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Asklar
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Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:01 am Posts: 6211 Location: In your office, earning your salary.
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Re: The Lounge
But I can take the military service in different ways if I'll go to university, like, doing it only on summer or every weekend.
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:27 pm |
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Natti
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Joined: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:05 am Posts: 3878
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Re: The Lounge
So, I just spent a week in Lapland, downhill skiing for 4 days and then 2 days of relatives. Had fun. Missed countless pages of this thread. No regrets. Gonna post pictures... sometime. How has DRL been?
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:32 pm |
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FoiL
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:02 pm Posts: 1434
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Asklar wrote: But I can take the military service in different ways if I'll go to university, like, doing it only on summer or every weekend. The military is one of the best professions out there. You'll always have your paycheck pretty much guaranteed on the end of the month, they won't fire you, unless you kill the wrong people and they can, and often do, pay for your university. I regret not joining when I was given the change a while back.
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:11 pm |
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TheKebbit
Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:24 pm Posts: 3939 Location: NORTH
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But the paycheck (unless you're higher-ranked or a specialist) is minimal, and there is the whole element of risking your life if you're deployed overseas.
Wait. Is your country in any active conflicts?
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:23 pm |
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Miggles
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Joined: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:39 am Posts: 4558
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Re: The Lounge
According to Wikipedia they haven't been in a war since WWII but maybe it's wrong.
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:32 pm |
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FoiL
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:02 pm Posts: 1434
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Highly unlikely. And if you CHOOSE, because you're not obligated to, be deployed where your country has troops (like the EU in Afghanistan) that poor paycheck is doubled or tripled. Not too shabby for a pretty much guaranteed job.
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Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:00 am |
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David Rodrigov
Joined: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:35 pm Posts: 675
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Re: The Lounge
BECOME A TRUE WARRIOR ASKLAR
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Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:39 am |
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Ociamarru
Joined: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:46 pm Posts: 1930
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Anybody know if a high AFQT on your ASVAB is actually useful? From what I've read, anything above like a 65 doesn't really matter for anything other than bragging rights.
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Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:44 am |
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caekdaemon
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Joined: Sun Nov 01, 2009 3:00 pm Posts: 4144 Location: Hell.
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Asklar, I'm pretty sure you could do a support role if you wanted, working in the military offices or some such. Everything on this list counts as in the army in the UK. You don't have to be on the front line's to be in the army. In fact, just from a brief look on that site I apparently already have the training to qualify as a combat engineer. I could be shipped to a training grounds in less then three weeks. Just see what your army has to offer, you might actually find something you enjoy.
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Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:34 am |
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Natti
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Re: The Lounge
Guys, recommend me a good joystick. I have a burning need for one. Damned MechWarrior 4, not cooperating with gamepads...
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Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:59 am |
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Asklar
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Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:01 am Posts: 6211 Location: In your office, earning your salary.
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I've got some time to decide or not if I join or not.
One thing I'm sure though, is that in the case that I decided to join, I'd have to work out a lot before going in, since I'm not a very athletic person, but I do have potential.
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Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:03 am |
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Miggles
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Derp. They should have training courses you have to take.
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Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:05 am |
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Asklar
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Of course, but if I go in my current state, I wouldn't last much on their courses and stuff.
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Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:14 am |
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Miggles
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Don't worry. They'll make you last. No but really, it is pretty tough but YOU CAN DO IT. I'M ROOTING FOR YOU BRO!
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Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:23 am |
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Asklar
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Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:01 am Posts: 6211 Location: In your office, earning your salary.
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I'm thinking on doing it on summer. It'll take like 2-3 summers to complete the military service.
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Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:26 am |
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