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Originally Posted by Muscle Master

I think I'm gonna join the navy fresh out of high school before I go to college, here are a number of reasons why I'm considering it:

1. I need to get away from my family and fast, need some me time, to think about my future
this is not a good reason to join the service. EVERYONE wants to get away from their hometown/family/whatever at your age
2. I don't want to be stuck paying college loans in tel I'm 55, personally I think your a fool for not taking advantage of the government paying your thru college
yeah, the military pays for your school...but the availability for you to take classes is a whole other story. you wont be able to just start college as soon as you get out of basic, you will go thru technical training and depending on your MOS could take anywhere from a month to 3 years. the military pays for a lot of things, but there are exceptions and other things you have to do. also as far as college loans go, if you PLAN ahead and get a job now, cut back on reckless spending, save some money. also, dont get caught up with offers to pay all your living expenses and whatnot either. there are plenty of people out there who are going to college and paying off their debts as they come because they are pushing themselves, working odd hours, double jobs, whatever it takes. yeah, its hard work, but the harder you work now the easier you can take it later. (the same applies to high school if you havent graduated yet, buckle down and study your ass off)
3. And full heath coverage that's a +
this is a plus, but there are restrictions. for instance, if you are driving home or wherever and you arent wearing your seatbelt and you get into an accident, you wont get full coverage if you get any at all. because you willingly put military equipment/property at risk.
4. Other than a select few I don't really have any friends, and haven't had a girlfriend since 8th grade, and with the exception of my HEMI...lol I have and lived so far a very boring and dull life, so I'm a Thrill Seeker
no offense, but WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! here is a great opportunity for you to not become a statistic by going military because you havent put enough thought into your life until now and are looking at the easy options. life is only as boring as you let it be. thrill seeker eh? imagine this... you are on a boat/sub for 6 months at a time doing the same thing every day for 3 weeks, then you change up and do a different job for 3 weeks, then another, then you go back to the original job. (navy trains you in multiple things cus there is no sense in having fire fighters on a ship doing nothing until there is a fire, make'm work) add into that, you meet some cute thing out one night and hook up in the military town, she's cute, she says she loves you, you think you love her cus you had sex with her, she gets pregnant then you marry her, she divorces you and takes half your paycheck for the rest of you career. or everytime you are out to sea for 6 months she's at the bar with god only knows what kind of trash doing god only knows what behind your back.

here's a thrill, its called REAL LIFE. you are about to enter it. prepare yourself.
5. I'm very good with computers hardware and software......very good, I could hack this site if I wanted to...........relax I like this place a lot, anyway If I like it and when I get my college degree and if it pays good I'm might go career
might? now is the time you need to be deciding what you want to do with your life and how you will go about it.

6. 8 weeks of PT would do my fat ass some good lol, though I'm am worried what the drill instructors would do to me cause I cant do a single push up...... if you cant do a single pushup, then (and im using your words here) you need to get your "fat ass" into some kind of shape or that 8 weeks will turn into 12 or 20. the military would rather "recycle" you to a beginning week of training and keep you in training till you are fit enough to graduate than kick you out. trust me, ive seen it done.

so I got a question for the veterans that's on this site how is it, and whats it like, and for those that's not in the navy tell your side

why navy? not knockin it, just wondering your personal motivation towards navy over the other services? as for my other comments, I may come off as harsh, but im not going to sugarcoat shit for you. i was told all sorts of things when i joined the service. "oh yeah, we'll put you at this base. Sure, you can do that. You can turn down a TDY." id rather you think hard about this decision instead of sitting on your ass till you realize that you didnt do anything with your life while you were in high school, barely passed, and now you have no options for your future.