To the Navy I go!!!

[silvertrit]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.

[Baahb3]

Thank you for putting your life at risk to protect this great nation. I appreciate all those that serve in our armed forces.

Good luck and God speed.

[johnyBgood]

/SALUTE

Thank you !

Anchors away!

[NaturalHazard]

Thank you for putting your life at risk to protect this great nation. I appreciate all those that serve in our armed forces.

Good luck and God speed.

um how do you know which navy hes enlisting in?

[Baahb3]

um how do you know which navy hes enlisting in?

Ok, point taken. Assumptions on my part were made.

Regardless of which Navy, those that put their life on the line to protect whichever nation they are citizens of deserve respect.

[Vellrad]

Ok, point taken. Assumptions on my part were made.

Regardless of which Navy, those that put their life on the line to protect whichever nation they are citizens of deserve respect.

This.

Whichever coutry you wish to fight for I hope you will come back safe and sound :).

[mariedee]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.

Thank you for protecting your country.

[phillymiket]

Thank you. Good luck & Godspeed.

Edit - to remove all but what is important.

[Original]

Only jobs avail right now is SN/PACT and AN/PACT unless you qual for Nuke/SPECWAR.

Have fun being a deck seaman :P
Its how I started.

[biggin]

Good luck, was an interesting 4 years for me.

To the above above troll, reported and -1. I think that may be the most disrespectful thing I've ever read on this forum and I hope you get banned for life because of it.

[DrunkenBuddha]

Spent 6 years with Naval Reactors! Godspeed mate!

[DrunkenBuddha]

Off the top of my head, I don't know any ******** heroes, no matter what empire collapsed.

[Envoi]

Similarly, going along with evil or keeping one's mouth shut because it's easier and more profitable is called...well I'm not really sure what it's called, but I'm sure they have a word for it. Enabling maybe?

"All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."

[KannyaAryien]

Similarly, going along with evil or keeping one's mouth shut because it's easier and more profitable is called...well I'm not really sure what it's called, but I'm sure they have a word for it. Enabling maybe?

Was I not clear the first time? Honest to God, your opinion is your own. But I don't need to read about it, especially considering my husband is deployed right now. Hush please. Now.

[phillymiket]

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[NaturalHazard]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.

Just curious which nations navy are you joining?

[Mystyque]

Are you part of the solution? If so, please let us all know how you are helping. Im sure it goes further than sitting at your computer and pretending you are changing the world.

+1 rep

[Ganak]

Thanks and best of luck!

[FoxCourier]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.

Cheers, mate. You do your nation (whichever that may be) a great service.

Keep your head down and you'll be fine - s'best advice I've ever gotten from anyone I talked to about joining the service.

Just need to muster up the will to do so myself. o7

EDIT: As for dissenters.. I've no time for them. Report, and move on, folks.

[NaturalHazard]

I can understant that some people hates military for whatever reason. Soldiers are killing pepole after all, but in modern times, civilians, and other soldiers are protected by a lot of conventions, and f.e. killing civilians or prisoners of war is war crime, with big punishments.

Its not important if you're hardcore pacifist, or lost family members at war, but this is just childish and stupid. All soldiers join military forces because they love their countries, or they want to do something which can bring world more piece. Of course, we can argue if that will work, but wars are declared by politicians, you can blame only them. Personally, I don't like when someone says that invaders fight for our freedom, but I couldn't wish anyone death. Soldiers should be respected, because they risk their lifes for their countries, and it is not important is the war bringing wealths, teritory or better diplomatic possibities.

If someone says that he wish death to simple soldiers, or that we shouldn't respect them, it really makes me sad, because my great-grand father died at World War II, defending his country from Nazi invasion.

Edit: I think wishing this guy and his family death, and everything thats worst makes us just as stupid like him...

+1 bro.

[Molotov]

have fun in the navy man, i did 6 years, got married, got 2 sons, and then divorced, it was a wild ride dude and loved every second of it

[NaturalHazard]

S'the million dollar question in this thread, I'd say.

Some people just aren't worth the damage, if you catch my meaning. S'a shame to see what should be a heartfelt sendoff thread devolve. :U

True good luck to the OP im joining the navy hopefully to be a navy diver in september, haha who knows maybe one day we might meet in some port some where.

[PopeJual]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.

Thank you in advance for your honorable service. And remember that time spent in the brig does not count toward your retirement. Keep your nose clean. :)

[phalaeo]

S'a shame to see what should be a heartfelt sendoff thread devolve. :U

No, it would be more of a shame to have this guy say what he did and have nobody stand up for our service people.

It would be a shame if the OP came back into this thread and felt as though he wasn't supported.

All this shows is that people will not tolerate saying something as ridiculous as what was said.

[Vellrad]

Thank you in advance for your honorable service. And remember that time spent in the brig does not count toward your retirement. Keep your nose clean. :)

I think that it depends on his country (he did not said us from where is he, and even if I missed that). I also know that in some countries (like in Poland) proffesional soldiers may retire earlier.

[NaturalHazard]

Ok, point taken. Assumptions on my part were made.

Regardless of which Navy, those that put their life on the line to protect whichever nation they are citizens of deserve respect.

cool...

[FoxCourier]

No, it would be more of a shame to have this guy say what he did and have nobody stand up for our service people.

It would be a shame if the OP came back into this thread and felt as though he wasn't supported.

All this shows is that people will not tolerate saying something as ridiculous as what was said.

It's one thing to voice a complaint against the actions someone has taken.

It's another entirely to take it to the absurd levels that some in the thread have taken, or to do so in such a fashion (as some have) that is in and of itself actionable, or just as hateful.

I'll quietly lend my support by flagging the original post for moderation, in the hopes it gets deleted, or the person gets dealt with as the mods feel appropriate. I'm not gonna debase myself, nor am I going to derail the thread further by starting a discussion/argument/term of your choice with someone that I vehemently disagree with, because that's a disservice to the OP and to the community of this forum.

Far too frivolous for me, though I can't blame others (and don't). All I can do is suggest more rational courses of action.

[NaturalHazard]

Dude dont blame the military, if you want to blame anyone blame the politicians thats "their" job to take the blame for any stuff ups :D

[Xyfiel]

Current Navy so if you have any questions about Rates or things recently changed, ask. If the thread gets locked, throw me a PM.

In regards to the other topic in this thread. I value my freedom, and have sacrificed mine for 8 years to make sure those I love keep it. I doubt you ever served, because anyone who has been in a warzone with incoming enemies values peace, not war.

I would argue more, but I protect people, even those who don't appreciate it.

[hiimbob203]

silvertrit you are a braver man/woman than me i would never do something like this. I am content to "fight on the home front" as they call it. I wish you all the luck in the world. :)

Envoi how dare you insult someone who is about to risk their life doing something they believe in. That transcends politics and enters into the realms of general malice toward all of humanity. And in reference to your suggestion that nukes be used as a deterrent to war I would like to enlighten you a little...(All of this comes from http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/MED/med_chp10.shtml)
Hiroshima Nagasaki
Pre-raid population 255,000 195,000
Dead 66,000 39,000
Injured 69,000 25,000
Total Casualties 135,000 64,000

Both of these cities did have military installations, but nowhere near half of these deaths were military soldiers in fact 76% were civilian. Also have you seen what an atomic bomb can do to a body(not for the squeamish)

http://lerevdr.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/victim_of_atomic_bomb_002-small.jpg

Radiation is one of the most painful ways to die as it basically bakes you from the inside out. You probably haven't left the comfort of your house for a while so i will enlighten you human flesh like you saw in that picture will not burn until about 14500 degrees Fahrenheit, this is 4 about times hotter than your microwave can get. But to kill someone there has to be a prolonged exposure to the heat, a blast can last anywhere from 30 seconds to a minute and a half. To wish this kind of death upon anyone is about as sadistic as one can get.

You say you are trying to change things, may I suggest actually doing something other than trolling the forums of an MMO and actually talking to the government or someone more important in the government that may be able to effect a change that you would want to see.

Short of that, to use the saying turn about is fair play: I hope your recliner sinks straight to hell where you are repeatedly nuked until it gets through your fat skull how incredibly painful it must be to lose loved ones like that much less die that way.

[silvertrit]

In the Following Order


1. USA Navy

2. I have tested in the top 12 percent bracket on other tests and pre tests related to such things. So I will be aiming for nuke although am in a college town so may be a waiting period for me to go to boot camp for my region.

3. I am proud and yes I have disagreed with wars and have agreed with wars. That does not dissuade myself from risking or lessen my pride for choosing this path. I could have made a decent living doing college and going on instead I am gunning myself in this manner to do Nuke and eventually hit officer status through testing and high involvement before I leave the group


4.Envoi - You SIr are a special kind of creature within DnD. A prehistoric Dire Prick that has absorbingly no value of opinion on the level of trash you spew that comes on that mouth your mom should have used as an ashtray when she was drinking and doing drugs while pregnant. Please keep your further discussion on a forum thats your own and shutup. You wish to blast something do it with your own name at risk instead of hiding behind a Gaming place with a name no one gives a floating pile of dung heap. I have met better flamers who spew bile that might actually gone into a fireball spell. Good Day and have fun in your simplistic bohemian existential of wallowing in the filth you believe in.

[FoxCourier]

In the Following Order


1. USA Navy

2. I have tested in the top 12 percent bracket on other tests and pre tests related to such things. So I will be aiming for nuke although am in a college town so may be a waiting period for me to go to boot camp for my region.

3. I am proud and yes I have disagreed with wars and have agreed with wars. That does not dissuade myself from risking or lessen my pride for choosing this path. I could have made a decent living doing college and going on instead I am gunning myself in this manner to do Nuke and eventually hit officer status through testing and high involvement before I leave the group

Good on ya, then. Just remember, the idea in basic is to break you down. Keep your head down, your nose clean, and your spirits high.

Don't think I could do subs, though - darn things give me the willies more then being on the open sea does. I envy your resolve in this matter!

[MrWizard]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.

Be safe. Good luck. Don't forget who you are.

[MartinusWyllt]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.

It'll be interesting! The following suggestions based on the US Navy...and might be dated.

1. Read the contract. Be sure anything your recruiter tells you that you can or cannot do is in writing.

2. You'll be signing up for the GI Bill...I think they technically call it a choice, in any event it is very useful and the $1200 out of you check (or whatever it is now) is a small price to pay.

3. If you don't already have an A school lined-up, you might want to get one.

4. Being a nuke is an interesting choice. If you've already taken the NFQT and did well then, well, it is an interesting choice. You'll stay busy. If you have SEAL aspirations or any other aspiration and have been signed as a nuke you'll...be a nuke.

5. In boot a position in your company like Gunner's Mate is pretty cushy and can keep you from cleaning heads.

6. If you actually want to shoot guns smaller than 5" cannons you'll have limited opportunities.

7. Know your buffer. There are many like it but that buffer is yours. (and mops, brooms along with common types of floor wax...you'll get good at using them all.) You'll learn that painting is also a way to keep things clean.

8. Learn the safe places to keep your porn.

9. There's no such thing as a rope called "shore line" and there's no such watch as "mail buoy watch"...along with many others.

10. When you get pink bellied by your division it means they really like you.

11. Special request chits, much like leave requests are often just as much "dream sheets" as your duty station request forms. And, yes, you'll need one to get that tattoo in san dog.

12. Take whatever extra training you can get but be aware if you become the expert on a particular system then you'll be spending quality liberty time with that particular system.

13. Qualifying to stand a newly needed watchstation early does not mean that other will qualify after you and get you off port-and-starboard rotations. (Control Point Access Watch I'm looking at you.)

14. Converting a government ball point pen into a 1-hit pipe is a no-no.

15. Be aware of the term "third party sexual harassment". Those hilarious jokes on the bridge/EOS/wherever could get you into trouble especially in any shipyard.

16. International cell phone bills are rarely funny if they happen to you.

17. That Korean woman cooking egg sandwiches on the side of the street not only is unlikely to speak English, she is less likely to speak drunken, poorly remembered and shouted high school Spanish.

18. Drinking vodka with Russian Merchant Marines...does that even sound like it could remotely end well?

19. If you need to double-bag then maybe you should just skip that particular encounter.

If you're going into pretty much any Navy other than the US Navy remember all those Americans (and enlisted foreign nationals) with a toast from your daily beer ration...they don't get that except under very specific and limited circumstances.

Enjoy! And try to not pick up smoking as a habit if you don't already do so.

[DrunkenBuddha]

At first I thought it was important that we stand up to the inanity of his comments by replying. Now, I think his idiocy is so self-evident that continued response serves no purpose. As a wise man once said, you can't fix stupid.

I served 6 years not because I could not otherwise obtain gainful employment or attend higher education. I served because had I been raised in my native country, I would have been lucky to attend high school. I'm a lawyer now and I have only positive thoughts about my service. My way of giving back so to speak. This country was made great by the military. Without which, we would have literally nothing. Take care with your insensitivity.

I was nuke on subs as well OP. Excellent time all around. You've already been given sound advice about basic. Nuke school - that's where they cram a nuclear engineering degree down your throat in a couple of months. Wake up at 5 PT or study til breakfast, then school until 5 and study until midnight, rinse/repeat. Prototype is where it gets fun and the instructors follow you around madly trying to prevent you from blowing up the reactor.

[Geodude07]

To the OP congratulations! I too am trying to get into NROTC at my college right now to be in the marines and I cant wait to learn everything I can from it. Its just the start of my path though. But best of luck to you!


Envoi...I only have to ask what you have done for your country? Do you help your community? Are you responsible for anything? do you have any research what so over to prove anything you are saying would actually work? You make it sound like Nukes are a dime a dozen and can just chill with minimal upkeep. Nukes should not be the only weapon in our arsenals, otherwise as Albert Einstein said "If World War III is fought with nuclear weapons, then World War IV will be fought with stones." Im curious as to where you picked up your ideas and what proof you have?

[wigthemaster]

<snip snip>

Also to quote a good friend of mine, if you can not stand behind our soldiers with support, stand in front of them. Because that little thing your doing right now, that freedom of speech thing? Yeah your welcome.

Definitely my favorite anti-anti-military quote :) if that makes any sense.

[mws2970]

OP, thank you for your service!

As for the rest of the garbage from Envoi, it has been reported and I certainly would have neg repped you if I was able.

[Nebless]

Originally by silvertrit: I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks.

Good to have you in the family.

I'm a Retired OSC, my oldest is an AD3 currently deployed and my middle boy will be signing up the end of this year.

I'll give you the same advice I got from my recruiter way back in '77 and I've passed on to my boys .....

Most of what they'll throw at you in boot camp will be BS, but 5% will be good advice. The trick is taking it all in, weighing it, keeping the 5% and letting the rest slide off your back.

Fair winds and a following sea

[MartinusWyllt]

Most of what they'll throw at you in boot camp will be BS, but 5% will be good advice. The trick is taking it all in, weighing it, keeping the 5% and letting the rest slide off your back.


QFT...yup, almost all changes once you shift colors.

[Stormanne]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.


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[phillymiket]

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[DrunkenBuddha]

Just like the monks in Tibet. Nobody bothers them, right?

Ha yes, but if the monks had nukes.....

[ganondalf]

Well this has been an interesting thread.

I may not agree with what the military is doing at the moment, but that blame lies with the executives and politicians(and by extension, the voters), not the soldiers. I've known people who were interested in joining the military for really, really stupid reasons (because they like playing call of duty). If they did sign up I hope those delusions were beaten out of them in boot camp.

[silvertrit]

1. We are the world police its why most other nations dont have to have a big mumbo jumbo force when their our allies.
China is trying to take our spot, which i dont envy let them have their flags burnt and effigys of their leaders defamed lol.


2. Describe more of your life while in Nuke power school if you can, and how or what you did to prep for the asvab.

[DrunkenBuddha]

1. We are the world police its why most other nations dont have to have a big mumbo jumbo force when their our allies.
China is trying to take our spot, which i dont envy let them have their flags burnt and effigys of their leaders defamed lol.


2. Describe more of your life while in Nuke power school if you can, and how or what you did to prep for the asvab.

Nuke school was all study man. Someone else said to do more hours than necessary at first and thats true, you don't want to be put on mandatory hours. Spent all day and weekend studying. Not very fun to be honest. A lot of physics, reactor theory, calculus, thermodynamics, etc. Tech manuals - read them, love them. It gets fun when you get to prototype. I ended up becoming a trainer at prototype. Nothing like telling officers what to do and that they're doing it wrong. Was my experience that we had a good percentage of people going to ROTC/OCS. And then you go to your boat and have to do quals because you are a NUB (non useful body). Its a wild ride and good times.

The ASVAB? That things a joke. Every nuke that was in my class maxxed it out and no one studied. On the timing questions, don't spend all day filling in the circles. You can finish completing them in during breaks etc.

[ryingar]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.

Fair winds and following seas, Shipmate. Good luck!

V/R,

MM1/SS

Edit:

Nuke school was three parts A school, power school, and prototype. A and Power were text book study in a classroom, proto was in a real plant (either in upstate NY or in Charleston SC.)

I took the ASVAB hungover = 99

Feel free to PM me about specific questions about life as a Nuke.

[articwarrior]

Looks like we found our new suggestor! lets see how long he lasts!

[phillymiket]

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[Vellrad]

Canada and most of civilized Europe live peacefully mostly because the US has a big stick and they are our allies. They are afforded the luxury of forgoing a large military because of the sacrifice that thousands of Americans undertake to make the world a better place. You not only fail in your opinions, you fail in your community service, you fail to teach those around you, and you fail in life.

I hope you die of cholera in a third world dictatorship.

I think that we all live in piece not because of US army, but because of UN army, and the fact that they have law to punish war criminals, despite of local laws.

[Saaluta]

To the OP, good luck in the Navy from a sailor girl :)

And to Envoi, -1 and reported

Saal :)

[Schmoe]

I think that we all live in piece not because of US army, but because of UN army, and the fact that they have law to punish war criminals, despite of local laws.

I agree with you that the UN plays an important role, and many nations contribute to UN peacekeeping, and I would not want to ignore their contributions. However, the US has by far the most advanced and effective military in the world, and the UN forces have some limitations that US forces can overcome. On one hand, UN forces can be wide spread and engaged in many operations, while US forces tend to limit involvement to fewer operations (except as they participate in the UN). On the other hand, UN forces only help to keep the peace, while US forces will decide a war. There's a difference in scale that has a dramatic impact on global politics.

[Bwahahaha]

Good luck and god bless buddy.

The one thing I would caution you about is talking about your deployment.

Loose lips sink ships.

Keep your info quiet and secure, you don't know who anybody is here.

They may sound like a good guy or gal, but you don't *know*.

;)

[Deaeth]

To OP: Good luck on your adventure. I did 7 years in the US Navy. I personally got out for some political reasons but don't regret what I did. Anchors Away! Best of luck to you!

Envoi? /sigh Really? I hope you realize once word gets out how hard it will be for you on this server now. Least I know my guild will NEVER, EVER grp with you. And your guild. I guess your guild name says it all.

Leader of Lifeless. Means you have no life. I dunno how else to take that. I do however hope one day you make a meaningful post, and others come to it and totally derail your post and **** you off to no-extent. Although, from what I have seen, Envoi and meaningless in the same sentence, is like saying, well, I want to keep my posting privelages so nm that one.

But Envoi, I'm sure there's one person who'll be thanking you, as this "un-named PvP crazed sorc", will now get into more groups than you will!

[LordDamax]

To OP: Good luck on your adventure. I did 7 years in the US Navy. I personally got out for some political reasons but don't regret what I did. Anchors Away! Best of luck to you!

Envoi? /sigh Really? I hope you realize once word gets out how hard it will be for you on this server now. Least I know my guild will NEVER, EVER grp with you. And your guild. I guess your guild name says it all.

Leader of Lifeless. Means you have no life. I dunno how else to take that. I do however hope one day you make a meaningful post, and others come to it and totally derail your post and **** you off to no-extent. Although, from what I have seen, Envoi and meaningless in the same sentence, is like saying, well, I want to keep my posting privelages so nm that one.


If you have his toons/server could you PM them about?

[Fenrisulven6]

"We stain our souls with blood, so that you have the luxury of taking Liberty for granted" - USMC

Godspeed to you OP.

And you can still get out of your Navy contract to enlist in the Marines ;)

[phillymiket]

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[amroth86]

I doubt he's risking his life, nothing serious has been going on at the moment. Just hope it keeps that way.

[phillymiket]

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[ogee11]

SQUID??? why ya want to be a SQUID???

All joking aside, hope you have a great experience and come home safe

[LordRavnos]

Oh I am so sad he plays on my server. Envoi please toss out all your alts so we can blacklist you now and save some time for those of us who are not so **** close minded that we can not see the truth

[Roronoa177]

Envoi, you DO NOT have a good reputation on our server. Please do not disgrace us with your stupidity.

And btw, do you remember 3 hours ago from my post that you are in the party for Sleeping Dust in the Vale? How you wimp out when we all go in on Hard diff only and you bail out because you are the only one wanted Normal? Want to know what we whole party joke about you, the inane noob pally?

And we completed it 5 manned in 15 mins, no big deal. No casualty either, much better without noob pally to drag his sorry behind along.

Please do not go around telling everyone you have good reputation in Sarlona. You DO NOT. Period. At least H4x although eccentric, he is respectful in the forum and we enjoy his entertainments when we are tired from finishing a quest. You, on the other hand, are a failed pally.

[Deaeth]

I doubt he's risking his life, nothing serious has been going on at the moment. Just hope it keeps that way.

Have you been in the military? And if he's going nuke, um, lets see, playing with nuclear reactors, ya seems like risking his life to me.

I worked on an aircraft carrier. Never involved in combat, but probably one of the top 3 most dangerous work environments in the WORLD! Don't say someone isn't risking their life just cuz they don't go directly to war.

[Deaeth]

Sure sure, Most of the Europe doesn't have any army...
The only one that might not have a standing army is Iceland.

Hmm, if not, I know there is a US navy base in Keflavik tho :P

[Deaeth]

Oh I am so sad he plays on my server. Envoi please toss out all your alts so we can blacklist you now and save some time for those of us who are not so **** close minded that we can not see the truth

This!

+1

[krissonofpark]

I don't normally read all the way through (especially if they reach multiple pages) threads in regard to any branch of the armed forces, this is not due to me been anti in any way the military, I am not, it is due to having never served and now been to old to do so.

But due to a certain person on this thread I feel that I should add my support to the OP in his upcoming career with the Navy, Good Luck to you, hope all is well during your time and you get as much out of that time as you can.

Navies have a long history of doing good work through out the world and coming from England (an island nation) an important part of my country's heritage, so thank you.

As to a certain somebody: I can not comment on anything he said due to Forum regulations, he failed to notice the no politics rule, where I have, so can not say what I think of what he said. He did get - Rep from me though.

Good Luck to the OP in your chosen career.

[HammerOfJustice]

Envoi - what an epic fail your life is. The good thing is that nobody is beyond redemption.

A few items for you to consider:

1. A simple thought for a simple mind - the freedom that allows you to spout the vile garbage in your first post was provided by, let's see...the military. I doubt the British would have allowed the United States to break away without the wee bit of conflict referred to as the Revolutionary War. This applies even if you have given up your U.S. citizenship and moved to Canada. (Sorry, our northern friends!)

2. To wish the death of other people does not reflect the philosophy of the "enlightened" mind that you claim to represent. I would say it falls under the definition of the extremist point of view.

3. As far as the enlightened attitude of our European friends, a quick review of history will show that both World Wars didn't start in Cleveland, but rather, in Europe.

Also, this is the grammar police coming out in me. From your earlier posts: the word is borders, not boarders. Also, the correct word is whether, not weather. Ignorance of the English language annoys me, especially when it originates with somebody posing as an intellectual.

In closing, I think you owe the OP an apology for your statement wishing for his death. Show the DDO community that you can be a man & not just hide behind the safety of your keyboard.

[Nysrock]

To the OP....Gratz on joining. I spent 4 years in the USAF and another 4 in the Reserves. It will be some of the best times you will have.


And to make you enlisted life easier just memorize this time honored military mantra....

"Hurry up and wait." :D

[Vellrad]

I agree with you that the UN plays an important role, and many nations contribute to UN peacekeeping, and I would not want to ignore their contributions. However, the US has by far the most advanced and effective military in the world, and the UN forces have some limitations that US forces can overcome. On one hand, UN forces can be wide spread and engaged in many operations, while US forces tend to limit involvement to fewer operations (except as they participate in the UN). On the other hand, UN forces only help to keep the peace, while US forces will decide a war. There's a difference in scale that has a dramatic impact on global politics.

This.

I am not American, so I am little worried that US army got most advanced technology, because I think that there should be balance between countries. Of course, I'm not afraid American invasion, but what I mean is, the US army is leaden by US goverment, for profit of US, while UN was founded to keep piece on Earth, and prevent events such as World War II in the future. And, most important, UN is neutral organization (especially when compared to US army :))

[Morlen]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.

Good luck and Godspeed sir.

[Lycurgus]

Silvertrit: Best of luck to you. I hope you find what you're looking for in the military. There's a lot of opportunity for training there, make sure you take advantage of it.


Envoi: In case you haven't noticed, you aren't taking a stance against the military-industrial complex and you aren't striking a telling blow against the establishment by posting in this thread. If that's your goal, what you've achieved thus far is pathetically ineffectual, bearing the stench of moral cowardice not unlike that associated with hawks in government who obtained multiple deferments when it was their turn to pony up. It's much easier to talk the talk from the cozy comfort of an armchair. There are far more effective venues for protest than a gaming forum, but then you might face the possibility of some actual consequence to your stand.


Instead, your mouth has erupted like an over-ripe pustule, spewing forth vile excrement which you've mistaken for morality, in a sad and misguided attack on a young man entering a new phase in life. It's inappropriate. It's in poor taste. It's shameful. I won't distract you anymore, no doubt Fred Phelps is throwing a party you must attend.

[Postumus]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.

Good luck!

My only advice: Try to get locked into a meaningful A school so you learn a trade that will be valuable when you get out like database management, mechanical anything, aviation, electronics, etc.


You'll get some good opportunities to see the world and make some great friendships. You'll have to put up with lifer jerks at times, or you'll suffer from few arrogant officers and NCOs, but overall it should be rewarding. You will basically get what you put into it.

[Postumus]

The ASVAB? That things a joke. Every nuke that was in my class maxxed it out and no one studied. On the timing questions, don't spend all day filling in the circles. You can finish completing them in during breaks etc.


The ASVAB is like an SAT for the mentally deficient. If you didn't sleep through/skip all your classes in high school, you should have picked up enough knowledge through osmosis to ace it.


I thought the hardest part of MEPS is when they had us slam down our knees onto the concrete floor from a standing position to 'test' whether you had any knee injuries. I didn't BEFORE that.

[flynnjsw]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.

Say hello to Great Mistakes for me.

Bravo Zulu

[soulsalvager]

Why don't you think.....if we had peace.....we wouldn't even need any armies or soldiers to protect us....If all people stood united....what's the point of weapons of mass destruction....

[GoldyGopher]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.

Silvertrit, Good Luck on your forthcoming Enlistment. May your experience be enlightening as well as peaceful. Your experience will be what you decide to make of it in any Military/Defense Force. In my time in the Navy I have seen the Seven Seas (all by Air), visited Ancient Temples, Pyramids, Monasteries, hidden shrines, visited with Foreign Presidents, partied like it was 1999 in Roppongi, King’s Cross, Trafalgar’s Square, and on the beaches of Monaco not to mention a few other places.
My advice is to find a good Mentor even before you go to Boot Camp. As I prepare to end my career, and what a career it was, I was lucky to find a young chief when I arrived at my first command who talked about the past, the present and the future. A Good Mentor can help prepare you for your future goals and ambitions. If you are young enough and prepared enough there are a great number of Enlisted to Officer Programs available that I encourage all young sailors to at least consider regardless of your grades in high school. I had one Commander who had a GED which he got before going to boot camp and ended up a year later at USNA, he proved anything is possible.
Fair Winds and Following Seas my friend.

[geoffhanna]

Good luck and thank you for your service :)

[LordDamax]

My previous sentiments were removed as they were in a post that was, well, removed :)

Thank you. It takes a special kind of person willing to put their life on the line (literally, as well as figuratively with the years of service) for the rest of us. It's something I could never do, and it's humbling to know so many servicemen and women that do. It's been a pleasure to game with you all here in DDO. I dont know how you guys do it.

On behalf of myself, my wife, my children, and those who wont - Thank you.

[CaptainCameo]

I am buckling down and focusing on enlisting with the navy this upcoming weeks. I will be leaving DDO during theses following months checking up on my forum every now and then. I wish you all well during my leave.

I am currently working for the DND myself. That's department of national defense.

I cannot tell you what I've been doing...

[Schmoe]

I doubt he's risking his life, nothing serious has been going on at the moment. Just hope it keeps that way.

I wish you were right. There's actually quite a bit going on right now, and service men from all countries lose their lives every day.

[Happosaai]

Good luck, dude and have fun! Joining the military was the best thing I ever did for myself. Helped mature me and make me into a better person.

[Anthorin]

This is incorrect.

Here is a partial list of countries who have been invaded or attacked (or are in a state of war) even though they have or are reasonably believed to have nuclear weapons/weapons of mass destruction:

The United States of America
England
Israel
Iraq
North Korea
India
Pakistan


Thank you to all of our soldiers who help keep our country save by their simple existance.

Sorry - this is factually incorrect (even if I agree with the thinking behind it). None of these countries had nuclear weapons at the time they were last invaded and where they were (nominally) the originator of the war, the country they attacked (for reasons we wont go into) didnt have them at that point. (Note: by originator I mean they were the first to use direct military force against the other country).

There have been no cases ever of any country which has nuclear weapons being directly attacked (militarily) by another country.

I strongly disagree with Envoi's position (I am not US btw), but to dispute his position you have to have a consistent unequivocable position and incorrect facts diverts the argument to another area.

[Cordovan]

This thread appears to have shifted into a political discussion, which is prohibited on the forums. To the OP, good luck on your service. We hope to see you back in-game safe, sound and soon!