me had my 6, as I had theirs. Now that I'm out, I have a group where Veterans who suffer from PTSD can come and have fun, and bash on branches, but when anyone has a bad moment, we drop EVERYTHING and help them out. We give our phone numbers so they can call us 24/7/365.