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    Quote Originally Posted by TCinVA View Post
    Recruiting films work. When I saw Top Gun I wanted to fly fighter jets...at least up until the volleyball scene. After that it was pretty much EJECTEJECTEJECT...
    Right before I left my job to be a detailed recruiter I was given advice from a 11B Ranger who was OJT-ing with us. He says, "Just show 'em that Ranger video the recruiters have, they'll join! Worked on me!"
    Never did a Ranger contract but helped some great young people serve.
    Back on topic, I loved the movie. I'm probably going to pick up the Blu-Ray.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SGT_Calle View Post
    Right before I left my job to be a detailed recruiter I was given advice from a 11B Ranger who was OJT-ing with us. He says, "Just show 'em that Ranger video the recruiters have, they'll join! Worked on me!"
    Never did a Ranger contract but helped some great young people serve.
    Back on topic, I loved the movie. I'm probably going to pick up the Blu-Ray.
    Are you recruiting now? PM about to be sent.

    We loved the film too and it's a definite "own".
    “Remember, being healthy is basically just dying as slowly as possible,” Ricky Gervais

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    Nope, I was recruiting in Pocatello, ID most of 2004-2005. Tough times to be a recruiter, lol.

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    I read the book before watching the movie.

    I didn't think the acting was that bad. Some of those guys are way better actors than Nicholas Cage and better than some of the other meat-head action flick guys as of late.

    I guess, in the end, I was a little disappointed that it didn't follow the book a bit more. The movie was a great recruiting flick, with nonstop action, etc., but as far as creating the same emotional investment with the story and character development that the book did, I guess it just fell short for me. I'll admit at the end of the book, even I got a bit choked up. At the end of the movie, it just seemed like a progression of the story line.

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    Just watched it with my wife. It upset her quite a bit. Not sure what to do about that, since I can't promise her I'll always come back.
    Praise be to the LORD my Rock,
    who trains my hands for war,
    my fingers for battle.
    -Psalm 144:1

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    So don't promise.

    All of my wives had the same option............don't like my job? Quit.

    Of course, that leaves me on the eternal search for the next ex-Mrs. Sean.
    You can get much more of what you want with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone.

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    Yeah, not going to promises. Just wish I could. We talked about this on our first date a couple years ago, but I think it's getting a lot more real for her now.
    Praise be to the LORD my Rock,
    who trains my hands for war,
    my fingers for battle.
    -Psalm 144:1

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    Yeah, not going to promises. Just wish I could.
    While it's certainly true for inherently dangerous professions, it's true for everybody. Nobody guarantees you tomorrow or even the rest of the day.

    One rule that seems to work is never leave mad at each other.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Al T. View Post
    While it's certainly true for inherently dangerous professions, it's true for everybody. Nobody guarantees you tomorrow or even the rest of the day.

    One rule that seems to work is never leave mad at each other.
    My fiance and I are going through this right now in regards to Military service... and the "true for everybody" line doesn't work at all for her. In her view, it's not the odds... it's the stakes.

    She just gets that it's something I have to do.
    I train to be better than I was yesterday. -F2S

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    Quote Originally Posted by Al T. View Post
    While it's certainly true for inherently dangerous professions, it's true for everybody. Nobody guarantees you tomorrow or even the rest of the day.

    One rule that seems to work is never leave mad at each other.
    True that.
    Praise be to the LORD my Rock,
    who trains my hands for war,
    my fingers for battle.
    -Psalm 144:1

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