Reserves Here I Come

hey guys im going to sign up for the reserves on the 12th of next month just woundering if theres anybody in the military that has some pointers or things i should make note of thanks!

good luck in middle east! :thumbsup:

and before you say, "it's the reserves"

i know...

good luck in middle east! :thumbsup:

and before you say, "it's the reserves"

i know...

yea im aware that ill probally be sent to the middle east but thats what i want..i just didnt want to be in the army for a career so i figured the reserves was my better bet, my step dads over there now and my best friend. thanks for the good luck

its a big step, and for all intents and purposes, a good one. I was close to joining the USMC on reserves but chose otherwise at the end of all my deliberation. best of luck, and remember to say Hi to the Raz_Kaz if you see him out there

If you're a little guy, bend over.

Good Luck, Just do as told.

Joining the reserves? Which service? I'm in the service active duty and your job and service pretty much will deterimine where you will go and/or how soon you will go. I'm not going to the middle east anytime soon. I am going to japan for 4 years next year.

Joining the reserves? Which service? I'm in the service active duty and your job and service pretty much will deterimine where you will go and/or how soon you will go. I'm not going to the middle east anytime soon. I am going to japan for 4 years next year.

Sorry i didnt specify Army.

Sorry i didnt specify Army.
Have fun chasing down camel jockies. Let me know if they get inspected for emissions and registered. :lol:

good luck. as for advice, nothing other than stay fit and don't get killed, we don't need to lose another member.

I'm still debating whether or not i'm going to join. if i do it'll be through the rotp (regular officer's training plan, you go to university, they pay for everything and give you $800 per month to spend, then you do 3-5 years in the military as an officer, depending on how long you were in school). I'm not sure if i want to commit the 5 years after my 4 years of university, plus i don't know if i'll be done in 4 years because i'm in a program that i don't want tobe in (electrical engineering vs mechanical engineering, if i get stuck in electrical i'll have to do another 2 years to get my mechanical engineering degree) so i don't want to have to join if i don't have the degree i wanted.

anyways good luck with whatever happens.

I'm also in the boat of deciding on whether to join or not. A recruiter called today as a matter of fact because I inquired awhile ago on information for joining. So anyway they called today and asked me a shit load of questions and now wants set up an interview with me.

Sorry for you army fans i have since decided not to join the army instead im now going into the marines (reserves) as either a mechanic or rifleman i know what you thinking those two jobs are way diffrent. i just got done talking to my recruiter and i think all things are a go now i just got to get the mother to sign with me because im not 18 till october.

heres what im getting college paid for, 888 tax free green ones a month health insurance, sign up bonus, job bonus and more my recruiter has really hooked me up and i have double checked everything to make sure i havent been screwed over.

congratulations. You will be spending a lot more time with your recruitment officer in the coming days then, training for boot camp. Keep us posted on how you're handling the training. If after boot camp you're able to log on again, tell us how The Crucible went!

You might want to triple check everything. they like to promise you things that dont reall happen.

congratulations. You will be spending a lot more time with your recruitment officer in the coming days then, training for boot camp. Keep us posted on how you're handling the training. If after boot camp you're able to log on again, tell us how The Crucible went!

the crucible is going to be a bit^&% did you know they give you a whole day after for recovery? lol its going to be pretty tough.

and yea i usually see my recruiter everyday then on mondays we all meet up and work out then once a weekend play paintball good guys

yeah, my recruiter explained how tough the crucible will be, but he says everything afterwards is a cakewalk, even the 5 mile run seems like nothing because by the time you run it, you will be conditioned enough to just run it casually. (he also said the run is less of a test than it is a showoff for your family, as they get to join you in the run for motivation and inspiration)

EDIT: There is a History Channel special on the crucible, if you find it somewhere, it will be really interesting to watch, so maybe you can understand what's ahead of you. My recruiter told me it was really well made. just a heads up. /Edit.

good luck in the coming days

Congrats. Sounds pretty good. Triple check everything, as american as I am and hate saying it, I have warn you our gov't is a bunch of greedy scumbags and like pulling crap and not giving what they "promise"

Congrats. Sounds pretty good. Triple check everything, as american as I am and hate saying it, I have warn you our gov't is a bunch of greedy scumbags and like pulling crap and not giving what they "promise"

You say it like you're suprised. They're politicians, after all.

Congrats. Sounds pretty good. Triple check everything, as american as I am and hate saying it, I have warn you our gov't is a bunch of greedy scumbags and like pulling crap and not giving what they "promise"


oh you mean like paying for college...read the fine print on that one...

reimburse..bah!

You say it like you're suprised. They're politicians, after all.
I am not one bit. Although my two hundred dollars from jury duty came in less time then they specified which surprised the hell out of me. But that was state gov't.