Need to complain

[nicemace]

im joining the NZ Army as an officer (well starting out in officer training).

im a perfect citizen, no police record, wealthy background, half decent career.

i was joining to do an engineering degree through the army essentially. although i could do it through uni on my own but would have to pay for it myself...

you guys are making me second guess my decision heh.. advice? :O or is officer all g [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[bufferofnewbies]

ITT: a bunch of civilians bitching about how bad the military is.

To the OP: Perhaps he could have turned his life around with some military time. Not everyone is cut out for it, but the military is a family. Given that today: its more of a disfunctional family than it was in my time. I commend your ideals, but I condemn your decision. Let those judge him who see how well he fits into the system after he has been shown what it is about.

[bullet]

Only morons join the army.

You a moron?

[2pair]

Originally Posted by bullet [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Only morons join the army.

You a moron?

Only trolls join the troll.


You a troll?

[bullet]

Originally Posted by 2pair [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Only trolls join the troll.


You a troll?

Seems like we got our first moron.

Ding ding.

[Serith]

EverQuest is the source of all happiness.

[bullet]

Originally Posted by Serith [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

EverQuest is the source of all happiness.

Originally Posted by Serith [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

np lol

Np lol.*

Stupid n00b

[Loke]

Military Record: Marine Corps, 4 years active enlisted, 0321 primary MoS, (4 or 5 secondary MoSs), entire service in reconnaissance or infantry units, 2 combat deployments.

Academic Record: 1510 (or 1520, can't remember) SAT, 34 ACT, 97 ASVAB, 172 LSAT. ~3.5 GPA at a ARWUworld top 25 ranked University.

I really don't think I'm an exception to the rule - I just think you guys are wrong. Fuck off.

[Eyry]

Originally Posted by Grobbin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

His history made him ineligible to be a soldier in my eyes even though he was never caught for the things he did.

Sounds like classic government to me....guilty until proven innocent right? Or is it the other way around. You know Grobbin, its people like you that make this country fucked up.

I happen to have a friend who was dead set on being in the boarder patrol. He wanted to serve his country and what not. After going through months of vigorous training (He had a week left) he was falsely accused of trapping some girl in his room and not letting her leave. This girl had made a false accusation because she was drunk and she was mad that my friend did not want to have anything to do with her. Cops came to his door that night, arrested him, locked him away for 2 days before he was allowed to call someone. He was kicked out of the border patrol academy because of their "Zero Tolerance" clause.

Here is the kicker, the girl tried to repeal what she said to get him in trouble but the cops pushed it to court. The girl never showed in court but the state of New Mexico will NEVER remove anything from your record, even if you were acquitted of all charges, which he was.

Now he has a tarnished record for something he did not do because some bitch wanted to shoot her mouth off.

Guilty until proven innocent Grobbin....you are perfect for the government we have today...bunch of freaking crooks...

[melkortshea]

Here is some interesting information regarding the comments that suggest the military is mostly formed of the poor and lower ranks of society.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion...ier-edit_x.htm

According to a comprehensive study of all enlistees for the years 1998-99 and 2003 that The Heritage Foundation just released, the typical recruit in the all-volunteer force is wealthier, more educated and more rural than the average 18- to 24-year-old citizen is. Indeed, for every two recruits coming from the poorest neighborhoods, there are three recruits coming from the richest neighborhoods

If, for example, we consider the education of every recruit, 98% joined with high-school diplomas or better. By comparison, 75% of the general population meets that standard. Among all three-digit ZIP code areas in the USA in 2003 (one can study larger areas by isolating just the first three digits of ZIP codes), not one had a higher graduation rate among civilians than among its recruits.

In fact, since the 9/11 attacks, more volunteers have emerged from the middle and upper classes and fewer from the lowest-income groups. In 1999, both the highest fifth of the nation in income and the lowest fifth were slightly underrepresented among military volunteers. Since 2001, enlistments have increased in the top two-fifths of income levels but have decreased among the lowest fifth.