Comments on: 4,000

By: Aleera

Aleera — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:21:27 +0000

Brianna, don’t let anyone fool you. When you sign those papers, you completely release your rights – they can send you wherever they need you to be (you are serving the country afterall). Not only that, but you have to sign a contract with them for, I think it is 4 yrs (you know the worst thing on your resume is military discharge, right?). Things are not as pink as they look – otherwise, imagine that they would not get any people to sign up. I do not want to put my neck out there for what I’m saying is 100% true, but I’ve looked into it for a while (I was interested in the Air Force for a while…and that was for Officer…for Enlisted is even more at stake). Now, imagine that when working for the government (as a regular job I mean) they ask you to sign papers that give them the right to send you anywhere in the world to work (not a contract though)…now imagine enrolling in the Army…myeah, not that easy, sweetheart. If I were you/your boyfriend, I would look really deep into it (take all pros and cons) then decide, because once you sign those papers…well, there’s no turning around.
I would go talk to a recruiter. They would actually tell you everything, mostly highlight the positive things, BUT they will tell you everything – you just have to pay close attention (and for God’s sake, don’t sign any papers until you fully understand what you’re getting into). Don’t get me wrong, it is a very demanding but rewarding job (depending on what he wants to do – what does he really want to go for anyway?)…you just have to make sure you understand what’s at stake, and that you want to assume any of these.
Best of luck! Let me know how it goes.

By: Brianna

Brianna — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:51:37 +0000

I was wondering whether a young man can choose where to be sent, and what sort of missions he would be involved in when he applies for this kind of jobs. My boyfriend wants to enroll because we want to get married in 2 years and he wants to do this for a year, maybe a year and a half. I don’t like what I read here and in all newspapers, but he says he can choose.

By: Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:57:40 +0000

It’s a shame to reach these numbers. A real pity to see people going and wanting to go there without being fully aware of what they can encounter. And yet, we must have an army. Every country should have one because otherwise there would be anarchy.

By: Aleera

Aleera — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:37:12 +0000

You know what annoys me the most is the fact that they keep showing all these women crying on TV/news…I would at least ’stay in my bench’ if I were that stupid (for the reasons I was talkin about). And going back to Miodrag’s response, you know what’s the worst job? It’s working with irresponsible and stupid people – that’s gonna make your life and work miserable (at least from my POV). Which relates to Lost_in_Translations’ comment – isn’t it amazing how people who don’t know how to put a phrase together make a LOT of money in this country? (trust me, I met tons of them) I’m, for one, just simply astonished…yet expected.

By: L0st_in_Translations

L0st_in_Translations — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:05:25 +0000

This activity is absolutely voluntary. You go to a war theater because you want, because you are being paid A LOT of money. It is you who should be aware of the dangers you are exposing yourself to, because your President is only going to offer you a post-mortem medal if you die. I won’t risk my life for the reasons mentioned above.

By: Miodrag

Miodrag — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:06:55 +0000

No, you’re right, we must start at the root. Thee are responsibilities and risks with every job you take and these youngsters which enroll in the army, they do it for three reasons: money, impossibility to be part of the society and what they call “bravery” and I call stupid decisions. That’s when they do it to impress their pals, girlfriends or families “Look at me, I’m a soldier”. Then again, there are people made for this, but I doubt they die very often because of reasons which are not connected to their own decisions. If it were me, I would wish for wars to be over, but I am aware that they kinda have to exist…they’re also part of a process of establishing hierarchies.