Why do teen join Marine/Army?
360331
To get the hell away from their parents who controll them and tell them what to do every day.. As for me I do not allow my children to be envolved with it.. Instead i pay for their college and dreams for the future..\n\nI have one Girl and one Boy.. Sorry YOu can not have my kids.\n\nAs for the rest.. My Cousens Daughter is inrolled doing great.. it will give her a great future if she can with stand the wars.. we help other countrys fight..\nMy Nephew is in it..\nMy ex husbands Nephew is in it..\nMy father was in it.\nHis father was in it..\nso i am not errigont about it.. I just did not want it for my kids.. I saw the pain and heart ack my parents went through ..
838922
It depends on the individual. I can only answer for myself as to why I joined the branch I did.\n\nI wanted to join the military. I am not a person given to doing lots of workouts and exercise. I am not a jock or sports minded person. ( mind you I am not out of shape though. I do love rock climbing, Caving, and hiking.) So I did not see myself as a foot soldier with a rifle. This rules out both the Army and the Marines.\n\nI am more a technical kind of person. I love computers and knowledge. ( A geek you might say) Both the Air Force and the Navy are highly technical. But which to choose? I wanted to be in the know. and to see the world, to travel. I wanted to be right on the front as to see all the exciting things there are to see in the military.\nOK so I looked at the Air Force. Except for the small 5% that are the pilots and aircrew, All of your Airforce personnel are stationed far behind the lines and never see much at all. Most are just one form of Mechanic or Supply Clerk. Other than watching the planes take off, they see nothing at all of the action.\n\nSo now I looked at the Navy. Again the Branch is highly technical. but even if you were just a cook or a supply clerk, you were right there with the rest of the ships crew. When the ship performed a weapons test, you were there to watch it. (Not sitting back at some airbase miles away like in the Air Force). \nAnd travel?! No other branch of service sees more of the world than the US Navy! I have seen most of Asia and the Middle East due to the USN. Not just one or two other countries like I would have with the other branches.\nI became an EW in the USN (Electronic Warfare Systems Operator) I stood watch up in C.I.C. (Combat) and was one of the first to know if we came under attack and first to start a defense against the attack. It was the EW's who briefed the Captain and other officers of any threats posed by potential enemies in our area of operation.
761158
~Well, pilgrim, me and the Duke just discussed it and we agree the Marines want you.  No brains, likes to sweat, believes invading a sovereign nation without cause or justification is a patriotic thing to do and is somehow akin to defending the motherland.  You'll probably look good in a butch cut and will give the folks on the other side a worthwhile target to shoot at.  By all means, stay away from a "technical" branch that may require foreign concepts like thought and reason and get your butt to Paris Island and start pushing dirt as soon as you can.  Bill O'Reilly loves you.  Given your reasons for wanting to sign up, I'm sure you'll go far.  You could even be our next Bill Calley or Ollie North.
943508
Because you are complete idiot. Even when I was 13 and the pathetic recruiters came to the high school, I knew it would be a bad choice. I did not need to expose myself to the nonsense to realize that the whole system is a farce. I mean why are they going to teach me to fire a gun for? Ummmm.... obviously to make someone die. Not a good thing. Why are they offering me money for? There must be other get rich quick plans out there. Not a good thing. Why am I going to be fighting for anyways? Unintellegent testosterone fueled human wastes say so. \nAs I got older they tell me to support the troops. I have to, they take out an absurd amount of money from my hard earned check a week. Then I read and see that former service personell kill their kids, wife, themselves and I think "Hey, I want my money back, with the highest amount of interest compounded daily as allowed by the law(that I paid for as well to pass). Then I hear you stupid chumps complain about your decision and I say to you- "Where is my money?"
758420
Draft dodgers are spineless and they are useless to us all.  I am an 2 time Iraqi war vet and currently still in the Marine Corps.  I can not understand how anyone could sit there and enjoy the freedoms that they have... and not be willing to fight for them if necessary.  I joined because I felt that I should do my part and help protect the freedoms that I have enjoyed.  You can't truly appreciate the freedoms that you have without never having to give them up.
59785
I don't know how old you are but the military has some good schooling, and afterward some great training.  you tend to do more in the medical field in the military and can gain lots of knowledge and experience, and also have many opportunities to go to more schooling both in the service and civilian schools where you're stationed.  It's just a regular job once you're through the schools.
1178176
marines because they have there act together unlike the army
573887
Well, for me it was simple. I was young and needed discepline and guidence in my life. I felt like the Army would give that to me while at the same time, I was doing something that I could be proud of. I don't think people join just to fight. I think it is more about a sense of ownership in who you are and what you believe in with regerds to what this country was built on and stands for and what it really means to be and American. It's being a part of one of the largest "Teams" in the world with one goal in mind...hte protection of this great country and all who call it home.  \n\nWhile I was in the Army, my job was not to die for my country....it was to provide the enemy with the maximum opportunity to die for his. ;-)
1185881
I'd rather have ppl in the military who  WANT to be there, not someone who is FORCED to be in the service.\n\nAll males when they turn 18 are required to register for the draft. If a draft is called, and the male is chosen, he is then required to report for duty. In that sense, his service is mandatory.\n\nFurther, a mandatory service goes against everything the US fought for back in the Revolutionary War. Those ideas are still highly valued.
950232
the military does it all the time, I am in the marine corps and my best friend is from south africa and he joined so that he may move here and live!
666416
No. Marines are very prestigious, plus I have a brother that joined pretty much to do the same thing. Not to suck up to you or anything, but that method of thinking protects our country.
352926
all have there benefits and disadvantages the Army and the Marines have the exact same training but it takes longer in the Marines.  I am in the Army and love it, but it all depends on what he wants to do.  I joined the Army because I wanted to be an MP because that is the closest I can get to the front "lines" it also depends if he wants to stay for life or not the Navy has a lot of jobs that will get you some really good jobs in the civilian world both are very noble.  It also depends on dose he want a job where he is going to get dirty or dose he want to be clean pressed and shined.  He should get the ASVAB book and take the test to see what he qualifies for before he talks to a recruiter so he knows exactly what he wants not what the recruiter wants him to be.  When I saw the recruiter I told him I want to be an MP and I know what I need to score on the test and where I want to be stationed can you give me that, if he had said no I would have walked out of his office.  I am actually looking in to the navy at the moment because I want to go active duty and having been active duty army I think my attitude is better suited to the navy.  both are great he just needs to do the research before the goes to the recruiter, I think there are better bonuses for the army but if money is not the issue no one can really tell him what is better he just needs figure out exactly what he wants before he goes to talk to any one about it
540255
Advantage, your an officer, and thus your not the grunt running into enemy machine gun nests, You get paid more, and there are a ton of opprotunities to advance. Not to mention your marketability when you get out of the service. \nDisadvantage, well, you are the guy who sends other men off to die sometimes. There are hard calls to make, and you gotta make 'em. You have to set the example for others to follow. Lot of weight for a guy or girl in their 20's to carry. The training is hard, the hours are long, and there isn't any thanks or glory. \n My opinion?  Do it.
378200
Every one here has a dramatic opinion about the Marine Corps. Just because your a Marine Wife, Marine's brother or anything else doesn't buy you the certificate to know what it feels like. It gives you an insight, a companion's look at things. I am a Marine and a Marine Wife. I have been in long enough to know my buddy didn't get her leg severed by an IED just for colleg money. She believed in her country, the safety of her family, she believed in herself. If you believe in yourself enough to join, all the Marine Corps can do is make that stronger. If you live afraid of death then breathe on as a coward. As for me and my brothers we will live with no regrets, live history that our children will study in school, and know that we were the ones there.
883815
When I originally join the military, I was a community college grad, who wanted to go to college for my bachelors and masters.  I joined the military for many reasons, but paying for college was number 2 reason.\n\nIn basic training/boot camp, our instructor as for a show of hands and ninety percent of troops said that the top reasons they join was to pay for school.\n\nAs a recruiter, many young adults signed up just for school.  But a very few were rich kids, most were your average American.
1139722
JOIN THE MARINES!!! Ooh-Rah!!!!
814367
Although it's not going to be easy, it's time to have your son step up to the plate of adulthood.  Make an appointment for him to meet with a recruiter from the Army/Navy/Airforce/Marines.  He will get good direction, an education, and with luck take responsibility for his life.  I know this isn't the best of times to join the service, but it doesn't sound like he's on a great path as it is.  Good luck, Mom.