The reason I was asking is because I have signed a 3-year contract with Canadian Army in the summer, and have long done all tests and such and will be called up sometime in January for regular forces work (full-time). I chose two positions I am hoping to do after the 3-month basic training (YIKES! = BOOT CAMP) : A) Driver B) Medical Assistant.

Anyone here have opinions about military? Anyone been to military or is planning to go the army / has to go soon? Post your thoughts ...

If you are a TA that is not from Canada or will not be going to / never went to Canadian Army but someplace else, post here also please! ....

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neat. good luck

To be honest about it, I never wanted to go to the army in the first place, but my parents will kick me out soon anyway though I am 19 and with a diploma and may be able to get into a college, but I hate taking loans, so I will let the army pay for that afterwards, as I have that benefit ... Anyhow the army will make me tougher, build a character, make my pockets bigger and will look great on my resume

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my boyfriend is in the (US) army...his ta name is stringfelowhawk. he could def give you some advice on it, im not too thrilled about him being in it- the distance really sucks!

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Originally posted by Magnetonium To be honest about it, I never wanted to go to the army in the first place, but my parents will kick me out soon anyway though I am 19 and with a diploma and may be able to get into a college, but I hate taking loans, so I will let the army pay for that afterwards, as I have that benefit ... Anyhow the army will make me tougher, build a character, make my pockets bigger and will look great on my resume

so is this reserves or regular army?

id go to the army but i dont believe in fighting for someones cause which is usually just more money id only fight for my own

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Originally posted by Magnetonium I have signed a 3-year contract with Canadian Army in the summer

i'm sorry, i can't pass this up... CANADA HAS AN ARMY??????????


*goes to bash.org to read the quotes about the canadian army

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I used to be in the Air Force .. but then I realized that the US Govt. is f**king retarded and I got out .... I don't recommend it.

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Originally posted by whiskers i'm sorry, i can't pass this up... CANADA HAS AN ARMY?????????? *goes to bash.org to read the quotes about the canadian army

First of all, that's very mean, because the Canadian Amry is not about being powerful country in the world, as Canada doesn't need that, because it is a humanitarian and a peacekeeping nation, but mainly consisting of physical training, character building and improvement, self-organization and such. I didnt join the Canadian Forces to fight a war. I joined to improve myself, earn money, respect, get into physical shape and give back to the country that accepted me. After all, its a tradition in my family - every man has been an army man for at least 2 years in my family line. I hope they dont send me to Iraq or Afghanistan or anything like that.

I am going regular forces - ground forces.

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good for you i like your attitude. you from russia originally?

Yes, I am Russian indeed. All men in my family line were in the military. My father fought in the famous Afghanistan War 1979-1989 against mujahideen. He lived through many horrors and lost friends. But the Soviet government was also retarded. My dad came out of the army with almost no teeth, thats how awful nutrition was. My grand-grandfather fought and died in World War II against the Nazi invasion, the grandpa before that volunteered for World War I and survived it, and grandpa before that was in the navy fighting Japanese in the Russo-Japanese war. Big history, eh? I hope to change that by not fighting in a war.

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wow thats interesting.

if you dont want to fight a war (unless there is WW4), but get equal training join the reserves instead