Joining The US Military Has Incredible Perks Later In Life

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I did the Marines joined when I was 17(delayed entry program) (0311/Infantry) my parents knew college was not for me so did I.Went to bootcamp like a week after I graduated and that was that retired at 16 years in 2015 did the TERA (Temporary Early Retirement Authority) as ***** was drawing the military down I retired as a GySgt (E7) tell me how many civilian jobs will promote you 7 times ?..Yeah it can be **** at times but you learn to "embrace the suck".Did a few deployments(traveled the ****ing world) + a few combat deployments.Overall I do not regret it I am currently at 85% disability that alone is 2,000 $ tax free on top of my retirement.About 2 years before I retired my wife started a business we now have over 40 employees and make mid 6 digits when its all said and done.The time I sacrificed away from my wife and kids , and the scars of war are worth it for the end result we have now IMHO, no college debt ,medical taken care of.I also bought my home using the VA loan program I live about ten minutes for a naval air base so I can do all my shopping tax free + discounted as well.

You bragging about being on disability????? Really now

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The military has great benefits, i can enlisted in officer school right now. However my dad said that sht ain't for everybody.


I am applying to be a CO.

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Lol yea basically.

Dig it in Vegas. Most boxing fan friendly place I've lived. I love going on the strip during a big fight week & seeing all the people with boxing shirts or hats on.

How's the cost of living (excluding ********) these days? I know it used to be pretty do-able.

[todisday]

Not everybody that joins the military kills people, gets blown up, or gets PTSD.

The amount of ignorance in this thread is insane

Oops, you right!

Some help kill people, blow stuff up, or get PTSD.

[Eff Pandas]

How's the cost of living (excluding ********) these days? I know it used to be pretty do-able.

I'm in the Chinatown/Spring Mountain area which is a nice family-ish walkable type area & I'm paying similar to what I was paying in a nice family-ish walkable area in upstate NY where I used to live.

Vegas seems to have the whole spectrum of prices doe. There is the sketchy areas which are super cheap to Seven Hills where Floyd & all the rich cats live.

And I don't gamble at all. I used to play poker (which I don't even consider ******** honestly), but since I've been here the only ******** I've done is freeplay bs that casinos give you & I played a charity poker tournament I won a seat in back in December.

[b Murphington]

Yup. I love the Marine Corps and it was good for me in some ways, I don't regret joining but maybe I should have picked some POG job or join the Air Force.

Good times looking back but the bad ones stay with you also.

I chose infantry because I was a dumb 18 year old (technically joined at 17, had to wait one year before I left for recruit training)

Speaking to my old coworkers, they all said that looking back at it, no one actually missed the marines or the sh#t that they had to do. They said the marines ******. What they actually missed was the brotherhood and the comradery. They all went through the sh#t together so they had that bond. They missed the people who they served with. A lot of them kept in touch after their service.

One of them said he would consider reinlisting not because he liked the marines, but he said so he could teach the new marines what to do because he already went through it. He didn’t want new marines making the same mistakes he made.

[b Murphington]

I'm in the Chinatown/Spring Mountain area which is a nice family-ish walkable type area & I'm paying similar to what I was paying in a nice family-ish walkable area in upstate NY where I used to live.

Vegas seems to have the whole spectrum of prices doe. There is the sketchy areas which are super cheap to Seven Hills where Floyd & all the rich cats live.

And I don't gamble at all. I used to play poker (which I don't even consider ******** honestly), but since I've been here the only ******** I've done is freeplay bs that casinos give you & I played a charity poker tournament I won a seat in back in December.

My parents just got back from vacation in Vegas. They lost money. My mom said she wants to retire there. She’d lose her retirement in a month.

[paulf]

Your kids too. My Dad's a Vietnam-era vet (Sat on the beach in Pear Harbor, lucky bastard), and I do all my banking, auto and home loans through Navy Federal.

[Beercules]

Speaking to my old coworkers, they all said that looking back at it, no one actually missed the marines or the sh#t that they had to do. They said the marines ******. What they actually missed was the brotherhood and the comradery. They all went through the sh#t together so they had that bond. They missed the people who they served with. A lot of them kept in touch after their service.

One of them said he would consider reinlisting not because he liked the marines, but he said so he could teach the new marines what to do because he already went through it. He didn’t want new marines making the same mistakes he made.

That's what I miss about being in, there is a bond but like you said there's also a bunch of bull**** to go through

[CHOWWOKKA]

Oops, you right!

Some help kill people, blow stuff up, or get PTSD.

Well if you want to use the "degrees of separation" argument then in could say I helped other marines kill other people who would intern kill innocent people.
Also I get free school and healthcare.