Posted on Nov 3, 2016
Why did you pick the service branch you joined?
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MSG Brad Sand
SFC George Smith
Thank you and your family for a tradition of service. We need more families, and individuals, who are willing to establish such a tradition.
Thank you and your family for a tradition of service. We need more families, and individuals, who are willing to establish such a tradition.
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SPC John Parmenter
My older brother & his buddies who'd served in Korea in 1st MD advised me to avoid Navy & Marine Corps. The starched, spit-shined 9th Infantry Division impressed me so it was off for a hitch in The Big Red One for me, including a Berlin tour. Never regretted it.
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I joined the AF because I scored high enough on the ASVAB to have the choice......
No, seriously though, I joined the AF because my dad and most of my uncles were Army. They all stressed going AF or Navy because the quality of life was so much better. Add that to the fact the AF had the technical career paths I was looking for and the decision was an easy one.
We may pick on and tease each other but I have nothing but respect for my brothers and sisters from the other services. At the end of the day, we're all on the same team even if our jerseys are a bit different.
No, seriously though, I joined the AF because my dad and most of my uncles were Army. They all stressed going AF or Navy because the quality of life was so much better. Add that to the fact the AF had the technical career paths I was looking for and the decision was an easy one.
We may pick on and tease each other but I have nothing but respect for my brothers and sisters from the other services. At the end of the day, we're all on the same team even if our jerseys are a bit different.
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My Dad was a Navy fighter pilot during WWII and Korea. When they phased out prop fighters he switched to the Anti-Submarine Warfare and flew P-2's until they threw him out after 30 years of service. I attended the Naval Academy because I wanted to be a Navy fighter pilot. One of my concerns going in was that I might be forced to go Marine.
When I got to Annapolis, in short order I was in awe of the Marine Officers and SNCO's there. They carried themselves differently. They thought differently. They were stiff and formal and had this really cool anachronistic black and white view of the world. At the same time, they were really helpful, and never too busy to listen or to answer questions. It was like religious warrior monks were walking amongst us. I said I got to have that. Service selection night I chose Marines, never regretted it.
I will admit that once I hit the fleet, not all the Marine Officers were what I saw at USNA, but almost every GySgt and above enlisted Marine was. I tried my best to be what hooked me.
When I got to Annapolis, in short order I was in awe of the Marine Officers and SNCO's there. They carried themselves differently. They thought differently. They were stiff and formal and had this really cool anachronistic black and white view of the world. At the same time, they were really helpful, and never too busy to listen or to answer questions. It was like religious warrior monks were walking amongst us. I said I got to have that. Service selection night I chose Marines, never regretted it.
I will admit that once I hit the fleet, not all the Marine Officers were what I saw at USNA, but almost every GySgt and above enlisted Marine was. I tried my best to be what hooked me.
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Maj. John Bell,
Sir I salute you. I came from an Army background but once I had seen this Marine Guard at Pearl Harbor and at Kaneohe Bay, I was hooked. I always wanted to be a Captain of Marines, an Infantry Officer. But my life was already planned for me. It's funny but as a Sergeant I had many of my senior officers confronted me about being an officer of Marines. But at that time I just wanted to be a Sergeant of Marines, not an officer. After being selected to Gunnery Sergeant I had my dream come true. The young boy who became a Marine Gunnery Sergeant. Two and a half years later I was selected for the Warrant Officers Basic School in my primary MOS, (2805). With that said I am indebted for ever to the Marines who had put the spirit of God in me, but also the spirit of our Marine Corps. Thank you for your professional services and your support on RallyPoint.
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Gunner K
Sir I salute you. I came from an Army background but once I had seen this Marine Guard at Pearl Harbor and at Kaneohe Bay, I was hooked. I always wanted to be a Captain of Marines, an Infantry Officer. But my life was already planned for me. It's funny but as a Sergeant I had many of my senior officers confronted me about being an officer of Marines. But at that time I just wanted to be a Sergeant of Marines, not an officer. After being selected to Gunnery Sergeant I had my dream come true. The young boy who became a Marine Gunnery Sergeant. Two and a half years later I was selected for the Warrant Officers Basic School in my primary MOS, (2805). With that said I am indebted for ever to the Marines who had put the spirit of God in me, but also the spirit of our Marine Corps. Thank you for your professional services and your support on RallyPoint.
S/F,
Gunner K
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