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11-02-2009, 07:36 PM | #1 |
Iron Grenadier
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Current military personnel- Has G.I. Joe affected your military occupation? or influenced you to sign up?
Non military personnel- have you ever considered a military occupation influenced by A Real American Hero? Have you ever considered becoming a Marine like Gung Ho? A Navy S.E.A.L. like Wet Suit? Ever since I had the Battle Corps Lifeline I knew that if I were ever to enter the military I'd train as a medic. The card art was spectacular to me, and his filecard described such a brave soldier. "Most EMS personnel treat patients behind the lines, Lifeline treats them ON the lines because every second counts when it comes to saving lives!" This is sort of a tribute to Larry Hama, who inspired many with the characters of G.I. Joe. |
11-02-2009, 07:48 PM | #2 |
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I got into joes around the same time my dad deployed to the first Gulf War in 90-91 I was 3 or 4 and wanted to be just like dad. Now I actually am like him I just recently returned from a deployment and I am the same age as he was when he deployed so it was more like the military influenced me to get into joes.
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11-04-2009, 08:07 PM | #3 |
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I understand that G.I. Joe's are fictious peices of plastic and not real people*. I sure as hell ain't gonna get inspired to get a job where I get shot at because "WELL GEE GOLLY GOSH I SURE LIKED GUNG HO AS A KID"
*Were there any joes who's character was "I want a college education"?
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11-04-2009, 09:40 PM | #4 |
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I'm certain it did.
GI Joe was probably my first exposure to anything military, and in all likelihood started my interest in any and all things military-related. And yeah, big surprise, I joined up. It wasn't a direct influence, certainly, but indirectly? GI Joe played way too big a part of my life from the ages of 5-11ish to think there isn't an indirect influence there...
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11-04-2009, 09:58 PM | #5 |
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I dont think that GIJoe had any influence on me enlisting back in April, but it might have played some kind of rule, cause my parents (and me) have no idea why I wanted to do it, they say "I just did" lol
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11-04-2009, 10:27 PM | #6 |
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I read the back of Duke's filecard when I was a kid, and asked my grandfather what Infantry was and that was it. 2 deployments later, I have no regrets. I guess it was the whole good vs evil thing for me that did it.
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11-05-2009, 05:18 PM | #7 |
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I understand that G.I. Joe's are fictious peices of plastic and not real people*. I sure as hell ain't gonna get inspired to get a job where I get shot at because "WELL GEE GOLLY GOSH I SURE LIKED GUNG HO AS A KID"
*Were there any joes who's character was "I want a college education"? Are you serious? |
11-06-2009, 03:18 PM | #8 |
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I understand that G.I. Joe's are fictious peices of plastic and not real people*. I sure as hell ain't gonna get inspired to get a job where I get shot at because "WELL GEE GOLLY GOSH I SURE LIKED GUNG HO AS A KID"
*Were there any joes who's character was "I want a college education"? Wow - as a Lt. in the reserve right now I have to ask - Are you a Captain in the Salvation Army? Why would you knock any inspiration to join the service. I served with the biggest redneck sons of b&tches who's only inpiration for joining up was to get into the Army to shoot big guns and kill people....Personally I'd rather serve with someone who liked Snake-eyes and Flint than with someone who's life long ambition was to kill "towel-heads". |
11-06-2009, 03:44 PM | #9 |
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By the way, I love the fact that I'm getting shot at so folks like you aren't forced to do it. Save the thanks, I'm content. My only regret is that you'll never truly understand how great this way of life is. Every one of them probably got a GI Bill. And according to studies by the Heritage Report, we're better off in education than most people our age in the civilian world. |
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11-06-2009, 03:47 PM | #10 |
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No but I have thought about moving to Springfield and starting an aggressive anti government propaganda campaign while giving speeches in a hooded...... wait.... what?
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