Posted on Apr 5, 2021
What do you think your military enlistment proved?
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didn't have to prove anything too anybody it was the right thing to do and enjoyed my decision
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So there I was, on the skydiving team at the U of Arizona, and flunking all my courses. So off to see the recruiter(s). A slick talking ASA recruiter had me take the DLAT on which I scored high enough to get an enlistment option for Russian language training at DLI in Monterey CA. Long story short, I ended up in Munich, spent my winter weekends skiing in the alps and summer weekends skydiving with the SF in Bad Toeltz. The only folks having more fun than I was were the CI special agents. Not sure what my four year enlistment proved, but what it did do was to add some maturity and responsibility to my life which I then parlayed into a reserve commission after ROTC on my return to school. I have always felt my enlisted years made me a better officer with empathy for the troops.
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That even a kid from nowhereville with a checkered past and a spotty future could take the bull by the horns to serve the voluntary he loves and protect the values of same. My enlistment also ensured thst the hundreds of troops and officers I trained over the years had all the skills and knowledge to survive during wartime as well as peace.
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I think it got me to think on own. I had to do things that I didn’t personally like, but it made me work through the situation and I carried that through through on my own after my military service.
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It proved to me that I wasn't a total f-up. That I could honor a commitment I made even if I didn't particularly like it. That I was smart enough to succeed in spite of others opinion of me. That I had the discipline and ability to graduate from college. And that I had the money to get through college on the GI Bill.
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I really don't understand this question. What do you possibly mean by "proved?" Are you trying to ask a veteran if he was proud of his service to the nation? I was drafted into the USMC in the middle of the Vietnam War. I made the best of a very difficult position to be in. I don't know what it "proved." Why don't you try restating the question in a more understandable way.
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LCpl Arthur Granville
When you consider the time I was in the military(Vietnam War), one has to realize what the Marines were doing at that time. In my case, I had two years of college, went to a college prep high school(taught by Carmelites), had 4 years of Latin, one year of Physics, one year of Chemistry, and was in the A class all 4 years of high school. I scored 125 on the GCT. What does the USMC give me as an MOS? How about 0351. That's basically a grunt. I was trained on the 106mm RR, 3.5-in rocket launcher, and the flamethrower. The USMC could have used my knowledge, skills, and experience and given me a more appropriate MOS to fit my background. However, it is what it was, and I completed my two-year draft responsibility and was honorably discharged. I went back to college on the GI Bill.
I just wish I could have learned a trade or skill in the Marines and transferred that over to the civilian world. All in all it was a learning experience for me, and I am proud to have served my nation.
I just wish I could have learned a trade or skill in the Marines and transferred that over to the civilian world. All in all it was a learning experience for me, and I am proud to have served my nation.
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Is there any reason to prove anything to anyone, NO, you served your country and that's all, nothing to prove
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1. That I could learn to type, I was an idiot in HS and learned enough skills to actually be useful in life.
2. Now after service in cryptology for 12+ years, using math, being well versed in leadership and project management and task completion, I can now lead a team of engineers, manage a slew of projects simultaneously, work with and through various character flaws to make all team members an asset, while knowing their critical limitations, and manage a budget. I like to hope I'm just being a bit brighter than that stupid kid that couldn't type in HS through the experience of it all. Moving from 1970's era teletype to the computer age got me jump start on my career in IT Security for sure. ;)
2. Now after service in cryptology for 12+ years, using math, being well versed in leadership and project management and task completion, I can now lead a team of engineers, manage a slew of projects simultaneously, work with and through various character flaws to make all team members an asset, while knowing their critical limitations, and manage a budget. I like to hope I'm just being a bit brighter than that stupid kid that couldn't type in HS through the experience of it all. Moving from 1970's era teletype to the computer age got me jump start on my career in IT Security for sure. ;)
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