Military

[GlassNinja]

Anyone here in the military? I've enlisted into the Marines and I leave for bootcamp September 18th.

[Ducky]

SRK has quite a few posters in the military... I'm in the Army as well as Slide, Saotome Kaneda is a Marine, Rotendo is also a Marine, IIRC... a lot of people.

[Saotome Kaneda]

Welcome to the Corps, bitch.


=p j/k Good luck, although I'm pretty sure you'll have an easier bootcamp than me or Rotendo did. You'll be fine.

[Ducky]

Oh yeah, the Crucible is a bitch.

[Weeks]

Do they even do the crucible anymore?

Anyway good luck man, stay frosty, and make sure you've considered your options carefully and chosen your MOS. Think it through from every angle

[AKUMA2000]

Retired Army.

[GGL-steve]

Navy veteran

[Spiderjericho]

I'm in the Kuni' right now. Welcome to the our small band of brothers, devil dog. Don't know what kind of shape you're in, but make sure you run (probably three to five miles), do pushups or pull-ups and situps or crunches. It will help you for the PFT. Also, if you're kick-ass, they'll usually promote to squad leader or something. Also, try to be loud.

Here I'll help you out with some vocab. All the other recruits will be in awe of you. :

squared away = tip top, i.e. excellent

Devil Dog is a nicknamed given to the Marines by German combatants during WWI because of their fierce bad-asseth ness.

Chow = lunch, breakfast dinner.

Chow Hall or Mess Hall = Military Cafeteria

High and Tight = the crooked fade a lot of the Marines of the caucasian persuasan will rock.

Cammies = Combat Utilities

Side Straddle Hop = Jumping Jacks

Err = a motivated reply or acknowledgement

Hoo-Rah = another motivated reply or acknowledgement ( a lot of people don't know the origin of the word)

Skuttle Butt = Rumors or water fountain

Lance Cpl. Network = the all knowing information network created by E-3s. If you want to know what's really going on, you'll go here.

Barracks Whore = a female who gets passed around by a bunch of males in the barracks (can be a WM, sailor, soldier or civilian).

WM = Woman Marine (or Female Marine)

Jarhead = another nickname for Marines.

Smokey Bear = the hats the Drill Instructors wear.

Pogey Bay (spelling) = candy

The Head = the bathroom

Bulkhead = wall

Hatch = door

These should do for now

[AKUMA2000]

Don't know what kind of shape you're in, but make sure you run (probably three to five miles), do pushups or pull-ups and situps or crunches. It will help you for the PFT.

I ran for about a month or so before i went to basic, really helped me out (didn't have to do push ups or sit ups because i was already lifting weights in highschool and was pretty big.....that part was easy in basic).

Overall i had a blast in basic, the only think i didn't like was the gas chamber and the 15 mile road march from the woods back to the barracks which is the final objective then graduation a week later (i got picked to be a road guard and its something you dont want to do, seriously becaue your constantly running up ahead of the platoon to stop the cars etc...my legs was cramping so bad i couldn't even hardly walk anymore).

Not to mention the fact that it rained the night before the road march, imagine being in full battle dress with a 50pd rucksack....the rucksack felt like 100+pds because it was wet.

If anybody had their basic training at fort knox kentucky and seen the hills you did the road march will know exactly what i'm talking about.

[GGL-steve]

Bah pansy ass army ;)

Worst part about Navy basic, marching your ass around in fucking Feb on the shores of the great lakes outside Chicago, it's cold a FUCK... and of course you have to run around in next to nothing, and the snow makes it a bitch.

[AKUMA2000]

Forgot to mention that it was winter (jan/feb) when i went, temp never got higher than 35 degrees.....cold enough.

[defcon]

Anyone here in the military? I've enlisted into the Marines and I leave for bootcamp September 18th.

Prepare yourself for the most memorable hazing of your life.

[Saotome Kaneda]

Barracks Whore = a female who gets passed around by a bunch of males in the barracks (can be a WM, sailor, soldier or civilian).

shhhhh let him find out on his own

[Taito]

Damn a lot of SRKers in Okinawa, there's a fighting scene there right??? (I'm heading there in December)

[OmNiExiZt]

I'm Airforce. As much as the other branches of military look down on us for being office warriors and what not. Just remember that we "ALWAYS" have the best living conditions and the cleanest whores (dorm rats). I will say this though, all other branches of service have a better brotherhood than the Airforce. Someones always trying to stab you in the front and your back.

*ONEZ*

[Mark Beast]

i wanna join, but i'ma graduate from college first (trying to be an officer). i get out in december. i have a ton of questions, but i guess i should just ask a recruiter.

[Taito]

I'm Airforce. As much as the other branches of military look down on us for being office warriors and what not. Just remember that we "ALWAYS" have the best living conditions and the cleanest whores (dorm rats). I will say this though, all other branches of service have a better brotherhood than the Airforce. Someones always trying to stab you in the front and your back.

*ONEZ*
Yeah AF is full of assholes and asskissers (I have plenty of horror stories from Yokota, the management over there tried to ruin my career, no exaggeration). And quality of life is OK right now but they're slowly making the AF more Army-like. Plus with all the downsizing going on if you sneeze the wrong way you're getting kicked out. The fun ride is over, by the end of the decade the AF is just gonna be the Army, except more phoney and stuck-up and high-horse.

[OmNiExiZt]

Yeah AF is full of assholes and asskissers (I have plenty of horror stories from Yokota, the management over there tried to ruin my career, no exaggeration). And quality of life is OK right now but they're slowly making the AF more Army-like. Plus with all the downsizing going on if you sneeze the wrong way you're getting kicked out. The fun ride is over, by the end of the decade the AF is just gonna be the Army, except more phoney and stuck-up and high-horse.

Who you telling!!! I've been hearing rumors that the Airforce will end up going back to being the Armyair core again. I'll be damned if I'm going to stick around for that change. A lot of Liutenants are getting fucked over to for no reason at all. You go through all of that trouble to become an officer just to get kicked out? That's bullshit if you ask me. What they could do is get rid of these higher ranking corupt homesteading ass officers and let these Lt.s work their way up the chain. Or get rid of these bitter ass SNCOs and put some of these officers to work. I swear that RHIP shit gets on my nerves especially when it's not working for me.

*ONEZ*

[x3o]

i wanna join, but i'ma graduate from college first (trying to be an officer). i get out in december. i have a ton of questions, but i guess i should just ask a recruiter.


I can answer it all. I went to college, got my degree in MIS, then I started as enlisted USMC (Yes I am Crazy....especially since my father is an AF Major General), made it to E4 (Corporal), then went to OCS (I told you I was Crazy). I can answer anything you need.

[Black Deniro]

Well.... I'm from Canada and I"m thinking of joining the military so I can become an Intellegence Officer. What's the equivallent of that in the US?

Also, is there anybody from Canada who is in the Armed Forces or thinking of joining?

[supabeast]

Well.... I'm from Canada and I"m thinking of joining the military so I can become an Intellegence Officer. What's the equivallent of that in the US?


There are a lot of different "military intelligence" positions in the US military, varying by service. Because American intelligence is highly reliant on spy planes and satellites, the Air Force does most of the military intel work, usually in conjunction with the various civilian agencies at home and abroad. In the US the best way to become an "intelligence officer" is to go to the Air Force academy, come out an officer, and follow it up with an advanced degree in aerospace/management stuff, which makes it really easy to get the cushy intel jobs.

[sidewinder]

Navy...:wgrin:

[Ducky]

If anybody had their basic training at fort knox kentucky and seen the hills you did the road march will know exactly what i'm talking about.

Fort of Hard Knox, baby! D1-47!!! What were those hills again... misery, agony, and heartbreak? Yup, that shit was tough...

[GGL-steve]

There are a lot of different "military intelligence" positions in the US military, varying by service. Because American intelligence is highly reliant on spy planes and satellites, the Air Force does most of the military intel work, usually in conjunction with the various civilian agencies at home and abroad. In the US the best way to become an "intelligence officer" is to go to the Air Force academy, come out an officer, and follow it up with an advanced degree in aerospace/management stuff, which makes it really easy to get the cushy intel jobs.

Navy does a lot of spaced based intel gathering as well, in addition to just pulling signals while out in the middle of the ocean.

Really there are two types of intel. Your straight up intelligence core, and your signals/cryptography core. Depends on what you want to do.

[m00b]

Newly enlisted in the AF. Came in Sept and about to finish up EOD school. I dunno anything about the rest of the AF really. Most of the AF I've met are thieving asshats.. But it's a joint school down here and I'm closer to some of the Marine / Army / Navy students here than AF. "Brotherhood" (as someone else put it) is what it's all about.

[SLAPASS]

Fort of Hard Knox, baby! D1-47!!! What were those hills again... misery, agony, and heartbreak? Yup, that shit was tough...



What Mos did you guys choose to get sent over there for your b.c.t...n i got one question for Slide by any chance you 11-B??

[GGL-steve]

Newly enlisted in the AF. Came in Sept and about to finish up EOD school. I dunno anything about the rest of the AF really. Most of the AF I've met are thieving asshats.. But it's a joint school down here and I'm closer to some of the Marine / Army / Navy students here than AF. "Brotherhood" (as someone else put it) is what it's all about.

The Airforce has a bad reputation for being a bunch of ass kissers and back stabbers. We used to do Joint Intelligence Ops with them and everybody (civilian intel guys and the navy) gave them shit.:rofl:

[Kusanagi02]

Yeah AF is full of assholes and asskissers (I have plenty of horror stories from Yokota, the management over there tried to ruin my career, no exaggeration). And quality of life is OK right now but they're slowly making the AF more Army-like. Plus with all the downsizing going on if you sneeze the wrong way you're getting kicked out. The fun ride is over, by the end of the decade the AF is just gonna be the Army, except more phoney and stuck-up and high-horse.

Ain't that the truth:annoy:
Thats the main reason why i'm gettin out the AF as soon as my 4 years is up. I only have a year and a half left and it REALLY needs to come soon.

[Weeks]

Oh yeah, and watch your shit; every single branch of the military is like 90 percent thievin' bastards

[Ducky]

What Mos did you guys choose to get sent over there for your b.c.t...n i got one question for Slide by any chance you 11-B??

I'm Signal, although when I first enlisted it was for 19D - so even after I changed the MOS shortly before leaving, they still had me locked in for Fort Knox. Slide is PsyOps.

[AKUMA2000]

Fort of Hard Knox, baby! D1-47!!! What were those hills again... misery, agony, and heartbreak? Yup, that shit was tough...


Yup, those were the names of the hills.


What Mos did you guys choose to get sent over there for your b.c.t...n i got one question for Slide by any chance you 11-B??

My MOS was 63E10 (M1A1 tank engine mechanic) and H8 (tank recovery specialist)

[monbaby]

Oh yeah, and watch your shit; every single branch of the military is like 90 percent thievin' bastards



Thats's a lie...

During my 2 and a half years in the AF I ALWAYS left my dorm room unlocked and not a thing was stolen...

[GGL-steve]

Thats's a lie...

During my 2 and a half years in the AF I ALWAYS left my dorm room unlocked and not a thing was stolen...

Aren't you a female?

If so that hardly counts as the typical "male military experience" which is why the airforce gets such a bad rap. It's the military for pussies and drama queens.

[monbaby]

Aren't you a female?

If so that hardly counts as the typical "male military experience" which is why the airforce gets such a bad rap. It's the military for pussies and drama queens.



No I'm a male...

I really can't disagree with the the last statement...

[SLAPASS]

Despite the bad rep the Airfarce gets from time to time. If i could do it all over again i'd rather go the AF route than the Army route but that's just me.

[GGL-steve]

Nah go Navy... all the cushy sit at your desk jobs the airforce has, and less political BS. Plus if you're in the Navy, you can always go work with the marines and get a taste for the green side.

[Anubis]

Anyone here in the military? I've enlisted into the Marines and I leave for bootcamp September 18th.Good for you! I was in the Marines for 12 of the best years of my life (1986 - 1998). Got to see action in Operations: Desert Shield & Desert Storm. Traveled all over the world. Helped evacuate people in The Philippines when Mt. Pinatubo blew in mid 1992. It helped pay for my college education & it made a great man out of me.

I wish you the best of luck! Ooh Rah!!!!! :wgrin:

[FighterX]

I'm Airforce. As much as the other branches of military look down on us for being office warriors and what not. Just remember that we "ALWAYS" have the best living conditions and the cleanest whores (dorm rats). I will say this though, all other branches of service have a better brotherhood than the Airforce. Someones always trying to stab you in the front and your back.

*ONEZ*

I'm AF as well, and this person speaks the fucking truth. I've always admired the comradery shown by the Army and the Marines. I've been TDY a few times at a few overseas locations with Army/Marine troops coming through. They've always been amazed at how well our facilities are ran and what equipment we have available. They were even amazed at how we can call each other by our first names and not get chewed out for it. :rofl: Too bad they come through and tear shit up. I enjoyed the hell out of them, though. Sitting down and finding out where they come from/what they did before they joined.

Yeah AF is full of assholes and asskissers (I have plenty of horror stories from Yokota, the management over there tried to ruin my career, no exaggeration). And quality of life is OK right now but they're slowly making the AF more Army-like. Plus with all the downsizing going on if you sneeze the wrong way you're getting kicked out. The fun ride is over, by the end of the decade the AF is just gonna be the Army, except more phoney and stuck-up and high-horse.

OH LORD....I went TDY with a few Yokota people....I been told some of the stories; they WILL get you and try to fuck with you.

BTW, I'm Supply (and thank GOD I'm getting out next year).

(On becoming more Army-like) EXACTLY. People fail to see this, but it's pointed out daily, with all of the little rules and things that they keep changing and sneaking in. Hell, our new uniforms are just like the Armys.

Who you telling!!! I've been hearing rumors that the Airforce will end up going back to being the Armyair core again. I'll be damned if I'm going to stick around for that change. A lot of Liutenants are getting fucked over to for no reason at all. You go through all of that trouble to become an officer just to get kicked out? That's bullshit if you ask me. What they could do is get rid of these higher ranking corupt homesteading ass officers and let these Lt.s work their way up the chain. Or get rid of these bitter ass SNCOs and put some of these officers to work. I swear that RHIP shit gets on my nerves especially when it's not working for me.

*ONEZ*

Our LT is lucky enough to not be "force-shaped" out, but there are more than a few in other squadrons that are definitely getting the boot. That shit is *REALLY* messed up, and I feel sorry for them. It isn't like they just went to basic like we did on a whim. They had to really work for that shit.

[GGL-steve]

Don't pitty your officers honestly. A lot of them just went for free school + work experience... the navy has the oposite problem at times. Loads of O's in intel/crypto/it/ops/nuke wanting to get out but can't.

[monbaby]

Lol...

Man i actually used force shaping to my advantage...

I was a loadmaster for the 7ALS in Tacoma washington...

I hated my situation and actually ,with my 1st shirts help, got kicked out..

I had managed to get myself a DUI...

It was my first time in trouble and i was actually a good student...

Then SOMEHOW *you can't keep secrets in the AF* my shirt found out i failed my 5- level job quiz on purpose... I forget what those tests were called...

Anyway to make a long story short i really got kicked out over 2 failed room inspections, defacing my id card, and the DUI...

General under honorable conditions...

Good thing i amassed over 40 days of leave in 2years... and got some dough...

Hehe... I went AWOL for both my christmas breaks and didn't get caught... I had to use some mastermind skills on those NCO's... :badboy:

[m00b]

I'll agree, our new uniforms are like the ACU's.. but with less places to put things.. I don't really like them, but hell, atleast we won't have to starch them.. for a while.

[FighterX]

AF people - is it just me, or are many young female LTs hot. I swear it's like that everywhere I go.

As for the uniforms, I won't get to wear them, I think. Once I come back from TDY in December, I go on terminal leave in Feb, and I'll be out in May. I'm pushing use or lose (thanks to a more than generous Supervisor when I did some work for another squadron).

monbaby: WAPS test, right? Fuck, even I forget.

[Mashf3st]

oog there getting ready to drop 40k out of the AF next year. Time to get some classes in while there free!

[Saotome Kaneda]

Damn a lot of SRKers in Okinawa, there's a fighting scene there right??? (I'm heading there in December)
I suppose I'm the leader of the Okinawa Military SRK group, as few of us there are. lol We need to do something in the regional boards, I wanna see exactly how many of us there are, since it'll be better for everyone to figure out where shit is. I've been on this rainy fucking rock for like 5 years now, there's maybe 2 arcades on the southern half of the island I've never physically been to.





Oh and I <3 Ducky, you need to come back out here when I get my 'cycle so I can actually transport you to where the real action(a.k.a. the other arcades, bitches and random JPN pron) is at.

[FighterX]

LeiMana (an SRKer from Charleston AFB) just PCSed to Okinawa. I wouldn't be surprised if you ran into him at one point or another.

[defcon]

Saotome, are you the one who's on kinser?

[Spiderjericho]

Oh yeah, and watch your shit; every single branch of the military is like 90 percent thievin' bastards

They say there aren't any thieves in the Marine Corps, just a bunch of jarheads trying to get their shit back.....

And I'm stationed in Iwakuni. I went to Hiroshima and they had a nice Sega arcade (the first time I played KOF XI).

And Motoki, definitely get your degree before you join. I wish I had done that... I'm heading toward 30 and will probably need to get a waiver to get accepted to an officer commissioning program.

[Anubis]

I suppose I'm the leader of the Okinawa Military SRK group, as few of us there are. lol We need to do something in the regional boards, I wanna see exactly how many of us there are, since it'll be better for everyone to figure out where shit is. I've been on this rainy fucking rock for like 5 years now, there's maybe 2 arcades on the southern half of the island I've never physically been to.





Oh and I <3 Ducky, you need to come back out here when I get my 'cycle so I can actually transport you to where the real action(a.k.a. the other arcades, bitches and random JPN pron) is at.I've actually lived in Okinawa for 3 years before returning to the states. So I know about the arcades, stripbars & night clubs around K2 & BC streets



...and yes! I know about "Whisper Alley".

[Anubis]

I'm in the Kuni' right now. Welcome to the our small band of brothers, devil dog. Don't know what kind of shape you're in, but make sure you run (probably three to five miles), do pushups or pull-ups and situps or crunches. It will help you for the PFT. Also, if you're kick-ass, they'll usually promote to squad leader or something. Also, try to be loud.

Here I'll help you out with some vocab. All the other recruits will be in awe of you. :

squared away = tip top, i.e. excellent

Devil Dog is a nicknamed given to the Marines by German combatants during WWI because of their fierce bad-asseth ness.

Chow = lunch, breakfast dinner.

Chow Hall or Mess Hall = Military Cafeteria

High and Tight = the crooked fade a lot of the Marines of the caucasian persuasan will rock.

Cammies = Combat Utilities

Side Straddle Hop = Jumping Jacks

Err = a motivated reply or acknowledgement

Hoo-Rah = another motivated reply or acknowledgement ( a lot of people don't know the origin of the word)

Skuttle Butt = Rumors or water fountain

Lance Cpl. Network = the all knowing information network created by E-3s. If you want to know what's really going on, you'll go here.

Barracks Whore = a female who gets passed around by a bunch of males in the barracks (can be a WM, sailor, soldier or civilian).

WM = Woman Marine (or Female Marine)

Jarhead = another nickname for Marines.

Smokey Bear = the hats the Drill Instructors wear.

Pogey Bay (spelling) = candy

The Head = the bathroom

Bulkhead = wall

Hatch = door

These should do for nowI've been to Iwo Kuni also when I was in the Marines. Didn't care for it too much except for that one place that made those awesome BLTs (can't remember the name). Officially, they're supposed to be the world's best. But that stairway makes no sense to get into the place. Its like a stairway to heaven.

If you get a chance to check out Iwo Jima, do so. Mt. Sarabaci is huge!

[Saotome Kaneda]

Saotome, are you the one who's on kinser?
Yeah. You PMed me already. I'm surprised you didn't hit me up again since then.



As for LeiMana, he's already on the roster. =p Met up with him already, dirty fucking Anna player. He sucks at 3S though, and that's coming from someone who doesn't play 3S.

[Weeks]

Also, don't expect to save much money from boot camp, you'll come out with like 900 bucks if you're lucky

[defcon]

Yeah. You PMed me already. I'm surprised you didn't hit me up again since then.



hehe, to be honest, i completely forgot about you until i saw your post earlier. what're you doing this weekend? i got monday off, and no plans for the rest of the weekend except smallville, a six pack or two, and maybe some wow. hit me up on AIM (defcon ronin)

[OmNiExiZt]

I haven't been to Kadena since July 04. I do plan to make a trip back there soon. I'm just chilling over here in mainland right now. By the way, you people in Okinawa should make sure you see "The Banana show" and perform on the stage at "The Stage" while your there.:bgrin:

*ONEZ*

[Saotome Kaneda]

I haven't been to Kadena since July 04. I do plan to make a trip back there soon. I'm just chilling over here in mainland right now. By the way, you people in Okinawa should make sure you see "The Banana show" and perform on the stage at "The Stage" while your there.:bgrin:

*ONEZ*
That is quite alright sir, there is no need to partake in those tired old venues. =p
Besides, from what I hear the Banana Show chick is getting little too old for it to be much more than a drunkards tourist trap.



Which oddly enough means it ends up being the first thing some of these Marines come out here and go see. lol


And it's funny, when I compare the island from the way it was in 2001 and how it is now, not much, and yet so much has changed. Wierd.

[m00b]

I'll be heading to Kadena after I graduate down here. Anyone tell me what the weather is like in Okie? I'm tired of this hot, humid BS down here at Eglin..

[defcon]

i haven't seen the banana show, but i went to this one place called The Stage (?) when i first got here and... i refuse to step foot in another strip joint for the rest of my life.

I'll be heading to Kadena after I graduate down here... I'm tired of this hot, humid BS down here at Eglin..

lol

[Saotome Kaneda]

I'll be heading to Kadena after I graduate down here. Anyone tell me what the weather is like in Okie? I'm tired of this hot, humid BS down here at Eglin..
lol Yeah, you'll definitely not like Okinawa. And what's funny is, this summer has started off pretty fucking tame compared to 2002-2003. The only bad part about this summer so far is the disturbing amount of non-stop rain these past few weeks.

[Ducky]

Oh and I <3 Ducky, you need to come back out here when I get my 'cycle so I can actually transport you to where the real action(a.k.a. the other arcades, bitches and random JPN pron) is at.

I'm the leader of the I <3 SK fanclub in Hawaii - SK is the reason why I've been playing Tekken DR nonstop nowadays. My Heihachi is no longer super scrubby and I've been busting electrics with some sort of consistency nowadays, thanks to the play I saw while in Oki.

[OmNiExiZt]

I'll be heading to Kadena after I graduate down here. Anyone tell me what the weather is like in Okie? I'm tired of this hot, humid BS down here at Eglin..


Well boy did you ever pick the wrong place. Hey Satome, there never were any really good strip clubs to go to. At least not while I was there (99-01). But I can say this, the girls are really friendly all over. I was dating a travel agent while I was there. I'm not the type of guy to use a girl. But she bought me all kind of stuff for no reason. I guess she felt she had to. But she was foine as hell and giving up the tang, so I was happy. One thing I can say about Okinawa, it has some of the most beautiful scenic areas. I liked being able to go to a diferent secluded beach away from the other military folks. Sadly though, there aren't any beaches here in main land. The ones that they do have... the waters green.:wasted:

*ONEZ*

[Taito]

oog there getting ready to drop 40k out of the AF next year. Time to get some classes in while there free!
Damn that's scary, I thought the military was the last place that you'd have to worry about layoffs but I thought wrong..

[Anubis]

I haven't been to Kadena since July 04. I do plan to make a trip back there soon. I'm just chilling over here in mainland right now. By the way, you people in Okinawa should make sure you see "The Banana show" and perform on the stage at "The Stage" while your there.:bgrin:

*ONEZ*They still do the "Banana Show"!? :wow: They were doing that when I was stationed @ MCAS Futima back in the 90's (probably the same girls as well).

It was probably more fun when I was stationed there. We could go off base in civilian clothes (can't do that anymore).

Going to White Beach was a cool hangout spot & Naha was a great place to shop.

Also, there's that area in MCAS Futima around the MARS Station that had the greatest sunsets I've ever seen.

Damn! Now you got me reminisencing about my past tour of Okinawa. It ain't the greatest place in the world, but for some unknown reason, I had a lot of fun there & I do miss it.