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10-23-2012, 11:36 AM | #11 |
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I didn't join the military, but I've wanted to since I was about three. Everytime someone would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up I'd say "I want to be a GIJoe". I use to get every book I could from the library that was about the military, learned far more than any kid ever should. My Dad use to tell me about my uncle that was a radioman onboard the USS Lexington and later onboard the USS Yorktown. He was at Coral Sea and Midway, after that don't know the rest of his service only that he was on a battleship til the end of the war. That had a big impact on me becoming obsessed for years with the Navy and Aircraft Carriers. If there was a book about them, I either owned it or I had read it at the library. Needless to say I wanted a USS Flagg in a bad way, never had it though. Once I as in high school they gave us the ASVAB my freshman year, scored a 98 on it. Recruiter told me to come see him when I turn 18, sadly he was long gone by then. I played football in high school just to get in shape for basic. It's almost pathetic looking back all the effort I put into it and then once I did get out of school went to see the recruiter. I weighed 283 and I think he told me I had to get down to 220, so I was around 63 pounds over weight. He told me to come back when I lost the weight.
I remember being very disappointed because I didn't just pass but exceeded the fitness requirements. Probably did better than any other recruit they had. There were two guys I graduated with that weighed around the 180s or 190s and the recruiter signed them up and took them to MEPS even though they couldn't even get a mile under 15 minutes I was knocking that out in 7 minutes. I guess I just did too much weight lifting when I should of just been doing more cardio type workouts. That was back in 97, after 9/11 I went to see the recruiter again even though I'd lost alot of the muscle by then but still was over weight. Tried kind of half assed over the years to drop the weight but would get discouraged after a few months and stop. Til now, the last two years I've been working my ass off, literally lol. I've lost 137 pounds and have 117 to go. Yeah I really let myself go the past decade, with a little more hardwork by this time next year I'll be back in the recruiter's office and signing the papers making that childhood dream come true. |
10-23-2012, 12:08 PM | #12 |
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Hey Trigue good luck on your quest, I have a similar story, I wanted to join since childhood also and yes GI Joe played a large factor in that, but I didn't graduate Highschool and the recruiter I talked to told me I needed a Diploma. My parents were not exactly behind my decision so I kind of dropped it. Later after 9/11 I had some major setbacks in my life. and commited myself to join I took my GED and visited an Army recruiter I also passed the Military tests with high scores but had to get my weight down. It was the first time in my life I really worked on my weight and was on track to be admitted by Jan 2003. but then I finally found a job and didn't dedicate the time to work out, and again my parents were really telling me to not join so I droppped it again. looking back I really wish I hadn't listened to my parents.
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10-23-2012, 12:32 PM | #13 |
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I have been active duty Air Force for 17 1/2 years so far, and no, G.I.Joe had nothing to do with me joining.
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10-23-2012, 12:44 PM | #14 |
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I was an Army brat growing up. My dad is a retired combat engineer lifer of 30 years. I looked into ROTC while in college (I took a course as a phys ed credit without a commitment). I was told by the major or captain that oversaw the course to forget about it with my history of asthma even though I could bang out a 5k in under 17 minutes and my mile was under 5 minutes. Never gave it much thought after that. I work as a PA now and it was the military that introduced me to that profession, so it wasn't a total loss.
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10-23-2012, 01:31 PM | #15 |
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I didn't join the military, but I've wanted to since I was about three. Everytime someone would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up I'd say "I want to be a GIJoe". I use to get every book I could from the library that was about the military, learned far more than any kid ever should. My Dad use to tell me about my uncle that was a radioman onboard the USS Lexington and later onboard the USS Yorktown. He was at Coral Sea and Midway, after that don't know the rest of his service only that he was on a battleship til the end of the war. That had a big impact on me becoming obsessed for years with the Navy and Aircraft Carriers. If there was a book about them, I either owned it or I had read it at the library. Needless to say I wanted a USS Flagg in a bad way, never had it though. Once I as in high school they gave us the ASVAB my freshman year, scored a 98 on it. Recruiter told me to come see him when I turn 18, sadly he was long gone by then. I played football in high school just to get in shape for basic. It's almost pathetic looking back all the effort I put into it and then once I did get out of school went to see the recruiter. I weighed 283 and I think he told me I had to get down to 220, so I was around 63 pounds over weight. He told me to come back when I lost the weight.
I remember being very disappointed because I didn't just pass but exceeded the fitness requirements. Probably did better than any other recruit they had. There were two guys I graduated with that weighed around the 180s or 190s and the recruiter signed them up and took them to MEPS even though they couldn't even get a mile under 15 minutes I was knocking that out in 7 minutes. I guess I just did too much weight lifting when I should of just been doing more cardio type workouts. That was back in 97, after 9/11 I went to see the recruiter again even though I'd lost alot of the muscle by then but still was over weight. Tried kind of half assed over the years to drop the weight but would get discouraged after a few months and stop. Til now, the last two years I've been working my ass off, literally lol. I've lost 137 pounds and have 117 to go. Yeah I really let myself go the past decade, with a little more hardwork by this time next year I'll be back in the recruiter's office and signing the papers making that childhood dream come true. |
10-23-2012, 03:54 PM | #16 |
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Thanks guys, I appreciate it!
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10-23-2012, 04:17 PM | #17 |
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Yes, Marine Corp. as if you couldnt tell.
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10-23-2012, 04:25 PM | #18 |
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Navy. Yes, although many things in my life influenced my decision to enlist, G.I. Joe was among them for sure.
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10-23-2012, 07:11 PM | #19 |
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4 years in the Air Force working on helos and AC-130 gunships. Loved GI Joe my whole life so it probably didn't discourage me from joining.
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10-23-2012, 07:15 PM | #20 |
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No, but I did try to cross breed a kitten with a rattlesnake in Mindbender fashion. It did not work so well.
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