Why I Would Never Make it in the Military

I think it would be fun to go through a very low key boot camp, but that's it. I'm with you on the yelling thing. It does NOT motivate me to get yelled at.

Amen!! I agree with you 100%!

Sorry, you might not look good in uniform, but I know I looked damn good in it :)

I did go in to the military and loved it and everything about it. That was til the day they kicked me out for being pregnant and not being able to redeploy. But still to this day I would re-up and go back in. But my husband wont let me, he says him being in is enough and I need to be home with our kids. But boot camp was a breeze and deployment was a blast, no regrets.:)

I agree, my uniform looks amazing on me. Plus, no matter how ugly your uniform is, if you have a good looking face, then it helps matters tons.

Well, I did join.

1. Getting screamed at is nothing to get worked up about. It is all a mind game and you just have to be able to play it.

2. I am a PT stud -I score above 100% in each event and have done so for the last 4 years. Highest score ever was a 324.

3. I made the uniform look good. ;)

4. You adjust to the early wake ups. I wasn't a morning person before joining, and I still love sleeping in as late as possible on the weekends.

5. It takes a strong woman to be able to stand up and defend her country. Some just aren't cut out for the job. ;)

with ya on these reasons...lol! if you ever see me running you better catch up because someone is chasing me with a gun! lmao! and i EXERCISE. in all other forms but RUNNING. ew.

i wanted to be in the service before i met my fiancee the navy actully. but they cant take me cuz of health reasons so illoked toward the army nurse corps.. cant do it either.. so im content with being the soon to be army wife.

I actually thought that going to USMC bootcamp was going to kick my ass...which in all reality it did and I was only there for a month due to an unknown heart condition that was found. When I was in hs I wasn't very active and anyone who yelled at me got yelled at right back, so when I decided to check into the military ppl where like you won't make it you aren't active enough and there is no way you are going to sit there and let ppl yell at you like that. So I ultimately did what I wanted to do and joined through the delayed entry program which gave me time to get in shape (which was the best shape I had been in a while) and this whole new person took over my body and pushed me to do things I never had imagine before then. I loved the person that it made me even though I only experienced it a short time. I loved the way I felt when I put my cammies on, I felt so proud and honored. The whole up at the crack of dawn thing becomes a routine and you it used to it very quickly. You also develop a great respect for the ppl running around screaming at you because you soon realize that they are doing it to make you the best that you can be and to prepare you for a combat zone. But setting all of that aside my involvement with the miltary helped me to better understand my husband.

To Mrs. Annonymous above(July 22, 2008 6:22 PM) I agree with you, I too was in the military in the past and it really helped me to understand my husband as well I think that is one of the biggest things that keeps us together to this day because I can understand when he may feel like no one else in his family understands. Also prevents a lot of fights because I know what not to say lol

When I was of the age to consider military service, I was already engaged to my husband and he was already in the military. I know lots of dual-military families but wasnt' sure it was something I could do myself.

i was in the air force for 6 years ... never had a better job ... joined at 20 y/o ... i got yelled at ... that was actually funny ... the ti was a wee little man ... i got used to running ... just don't ever stop ... all the running gave me the bobble-head effect ... well all head and boobs ... one guy told someone that the uniform was designed with me in mind ... (yeah right) ... years 7 & 8 have been in the army guard ... second best job ever ... i say do it ... i was a wuss initially ... i wanted to go to the marines, but went to the air force to have it easier ... lol ...

Well, you are right that being in the military is not for everybody, but it was definitely for me. I loved my MOS (land surveyor), my friends, the different posts I went to, the feeling of accomplishment for actually doing it in the first place... hell, my barracks room wasn't even bad aside from the kleptomaniac roommate.

And as for those uniforms not looking good on any women you have ever seen, well, all I can say is you never saw me! LOL My husband keeps a picture of me in uniform on his desk at work because of how hot I looked in it. Some of us can rock it hardcore! Not everybody, but some. LOL

I have the same exact reasons for not ever entertaining the thought of joining the military. In thinking specifically of switching jobs with my husband I do have an extra reason: I could not imagine myself flying a plane let alone a jet that goes 600 mhp and much less taking off/landing it on a very short runway atop a moving carrier ship...nope-NO WAY-too much stress for me. I rather stay with my two feet planted firmly on the ground with my kids and do what I am good at!

I joined the Army when I was young and stupid and didn't have anyone else in my life to worry about. I could add a few things to your list (like total lack of privacy), but I think that the only one that is unbareable is #5. I could never leave my husband and our "dog child" for a whole year. I can't even imagine how hard it would be to leave real children behind. Sometimes I wish that I could have experienced a real deployment, but after going through as many deployments as I have with my husband it's not worth it to spend another moment apart than we have to.

four reasons i would consider joining are:
1. wouldnt mind the early mornings even though im not so great as a morning person you get used to it and deal with on go on.
2.wouldnt mind the pt exercise is good for you.
3. wouldnt mind the yelling my mother has a yelling problem so im used to it.
4.deployments might be tough but you deal with it and move on.
ONE REASON I ABSOLUTLY WOULD NOT JOIN...
1. i dont like being told what to do!!! id rather be the one telling other people what to do!!!

Before meeting my husband, I wouldn't have given the military a second thought. I always thought it was for people who had limited choices. I mean why would anyone CHOOSE it? But like I said, that was before I met my husband. For years after we married, I repeatedly told him I should have joined and gone ROTC. What an awesome gift to have college tuition paid for! Every month when I deducted my college loan amount, I kept thinking, "I could have done that!" Calmly my husband would say, "No you couldn't have. You wouldn't have made it." How dare he! I can do anything he can do! LOL Well, then he became a drill sergeant and wives were invited to watch "Zero Day". That's the day the recruits arrive on the bus to meet their drill sergeants for the 1st time. Let's just say ... he was right. There is no way I would have made it. To successfully make it through basic without too much screaming in your face, you have to fly under the radar. I don't do that so well. I'm a debater and rationalize things. I would have trouble being told to do something "just because". I would have trouble with the PT. I know I would ... I watched my husband scuff those recruits and I know I wouldn't have made it. I'm also horribly near-sighted and probably would have failed the rifle range. That is if I survived the horror of wearing the Army issue glasses in the first place. The tower looked like fun though! And as for all the screaming, a good drill sergeant knows who is motivated by that and they also know who is motivated by a quiet, "I'm disappointed in you." All the props in the world to our brave men and women in uniform!

I've been in the military. I grew up with two Navy Senior Chiefs as my parents and the military seemed natural for me. I was so very proud the day I graduated boot camp. I know my parents were proud too. They dug out their choker whites and wore them to my graduation and it was the very first time I heard my dad express his pride in me. I felt like I FINALLY did something right. I met my husband, a Marine, while we were both in a-school. I had never wanted to marry a service member because I felt the dual-military lifestyle was too hard on my siblings even though I thrived in it. But you can't help who you fall in love with. We married very soon after we met and had planned to wait until the end of my five year enlistment to have children. Come to find out, we were already pregnant. While I was thrilled to be carrying his child I was devastated because I knew that I was going to be giving up my career. As much as I love the military I just knew that I couldn't stay in if my husband did. I wanted life to be a little easier for my children. That was four years ago and I still wonder if I made the right choice in getting out. We have two beautiful kids and I've treasured every moment with them but I'm jealous that my husband has deployed twice and I've stayed at home. I have recently decided to become a nurse and I know that I will be good at it and it will be fulfilling but it still won't be the Navy. I've thought about going back but I still don't want to do that to my kids. I hope I made the right decision. I guess I'll never really know.........

alright its really quite simple if you think about it. some women just arent cut out for the military in any aspect. as for me i spent 5 years in the navy and loved it, i was a master-at-arms (military police) and i had the chance to see some great countries and people. i had the opportunity to visit places i know i would have never got to visit if i would have never decided to try the military for myself. anywho on another note after recently having my first baby, i decided to get out when my contract was up and do the sahm thing and i honestly would rather be back in my cammies. not that i dont love staying home with my daugther, i just miss the uniform. so needless to say i am currently doing what i need to do to get back on active duty although this time it will be with another branch.

well i guess that is pretty much all my input that i wanted to get out there.

The reason I never joined- other than my animals- is I could not have someone telling me what to do all the time. I don't give a good hot damn what your rank is. I am a smart, educated, independent thinker, and I'm not going to have some forrest gump like mo fo who came up through the ranks because they can "yes" someone to death telling me what to do because they are a grade higher than me. I understand the need in a war zone, but on land? I'm not scrubbing the toilets and tiles with a toothbrush because your insecure ass got all uppity because I don't yessah massah with the best of them everytime you give me the damn stink eye.
I do what I want. the end

I ALWAYS WANT TO BE IN THE ARMY IS ONE OF MY DREAMS BUT I CAN'T BECAUSE AN OVERWEIGHT PROBLEM. BUT IM DEALING WITH IT. IM WORKING ON IT AND I KNOW ONE DAY I WILL JOIN THE ARMED FORCES. IM ALWAYS LOST SO I LOVE BEING TOLD WHAT TO DO!!! -

I'm going to enlist, and believe me. The screaming and the running give me nightmares, but it will be worth it in the end. :D

I have all those reasons and then some for not joining, and then I have reasons why I would. However, at the end of the day, it's an individual choice. That's why I tell my fiancee he's my hero -- By being a Guardsman and deploying like he does, he's one more person who keeps enlistment a choice I don't have to make.

PS: The face thing is true. I look adorable in his ACUs (at least, that's what he says).

reasons why i did join the military.

I like the stucture....

I would never go out and run on my own so its a good thing they are making me. haha

The money is great at E4 pay with housing allowance and subsistence allowance if you don't have kids at the time.

It is paying for college completely.

Gives you job experience and training for certain jobs so when you do want to get out then you have something to fall back on.

My husband is retiring soon after 20 years in the Navy, and Im thinking about joining, Im 32. Its a hard decision, I do have 2 boys that I will miss terribly, but I want to go to college because right now not having a career or a college degree is hard. I have supported my husband and now he is willing to do the same, but Im scared!!!!

I have 23 years in! I love it! I wear my uniform a little loose because I did not like the attention I received if my uniform was to snug. I was told once that I was to curvy and needed to look like a soldier and not like a female. My response was what would you like me to do with my face???
There are some women that look good in uniform. ACU's are hard for me to look good in, you can't tailor them and I am 5 foot nothing.
At times, it has been tough but as a single mom now...it supports my kids and I. They are teenagers now so they can help a lot at home.

hmm to all you i look good in my uniforms get over yourself. last time i checked they didnt make the uniform to look cute because your a female. I used to say i couldnt do the dual military thing army wasnt for me. But I dont regret joining up for a second. sure i miss my son when im gone. BUT I KNOW ITS FOR A GOOD REASON. there is no better reason than to fight for your country and make sure your children have a good life. The army has its challenges but it taught me how strong i really am. I use to cry and freak over the smallest..i was sensitive..but the army changed that real quick!

I absolutely cracked up at "zero dark thirty". That's the real reason I would never make it as a Marine. I don't believe hitting the snooze button is an option for a marine. Thanks for using the right mixture of humor and respect to pay tribute to those who make the most amazing sacrifices for our freedom that we can't or just plain don't want to make. Thanks to all who defend our freedom and our values and who have chosen the most difficult path so that we can live the American dream. God Bless our military men and women!!!!!!!!!!

12:17, so did I! I don't run unless being chased now, though.

It's a hard life. We don't need whiners so I'm glad that those of you who know you can't handle it don't even attempt. Don't waste government money...kthx.