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canadianhitman
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The way the question was posted, it looked to me like someone who is looking for a way to pay for college only was asking, not someone who WANTS to be in the military. I answered accordingly.
Anyone here ever gone through the ROTC to pay for college?
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The way the question was posted, it looked to me like someone who is looking for a way to pay for college only was asking, not someone who WANTS to be in the military. I answered accordingly.
Credited. OP was pretty generalized, so I generalized my response. Thinking military is free cash is something many of my old friend dumbs considered until someone with >80 IQ corrected them and informed them what would *actually* be involved. They were shocked, SHOCKED by what they were told. Regardless, it can be a good choice for many are country types who don't have a full scholly to their flagship and don't view military service negatively.
javaguru
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If you want to know the end game...watch the documentary "Restrepo" I'm old as dirt but some things never change...the end game...
Officers wear their rank on the shoulder because it signifies the burden of leadership.
Enlisted wear it on the arm because they are the muscle that fights the war.
Officers wear their rank on the shoulder because it signifies the burden of leadership.
Enlisted wear it on the arm because they are the muscle that fights the war.
I know nothing of the military first hand, but it is often the case that perception and the ability to spin past experience/education positively are what separate consulting and management doods from fast food and factory proles.
Leadership gets you jobs and advancement; muscle and fighting gets you into a street gang. HTH
javaguru
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I know nothing of the military first hand, but it is often the case that perception and the ability to spin past experience/education positively are what separate consulting and management doods from fast food and factory proles.
Leadership gets you jobs and advancement; muscle and fighting gets you into a street gang. HTH
I've walked into too many interviews where my military experience was discounted because of a general disdain for the military. Look at the caricatures of veterans portrayed in film and tv...the best leadership experience anyone can get is in the military. I carried the burden of possibly getting one of my friends killed with a bad decision. To me, that's more important than a killer internship where I had to decide which TPS cover report should be utilized corporate wide. I'm raging and this isn't directed at you samoth...you're a solid rob.
Oh yeah, no argument there. I was trying to compare potential differing views between officers and grunts from a non-military corporate view. I was also thinking more ITE than what people your age have gone through, where experience is at a premium and degrees and education are oversaturated and not desired.
For friends I have who have done this, it worked out great. (This is assuming, of course, you are fully cognizant of the fact you have JOINED THE MILITARY TO TAKE ORDERS, FIGHT, AND DIE FOR THIS COUNTRY. That's a big one.) Probably not the best way to get into Yale Law, or Wharton b-school, or achieve some halls-of-ivy dream of academia, but it's great if you're just looking to get a mediocre degree at a mediocre school in order to live a normal, middle class life while minimizing debt.
bro this sounds pretty arrogant and snooty, like military guys aren't as smart as people like you and have medium intelligence.
the ROTC does not send you to the military then school, you go to school first, get a BA/bs then go to the military...so feasibly Ivy League schools could have ROTC programs, as could any school you deem worthy enough of the "smart" people.
and i'd say west point is just as prestigous as your smart guy schools, same with some of the other major military colleges
Who the fuck are "people like me", faggot? Can you have a fucking discussion without ad homs, or do you want to sound like children and call each other cuntfaces for good measure, just like you we're talking shit about about the mods and female poasters last night! (See how this makes me sound dumb? Please don't respond to poasts in this manner. TYIA)
*Anywho*, the second part of the sentence was correct, if not overly PC. Yes, they're below-average to average in intelligence. Is there something you have trouble understanding there? (Serious question.)
Who the fuck are "people like me", faggot? Can you have a fucking discussion without ad homs, or do you want to sound like children and call each other cuntfaces for good measure, just like you we're talking shit about about the mods and female poasters last night! (See how this makes me sound dumb? Please don't respond to poasts in this manner. TYIA)
*Anywho*, the second part of the sentence was correct, if not overly PC. Yes, they're below-average to average in intelligence. Is there something you have trouble understanding there? (Serious question.)
the first paragraph i'm completely confused...i was talking shit to mods? huh, i don't recall.
officers are below avg to avg intelligence? even those who enter ROTC programs at Harvard, or what about west point grads (same rank as rotc 2nd lts)...below avg intelligence?
Re first para: example of you turning an objective statement into hearsay and ad homs. Apparently you didn't get the joke. (Sorry, I'm only average intelligence, regardless of the schtick EF created for me.)
You need to keep your arguments straight. You specifically said "military guys"; now you're arguing officers from H? Dude, you can't change the hypo to fit your argument, man, lol. Would you like a list of fallacies?
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