Which Military Branch would you rather serve?

[bben46]

If one of my poags had of told me he wanted to die a warriors death, I would have arranged an immediate transfer - do they still call it section 8?

 

I have no problem with the sentiment, but he would have put the rest of the squad in danger. My job was to bring as many back alive as possible. And my guys would all have risked their lives to save his butt Whether he wanted it saved or not. I didn't want any heroes, just Marines.

[UncleRoe]

Yeah it's still called section 8. It's just not used as much. Most people that join the military seeking death usually end up in a mental psych class followed by permanent discharge papers.

 

personally i'd rather serve with 4 men that are scared of losing ther lives than 100 men that are ready to give their lives. At least you know the men willing to keep their own lives have something to fight for..and that keeps alot of people from bleeding.

[OHWceta]

"I don't care if I live or die, just as long as I have a higher kill count than my enemy, and as long as Grif dies before me!"

 

Anyways, I kinda feel sorry for the soldiers out there fighting who can't come home for Christmas, I'd gladly trade them, Christmas tends to be quite a depressing time for me.

[OHWceta]

I recently did some research.

 

And just so everyone knows, Master Chief from Halo is in fact in the Navy. As Master Chief is only a Navy Rank. Not ot mention all the official statements declare John 117 a Master Chief in the UNSC Navy.

 

 

Am I right though that the Marines and Navy pair up more than most of the other military branches?

[UncleRoe]

LOL! nice way to bump the thread.. i'll forever look at master chief in a new light.

 

 

 

As for the pairing of navy and marines,yup..your right to assume that because it's the truth. Most naval applications are used with marine corps missions and logistical purposes plus you probally already know this,but for the ones that don't "Marine" translates into "Water" which is why the Navy uses the term "Submarine" . Sub, meaning "Under" and marine meaning "Water" so that kinda gives you a heads up on which branch the corps is tight with..

[OHWceta]

Of course I know that, wouldn't have any hope of EVER being a Marine biologist if I didn't.

 

I remember back before I knew anything about the Military I always wondered what the Marines were because Army to me was Land, Navy was Water, and Airforce of course being air.

 

I know as a Corpsman we're able to work with the Marines, so I was pretty sure it could work the other way around too sometimes, and not just in fiction (Master Chief already mentioned and Commander Sheppard is a Marine working with the Alliance Navy on Mass effect so that would be the other way around)

 

See, this is a gaming related forum with a lot of gamers so we gotta keep the Gaming talk to get them interested.

 

So anyways, on another note, what's youre oppinion on some of the popular Games where the main character is a solider? (Whether re-enacting a previous or current war such as WWII or Afganistan, or fictional such as Mass Effect and Halo)

[shadowmadnezz]

I was in the USAF.... sooooo they get my vote

[Ranokoa]

WHAT THE! No fast reply? Navy all the way! WOOP WOOP NAVY! I plan on joining in a couple years. Gatta sort out life first. And weight >_<. Reverend Last Rite, from Juggalofaith.com, is in the navy :) And this really hawt chick I wish I were with, her husband is in the navy :D

[OHWceta]

Best Idea for losing weight. Drop the Soda from your diet.

 

I lost 30 pounds in a month for dropping Soda (not completely true as I was working out an hour once every two days as well)

 

I Depped in at 170, I'm now at between 155 and 152 depending on if it's a good day or bad day. But I'm only 5 ft. 3 in. so my weight limit is probably lower than a lot of peoples'.

[UncleRoe]

First game that comes to mind is the old Medal of honor Frontline game. i don't remember the main chars name.. Paterson or something maybe..but at the time i was totally into the character and the mass amount of nazis he ended up killin.

 

I like the entire idea of the Gears Of War storyline too. it's a fictional war but the theme keeps me interested and puts you in the thick of death central..and game wise,i'm all about finding my way out of an impossible grim reaper situation while either killing a crapload of nazis and/or pissed off mutant bugs.

 

i also relate pretty easy to the Ace Combat series's heroes. They don't talk alot, they make stuff explode in the sky.. and listen to rock music while doing it.. always enjoy that..

 

just reminded myself..my little brother and I used to play Grand Theft Auto Vice City all the time..He'd grab the Apache rip off heli.. i think the game called it a Hunter. Then he'd rain death on innocent bystanders from the sky while Singing aloud to "Video killed the radio star" music.. lol.. i just couldn't help but laugh.