Why do people wear dog tags when they never been in the military?
917074
As proof of rabies vaccination?
555725
All members of the military are responsible for the damages inflicted upon the enemy.  Just because someone does not pull the trigger does not lessen that fact.  Each person is part of a well tuned machine that has only one purpose, and the machine will not work without all of its parts.  \n\nI served.  I didn't pull any triggers (on people) or drop any bombs, but what I did made it possible for others to do so. \n\nWe don't take that lightly.
247763
I was active duty in the Marines for 7 years.  Fro what I've heard, and know.  Marines do not wear patches other than name tapes. Also there only a few uniform items that are allowed to be pinned onto the chest.  Scuba bubbles, jump wings, EOD insignia.  Things like that,  If another branch of service has the same type of job, and a Marine gets his certification there, He will be allowed to wear the Marine pin for that.  I knew a Marine that had been in the army before he joined the Corps, and he was allowed to wear his jump wings.  I have been told that; even if a Marine becomes a navy SEAL,(All special forces are open to all branches)the Navy SEAL pins are not allowed to be worn on a Marines uniform.  So if there is a pin for Rangers, a Marine would not be allowed to wear that either.  And the patch is not going to be worn at all.
1005295
As a former US Army officer and having recently returned from working with the troops in Iraq for 18 months I can assure you that every single commissioned officer (and NCO & enlisted member) wears a set of Dog-Tags.\nFor each service they are a little different regarding the information stamped on them.  \n\nUS ARMY tags contain - example\nWilson                     (surname)\nRichard A                (first name, middle initial)\n222-444-5678        (social security number)\nA POS                     (blood type)\nLDS/Mormon          (religious preference)\n\nUS NAVY tags contain - example\nBenson\nRichard J\n23 NOV 1950           (date of birth)\nCommander              (rank)\n18 May 1992             (tetanus shot date)\nAB -                            (blood type)\nCatholic                      (religion)\n\nUS Air Force tags-contains at least, perhaps more\nCampbell\nDavid F\n234-456-1234            (SSN)\nO                                 (blood type)\nLutheran                      (religion)\n\nUS Marine Corp tags contain - example\nTemple\nSteven S\n557-999-0770     B +   (SSN)  (blood type)\nUSMC                  M      (service) (Gas Mask size)\nNone                             (religious preference)\n\nAll military members wear a set of 2 tags.  In the event of death while on duty (killed in action, etc), one tag stays with the soldier, sailor, marine or airman as identification.  The 2nd tag is normally secured by the officer or NCO in charge or on the scene for various administative reasons.  To my knowledge the only service members who do not wear their dog-tags are the special operations people (SF, SEALs, Delta, Rangers) who are out on classified operations.\n\nI hope this information is sufficient to answer your question.
1151621
first of all if uve never enlisted, u just dont know jack shit, or whats really going on. its not one of those things u could understand by talking about it. and u shouldnt be answering this at all.\n     I was in the Army for a little over 10 months. i was discharged (Honorably) due to medical b/s, it really pissed me off, my ait was the 2nd longest in the Amry. if i was a ground pounder i would have been half way through my first tour but. i got to do crazy stuff in the Army, at fort Sill, OK they train most of the militarys field artillary so i got to see crazy *** howitzers and what not, ive shot so many different kinds of weapons, some of the nastiest m-4 carbines to the m249 saw and on the weekends at the pistol range an officer brought his .50 cal Desert eagle for us. but lots and lots of guns, i could talk all day about it, anywase, the Army will give u a good job if u do good on the asvab and if the job is avalible, and the air force doesnt get much respect unless your a pilot. but i got to train to be an interregator and if i would have filled out my contract i would have probably gone to the CIA or FBI rite after, and i have a whole new outlook on respect and dicipline, but the air forces boot camp is a joke. u sit in a classroom 6 hours a day, in the Army we marched over 60 miles with 80 lb. ruck sacks, and we got ambushed gased, tricked kidnapped, u name it, u will also get seperation pay for being married, and combat pay and there is more to it than that, im just not to sure b/c im not marrid. but seperation pay and all that will make your paycheck way fatter. and u can get a higher rank before u enlist for clooege credits or for knowing certain things before u enlist. its in the delayed entry program (DEP), talk to a recruiter about itboot camp is no joke tho, its serously hard and 40% of out starting battery did not make it through, ive experienced some awesome stuff, and after AIT i was going to go to airborne school. but i would go with the best job, and dont take **** from a recruiter, they are just salesmen, they are not all knowing and all wise, just guys who gotta make a sale, thats all, check out my myspace www.myspace.com/gunnrunner and give me a message if u wanna know more. i would love to tell u about it
1027205
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.
1136465
There's lots of atheists and "no religious preference" members of the military.  \n\n""About 0.1 percent of all American military personnel officially declare themselves to be atheists.\n\nThat doesn't mean, however, that all service members belong to a particular religious denomination. About 27 percent do not volunteer to have a specific religious preference inscribed on their dog tags""
83058
The military uses a "flagging" system to denote a deficiency serious enough as to merit a suspension of favorable personnel action. Uniformed service members can be flagged for a variety of reasons including height/weight violations and physical fitness test failure. While it does not bar all personnel actions, actions such as promotions and re-enlistment are stopped until the member is back in compliance with regulations.\n\nI don't know about the other services, but the Army's guidelines are found in AR (Army Regulation) 600-8-2, Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions. Link for the PDF of AR 600-8-2 is below.
489503
I am also Army so it beats the hell out of me why Autodog is Navy language means soft-serve ice cream, but there you have.  Check out my source.
424853
Because when you enlist in the US military, you are required to swear allegiance to the US and the US only.  Dual citizens have a conflict there, as they are expected to completely renounce their other allegiences.
897554
I think it is an excellent idea.  Immediately after High School, if you're not registered in College,  you go military for 2 years, minimum.  Every one I know, including myself, who went military right out of High School, or College, turned out to be a much better person for it.  They found respect and discipline.
1027598
To serve our country and protect your freedoms.  None of us do it for money, most of us live paycheck to paycheck.
670298
a. Look at the checklist your recruiter gives you. I would not take much of anything above that. Hygene products can also be picked up during your first trip to the PX. Remember that you will get SMOKED when you first get to basic. The more you have, the more you will have to carry and gather up as they throw things all over to get into your head.\n\nb. Those pictures, when I went through, were taken in our 2nd week of basic.\n\nc. Dog tags should be given as you go through in-processing. Very first full day. You will get one set, with 2 tags. Also get a red tag if you have any alergies.\n\nd. AIT is still a drill seargent experience, but a bit more lax if you have a MOS that is more than just infantry or grunt work. It is a training environment to learn your job, not to break you down and build you back up in the model of a basic infantry soldier (again, unless you are signed up for infantry type job).\n\nHope that helps
529422
It purpose is to identify the soldiers (alive and wounded or dead).  The sargeant/lietenant will take one of the tag if the soldier is killed and hold it for a record of the dead.  It is used to provide basic information on the identity of the soldier if injured.
1021006
It's always like that. Military people are gang members for hire. They are hired, just like in street gangs, by the real masterminds, but typically the members are too young or too poor to care why they are fighting. They probably already have anger issues and use their membership in violent gangs or militias as an excuse to harm other people with cause.
444013
The U.S. Army. Its where they get their hat style from.
11944
Because they are either snot nosed rich kids who take everything gran-id or they are poor and think the money should be spent on them so they can continue generation after generation sucking money out of our government because they are too lazy to work. They have no appreciation for those of us that serve proudly so that that can sleep at night w/o bomb sirens. Ignorant people are against the military. Justa simple way that you can judge someones character.