This question is for military personnel or persons who may be knowledgable when it comes to the military.
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Minimum requirements:  4 year degree, US Citizen, able to meet all other requirements, physical, moral, etc.\n\nNow, to be COMPETETIVE for a slot:\n\n3.5 or better GPA in a Hard Science degree or Medical degree..BN or MD.\nProven leadership skills by being an officer on your college debate team or the like.\nextra curricular activities, sports or Volunteering.\n\nThe Navy is actually downsizing and they have wayyyy too many Junior Officers right now, so in order to have a decent shot, you need to really really stick out from amongst your peers.
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waste of their time? i dont think they had a choice in the matter. they did what they were ordered to do. did the military (before 9/11)have a clue as to what was going to happen after? no they didnt. most of the military personnel joined for the college tuition and or the bonus money for signing on. also to say "defend this country" is not entirely true. how can a soldier fighting in Iraq be defending the USA? with the exception of a few choice personnel who are assigned border patrol (coast guard and some navy) there havent really been any military personnel defending the USA except for Dec.7,1941 and 9/11. now as for all of you who think the guy asking this is just so cruel let me say this. I myself am an army vet and i see nothing wrong with this man asking his question. the fact that he is able to ask this question only goes to praise all of the soldiers currently and in the past who have either fought or fought and died for their country's right to be able to exercise the rights they have. when a soldier serves his country in the name of freedom, the soldier cannot dictate which rights the public will have. you cant say "im going to fight for your rights but youd better not badmouth me". freedom of speech is just that. freedom to say what you want. you have to take the good with the bad. do I get offended when i hear people bad mouthing veterans? no, because the fact that I am able to hear what the public has to say whether good or bad simply means that the veterans have done their jobs through selfless service which is exactly as it should be.
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The soldiers are protecting your freedom so you can ask stupid questions like this one
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The above answer is great.\n\nI would only add the following.\n\nTry military.com and AKO (Army Knowlage Online)\n\nMost troops are registered on both.\n\nGood Luck
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do you want criminal or military records, or military criminals or criminals that ended up serving in the military.
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Hey buddy got a question when you were in the military Im going to guess you were in the rear with the gear so im going to leave a open invitation when i get home from spending a year outside the wire i want you to come on down and wipe your feet on my flag and see what the hell happens to you And if you dont like this country move to France.
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not gonna get details.  You don't need to know.  I'd very much like to keep my cousin and his Army buddies as safe as possible, and to do that, OPSEC must be followed at all times.  That means random starnge people asking for information such as you are asking ona public website will get no satisfaction from anyone.
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Civilians.\nWant me to expound further?
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Maybe.  Military force is the best answer.
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I admire those that are not mindless zombies ... the few in there capable of thinking for themselves.\n\nBut then, if they were totally capable of thinking for themselves...they wouldn't be in the military. \n\nBasically the military is for low IQ people who cannot get a job anywhere else that requires a thinking creative and individual mind.
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Good question. I'm not really sure, but theoretically speaking, it all depends on the lengths the officer is willing to go. I used to be in the army, and there was a time I had to commandeer a civilian vehicle. I didnt bother learning what we were allowed to do and not allowed to do, and since it was in a different country, the rules could've been different.
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Yeah, heres an idea.  Why dont you go to google and find the british army website and send them an email and ask them directly and then you dont have to be on yahoo answers asking really dumb questions that you would find answers for on google.  I hope your friend is smarter or he shouldnt go into the british army.
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Contact the veterans Administration, or contact your local military base(Unit historian section) and ask him/her for any information.
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You need to go to us.army.mil, to look for the help number.  Then call them to find that type of info.  Unless you can find it on the site itself.
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If you contact the military authorities (i.e. Military Police if you are near a military post) and can give them the name, social security number, branch of service (Army, Navy, AF, Marine) you believe they are AWOL from (all of that information if possible), and you can explain why you believe they are AWOL they can possibly make inquiries for you.\nThe military has numbers they can contact depending on the branch of service to confirm if a person is possibly AWOL.
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I can't speak for everyone in the military...But I can tell you that my recruiter was completely honest.  He said that basic freakin' sucked, but graduation was one of the best  days of his life.  And everyone should know that when the enlist they're opening themselves up for the possibility of going to war....If they're too dumb to know that then it's not the recruiters fault if they have a bad experience in the military- it's their own.
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I absolutely LOVE the fact that of all the answers you received, only ONE gave an answer that you can use.  The rest are just talking out of their 4th point of contact, and spouting asinine rhetoric.  \n\nNow that I have that out of my system...\n\nCheck with your local recruiters, they will have a lot of information, examples, and brochures that you can use.  Check out www.army.mil , www.anysoldier.com , and www.military.com  There are a lot of websites where you can talk to soldiers and get their impressions.\n\nGood luck