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Unread 05-10-2011, 12:05 AM   #1
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Serious If I Wanted To Join The Military, What Would I Have To Do?

So long story short, I'm living at home while I'm going to school, an' dad is giving some subtle hints that I need my own place, and I'm probably going about it all wrong, but how do I find the nearest recruitment station?
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Unread 05-10-2011, 12:07 AM   #2
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Google Canadian forces and that should set you up with something.

But seriously, there are options that don't involve being shot at. Look at those first.
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I was about to give advice but then remember that you're Canadian. Just do something where you don't die. Since Seil tags and Seil jokes don't last near as long when Seil dies in combat.

At least it wasn't a French person making this thread.
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Unread 05-10-2011, 01:46 AM   #4
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I should point out that the French were the first to make combat missions when NATO got into Libya.
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If you are already going to school, and are not yet dead broke or miles in debt I would suggest that you continue your fucking schooling and tell your dad to bite a dick till you get a solid job.

But that is just me.
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Unread 05-10-2011, 08:33 AM   #6
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Er, if you really wanted to you could just use google. Check the official website?

But I'm going to side with the other posters in this thread. Although your chances of getting shot at are low depending on what part of the military you join, do you really want the government to own your body for 8 years? From what others have described to me, the military is really boring work 99% of the time and you have to put up with a dumb hierarchy in addition to the possibility of being deployed.

I don't want to completely knock it because once you're actually out you get some pretty good benefits (at least I know you do in the States, not so sure about Canada). There's the option of doing the reserves, but I believe (again, not sure) that the benefits aren't as good if you're not doing it full time, and then why the hell bother if it's not going to guarantee you free schooling?

My boyfriend was in the navy for 8 years and hated it, but once he got out he was able to land a pretty decent job because of his experience as a technician. However, he still isn't making as much money as he could/should because he doesn't have a degree. So, he's just starting school now and while yeah, it's free because the navy is paying for it, there's no reason he couldn't have learned all the same shit without joining the navy and spending 8 years floating around the pacific ocean. I think he somewhat regrets how he went about things because going to school when you're almost 30 it kind of sucks. It's unavoidable for some people, of course, but it still sucks.

I would look into other options before joining the military. It seems like a last resort to me. What kind of housing options does your school offer? Is there anyone who you could room with? Would your parents be willing to let you stay with them if you pitched in for expenses?

Edit: What Shiney said. I didn't want to call your dad a jackass but assuming you're focused in school and doing well it's not kind of your father to kick you out because frankly school is fucking expensive and so is living on your own with a minimum wage job in British Columbia. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe you're a bit younger (like <21) and expecting someone your age to work full time and got to school and get into a shit-ton of debt is just.... yeah. It's just not realistic in this decade. School used to be more affordable but not anymore.

Assuming the reason he wants you out is money (I could be wrong, but that's usually why parents want to kick their kids out) and he won't let you live there for free (assuming you're not pitching in for rent/groceries/whatever, since I know a lot of kids do already), see if you can work out an arrangement. Help out with the rent or cable bill, pay for your own cell phone bill (if you don't already), etc. Something like that.

If you're not focused/doing well in school... Well, you should fix that, because you are paying for your classes so why else would you be there? >_>

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Unread 05-10-2011, 08:42 AM   #7
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Get a gun, start shooting people. When yuo see some military guys claim all the guys you shot were terrorists and you are "X up" on them where X is the number of terrorists.
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If you are already going to school, and are not yet dead broke or miles in debt I would suggest that you continue your fucking schooling and tell your dad to bite a dick till you get a solid job.

But that is just me.
Bure moreso, this. And no it's not just you. Sounds like your dad is being a jackass, Seil. Ask him if he wants you to quit going to school and get a pointless entry level job so you can scrape by a living and never make him proud, or if he can deal with living with yo-

Things suddenly make sense.
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Unread 05-10-2011, 08:49 AM   #9
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Shiney, stop trolling Seil.
It's not cool. I'd report you to the mods, but you're a pretty cool guy overall, so...


But yeah. Uh, joking aside, totally agreeing with the general consensus.
Getting your own place =/= Joining the army. Or, at least, it shouldn't. Especially not since you're still in school.

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I should point out that the French were the first to make combat missions when NATO got into Libya.
France was also pretty smart when it came to the whole thing in Iraq. In that they opposed it.
Cowards, eh? I'd call that pretty smart.
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Unread 05-10-2011, 09:05 AM   #10
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An alternate middle ground option would be to still go to school at night and get that entry level job. But try to make it for a company that works in the field you're studying to go into it. If you're lucky you might be able to get them to pay for some of your schooling eventually.

Be warned, it's a shit load of time and effort to do it. It will consume your life pretty much completely at first. But it's an option besides the military if you're reluctant to join up.
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