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An arrow?SomeLameStuff said:
Joking aside.
Depends on your military.
I was British Army and our basic training revolved a lot around fitness, drill, *classroom* work (going over military history, roles, ranks, weapon care, field tactics and the like), weapon work, field training and a few none live firing exercise's.
Also depends on what part of the military they slap you in (we get to choose).
I was in the Para's and our physical training is a complete *****.
If I was you, and your knee injury does hinder your day to day life, I would get it looked at and see what can be done.
Have to admit though I thought conscription had been done away with in most countries. I do know there are some that require a couple of years service though.
SomeLameStuff said:
A knee injury should get you a PES C (or equivalent, they seem to have switched to sub cats of B now) but don;t expect much. The best you may get is lighter duties than most.
My advice to you is to highlight your knee injury to the MO during medical checkup and present a doctors' letter. The doctor's letter is important, cause these MOs face hundreds of guys a year and have no time to tell the keng (fake) from the real cases. There is no real way to beat the system and most of the regulars can tell if you are really hurting.
If you do end up in combat, take pride in it! Those outside the system have more respect for combat units - the less heard about the better.
If you end up in administration, good on you. But it's still a slough, albeit in a different way.
Hope this helps.
To late for that. I'm due to report in 11 hours.HotFezz8 said:
My medical checkup was in January this year, long gone. Those guys gave me a B, not because of my knee, but because I broke my nose. How the hell does that make sense?!Akimoto said:
No arrow, just a dragon. Anyway, I'm definitely not going for the Paratroopers... deathly afraid of heights, though you wouldn't guess it if you know me (Mountain Climber, Bungee Jumper...) and not Navy either, because I get seasick really easily.Rawne1980 said:
Guess I'm stuck with Ground Infantry... the one which dies the most. Sigh...
Now, I'm not sure if this is supposed to be a Full Metal Jacket quote or an original story.Deviate said:
Just be glad it's not North Korea's 6 years under Emperor Crazy, still Singapore seems like a pretty hard country for conscription... especially that you're not given an alternative.
What category is your B? The PES C status has been absorbed into B, so the first two or three levels really mean PES B for combat duty - if memory serves me well. EDIT: PES B is the same as A, just that you're not in 'perfect' condition.SomeLameStuff said:
And try to avoid going to the MO at night. The MO on duty is usually in a foul mood, so unless you feel like death is knocking on your door, or your sarge makes you, hang on till morning.
Not a clue. One of the higher ones I think. Give me a break, it was 11 months ago!Akimoto said:
Also, my cousin and his mates are the current MOs on duty there. =P So I might be able to sneak off a bit now and then.
If you have medical papers on your knee injury, I guess you could either get out or get a nice posting (like some mentioned).
As far as nightmares.. I don't really have that much experience since I was in the naval defence and then in the coast guard as posting. It was just 8 weeks of basic training, and it was pretty ok..
I found that the only bad thing in the military for my part was constant cleaning.. Cleaning your room, cleaning your clothes, cleaning your gun, cleaning the common room, cleaning the bathrooms, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning...
(Uhm... Not really native English speaking.. Should that be washing instead of cleaning...?)
Apart from that it was pretty decent..
As far as nightmares.. I don't really have that much experience since I was in the naval defence and then in the coast guard as posting. It was just 8 weeks of basic training, and it was pretty ok..
I found that the only bad thing in the military for my part was constant cleaning.. Cleaning your room, cleaning your clothes, cleaning your gun, cleaning the common room, cleaning the bathrooms, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning...
(Uhm... Not really native English speaking.. Should that be washing instead of cleaning...?)
Apart from that it was pretty decent..
Sorry, did not intend to troll you. I remember mine quite well though, from A --> D --> E --> B --> C.SomeLameStuff said:
That, sir, is the sweetest thing I have heard. Nothing motivates more than the ladies! I was in admin so there was none of that for me.SteelStallion said:
Considering every 18 year old here goes to the army, none of the locals will be impressed by it.SteelStallion said:
But if you have people like that where you are, I'll move right over once I get out!
Well it really depends on what you do in the army. There is a huge difference between being a driver and being an combat diver for example.
When i was in the army, i always said that the experience was like a huge pile of stinking shit with some marshmellows in there. You have to swallow it all. Some of it is great, but most of it wants to make you puke. And as you will learn, you have no freedom in the army. You can't think or decide on your own like you probably are used too. So it doesn't matter if you want to swallow all that shit or not. You just have to and you just will do it.
What does that mean for you? Well.. just wait and see. Take it step by step. Always try to overcome the next 5 minutes. Never think about how much time there's still left. It will drive you insane. And try to be as positive as you fucking can. About everything. If it's ice cold, windy, raining and you have to run 10 miles without having eaten anything in the last 30 hours and your feet are bleeding and your knees hurting like hell.. then you should be happy. Because you are lucky enough to get the chance to run and warm yourself up. See what i mean? Only focus on the marshmellows.. never on the stinky shit
And you will just be fine. The Army is not about muscle and discipline. That comes naturally. What you really need to develop there is a strong character and a solid, positive attitude. Then your time wasted in the army learning shit you hopefully will never have to use was worth it as you will have learned something very important for all walks of life.
When i was in the army, i always said that the experience was like a huge pile of stinking shit with some marshmellows in there. You have to swallow it all. Some of it is great, but most of it wants to make you puke. And as you will learn, you have no freedom in the army. You can't think or decide on your own like you probably are used too. So it doesn't matter if you want to swallow all that shit or not. You just have to and you just will do it.
What does that mean for you? Well.. just wait and see. Take it step by step. Always try to overcome the next 5 minutes. Never think about how much time there's still left. It will drive you insane. And try to be as positive as you fucking can. About everything. If it's ice cold, windy, raining and you have to run 10 miles without having eaten anything in the last 30 hours and your feet are bleeding and your knees hurting like hell.. then you should be happy. Because you are lucky enough to get the chance to run and warm yourself up. See what i mean? Only focus on the marshmellows.. never on the stinky shit
And you will just be fine. The Army is not about muscle and discipline. That comes naturally. What you really need to develop there is a strong character and a solid, positive attitude. Then your time wasted in the army learning shit you hopefully will never have to use was worth it as you will have learned something very important for all walks of life.
This is true... Well, at least 6 months I was trained it was.RevRaptor said:It's nothing like the movies. I can't say for sure what you are in for being a different country and all but most solders act like decent human beings, even the ones training you. You might even enjoy yourself. One thing though expect a lot of shouting, doesn't matter what country you are in they is always shouting, then they make you shout, then everyone shouts. No one ever talks in the army they just shout and grunt at each other, you'll get used to it in no time
You can expect a lot early mornings and moderate drills if you already have the lungs for it.SomeLameStuff said:
Also, I'd suggest you make a tight schedule on your chores so that you don't get caught with your pants down during a sudden drill.
Please keep in mind though, I was never really conscripted, it was more of a voluntary training thing for me, but I'd wager the physical parts were the same cause it was a Vet training us.
Also, Follow "Knife" and his/her suggestions. A lot of that goes into conscription
2 years is a hell of a long time; I'm against conscription. My country(ies) has a military that you're not forced in to. It's still pretty damn big & kick-ass. I considered joining up with the RAF, as I did voluntarily join the Air Cadets for a years or so. Since then switched my ideologies to the Army as for some weird reason they're the ones who fly the Apache helicopters.
Now, I've joined up at university and I plan to work under the SIS or MoD under IT/Communication Warfare (military hackers).
OT: You'll be fine. They get you moving and you'll feel good about the fitness training. Shooting a gun is cool too, trust me, but damn are they heavy. It's a real pain to have to work under some people you HATE but you just have to deal with it and everyone in your country would've been in your position at some time or another. As long as you don't wimp around everywhere and act normal you should be fine socially, maybe even make some new friends. It'll be fun sometimes and hard others & the pay is shit, but it's better than no pay at all.
Conscription does suck but it's not like it's the end of the world if you do it.
Now, I've joined up at university and I plan to work under the SIS or MoD under IT/Communication Warfare (military hackers).
OT: You'll be fine. They get you moving and you'll feel good about the fitness training. Shooting a gun is cool too, trust me, but damn are they heavy. It's a real pain to have to work under some people you HATE but you just have to deal with it and everyone in your country would've been in your position at some time or another. As long as you don't wimp around everywhere and act normal you should be fine socially, maybe even make some new friends. It'll be fun sometimes and hard others & the pay is shit, but it's better than no pay at all.
Conscription does suck but it's not like it's the end of the world if you do it.
