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Shinova wrote:The marines just called me about a few minutes ago, asking about some basic info, then asking me if I could schedule some time with them to meet them at some office.

After a while, I refused and both of us hang up.

Has this ever happened to anyone else here? Did I do the right thing in refusing? Suggestions? Comments?



PS: I'm a United States citizen.

Ahhhh, welcome to the wonderful world of military recruiting. When you get to a certain age, military recruiters from all branches will call you, doing their best to encourage you to sell your soul to Uncle Sam. Granted, they are willing to pay just about top-dollar for your soul (all those benefits, such as the GI bill, technical training, etc, etc, etc.) If serving your country in it's military seems like a good thing, then by all means, go along with it. If you'd rather not, then keep refusing them. They'll stop bothering you by the time you reach your early-to-mid twenties.

I'm not suprised they called you so much, Spanky. After all, the high school you graduated from (and I am going to) has the lowest military recruitment rate out of all the schools in the area.

The Dark wrote:

Alex Moon wrote:I took some military test back in HS, the ASVAB or somesuch. I got a pretty high score on it, and had to deal with a lot of calls for about a month or two afterwards. Don't worry about it.

Yeah, ASVAB. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. It really sucks to score 99th percentile on cryptography. I got three calls in one day after that one. You know the military wants you when you get letters from the Coast Guard trying to recruit you. We eventually had to threaten the Marine recruiter with pressing harassment charges after we asked to be removed from his list five times. Oughta really make it fun when I go Air Force :oops:.

I remember taking the ASVAB. I scored 99th percentile on the thing in general. Gaaaaaah, they didn't shut up for months after that! Granted, they caught me at a vulnerable time. I didn't do so hot in my first semester in college. (Blew one class I shouldn't have.) But ehhhh, I took the test and when I got the results back, even I was surprised.

Yeah, the ASVAB was ridiculously easy. I think my lowest score was a 55 in auto mechanics, and I was guessing on 75% of those. My next lowest score was in the lows 90s. And the Coast Guard wanted me to be a yeoman. Yeah, right .

Zaia wrote:I don't know anything about this subject, so I guess I'm technically spamming, but the subject called something back to my attention about which I had momentarily forgotten.

See, my friend Rob is in the U.S. Marines and he just got 'the call.' You know, the one that sends him away to Iraq...

Zaia which unit is he in? Most of my BN just got activated recently and I came within a hairs breadth myself so I'm kinda curious if he's in the same BN as me.

Zaia wrote:

Next of Kin wrote:My good buddy is stationed aboard the HMCS St. John. He is uncertain whether or not he'll be going to the gulf. He's a little apprehensive and nervous to say the least.

Rob and I talked a few months ago about the possibility/probability of him going, and, for a macho, tough guy who wasn't scared of much, he was pretty scared at the thought.

I talked to him last night about how he was feeling, and he said, "Well, I guess it's just time for me to do my job." I know he's putting a brave face on it for his friends and family here, because if he was scared back in November...

It doesn't help that they told him that he'd probably only be gone for a couple months but that he should know that it could be years in actuality. How much does that fucking suck.

For what little comfort it is, if we go to war, he will only be over there for a year and then rotate back either to a freindly country if not home. Now the USMC has put a involuntary extension on all contracts so he would stay in the USMC until the end but most likely won't be in Iraq for longer than a year.

If he is in the combat arms, then he is WELL trained and you shouldn't worry too much. If he is in the support side of the house, while shit does happens from time to time, he should be just fine. No worries Zaia, Marines are not allowed to die until they are ordered to. He'll be back and with some good stories to boot.

Shinova wrote:The marines just called me about a few minutes ago, asking about some basic info, then asking me if I could schedule some time with them to meet them at some office.

After a while, I refused and both of us hang up.

Has this ever happened to anyone else here? Did I do the right thing in refusing? Suggestions? Comments?



PS: I'm a United States citizen.

If you are even remotely interested in military service, go give it a listen but be warry. If you have no interest in military service, just politely say no and continue on. Either way it is your choise.

I scored in the 90th percentile on almost every aspect of the ASVAB, I had recruiters calling until I turned 21!!! That when I was finally to old to openly recruit I guess.....The Marines, Navy, Air Force and even the Coast Guard would call regular as clockwork once a month while I was still in HS, after that it dropped to about once ever two or three months......I still get letters from my local Reserves recruiter occasionally.....

Sokar wrote:I scored in the 90th percentile on almost every aspect of the ASVAB, I had recruiters calling until I turned 21!!! That when I was finally to old to openly recruit I guess.....The Marines, Navy, Air Force and even the Coast Guard would call regular as clockwork once a month while I was still in HS, after that it dropped to about once ever two or three months......I still get letters from my local Reserves recruiter occasionally.....

Actually, unless they have changed it, you can recruit and/or sign up until you are 28. However, realisticly most are engaged with other interests by 20 to 21. It might be said though, that most female recruits, in the Corps. anyway, are at least 20 while most male recruits are 18.

Knife wrote:

Sokar wrote:I scored in the 90th percentile on almost every aspect of the ASVAB, I had recruiters calling until I turned 21!!! That when I was finally to old to openly recruit I guess.....The Marines, Navy, Air Force and even the Coast Guard would call regular as clockwork once a month while I was still in HS, after that it dropped to about once ever two or three months......I still get letters from my local Reserves recruiter occasionally.....

Actually, unless they have changed it, you can recruit and/or sign up until you are 28. However, realisticly most are engaged with other interests by 20 to 21. It might be said though, that most female recruits, in the Corps. anyway, are at least 20 while most male recruits are 18.

Really....damn, Basic would kill my lazy ass at this point so thats definatly out...

Sokar wrote:

Knife wrote:

Sokar wrote:I scored in the 90th percentile on almost every aspect of the ASVAB, I had recruiters calling until I turned 21!!! That when I was finally to old to openly recruit I guess.....The Marines, Navy, Air Force and even the Coast Guard would call regular as clockwork once a month while I was still in HS, after that it dropped to about once ever two or three months......I still get letters from my local Reserves recruiter occasionally.....

Actually, unless they have changed it, you can recruit and/or sign up until you are 28. However, realisticly most are engaged with other interests by 20 to 21. It might be said though, that most female recruits, in the Corps. anyway, are at least 20 while most male recruits are 18.

Really....damn, Basic would kill my lazy ass at this point so thats definatly out...

Honestly, Boot Camp kicks just about everyones ass no matter what age you are.

Some branches can sign up later. I know chaplains can be at least 30 before entering OCS.

The Dark wrote:Some branches can sign up later. I know chaplains can be at least 30 before entering OCS.

My bad, I meant Enlisted. Officers can sign up later because, well lets face it, there is not alot of colledge graduates that are 18. Their contracts are a little different than enlisted and depending on what MOS they are going into.

I believe having prior service can also extend the age of (re-enlistement) or going to OCS.

Anyway, one of my friends is a Marine reservist and it looks like he will be called up. Second time, first time was Desert Storm. He is between MOS' so Im not sure what will happen. He is too senior (E-7) to go to the school he wants. Yet there is no opening in his old job. With the stop order for all Marines, he is in a bit of limbo. Hopefully, he can go back to PWST and stay at home if there is a deployment. I do not want him to miss the first year of his daughters life.

I hope all Marines and members of any service come home safe and soon as possible. Especially the younger ones, since they are just starting in life.

As for getting calls from recruiters, just politely say no if you are not interested. If you are interested give them a chance. I found the Marines are little more honest about things than the other recruiters were.

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:Keep in mind our boys are the best.

Don't wanna be a party pooper but no, we're the best! *points to finnish army*

Knife wrote:

The Dark wrote:Some branches can sign up later. I know chaplains can be at least 30 before entering OCS.

My bad, I meant Enlisted. Officers can sign up later because, well lets face it, there is not alot of colledge graduates that are 18. Their contracts are a little different than enlisted and depending on what MOS they are going into.

IIRC the Navy was taking enlistments of people up to 34 years old when I was in. Then there are always the wavers.

Yeah, I scored very high on that test too, fifteen years ago. However it was mostly the Navy and the Airforce that wanted me.

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The Yosemite Bear wrote:Yeah, I scored very high on that test too, fifteen years ago. However it was mostly the Navy and the Airforce that wanted me.

The Navy and Airforce have more gizmos that they need people with high test scores to work on. Not that the Marines and Army don't have their share of hight tech doodads but the Navy and the Airforce focus on the doodads more.

This I find very weird. I have never taken the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, nor was I harassed by recruitment officers during the period of time surrounding my 18th birthday. The most involvement I remember was registering to vote and for the draft the day I turned 18, and that was it.

I wonder, where does one go to take the ASVAB? I'm almost interested in taking it just for laughs.

Hotfoot wrote:This I find very weird. I have never taken the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, nor was I harassed by recruitment officers during the period of time surrounding my 18th birthday. The most involvement I remember was registering to vote and for the draft the day I turned 18, and that was it.

I wonder, where does one go to take the ASVAB? I'm almost interested in taking it just for laughs.

Well, I took it at my HS. I came in one morning, found out they were about to begin it, and decided "what the heck, why not?"

Alex Moon wrote:

Hotfoot wrote:This I find very weird. I have never taken the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, nor was I harassed by recruitment officers during the period of time surrounding my 18th birthday. The most involvement I remember was registering to vote and for the draft the day I turned 18, and that was it.

I wonder, where does one go to take the ASVAB? I'm almost interested in taking it just for laughs.

Well, I took it at my HS. I came in one morning, found out they were about to begin it, and decided "what the heck, why not?"

Huh...weird. What state do you live in?

Hotfoot wrote:

Alex Moon wrote:

Hotfoot wrote:This I find very weird. I have never taken the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, nor was I harassed by recruitment officers during the period of time surrounding my 18th birthday. The most involvement I remember was registering to vote and for the draft the day I turned 18, and that was it.

I wonder, where does one go to take the ASVAB? I'm almost interested in taking it just for laughs.

Well, I took it at my HS. I came in one morning, found out they were about to begin it, and decided "what the heck, why not?"

Huh...weird. What state do you live in?

Colorado.

Alex Moon wrote: Colorado.

Maybe that's it. They probably don't want anyone from New Jersey anyway.

Well, except for Wilky. Damn that guy was a dedicated marksman. Ah, high school memories.

By the way, nice Haruna Avatar.

Hotfoot wrote:

Alex Moon wrote: Colorado.

Maybe that's it. They probably don't want anyone from New Jersey anyway.

LOL! Depends on which part of New Jersey your from.

Well, except for Wilky. Damn that guy was a dedicated marksman. Ah, high school memories.

By the way, nice Haruna Avatar.

Thanks. She's so cute.