Who here is looking to join the military?

[CeeKay Sheppard]

I plan on auditioning for one of the US military bands as soon as there's an opening for euphonium. Though judging from the size of the Armed Forces Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble (80 players!), there won't be one anywhere in the world for a while...

[Egeria]

I just got accepted into the Royal Navy. Going in as an Operator Mechanic - Hydrographic, Meteorological and Oceanographic

Congrats!

You'll need a hell of a big business card

Those RN chaps are a versatile bunch, once knew a AB who had 4 or 5 primary roles.

[Major Clanger]

I've already signed up. I'm going in as an Arabic Linguist.

ooooh exciting. When do you go? (where do they do the basic training these days?)

oh and can we get rid of the notion of cannon fodder... it doesn't exactly help recruitment

[Egeria]

oh and can we get rid of the notion of cannon fodder... it doesn't exactly help recruitment

LOL...recruitment, what's that?

*sorry, major issues with RAF recruitment (or lack of) at the moment*

[Battousai the Manslayer]

The Marines arn't Cannon fodder, it takes too long and costs too much to train us to waste us.

Then how do you explain Marines without proper body armor or sufficiently armored vehicles?

[FeloniousMonk]

Then how do you explain Marines without proper body armor or sufficiently armored vehicles?

what, didn't anyone tell you that Marines are born bullet proof?

[gatelover12]

I'd like to but, I have flat feet and horrible eyesight. The only redeeming quality I possess is that I have decent marksmanship (as long as I use my left eye that is).

[Three PhDs]

ooooh exciting. When do you go? (where do they do the basic training these days?)

Off on March 19th to ATR Winchester.

[Major Clanger]

oh, sounds good
for me, I joined up on 12th March...
not telling you what year...

[V-MAN]

Then how do you explain Marines without proper body armor or sufficiently armored vehicles?

and that makes us cannon fodder how exactly?

[Three PhDs]

oh, sounds good
for me, I joined up on 12th March...
not telling you what year...

Were you Int Corps too?

[Major Clanger]

yep
long time ago now

[Battousai the Manslayer]

and that makes us cannon fodder how exactly?

I never used the words cannon fodder. I was merely questioning your rationale, "they spend so much on training Marines that they're not viewed as easily expendable (not exact quote)." Well I brought up the point, if they spend so much on Marines then why didn't they invest in body armor, or armor plating for hum-vees...just two examples.

The anwser is NOT that the military doesn't have enough money. It's the best funded military in the history of the Earth. In addition, defense spending just got another raise, not to mention all of the homeland security money that didn't go to anything useful. They choose to spend their money on other things besides Marines; technological advancements, research, etc...

[Three PhDs]

yep
long time ago now

Familiar with ARRSE?

[Egeria]

Familiar with ARRSE?

Are you on about the forum called ARRSE?