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Yours may be meant for a gorilla, but mine's built like a tank! ;)

Thanks for the info Gregg.

Honestly, I think I would. Joining the military in general would check box one of my goals, to fulfill an obligation to the men and woman that came before me. I know we have thrown around all of...

That does sound like a considerable time commitment, especially as "skating by" could never be an option. I would surmise that those last to are prerequisites to having a successful balance. I'm sure...

I've researched TRICARE some more, I'm gathering that its basically a low cost health insurance that reservists are eligible for at age 60 (with a few exceptions). From what I can tell, it completely...

Excellent point sir. That brings me this question, how is that balance as an officer in the ARNG?

Thanks for the offer. I'll PM you about it this afternoon but feel free to unload the information here. Hopefully someone else like me will learn from this thread in the future.

There are defiantly risks and rewards. The way I'm trying to approach it is this: Anything in life that doesn't involve risk and is easy to obtain, isn't worth doing. But as JRB noted, that...

I appreciate it JRB. I really wish the experience had been more favorable for you.

All great information Suvorov. Thanks.



I think JRB hit the nail on the head..........



My dad just doesn't understand why I would want to do it, not in my situation atleast. Also, he...

To get real advise, I've gotta be an open book...........

1) Nothing in this world would make me happier than to marry my fiancee. In my heart, we're already married. We literally do everything a...

I actually looked in to Reserve LE at one time. But talking with several friend that are LE, I couldn't handle it. Not sure if it's like this everywhere but here, it's domestic call, domestic call,...

Thank you very much for adding your experience and advise. That last sentence really resonated with me.



The difference in possible pension is undeniable. Any path I choose to go on now (AD,...

I'll defiantly look into ARNG SF. One of the 20th Group locations is actually very close to me right now. Ranger also got me in touch with a GAANG TACP recruiter so I am exploring that option as...

The only realistic shot I have at a HSLD unit in 4 years is with a guaranteed contract. One would be TACP and the other would be 13F with option 40. The option 40 contract guarantees me a shot at...

Who wouldn't love flying a helicopter? (Preferably Apache :D) The 6 year service obligation with appox. 2 years of training hurts though. To bad the NG doesn't have a "street-to-seat" program. Glad...

I'm not saying that my recruiter is bad but judging by some of the things he says and/or leaves out, I analyze what he says very closely. Whether he is trying to sell me or its simply a lack of...

Gregg, Doc, Sean, and JDB - Would it not hurt your career and reputation to resign a commission? From an outside perspective, that sounds like military career suicide.

Here's my hang up on the...

Recruiters are sales men, I get that. Everything he says gets taken with a grain of salt. While I think he's a pretty decent guy, I'm not buyin alot of what he's sellin............ I truly appreciate...

Thank you for your response. Not sure how exactly to take it but I defiantly appreciate the honesty from your perspective.

Green to gold is something I have looked at and is actually what my current recruiter is pushing at the 2 year mark.

There is alot of advise/information in your post Gregg. I appreciate it.



Thats one thing I'm proud to say I already have covered. Zero debt from college thanks to some amazing parents. Right...

Learning the facts is exactly why I posted here. I will be ready to accept the good and bad of any decision I make. Thank you for the advise.

Thank you very much for adding your perspective. I appreciate it.

Luckily she can and does most of those things without me as I typically work 50-60 hours a week.



I hope I can say the same thing at the end of my military service. Thank you for contributing.