Ever consider joining the military ?

no never

Been there, done that. Not interested in being in the military again

only when I'm watching movies like Lincoln, Glory, and all that other good stuff...

my dad wanted me to since i was finishd university but i didnt want to .. til the last 8 years ago .. when our southern got attack by muslism groups (and it still .. )its mk me feel i had mk the big mistake for not interest to join the army before

in my next life, but only if the got geedunk

Been there , done that, Vietiam disabled vet, E5.

I tried - would not take me - Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

i don't support murder! nor do i support governments who are so willing to ship soldiers over seas to fulfill elite foreign policy and big bank greed!

I was drafted.

Kaki doesn't suit me... And I'd make a very bad soldier as I question too much...

Obeying orders is not my forte...

Are the Peace Corps are considered military...I wanted to join since I was about 5 years old

long ago.

Yup sure did. I pre enlisted in the Air Force as a senior in high school. Took all the tests, did very well on them, had my Air Force career picked out and all the paperwork completed. It was a couple days after graduation and I had to go to the recruiters office to get my bus ticket, I was to leave the next day for the physical and boot camp. The recruiter said he wanted to check my BP as I seemed a little high strung I think was the way he put it. He did. It was high. He suggested I see a doctor to confirm if I had high blood pressure or not. I did, the doc did, and I did. That was the abrupt end of any kind of chance for joining any branch of the military ever. Now almost four decades later, I still have it and I'm lucky to still be alive. I just wish I'd taken better care of it over the years.

BTDT!

I have immense respect for military

2nd plt c co 1st bn 118th inf 1st inf bgd

Being as I'm Honorably Retired from the Military ..
I'd say this is already a given ..

Yes and I believe that every fit man should join the military.

I was also begged to apply for the scholarships and promised ROTC rank. Then, we discovered I'm actually inelligible.

And did.

Just out of H.S. i was going to join the Navy. Rejected, my eyes were too bad and I was asthmatic. My BFF joined the Air Force as planned and made a career of it. I always felt sad that I couldn't live my dream. Oh well, I got married, had kids and it was all good! :)

No

im weak and accident prone so not really

NEVER!

When I was six I wanted to join the Army.
When I was 18, I did.

Kinda for a bad reason though :/

I meant yes. I thought about joining the air force.

Been there, done it, got the papers to prove it.

10 Yrs, US Army, Vietnam 68,69, 70.

it was not one of my best ideas .

did 20 years in the Navy

My ex was in the USAF when we married. I did consider joining at that time, as they were good about stationing husbands and wives in the same location, but I didn't. Too bad, too, as it was before they changed the GI Bill (Vietnam era) and it would have helped a LOT for college, when I returned.

or so they say over 20 percent of american homeless are military! they don't give a hoot about those who serve, they make promises then dump you on the street once you finish serving

Working for the VA at one time, I could tell you too many stories about government bureaucracy. My ex worked in medical supply when he was in the USAF. I could tell you stories of waste which could balance the budget.

yeah end the wars, that would cut down wasted money. war is wasted money and worst of all its a waste of life, God given life.

But my husband was a Lt. Commander in the Navy for 10 years service.

i really would join in the military because i want to win every war that could take away the freedom that i have now

Yep. Went in to sign up with a USAF recruiter. It was 1976 or 77. They were winding down from Vietnam. He talked me out of it. I wish I had persisted.

Thank you all who served.

yes and I did at age 36!!!