Join the army, they said...
 

As some of you allready know, my national service will start on the 29th of september, a week from now. So i figured I'd start a thread where you can all tell me to bugger off or some such and id actualy have a chanse to read it before going.

Where are you going to serve? Infantry? Air? Navy?

This thread should in fact be in the GT forum, where more people will see it :hmm: I'm moving it there and leaving a direct link from here.

Thanks

I thought i was in the GT section, slightly hung over from a friends fathers birthday.

Anyway, I'll be serving as a infantry, but dont know what my specialization will be.

Sandbag-filling:D

It can be fun if you're the moto type. Your mental attitude is very important, though. If all you ever think about is how much everything sucks, it will.

Learn to master the art of good-humored bit**ing about everything all the time.:yep:

Good luck antikristuseke!

Never been in the army myself, but I guess like a lot of things in life; you'll get out of it what you put in; keep positive and keep your sense of humour about things and like UnderseaLcpl says, if all you think about is the bad stuff then its probably going to suck, otherwise it should be a great adventure:up:

If its the US Army, well, you have your choice.

11B MOS, Infantry
11C MOS, 120mm Mortar Artillery
11H Infantry, Anti-Armor
11M Infantry Mechanized

Somewhere in all your enlistment papers is a MOS slot and assignment to a primary MOS producing school for your AIT (Advanced Individual Training.) You will go through this school after boot camp and before reo]porting to your first duty assignment and unit.

Get used to doing ALLOT of walking.

Good luck to you and when you become a leader, look after your troops.

If it's not the USA, most countries Infantry Branch are arranged about the same.

Service life is what you make of it.

Be a mopey bastard and you will not only destroy your own happiness but most likely the morale of most around you.

Be a positive guy, willing to laugh during the cold wet & exhausting ****e, and you will have a good time, even if you still want to get out ASAP.

You will have fun

I think Diver pretty well summed it up!:yep: It will be what you make it, certainly go in with a positive outlook & all will go smoothly, best of luck.:D
Cheers,
Reece.

I've been in the Infantry. Joining the military is like trying to have sex in a bathtub, it looks like a great idea until you try it.

Have fun getting screamed at and cleaning stuff.:D

make the best of any situation, and remember it's only a small amount of time in your total life.......wished I would have enjoyed more and bitched less......when you're older you will only remember the good times you had, and forget the parts that sucked...................

Really? Did it many times in a bathtub. Never got tired of it.

With or without water Steve?:lol:

I guess you gotta survive boot-camp.:lol:

I'll be serving in the Estonian defence forces, Kuperjanov's independant infantry batalion and i have not enlisted, iv been conspcripted for 8-11 months of national service. After that i have a chanse to enlist with the Scouts batalion to do tours of duty abroad.

Best of luck man :up:

And with Russia right next door:o

THAT is bravery!:D

We get to express 3 wishes for specialtys that we like after basic training. Were you actually go is based on points gathered in physical, basic skills, psychological and aptitude tests and exsams. In the end your conscript and cader leaders give also points and interwiew you. As you are going to Kupernajov you have the chance to go recon? I could imagine that would suit you well as an independent type, if you have the needed physical condition. But dont question anything during basic, no matter how stupid it seems, you will understand it all after your service. They will make an exsample from someone, you dont want to be the one. We have a saying that dont be the best and not the worst, so you dont get unwanted attention from your superiors or peers. Another is never volunteer for anything.:D
Im competitive so i took it the way that i did my best in every official test but volunteered only to something that really had a point. You dont want a reputation as an asskisser with your peers or a lazy idiot with your superiors. If you get to NCO course, give all you got, everyone is competing at that point.:up:
There is really nothing to it if you are right in the head, make sure you have all things sorted in the civilian life. If you have a girlfriend be mentally prepared that she wont wait, if she does she could be a keeper. Economic situation is another, some idiots come in with **** loads of debt. I wish you best of luck and im proud of you as i am of all that serve my country, we are cousins after all . If a man gives up his comfort and freedom for the benefit of his country he joins in the band of brothers.;)

My father who fought in Vietnam never forgot the bad parts. Talk to him and it's almost ALL bad parts and whaterver good parts there were it was about him and his buddies trying to make light of all the crap they were stuck in so they wouldn't go crazy.