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Posted 2008-07-30, 04:46 PM in reply to Kazilla's post starting "thing is with the war right now i dont..."
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thing is with the war right now i dont wanna join the military and end up going. i dont love this country that much... i looked into the airforce but their starting pay is like 8 bucks an hour.
In your situation, I can't think of anything better you could do. They will pay for your housing, your food, your schooling, and all that shit, plus they'll pay you for doing it.

One of the great benefits of joining up right now I would think is that later on in life, you'll be able to have the VA hospital available to you. My father served during the "Vietnam War Era" so he's technically considered a veteran, even though he never did any combat and there wasn't really a war going on when he was in the Air Force. Not only that, but he had a "less than honorable" discharge.

He was diagnosed with lung cancer a few months ago, and he never had to pay a cent for his treatment. He stayed at the hospital for a couple of months or so, had all sorts of expensive treatments done and such, and it was all completely free to him. He can go to the doctor there any time he wants, even if he just has a sniffle and wants to get it checked out. All of his medicine is free as well.

At the time, he was homeless, and most likely he wouldn't be alive right now if it weren't for him being able to go to the VA hospital. He's 54 years old, he is an alcoholic, and he was homeless. Once the cancer hit him, he was disabled. I don't think he would have had much luck without the VA hospital.

But yeah, if you're in a bad situation, it isn't really a horrible idea to join the army. Free food and a place to live along with a paycheck and schooling means you get a nice helping hand getting to a good point in your life.
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Posted 2008-08-07, 01:12 PM in reply to !King_Amazon!'s post starting "In your situation, I can't think of..."
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But yeah, if you're in a bad situation, it isn't really a horrible idea to join the army. Free food and a place to live along with a paycheck and schooling means you get a nice helping hand getting to a good point in your life.
Sorry to here about what has happened to your father, but that line im quoting means alot actually. Im young and honestly have 0 life skills, 0 skills a young adult should have. I believe this would be an awesome idea, problem is convincing my girlfriend of this.

Does anyone have more information about this? as in personal experience or, stories from someone close that wont bluff them in anyway? I would like to bring my girlfriend with me but i dont know how that process works. Living on base and all. I live in arizona and if it were possible to get stationed on LAFB (Luke Airforce Base) then it would be awesome!! She could come see me anytime and its like a 20min drive. How long is boot? what kind of activities go on durring the day? Where / what do you stay in durring bootcamp? is it only pushups and squats all day? When does schooling take place? i suppose the ideal person to talk to would be a recruiter but, the second you show any interest in the military youve made a new bestfriend that just wants to play 20 questions till you sign. any information i can get before i go see a guy would be great.
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Posted 2008-08-07, 01:16 PM in reply to Kazilla's post starting "Sorry to here about what has happened..."
Not trying to be a buzzkill here, but if both you and your girlfriend are young and inexperienced at life then the chances of you two lasting are pretty small. I'd focus on getting your life on track and not catering to her so much.
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Posted 2008-08-07, 01:20 PM in reply to Thanatos's post starting "Not trying to be a buzzkill here, but..."
we have been together for 4 years, and she has all the skills she needs, i just rely on her alot lol
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Posted 2008-08-07, 03:30 PM in reply to Kazilla's post starting "we have been together for 4 years, and..."
You have to run/march many miles and do lots of physical training. But that's not bad. She'd get to travel to your base if you were married, but I don't know about girlfriends. If you're married I believe you get a housing allowance and get to live with her. Depending on what service you join you'll be based in different areas. Marines=hawaii a lot of times, haha. So if you like hawaii there you go. Air force, yea ...you might be able to get that air force base. So in conclusion, if you want to stay with her (and can stomach it) marrying her is about the only way you'll get the housing paid for .
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Posted 2008-08-07, 04:20 PM in reply to Willkillforfood's post starting "You have to run/march many miles and do..."
thats not a bad idea, shes bareable
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Posted 2008-08-07, 08:24 PM in reply to Kazilla's post starting "thats not a bad idea, shes bareable :)"
Just make sure you don't do it solely for the housing deal. You could end up regretting it.
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