well its official

[warpig]

well.. i have enlisted in the us army. im going in reserves as an 88m driving hmmves and duece and a halfs. after which i am going to switch to possible active then hoping to attend ocs school and hopefully be able to fly. either way, air or land i want to serve my country. i ship out june 13 as long as everything goes as planned and will be at basic and ait for combined total of 16 weeks and then after that who knows what. people tell me im nuts, that i gave up a job flying to get stuck overseas somewhere. but this is what i want to do and i hope i made the right decision.

[67november]

good for you, for serving your country, been there did that

 

keep us posted on your progress.

[AndrewT]

hooah. You know where you are doing your basic and AIT?

[Bravo.Zulu]

<---Desert Storm/Shield veteran.

 

I'm glad to see you willing to take this step. I can't help but think we'd be a better country if most kids had at least a couple years military service after HS.

[Flying Pig]

Congrats on joining the Army..

 

Just out of curiosity though, if you want to fly, why did you enlist for 88M?

[ascott20]

Congrats man. Be safe and I'll be looking for you on this side of the fence.

[mechanic]

Good Luck! Stay safe.

 

 

 

Former USAF Italy, Desert Storm/Shield Era.

[warpig]

im going to leonardwood for basic and ait. the reason i had to go 88m was because i have a ged and going warrant requires a degree. i know of two people who enlisted as various jobs then went to ocs. thats the same route i am taking. i guess people who become soldiers have a certain mindset because when people ask me why i enlisted all i can really say is because i wanted too.. i wanted to do something good in my life. i know it sounds cheesy to some people but honestly, i would be honored to die for a country as great as ours.

[lockedcj7]

When I was in, my goal was to make the other guy die for his country!

 

Seriously, I hope you get what you want.

 

If it were me, I would stay in the guard and keep my flying job. Best of both worlds.

[Bladed Sun]

im going to leonardwood for basic and ait. the reason i had to go 88m was because i have a ged and going warrant requires a degree. i know of two people who enlisted as various jobs then went to ocs. thats the same route i am taking. i guess people who become soldiers have a certain mindset because when people ask me why i enlisted all i can really say is because i wanted too.. i wanted to do something good in my life. i know it sounds cheesy to some people but honestly, i would be honored to die for a country as great as ours.

 

The last time I checked, you didn't need a degree to become a warrant officer. Just 16 college credit hours. If someone out there knows different, please, feel free to correct me.

 

Anyway, I was of the same frame of mind. I went active though and am now working on Apache helicopters. Sometimes it gets a little boring, but, I'm glad I did it. It changed me a lot, not all at once but, I feel like I'm a better person for it.

 

Keep us posted on what's up and good luck!

[Hawkdriver]

The last time I checked, you didn't need a degree to become a warrant officer. Just 16 college credit hours. If someone out there knows different, please, feel free to correct me.

 

 

You are correct.

 

WP, Congrats! The Army needs truck drivers too. Enjoy your time and utilize opportunities as they come available. PM if I can help out with anything or any questions.