that is right nice that amy saved you an ash. I am glad to see it, shows support for the troops kind of. I assume that is why she is holding it because you are deployed.

Nah, hes in ROTC but a poor college student none the less. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Amy is just nice, she will bend over backwards for anyone.
Including 16 year olds like me.

she is nice. so mac, you want to join the army?

I love my big knives such as my DF, FBM and other BM's, but the knife they have now is way to big to be anything near practical. My big knives are usually used in Kenya but when I am here I usually use my RMD, DM and MP sized knives. I may break the bigger ones out for camping purposes or for s$@#ts and giggles.

In the end it also depends on what gear you plan to carry. IMHO it is too big and cumbersome.

I am going to join the army yes.
It's my duty, infact I think every male should serve in the army.

It will be practical if you make it practical. Go for it!

Yeah, but real men join the Navy!

"A man is many things, and the most important is his family." - Nikolai Valuev.
Pulled that quote off of ESPN > Boxing <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> .

Yeah thats the other thing.
If my grades are good enough I will try to get into Naval aviation.
My grandpa flew a-4's and a-1's in vietnam and I pretty much grew up around him and old fighter pilots from WW2 to Desert Storm.
Plus I have been brain washed by Top Gun and the Fighter Fling videos on youtube. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Its lookin like I'm going to end up in the Army though.

i am NOT deployed. i am in college.

i recall a cadence from LDAC.... in reference to the Navy.



"oh there are no airborne rangers in the navy....
oh there are no airborne rangers in the navy...

because they are out there on the boats, doing god knows what to goats...

oh there are no airborne rangers in the navy..."


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Yeah, just like the song," In the navy, c'mon and "____" your fellow man!" LOL! C'mon guys, you all know the song! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I grew up on Navy and Marine Corps bases and served in the Air Force and Army. I also served along side some Marines and Navy when I was on active duty. I think I can give some of the pros and cons of all of them.

The Navy probably has the best technical training and the best food. Especially aboard ship, hours are long and quarters are cramped.

The Air Force has pretty good technical training, the best quarters, and decent food. It is the least physically demanding unless you are a combat controller or air rescue.

The Marines have the best combat training and since they are part of the Navy, pretty good food. Their quarters vary, depending on whether you are Marine aviation or ground pounders. The Marines love PT and pain.

The Army is just big. It is a huge bureaucracy and all of the above vary with the unit. Some get good chow (82nd Airborne eats well), some don't. Depending on where you are assigned, you may live in the woods or desert most of the time, or in decent quarters, but not nearly as good as the Air Force. I spent nine months of my first year in Germany living in my tank in the field. I was always with the infantry and they fed me better than my Armored battalion did back in garrison. If you are in the combat arms, life will be fairly rigorous and physically demanding.

So have fun. Whatever branch of service you choose, it is a worthy and character building experience that all fit young men should experience.