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Nephew seeing the Army National Guard recruiter tomorrow. Vanity
FR ^ | Dec 15, 2014 | Self

Posted on 12/14/2014 9:33:49 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult

My nephew is seeing the Army National Guard recruiter tomorrow. He has some questions and I'm going with him.


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KEYWORDS: army; nationalguard; recruiter
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He also has to set up the ASVAB test and isn't signing the final papers just yet. I haven't seen a recruiter in decades. I want to make sure he gets all of the straight answers possible and knew I'll get great advice from here. It's the South Carolina Army National guard.
1 posted on 12/14/2014 9:33:49 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

He should seek a Commander-in-chief much better than Bammy.


2 posted on 12/14/2014 9:35:48 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

He will be joining the army. That’s just a fact these days. During the Viet Nam War lots of guys joined the NG to avoid the draft and stay out of the army. These days you’re in the army whether it’s the NG, reserves or regular army. Lots of reserves and NG have been activated since the first Gulf War.

My advice to any nephew or niece of mine would be “Do not enlist.” I don’t agree with the policies. jmho


3 posted on 12/14/2014 9:38:44 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (My love affair with an abuser is over. Support a third party.)
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To: Paladin2

The Governor is the CIC.


4 posted on 12/14/2014 9:40:20 PM PST by Bringbackthedraft (2016 a Clinton/ Gore ticket?? The RNC better come up with Winners this time.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Is your nephew mature enough to not run up a huge credit card debt while in the service and thereby get himself bounced from the military for being a security risk. I know of such a case. Young people sometimes act without thinking and find there’s no mercy for infractions.


5 posted on 12/14/2014 9:40:36 PM PST by Ciexyz
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

The Air National Guard or the Coast Guard would be “safer” alternatives.


6 posted on 12/14/2014 9:57:27 PM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: Paladin2

tell him to wait till the A$$hole in chief is out of the White House. My neighbor joined the Marines, contrary to my advice; and this month is on his way to an all expenses paid tour of West Africa to “fight” ebola..... Save your nephew, even if you have to lock him up for a couple of years.


7 posted on 12/14/2014 9:57:28 PM PST by Segovia
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The policies are bad, but put yourself in a young guy's shoes -- raised on stories from grand-dad, dad, uncles, or all of the above, about their service, deployments, and so forth. Then your turn rolls around, would you rather toe up to the line, or just be a fat, safe civilian your whole life without being able to say that you served, you took your turn?

Even with the bad policies and CIC, I can't blame any young guy who joins the military.

8 posted on 12/14/2014 9:57:52 PM PST by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor, Lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Has he considered a 2-year enlistment?


9 posted on 12/14/2014 10:00:49 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

My nephew is two years into a 4 year Air Force enlistment. He’s doing avionics on fighters and has been stationed in the UK, Iceland and now stateside. He seems to really enjoy it. I’m encouraging him to get whatever licenses he can (A and P, etc).


10 posted on 12/14/2014 10:01:07 PM PST by Dagnabitt (Amnesty is Treason. Its agents and supporters are Traitors.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

If he sleeps on his side or stomach, he would be smart to learn to sleep flat on his back so he can’t be speed-boo-foo’d by some hope’nchange barracks bull fag.


11 posted on 12/14/2014 10:05:08 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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I used to advice all young people about the service but not now, not anymore...

maybe he needs the job...maybe he needs the money....

but he'll be thrust into a gay culture with gays ruling over him night and day....he'll be waging war with a Marxist at the helm...who doesn't care on iota about the actual soldiers....he appoint fat generals who think the youngsters in the military don't really need a raise and that the retirees don't need a commissary nor Tricare....

12 posted on 12/14/2014 10:09:40 PM PST by cherry
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Better yet, take him to the Air National Guard recruiter. Tell the recruiter he wants to be a C-130 loadmaster. Best darn job in the Guard!
13 posted on 12/14/2014 10:19:07 PM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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Tell him to pick the unit that he wants, even if he has to go to another state.

He can join in a neighboring state and still live where he does.


14 posted on 12/14/2014 10:19:45 PM PST by ansel12
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Have him wait until the Marxist-in-Chief has left his current term.


15 posted on 12/14/2014 10:28:53 PM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

When I joined in 1967, the recruiter told me I had a choice of four specialties: Armor, Infantry, Artillery and Supply. Only much later, after I had been in a couple of years, did I see the actual Army Reg that listed all Army MOS’s. There are literally hundreds of MOSes, maybe a thousand of them... I don’t know, it was a huge fat book. Did you know there is (or was) an MOS for “recreational specialists?” They get assigned to various resorts to teach and/or lead Army personnel and their families in such recreational activities as tennis, scuba diving, skiing, etc. I’m not saying your nephew should or would even want to have that job, but be aware he has many more choices than probably the recruiter lets on; he has quotas to fill. You should try to get your hands on that particular eye-opening regulation.


16 posted on 12/14/2014 10:30:47 PM PST by LibWhacker ("Every Muslim act of terror is followed by a political act of cover-up." -Daniel Greenfield)
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To: AlaskaErik

Tell the recruiter he wants to be a C-130 loadmaster. Best darn job in the Guard!


That’s what one of my brothers did. He retired from the USAF last month.

The crew took their golf clubs almost everywhere.


17 posted on 12/14/2014 10:35:34 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
With all the crap I've read about here in FR (I was in 65-67 ... so it was light years ago), queers, pink triangles (or whatever) and women training with men ... I'd advise against joining the military.

I'd probably seek out a militia leader and learn to fight and kill with discipline.

18 posted on 12/14/2014 10:36:26 PM PST by knarf
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NO! Tell him this sorry assed country isn’t worth his life.(Yes, and I’m a veteran).


19 posted on 12/14/2014 10:39:25 PM PST by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!a)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

whatever they say, their lying. Or at least they were when I joined so long ago.

Tell your nephew to expect to get his rear-end worked off during the first year at least, depending on the MOS he qualifies for.

Tell him it is an honor to serve, if for no other reason than this: Someone else won’t have to do so.

Duty Honor Country

regards and wishing him the best,

txnativegop


20 posted on 12/14/2014 10:40:42 PM PST by txnativegop (Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
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