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Landers is considering a move towards the military, what do you think?

18,933 670 August 3, 2010 at 09:40 PM in Question
I'm looking at career path options and one is military, specifically Navy (Jokes allowed, go ahead Marines...). What do you guys think?

Thoughts on the military?

Thoughts on people you know joining the military?

Experiences you've seen in being with the military?


Nothing serious yet, just something in my mind still right now and trying to see/figure out what I want to do and how I want to do it.
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cupcake42
08-05-2010 at 08:28 PM.
08-05-2010 at 08:28 PM.
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Yep. All generalizations are bad. Smilie

And since it has some importance to this thread, I served in the military. Many, many, maaaaaany years ago.
Civil war?
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jenni.
08-05-2010 at 08:30 PM.
08-05-2010 at 08:30 PM.
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Civil war?
laugh out loud
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Landers
08-05-2010 at 08:30 PM.
08-05-2010 at 08:30 PM.
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Civil war?
War of 1812. nod
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RefCache
08-05-2010 at 08:59 PM.
08-05-2010 at 08:59 PM.
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Civil war?
Harhar

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War of 1812. nod
From another thread:
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War of 1812. I fought beside Andrew Jackson!

He still owes me $20. Bastard.
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setsail
08-05-2010 at 09:23 PM.
08-05-2010 at 09:23 PM.
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Yeah. I hear you. idk..

I think that the military is good for serving my country and for getting a college degree.

What really affects my decision though is that I know I want to be married and have kids at some point in my life and I don't know if a military lifestyle is something I should be considering with that in mind.
Kids can be timed around shore duty and deployments. The rotations can be fairly predictable- according to field, it could be 3 years of sea duty, 3 years at home. And those years of sea duty are not at sea every day of that time, unless you happen to be stationed on a submarine in Hawaii or Guam. LMAO
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