I'd love to say have a blast or something like that, but honestly everyone gets something different out of the experience with one exception - everyone feels the sense of camaraderie, more so after you're out or retired; it isn't something I can explain to you easily, you'll simply know later on.
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Well I come from a military family, so I've gotten plenty of advice from many different people. My dad, grandfather, brother, and 3 uncles, all served in the military. All but my dad went airforce, my dad was navy. So naturally I picked army haha
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Just 1 year of service in the Greek Army (3 years ago), and currently a civilian. It was an interesting experience :)
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Yeah especially the Australian jihad guy, it was quite a surprise :))))))))))
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Hey neighbor unfortunately we're living in a hot zone, indeed 3 years of mandatory service is way too much, but serving as an engineer for the Israeli Air Force (one of the best worldwide) sounds interesting.
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I sort of wish the U.S. had mandatory military service, would teach the young snot noses a thing or two about responsibility, dedication, and a huge dose of humility. I have a friend from Sweden that swears by it, but of course they stopped doing that a couple of years ago. I'll admit however that with the prospect of actual combat being involved, it doesn't seem like a compelling motivator to teach younger generations to respect what they have...
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1 year of service in the portuguese army, currently a civilian.
Infantry.
Here we use G3's and ride the M113's. In the regular army, of course.
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How many U.S. Marines or any other service members (any country) are there on this site - active, retired, or otherwise...
Myself - active duty USMC from 88~92 and reserves after that until 96 - yeah, sort of getting up there in age, but I still get my game on!
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