masterblaster72 0 #1 October 11, 2005 Sign up to be contacted by the NATIONAL GUARD and get three free iTune downloads! In addition to that, they say you can get college $$$, leadership skills, and career training. Gee, who could turn that down? Young Republicans, what are you waiting for? Call now!!! Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #2 October 11, 2005 That's even better than the "send a picture of a dead Iraqi, get free porn!" deal that a US website offered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian84 0 #3 October 11, 2005 Doesn't seem so bad. What's the harm in offering incentives to join the military? The RAF reserve gives me some of the best flight training in the world and pays me for it!! That helps out a lot with my university expenses. The leadership training is second to none and that in its self would more than likely boost ones employment prospects. Seeing as I want to be a pilot when I finish uni anyway, I'm getting a pretty good deal. As long as people realize what the consequences of signing up might be then it shouldn't be a problem to advertise the benefits. Plus the booze is really cheap. Ian. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tcnelson 1 #4 October 11, 2005 i spent five years in the army and i recently paid for school out of my own pocket for the first time...five years later and into my masters degree. sure, i did a bunch of stuff that sucked while i was in but, looking back, it was worth it and i learned more than i thought i did. edit: i didn't get any iTunes though..."Don't talk to me like that assface...I don't work for you yet." - Fletch NBFT, Deseoso Rodriguez RB#1329 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ViperPilot 0 #5 October 11, 2005 What the shit, I didn't get free music!!!!! I got screwed. But in reality, there's nothing wrong w/ a little incentive to join the military, even if it's as pathetic as 3 songs. However, the real benefits are what you can get in terms of education paid for, healthcare, etc. Nothing wrong w/ the Guard trying to pull in some recruits. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #6 October 11, 2005 I can't believe all the benefits and money that go along with being in the military these days. I was reading where a Navy Seal will get like $150,000. extra just to re-up. Back about a hundred years ago, when I was on active duty, in the army, I was making $96.00 a month and had little extra to go along with it. Hell, if I was young and smart I'd be joining up....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DexterBase 1 #7 October 11, 2005 Quotea Navy Seal will get like $150,000. extra just to re-up. Although that figure seems really high, there's a reason SEALs are offered big re-enlistment bonuses. Considering that (after the huge cost of training) it takes over a million dollars a year to keep a SEAL deployable, spending $50,000 to keep them from leaving and going to work for Triple Canopy or BlackWater is money well spent. Those companies are willing to spend a lot of money to get the tier 1 spec-ops guys to work for them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #8 October 11, 2005 QuoteQuotea Navy Seal will get like $150,000. extra just to re-up reply] Dexter, I think that was the right amount, (that I read about in a recent magazine article.) It sounds like other special operation teams are getting the best missions in Iraq. I lot of Seals are unhappy they aren't seeing more action and want out when their tour is up....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ReBirth 0 #9 October 11, 2005 My girlfriend joined the AF to pay for medical school. They pay all her tuition, lab fees, books, etc. Plus give her $1000/month stipend. She does 2 weeks a year while in school and then 4 years active duty when done. Total cost of her education will be about $250,000. Not a bad deal, if you don't mind the potential consequences. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites masterblaster72 0 #10 October 12, 2005 QuoteThat's even better than the "send a picture of a dead Iraqi, get free porn!" deal that a US website offered. Now that is just vile -- prime fodder for America-haters and Al-Jazeera news. Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 3,120 #11 October 12, 2005 >Now that is just vile -- prime fodder for America-haters and Al-Jazeera news. Yep. You would think we'd learn from the Gitmo pictures. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites masterblaster72 0 #12 October 12, 2005 QuoteDoesn't seem so bad. What's the harm in offering incentives to join the military? For what it is on the surface, it's not that bad -- I give you a call, you get three free iTunes. But the tone of the web site, especially in light of news like this, seems a tad inappropriate. I mean, a happy guy with a cell phone with his arm around a hot chickie with her headphones on. It gives the message that "joining the National Guard is waaay cool!!" Not to mention that while it's telling you all of the good things about joining the National Guard (college $, leadership skills, career incentives), the possibility of being sent off to war is a very real one that might not afford you the opportunity to reap all of those benefits. Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Gawain 0 #13 October 12, 2005 Quote the possibility of being sent off to war is a very real one that might not afford you the opportunity to reap all of those benefits. This is the one I like best. People join up for service for all the reasons of school, training, etc., but they seem to forget that they are joinging an ARMY, or armed force, whose mission, by its very design, is to fight and win wars. I hold no pity for those that reflect like that, "I never thought I'd actually get sent off to fight somewhere."So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DexterBase 1 #14 October 12, 2005 Quotethat I read about in a recent magazine article What magazine? I'm pretty familiar with SRB's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #15 October 12, 2005 QuoteQuote the possibility of being sent off to war is a very real one that might not afford you the opportunity to reap all of those benefits. This is the one I like best. People join up for service for all the reasons of school, training, etc., but they seem to forget that they are joinging an ARMY, or armed force, whose mission, by its very design, is to fight and win wars. I hold no pity for those that reflect like that, "I never thought I'd actually get sent off to fight somewhere." Exactly! "But...but.... I only joined for the college money!!" Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skycop 0 #16 October 12, 2005 Those bastards!!!! When I joined 24yrs ago all they gave me was a free t-shirt and coffee mug. Of course ipods weren't invented yet, think they could make it retroactive? "Just 'cause I'm simple, don't mean I'm stewpid!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #17 October 12, 2005 I'd be burning up the phone line to the recruiter if I were you... you obviously got gypped!! Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kallend 2,150 #18 October 12, 2005 QuoteQuotethat I read about in a recent magazine article What magazine? I'm pretty familiar with SRB's. Solid Rocket Boosters?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #19 October 12, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuotethat I read about in a recent magazine article What magazine? I'm pretty familiar with SRB's. Solid Rocket Boosters? Join the Guard and get a free Solid Rocket Booster! Impress the kids in your neighborhood!! Selective Reenlistment BonusMike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites steve1 5 #20 October 12, 2005 QuoteQuotethat I read about in a recent magazine article What magazine? I'm pretty familiar with SRB's. I was waiting in my chiropractor's office the other day and can't recall which magazine it was. USA Today possibly. I know 150 grand doesn't sound right....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #21 October 12, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuotethat I read about in a recent magazine article What magazine? I'm pretty familiar with SRB's. I was waiting in my chiropractor's office the other day and can't recall which magazine it was. USA Today possibly. I know 150 grand doesn't sound right....Steve1 Evidently the max cap is $40,000 - still a nice chunk of change!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites KidWicked 0 #22 October 14, 2005 QuoteMy girlfriend joined the AF to pay for medical school. They pay all her tuition, lab fees, books, etc. Plus give her $1000/month stipend. She does 2 weeks a year while in school and then 4 years active duty when done. Total cost of her education will be about $250,000. Not a bad deal, if you don't mind the potential consequences. Such as a violent death.Coreece: "You sound like some skinheads I know, but your prejudice is with Christians, not niggers..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #23 October 14, 2005 QuoteQuoteMy girlfriend joined the AF to pay for medical school. They pay all her tuition, lab fees, books, etc. Plus give her $1000/month stipend. She does 2 weeks a year while in school and then 4 years active duty when done. Total cost of her education will be about $250,000. Not a bad deal, if you don't mind the potential consequences. Such as a violent death. They knew that when they signed up.... don't like that option? There's always scholarships/grants/etc...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Wopelao 0 #24 October 14, 2005 QuoteQuoteMy girlfriend joined the AF to pay for medical school. They pay all her tuition, lab fees, books, etc. Plus give her $1000/month stipend. She does 2 weeks a year while in school and then 4 years active duty when done. Total cost of her education will be about $250,000. Not a bad deal, if you don't mind the potential consequences. Such as a violent death. I suggest you not to skydive then Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
ReBirth 0 #9 October 11, 2005 My girlfriend joined the AF to pay for medical school. They pay all her tuition, lab fees, books, etc. Plus give her $1000/month stipend. She does 2 weeks a year while in school and then 4 years active duty when done. Total cost of her education will be about $250,000. Not a bad deal, if you don't mind the potential consequences. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterblaster72 0 #10 October 12, 2005 QuoteThat's even better than the "send a picture of a dead Iraqi, get free porn!" deal that a US website offered. Now that is just vile -- prime fodder for America-haters and Al-Jazeera news. Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #11 October 12, 2005 >Now that is just vile -- prime fodder for America-haters and Al-Jazeera news. Yep. You would think we'd learn from the Gitmo pictures. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterblaster72 0 #12 October 12, 2005 QuoteDoesn't seem so bad. What's the harm in offering incentives to join the military? For what it is on the surface, it's not that bad -- I give you a call, you get three free iTunes. But the tone of the web site, especially in light of news like this, seems a tad inappropriate. I mean, a happy guy with a cell phone with his arm around a hot chickie with her headphones on. It gives the message that "joining the National Guard is waaay cool!!" Not to mention that while it's telling you all of the good things about joining the National Guard (college $, leadership skills, career incentives), the possibility of being sent off to war is a very real one that might not afford you the opportunity to reap all of those benefits. Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #13 October 12, 2005 Quote the possibility of being sent off to war is a very real one that might not afford you the opportunity to reap all of those benefits. This is the one I like best. People join up for service for all the reasons of school, training, etc., but they seem to forget that they are joinging an ARMY, or armed force, whose mission, by its very design, is to fight and win wars. I hold no pity for those that reflect like that, "I never thought I'd actually get sent off to fight somewhere."So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DexterBase 1 #14 October 12, 2005 Quotethat I read about in a recent magazine article What magazine? I'm pretty familiar with SRB's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #15 October 12, 2005 QuoteQuote the possibility of being sent off to war is a very real one that might not afford you the opportunity to reap all of those benefits. This is the one I like best. People join up for service for all the reasons of school, training, etc., but they seem to forget that they are joinging an ARMY, or armed force, whose mission, by its very design, is to fight and win wars. I hold no pity for those that reflect like that, "I never thought I'd actually get sent off to fight somewhere." Exactly! "But...but.... I only joined for the college money!!" Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycop 0 #16 October 12, 2005 Those bastards!!!! When I joined 24yrs ago all they gave me was a free t-shirt and coffee mug. Of course ipods weren't invented yet, think they could make it retroactive? "Just 'cause I'm simple, don't mean I'm stewpid!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #17 October 12, 2005 I'd be burning up the phone line to the recruiter if I were you... you obviously got gypped!! Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #18 October 12, 2005 QuoteQuotethat I read about in a recent magazine article What magazine? I'm pretty familiar with SRB's. Solid Rocket Boosters?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #19 October 12, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuotethat I read about in a recent magazine article What magazine? I'm pretty familiar with SRB's. Solid Rocket Boosters? Join the Guard and get a free Solid Rocket Booster! Impress the kids in your neighborhood!! Selective Reenlistment BonusMike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #20 October 12, 2005 QuoteQuotethat I read about in a recent magazine article What magazine? I'm pretty familiar with SRB's. I was waiting in my chiropractor's office the other day and can't recall which magazine it was. USA Today possibly. I know 150 grand doesn't sound right....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #21 October 12, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuotethat I read about in a recent magazine article What magazine? I'm pretty familiar with SRB's. I was waiting in my chiropractor's office the other day and can't recall which magazine it was. USA Today possibly. I know 150 grand doesn't sound right....Steve1 Evidently the max cap is $40,000 - still a nice chunk of change!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KidWicked 0 #22 October 14, 2005 QuoteMy girlfriend joined the AF to pay for medical school. They pay all her tuition, lab fees, books, etc. Plus give her $1000/month stipend. She does 2 weeks a year while in school and then 4 years active duty when done. Total cost of her education will be about $250,000. Not a bad deal, if you don't mind the potential consequences. Such as a violent death.Coreece: "You sound like some skinheads I know, but your prejudice is with Christians, not niggers..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #23 October 14, 2005 QuoteQuoteMy girlfriend joined the AF to pay for medical school. They pay all her tuition, lab fees, books, etc. Plus give her $1000/month stipend. She does 2 weeks a year while in school and then 4 years active duty when done. Total cost of her education will be about $250,000. Not a bad deal, if you don't mind the potential consequences. Such as a violent death. They knew that when they signed up.... don't like that option? There's always scholarships/grants/etc...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wopelao 0 #24 October 14, 2005 QuoteQuoteMy girlfriend joined the AF to pay for medical school. They pay all her tuition, lab fees, books, etc. Plus give her $1000/month stipend. She does 2 weeks a year while in school and then 4 years active duty when done. Total cost of her education will be about $250,000. Not a bad deal, if you don't mind the potential consequences. Such as a violent death. I suggest you not to skydive then Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
