Veterans of Nebulous, tell us about your experiences.

[CookieDealer]

I'm doing testing (mönstring) next year.
I really do hope I become one of the 50k drafted, would be good experience to have.

Tell my mother you said hi, She's a military nurse in Stockholm.

 

[Goatson]

>swedish military

do you mean border control

aye it's pretty garbo but eh, at least im doing something rather than sitting on my arse and saying "we dont need the army" like most tend to

 

[All Adm*ns are Bastards]

2 para had a grand time shjhooting those fxcking argie cnts in the 80s. bagged a couple on goose green if memoery selves well. shame Mrs mays a useless bitch or wed be back there finishign what the iron lady (God rest her soul.) started and taking back the the rest of the argentine.

 

[Deleted member 442]

I'm so proud of you. Seriously @DemonElite hit it on the head. I wish I got a dog out of it. That would of been so tight.

Overall if I didn't have a kid to feed and didn't want to settle down to give him a slightly more stable life (as stable as I get anywho) I would likely went back after getting my bachelors.

It had a lot of suck to it but at the end of the day I kinda miss it.

I wasn't goin' back, fuck that. I was tight as fuck with my unit but we all had that "aw hell naw" moment when our contracts were up. I adopted my dog and got the fuccck out. I'll stay in DSS. They don't give me dogs but they pay me enough that I can get more dogs.

Also Americucks looking to join the military, don't be that boot that goes out, marries the first stripper they see and blows all their starter dollary doos on a mustang. DON'T DO IT. Save that shit, save your penis too. I've seen wayyyyyy too many Marines and other service members do that shit, especially Marines.

 

[Oxy[Morons]]

I'm so proud of you. Seriously @DemonElite hit it on the head. I wish I got a dog out of it. That would of been so tight.

Overall if I didn't have a kid to feed and didn't want to settle down to give him a slightly more stable life (as stable as I get anywho) I would likely went back after getting my bachelors.

It had a lot of suck to it but at the end of the day I kinda miss it.

thanks dad
im ready for the suck

do you plan to do some JROTC type thing where they pay for you to get your bachelors to become an officer??

 

[Ond]

thanks dad
im ready for the suck

do you plan to do some JROTC type thing where they pay for you to get your bachelors to become an officer??

how much do you people get on a military contract anyways

 

[Deleted member 442]

thanks dad
im ready for the suck

do you plan to do some JROTC type thing where they pay for you to get your bachelors to become an officer??

He's already a grown adult and went through the service already as a NCO iirc. You can re-enlist if you're going to college and aim for officer's school though.

how much do you people get on a military contract anyways

Really depends on rank/pay grade and MOS (occupation). Oh, and how long you serve. There's also a bunch of benefits in there like tuition assistance, housing/clothing allowance, healthcare, etc. If you re-enlist and previously worked a special position that required a difficult skill set, you can also end up with a fat re-enlistment bonus...and there's regular enlistment bonuses as well. Basically there's no set in stone pay beyond the base pay of a given rank.

 

[Oxy[Morons]]

He's already a grown adult and went through the service already as a NCO iirc. You can re-enlist if you're going to college and aim for officer's school though.



Really depends on rank/pay grade and MOS (occupation). Oh, and how long you serve. There's also a bunch of benefits in there like tuition assistance, housing/clothing allowance, healthcare, etc. If you re-enlist and previously worked a special position that required a difficult skill set, you can also end up with a fat re-enlistment bonus...and there's regular enlistment bonuses as well. Basically there's no set in stone pay beyond the base pay of a given rank.

realize that but in the marines as long as you get a 77 on the asvab you can qualify for officer programs such as the NROTC once you hit Sergeant and it does the same thing, regardless of age
im asking if they do a similar thing

 

[Deleted member 442]

realize that but in the marines as long as you get a 77 on the asvab you can qualify for officer programs such as the NROTC once you hit Sergeant and it does the same thing, regardless of age
im asking if they do a similar thing

ROTC programs are strictly college student only, or those in military schools (Not including JROTC), as they come with a mandatory enlistment if you complete the program. We have Officer Candidate School for those who are either already graduated college with a degree or are already NCOs but qualify for the program.

This is how it works essentially across all branches.

NROTC, as the example you used, is just a college program that prepares you for officer's school at Quantico (in the case of NROTC) once you hit your junior-senior year in college.

For newly commissioned officers, there is an age limit, you have to be less than 30 years old and older than 18, and they generally prefer applicants that are less than 28 years old. And on the ASVAB you definitely need higher than a 77, you need at least a 115 minimum. You also need a minimum of a combined SAT score of 1,000 for verbal and math skills.

Instead of NROTC, NCOs to go to OCS at Quantico. You NEED to have a bachelor's degree or be a full time student while enlisted (I do NOT recommend going to college full time while going to OCS). There's an exception for those with associates degrees if they're solid marines and requires a nomination by their CO.

 

[Oxy[Morons]]

ROTC programs are strictly college student only, or those in military schools (Not including JROTC), as they come with a mandatory enlistment if you complete the program. We have Officer Candidate School for those who are either already graduated college with a degree or are already NCOs but qualify for the program.

This is how it works essentially across all branches.

yeah I know how it works and you basically just led me around in a circle to tell me exactly what i had asked him so thanks
so @Kirshbia you plan on doing that

 

[Deleted member 442]

yeah I know how it works and you basically just led me around in a circle to tell me exactly what i had asked him so thanks
so @Kirshbia you plan on doing that

I elaborated more in an edit that corrects some of what you thought were the requirements to become an officer.

He's already out, he'd have to go through a bunch of shit if he re-enlisted and aimed for a commission. He might also be fairly out of the age range (I forgot the age difference between us Kirsh lmao) and this nibba has kids or a kid to take care of I suspect he ain't tryna go back to that.

Having been an E-7 (Was an E-6 and got a meritorious promotion to E-7) and offered a meritorious commission if I re-enlisted, fuuuuuck that. Nevvvvvvvvvvvver going back. It is so not worth it. Except the dog part. That was literally the ONLY enjoyable thing about serving is that I got a dog that I got to adopt once my timer was up.

Was a nice pathway to federal law enforcement though.

 

[Oxy[Morons]]

how much do you people get on a military contract anyways

in the marines as a recruit once you go to boot camp you earn like 1.6 grand a month
so when i come out of boot camp I’m gonna have like 5~ grand since I’m spending three months there
then once you graduate you get a pay raise by a few hundred more

 

[Deleted member 442]

in the marines as a recruit once you go to boot camp you earn like 1.6 grand a month
so when i come out of boot camp I’m gonna have like 5~ grand since I’m spending three months there
then once you graduate you get a pay raise by a few hundred more

DON'T BE THAT BOOT THAT BLOWS IT ALL

I WILL SLAP YOU SILLY

 

[Oxy[Morons]]

DON'T BE THAT BOOT THAT BLOWS IT ALL

I WILL SLAP YOU SILLY

i got until June to beef myself up and some di yelling at me ain’t gonna stop me from getting my eagle globe and anchor

tbh i didn’t join the army because of the stress cards during their boot camp they can pull lol

 

[Deleted member 442]

i got until June to beef myself up and some di yelling at me ain’t gonna stop me from getting my eagle globe and anchor

tbh i didn’t join the army because of the stress cards during their boot camp they can pull lol

I meant your starting money that you saved up, fresh out of BCT recruits love to blow the money they had set aside on the dumbest shit lmao

 

[Oxy[Morons]]

I meant your starting money that you saved up, fresh out of BCT recruits love to blow the money they had set aside on the dumbest shit lmao

oh yeah lmao
dw my recruiter already sat me down and warned me about doing that like off the bat, and told me stories about people coming out on their boot high and getting some mustang with like 20% interest

 

[Deleted member 442]

oh yeah lmao
dw my recruiter already sat me down and warned me about doing that like off the bat, and told me stories about people coming out on their boot high and getting some mustang with like 20% interest

Happens. All. The Time. It's always a fucking Mustang or an F150. Hoard as much of it as you can.
[doublepost=1512922989][/doublepost]Do what I did instead, make privates go out and fetch you food.

 

[Oxy[Morons]]

Happens. All. The Time. It's always a fucking Mustang or an F150. Hoard as much of it as you can.

considering how little i get paid in comparison to normal careers I’m saving that shit like a motherfucker, which should be rather easy considering they’re basically paying for all my life needs

 

[Deleted member 442]

considering how little i get paid in comparison to normal careers I’m saving that shit like a motherfucker, which should be rather easy considering they’re basically paying for all my life needs

Exactly. No reason to go all spendy spendy. Sit on it until you're out. When you're out they give your ass an allowance for a bit too while you "readjust" to civilian life, too. So that's some extra free cash.

 

[Oxy[Morons]]

Exactly. No reason to go all spendy spendy. Sit on it until you're out. When you're out they give your ass an allowance for a bit too while you "readjust" to civilian life, too. So that's some extra free cash.

tbh I’m saving that shit until i can buy myself some land down south somewhere so i can have somewhere to retire to and raise a family, instead of being that one dude who blows his paycheck every month and becomes another homeless veteran statistic