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Schalac
Caldari Apocalypse Reign
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Posted - 2009.01.08 21:37:00 -
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When I was in Iraq the chair force didn't even carry weapons, well some of the pilots did, but the general chair force ranger had their brand new M4's, fully pimped with all the add-ons a soldier could want, locked up in an arms room near their barracks. Was funny when we would go to their defac and would get saluted, we were Spec 4, and sometimes get asked,"Do you have to carry your weapon everywhere?" No we're only over here fighting a war, we just carry it to look cool...
I was ****ed though when I bought my brand new toshiba laptop from the extortion service, AAFES, only to open the box and realize they sent me the wrong model... Onboard video with no shader models, and you know how long it takes to get mail now consider getting mail, sending it back, and then waiting... and waiting ... and waiting... and.. well you get the point. I just had them do a charge back for the difference instead and now have a POS laptop.
It did play StarCraft though so it wasn't a total loss. |
Karrade Krise
Galatic P0RN Starz
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Posted - 2009.01.08 21:42:00 -
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Originally by: Schalac When I was in Iraq the chair force didn't even carry weapons, well some of the pilots did, but the general chair force ranger had their brand new M4's, fully pimped with all the add-ons a soldier could want, locked up in an arms room near their barracks. Was funny when we would go to their defac and would get saluted, we were Spec 4, and sometimes get asked,"Do you have to carry your weapon everywhere?" No we're only over here fighting a war, we just carry it to look cool...
When we were doing Guntruck from '03 to '07 we kept our M4s the entire time. Now that my career field is doing regular linehaul we keep all our weapons in the armory. Makes it easy on us since we don't NEED the weapons unless we actually go on a mission. |
Cygnus Scott
Caldari Deep Core Mining Inc.
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Posted - 2009.01.08 21:48:00 -
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Originally by: Scarlet Pimpdaddy [ Glad to be of service. But seriously, crappy internet in 3rd world country? Stop the front page , people!
I guess you won't be surprised that around 50% of Americans are stuck with crappy connections too then, huh? And I don't mean by choice either.
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Le Skunk
Low Sec Liberators Chubby Chuppers Chubba Chups
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Posted - 2009.01.08 21:55:00 -
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Originally by: Nova Fox Edited by: Nova Fox on 08/01/2009 20:44:05 Edited by: Nova Fox on 08/01/2009 20:42:59
Originally by: Le Skunk
Best not to post things like a) if you dont want thing like b). I would have thought you would have picked up on this theme by now.
SKUNK
Out of context there Skunk. When hes refering to in support of hes refering to the fact that his current line of work actaully effects the events in the operation. Where as my line of work supports happenings of carrier operations west of califronia coastline and then some or some poor high sec miners are currently supporting operation bob overlord even though they hate bob to the guts supplying those tonns of trit. In other words its more of being a 'structrual' support than a 'positional' support.
-edit grammer and another reference.
many apologies then
SKUNK
Originally by: CCP Navigator
People who think I am joking or talking big are going to understand very quickly that there will be order
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ShardowRhino
Caldari Legion 0f The Damned
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Posted - 2009.01.08 21:55:00 -
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Hey, if this thread is real then Thanks and GG to all.
I'm a civilian nub,29 years old,and cant really find anything civilian that interests me for very long. I was wondering if you see many guys my age just joining your branch of the military or not?
I'm kind of wondering how weird it might be at this age as opposed to having gone in if i was 18.
also any chance of letting us know what your typical day is like? I think the idea of a complete disconnect to the rest of the world or at least my world seems to have been an issue with me in some way.
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Karrade Krise
Galatic P0RN Starz
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Posted - 2009.01.08 21:58:00 -
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Edited by: Karrade Krise on 08/01/2009 21:59:48
Originally by: ShardowRhino
Hey, if this thread is real then Thanks and GG to all.
I'm a civilian nub,29 years old,and cant really find anything civilian that interests me for very long. I was wondering if you see many guys my age just joining your branch of the military or not?
I'm kind of wondering how weird it might be at this age as opposed to having gone in if i was 18.
also any chance of letting us know what your typical day is like? I think the idea of a complete disconnect to the rest of the world or at least my world seems to have been an issue with me in some way.
Great question!
Now, I'm not sure if things have changed, but in the AF the age limit is 27, HOWEVER, when I went through basic training we had a guy in my flight that was 29. They gave him a waiver on the age limit because of his scoring on the ASVAB test and other qualifications he might have had. So it's possible at least for the AF. Not too sure on other services.
For the second bit, it really depends on your careerfield. So many are so different, each jobspace can have a completely different mindset compared to the rest. Just make sure if you join, don't go in as a cop, unless you want to be a cop. I did Augmentee duty for 2 months...it wasn't pretty checking ID's or guarding the flightline 12 hours a day...
Voluntold, New Webcomic
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Nova Fox
Gallente Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2009.01.08 22:19:00 -
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Edited by: Nova Fox on 08/01/2009 22:28:12 Depends on the branch the more desperate they are the more wavierable (little peice of paper that ingors something) you become. Im sure the army is taking alot of people but branches like the airforce may be very stingey with waivers due to thier overcrowding.
Service can be life changing for some, for the better I've known a former homeless guy in massive debt turning his entire life around to owning a home and getting married having a family he can support. For the worse some idiots get kicked out and screwed over with dishonarable discharge (a pernament smear mark worse than jailtime on your records when back out in civie world, good luck finding work with anyone that doesnt have a goverement contract)
If you take up a technical job you can earn tonns of qualifications easily worth far more outside the military with very few out of pocket expenses. Secret Clearance for example is like 90,000.00 to get done in civillian world. Navy has a very hard time keeping thier nukes in service dispite one of the largest re-enlistment bonuses and throttled promotions because outside companies want to buy these skill set people.
Program managagers and program coordinators like Six Sigma or LEAN programs are steaming hot jobs in this time of economic crisis because these are the 'save my business' sorta people the military been training for years now and any smart business out there already employs these people trying to save money in every possible way. |
Karrade Krise
Galatic P0RN Starz
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Posted - 2009.01.08 22:21:00 -
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Originally by: Nova Fox Depends on the branch the more desperate they are the more wavierable (little peice of paper that ingors something) you become. Im sure the army is taking alot of people but branches like the airforce may be very stingey with waivers due to thier overcrowding.
Actually there are several career fields that are undermanned. The AF is looking for enlisted UAV pilots now :D |
Misanth
RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE Black Legion.
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Posted - 2009.01.08 22:27:00 -
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Originally by: John Bishop please dont post any anti war bull**** here im just wanting to see if im alone in the desert or if im among some eve citizens
There's quite a few of them around, several ex- corp/alliancemates that been stationed here and there while playing.
Don't hope too much to avoid anti-war comments, after all it's pretty serious business, you can't avoid people hating war, for several reasons.
Either way; one great thing with EVE, having a global server and the possibility to play this on dial-up (albeit not ideal) makes for an interesting multiculture environment. Awsome ****. |
Nova Fox
Gallente Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2009.01.08 22:34:00 -
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Oh yes be very sure to ask specifically what the job your picking your going to do. meet plenty of people who picked job based on the name expecting to work on engines and wound up working on metalworks. |
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Nova Fox
Gallente Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2009.01.08 22:36:00 -
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Originally by: Misanth
Originally by: John Bishop please dont post any anti war bull**** here im just wanting to see if im alone in the desert or if im among some eve citizens
There's quite a few of them around, several ex- corp/alliancemates that been stationed here and there while playing.
Don't hope too much to avoid anti-war comments, after all it's pretty serious business, you can't avoid people hating war, for several reasons.
Either way; one great thing with EVE, having a global server and the possibility to play this on dial-up (albeit not ideal) makes for an interesting multiculture environment. Awsome ****.
I get a kick talking to foregin military service members all the time mostly brits, isreali, and austrailian forces.
Never ran into much anti-war stuff, alot of anti-american and some dont like it when I start backfiring on certain topics they do pop up and where just as misinformed as some americans about. |
Nikos Dramadam
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Posted - 2009.01.08 22:42:00 -
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I find it hilarius how the OP is allowed to run around with guns when he's not even able to put together a spellchecked topic on a internet forum xD |
Karrade Krise
Galatic P0RN Starz
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Posted - 2009.01.08 22:45:00 -
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Originally by: Nikos Dramadam I find it hilarius how the OP is allowed to run around with guns when he's not even able to put together a spellchecked topic on a internet forum xD
I find your spelling of "Hilarious" combined with your post ironic. |
Nova Fox
Gallente Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2009.01.08 23:51:00 -
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Originally by: Nikos Dramadam I find it hilarius how the OP is allowed to run around with guns when he's not even able to put together a spellchecked topic on a internet forum xD
Military takes people who are able to follow orders and read and understand how things work. Spelling isnt a big thing in the military thanks to computers and airforce programs with built in spellcheckers or select this option. They only get annoyed if you dont use 'proper' wording though on several documents.
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k'nah Manaan
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Posted - 2009.01.09 13:15:00 -
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I know I couldn't play while deployed in 06 and again in 07 but then again I was out on a carrier and we couldn't hook PCs or Laptops to the ships network. Even if we could we spent so much time in "river city" I wouldn't be able to log anyways. So much training ime lost :( oh well I'm home now :). Stay safe. |
Sheriff Jones
Amarr Clinical Experiment
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Posted - 2009.01.09 13:18:00 -
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I'm playing from a dessert, but that's only 'cause i sat on a fairly tasty pudding |
Malcanis
R.E.C.O.N. The Firm.
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Posted - 2009.01.09 13:20:00 -
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Originally by: Nikos Dramadam I find it hilarius how the OP is allowed to run around with guns when he's not even able to put together a spellchecked topic on a internet forum xD
I bolded the ironic part. |
Les Grossman
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Posted - 2009.01.09 14:15:00 -
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I'm playing from Finland where I fight a one man guerilla war to eradicate baltic countries for gallente players. I trained to use their ships awhile ago and now I'm in the process to inflitrate the plague that's destroying new eden. Posting from alt of course for obvious reasons. |
Steve Celeste
Caldari Moonbow.
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Posted - 2009.01.09 15:02:00 -
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I'm typing this in sunny Baghdad, where the weather is great and the animals are just delicious!
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Karrade Krise
Galatic P0RN Starz
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Posted - 2009.01.09 17:23:00 -
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Originally by: Steve Celeste I'm typing this in sunny Baghdad, where the weather is great and the animals are just delicious!
I would imagine Camels and Donkeys taste just like chicken... Meh, maybe not. I'll just chill here in Kuwait and eat my KFC and Pizza Hut |
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Juzo
Caldari Retribution Enterprises Hedonistic Imperative
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Posted - 2009.01.09 17:37:00 -
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Originally by: Karrade Krise
Originally by: Steve Celeste I'm typing this in sunny Baghdad, where the weather is great and the animals are just delicious!
I would imagine Camels and Donkeys taste just like chicken... Meh, maybe not. I'll just chill here in Kuwait and eat my KFC and Pizza Hut
didnt anyone tell you KFC and Pizza **** in kuwait use Camel and Donkey:) P.S. Greetings from Ba'qubah. |
Black Omne
Caldari House Of BlackStar SIRRIUS.
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Posted - 2009.01.09 17:44:00 -
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Hey JB, great to see you man. I think of you often, and my thoughts and prayers are with you, man. Gimme a shout ingame sometime, love to hear from ya.
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ShardowRhino
Caldari Legion 0f The Damned
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Posted - 2009.01.11 14:17:00 -
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Thanks for answering ! I remember hearing that a few branches raised their age limits up over the past few years. Which I'm glad because I let some RL issues get in the way so I'm going to work on getting in the right shape for things.
I have some friends in the military and they did well enough on the test to get decent jobs. They all suggest that I'd own it once i get around to it. So im not to worried about that.
Again thanks for the answers! Also wtf is with the nub owning himself trying to point out mistakes of the OP? Talk about fail.
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