Re: Thinking about joining the army

**Bc2ID** · 02-24-2008, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by CingularDuality

You'll be a grunt or a cook with low scores.

Nothing wrong with being a grunt! Twiggy, look at what you really want to get out of life and then base your military choice on that.

**CingularDuality** · 02-24-2008, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by Bc2ID

Nothing wrong with being a grunt!

There certainly isn't! But we're talking about a guy that didn't want to be in spec ops because "in the long run its not worth risking my life."

**Duncan** · 02-24-2008, 09:45 PM

Hey watch your mouth young man!!

**Uranium - 235** · 02-24-2008, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by Twiggy

A-10, F-15, and U-2 Avionics Systems Apprentice

If you're serious about that, I'm pretty much the go-to guy on THAT career field.

Note the avatar. That'd be you taking the 031 off.

PS: Pilots are dicks.

**Duncan** · 02-24-2008, 11:05 PM

Would my asvab scores be suitable for that job or would I need to retake it?

**Duncan** · 02-24-2008, 11:23 PM

My goal is to become a fighter pilot. So while I'm in college on base I will try my best to be at the top of my class. Then when I get my degree I will enter officer candidate school and then flight training. And hopefully if there is a pilot slot open I will try my hardest to get that slot and the get assigned to a wing that flies either f15, f22, f16s or even a10s

**TheBigC** · 02-24-2008, 11:36 PM

Wow, this thread hurts my head. 1st off a day ago you wanted to do something exotic and cool by going Army Special Special Operations. Than, for some reason you decide to go into the Air Force. Than be electronics tech. Now you want to be a fighter pilot.

I really would consider taking a step back and figuring out what do you really want out of life and than ask for our help.

Answer us these couple of questions than we may be able to help you:

1. Do you want to college now (if not why) and can you afford it?
2. Is the military really for you?
3. How long will you stay in the military, if you joined?
4. What are your short and long term goals in life?
5. What are you willing to do to get to your goals in life?

None of the choices you mentioned in life is easy to obtain and no matter what you choose you will have to work hard towards. The military life style is not a decision you make on a whim or take lightly and you should really consider if a long term commitment is for you when you change your mind so quick as it is...

**Uranium - 235** · 02-25-2008, 12:06 AM

Originally Posted by Twiggy

Would my asvab scores be suitable for that job or would I need to retake it?

Avionics requires a very high ASVAB score. I got 95+s all around so it was never an issue, but I think you need an electrical skill of 75 or so. Us pointyheads are smart cookies

I take it you just went to take the ASVAB without any prep - just go grab a book at the library and give it a read, and for god's sakes don't skip anything. The whole test only takes like 15 minutes, if that.

**Iceberg** · 02-25-2008, 12:09 AM

Have you talked to a recruiter yet? They tend to answer some of your basic questions with a great deal of honesty. Now specific job duties and enlistement contracts... talk to someone else

**Uranium - 235** · 02-25-2008, 12:12 AM

Originally Posted by squeak

Have you talked to a recruiter yet? They tend to answer some of your basic questions with a great deal of honesty. Now specific job duties and enlistement contracts... talk to someone else

99% of what recruiters say is bull****, mainly because they don't know. Don't bother asking about flightline if your recruiter has never even had a line badge. My recruiter worked with nukes at Minot AFB his whole career and lived in a silo, and didn't know a god damn thing about the Air Force.

**kabo0m** · 02-25-2008, 01:17 AM

been a couple years since I have been here but thought I'd pop in to see if Wildchild had been around and I saw this post and wanted to wish you Twiggy good luck if you remember me :P So good luck!

**Switch** · 02-25-2008, 01:57 AM

Get your degree first -- after 4 years you might realize that being in the army isn't like playing BF2 and that there will be no magic medic with jesus shock paddles....

If you still want to go after that, thank you for your service, always carry extra mags.

**TurkishDelight** · 02-25-2008, 02:07 AM

Originally Posted by CingularDuality

There certainly isn't! But we're talking about a guy that didn't want to be in spec ops because "in the long run its not worth risking my life."

This is way too funny!

**section-8** · 02-25-2008, 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by Uranium - 235

PS: Flyer Hate.

Whats that? Cant' hear you from waaaaay up here.

**section-8** · 02-25-2008, 04:56 AM

Originally Posted by Twiggy

So you mean with a higher asvab score i can fly or do intel. Can you list some jobs ill get to choose from?

I think the lowest 1n3/1a8 general score is an 80 or something.

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