| Saw way too much incpmpetence among the Army guys i met. Rangers/airborne, etc werent quite as bad, but just the average guys had us rolling watching them make stupid mistakes. I cant comment if that was just the caliber of the guys we ran into, or a general training issue the Army has. I'd say dont limit yourself to just the Army, look at the other branches too as they all have pros and cons. Either way, as was said, get in shape, do your research, and if you're sure you wanna do it, dont waste time making yourself nuts with it. If you're gonna do it, go for it. You will have experiences and make friends like you never would on the outside as a civilian. You will also see things that will make you question everything you thought you knew before then, and things you wont ever forget and wish you could. So there will be some of the best and worst times of your life. Best of luck and choose wisely. And as far as the people telling you not to do this... the way i explained it to my family was that we can either take the war to someone else while our loved ones live in relative peace, or let the enemy bring it to us and fight on our streets, and in our homes. They still didnt like it, but they understood it better than before. |