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re: **Update** Enlisting if older than 28
Posted on 7/28/17 at 7:08 pm to themasterpater
Posted on 7/28/17 at 7:08 pm to themasterpater
If you have construction engineering experience and a degree in that field, go see a Navy officer recruiter. Tell them you're thinking about the Seabees. Depending on how much experience you have, you could possibly get advanced rank.
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Posted on 7/28/17 at 7:24 pm to TheTideMustRoll
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If you think there is even the slightest possibility you might fail a drug test, DO NOT GO TO MEPS. The policy may have changed in the past few years, but as recently as four years ago, if you failed a drug test at MEPS, you were banned from joining any branch of the military for the rest of your life. Don't chance it. Be absolutely sure.
Damn. That's definitely changed from my day. Used to just be a 6 month hold for army. I think it was a year for navy at that time.
Posted on 7/28/17 at 7:52 pm to northshorebamaman
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Posted on 7/28/17 at 8:01 pm to themasterpater
In 29 and have brought it up to my wife multiple times. I would love to get into special forces (Intel and counter terrorism) but she doesn't budge on her stance. If it came down to a need or my country being attacked I would be there in a heartbeat.
Disclaimer: I am in no way shape or form fit for special forces duty. Also I'm not the greatest shot. Just a want of mine.
Disclaimer: I am in no way shape or form fit for special forces duty. Also I'm not the greatest shot. Just a want of mine.
This post was edited on 7/28/17 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 7/28/17 at 8:56 pm to PortHudsonPlaya
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PortHudsonPlaya
Badass user name
Posted on 7/28/17 at 10:27 pm to themasterpater
If you have a degree then you need to become an officer. Make a career out of it and retire.
Posted on 7/28/17 at 10:43 pm to themasterpater
Can't say I haven't thought about going this route as well. My fiancée's grandfather was a Colonel in the Marine Corps and flew F5s in Vietnam.
Im 29 with a masters in biomedical sciences. I have a great job, make good money and will be set to make much more in the coming years. I have doubts about the corporate grind for the next 30 years of my life.
I have been in sales for the short entirety of my professional life. Any idea what/how/where this can translate to the armed forces?
The info in this thread has been great so thanks to all that have contributed.
Im 29 with a masters in biomedical sciences. I have a great job, make good money and will be set to make much more in the coming years. I have doubts about the corporate grind for the next 30 years of my life.
I have been in sales for the short entirety of my professional life. Any idea what/how/where this can translate to the armed forces?
The info in this thread has been great so thanks to all that have contributed.
Posted on 7/28/17 at 10:48 pm to Tigeralum2008
Were you an officer or enlisted? It all depends on what OP is looking for. I have been on both sides and can say unequivocally that enlisted has its merits. No where near the politics and other than the $, better quality of life. JMO
Posted on 7/28/17 at 10:53 pm to themasterpater
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I mean maybe. I'm at what most ppl would call a great job, I'm doing well, but feel zero pride in it. It's less like I'm missing something, and more like I'd at least be allowed to be an active man doing dangerous things, as opposed to sit in this chair and be a desk jockey.
Why not travel the world and see cool stuff, take weeks off to hike all of the famous trails. There's plenty of stuff to keep you motivated.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 2:54 am to themasterpater
My 2 cents, go Air Guard and be a loadmaster.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 8:18 am to themasterpater
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serving my country.
Good on ya, just know you'll have 19 yr olds with more rank than you telling you what to do, possibly chewing your arse.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 8:35 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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I've experienced a lot of great things in life, but my biggest regret is never serving my country.
This.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 12:01 pm to AU4real35
I have kinda done that. Been to Canada, Europe, Australia, SE Asia, S. America. Seen plenty. I love travel, if I were to quit my job today and not join the military that's what I'd do.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 12:05 pm to hottub
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My 2 cents, go Air Guard and be a loadmaster.
not a bad plan if he's not going the officer route, opens doors to some decent civilian jobs
Posted on 7/29/17 at 12:06 pm to TheTideMustRoll
See this is the kinda help I'm talking about. Nothing ever got sent to MEPS. I filled out a single piece of paper with the recruiter, he was going to pass it on to his higher ups to see if I could get a waiver, he was supposed to call back and didn't. I didn't follow up because I was hoping he just threw it in the trash and hoping that document would die and never get pushed any further. That way later on if I wanted to join another branch there would be nothing for them to find. Again never had any run in's with the law, just socially smoked in college about six years ago and that was it.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 12:13 pm to themasterpater
If one recruiter is giving you the runaround, go to another somewhere else. Thats what i did.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 12:19 pm to dbuchanon
Well this was like 2 years ago in NOLA. Again, I just filled out whatever basic paper they hand you with my name, address, etc. Aked if I had aver used drugs, and I was honest. He looked at it, questioned me on when the last I smoked was, and then said he'd see if he could get me a waiver. I heard him call his higher up and they kinda hem hawed about it. Then we shook hands, told me he'd call me, and I left. So I really don't think it went past him, it may have ended up on his bosses desk, but doubt it went farther since I never heard back. I'm sure I would have known if something went to MEPS, because you have to schedule that and what not.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 12:24 pm to USAFLSUTIGER
What makes you say enlisted is better quality of life? The only thing steering me away from officer would be billshit office/military politics and having a desk job, I do that now. The pros of an officer would be peers with my maturity level, the pay, and being able to lead.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 1:57 pm to themasterpater
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I'm a construction project engineer.
Join the Air Force with your degree they'll probably put you in Red Horse.
Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers
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RED HORSE squadrons provide the Air Force with a highly mobile civil engineering response force to support contingency and special operations worldwide. Units are self-sufficient, 404-person mobile squadrons, capable of rapid response and independent operations in remote, high-threat environments worldwide. They provide heavy-repair capability and construction support when requirements exceed normal base civil engineer (Prime BEEF) capabilities and where U.S. Army engineer support is not readily available.
RED HORSE units possess weapons, vehicles/equipment and vehicle maintenance, food service, emergency management (CBRN passive defense and Counter-WMD operations), comptroller, contracting, supply and medical equipment and personnel.
RED HORSE's major wartime responsibility is to provide a highly mobile, rapidly deployable, civil engineering response force that is self-sufficient to perform heavy damage repair required for recovery of critical Air Force facilities and utility systems, and aircraft launch and recovery. In addition, it accomplishes engineer support for beddown of weapon systems required to initiate and sustain operations in an austere bare-base environment, including remote hostile locations, or locations in a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives (CBRNE) prone environment.
The primary RED HORSE tasking in peacetime is to train for contingency and wartime operations. It participates regularly in Joint Chiefs of Staff and major command exercises, military operations other than war, and civic action programs. RED HORSE performs training projects that assist base construction efforts while, at the same time, honing wartime skills. Air Force RED HORSE units possess special capabilities, such as water-well drilling, explosive demolition, aircraft arresting system installation, quarry operations, concrete mobile operations, material testing, expedient facility erection, and concrete and asphalt paving.
To support the "Open the Airbase" mission, RED HORSE added an Airborne capability in 2003. With this capability, RED HORSE can rapidly deliver small specialized teams and equipment packages by airdrop or air insertion to conduct expedient airfield repairs. Initially, the only RED HORSE unit to have air-inserted troops was the 823rd RED HORSE, in March 2003 at Baghdad International Airport, however, the 554th established an Airborne capability known as the 554th RHS Assault, Assessment, and Repair Operations (AARO, pronounced “arrow”) team to provide an Airborne-inserted rapid airfield seizure and repair capability for the Pacific theater.[4]
Posted on 7/29/17 at 2:02 pm to TheTideMustRoll
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I had a guy in my division who enlisted under very similar circumstances to yours. He did all right. Just be aware that you'll probably catch a lot of shite in boot camp, and you're going to have to take orders from people younger than you.
probably? 100% chance. 90% of the 2LTs will be fresh out of college and at some point they will give you an order.
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