Poll: Attack on Titan - Which military branch would you join?

thejboy88

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In the popular anime series "Attack on Titan", humanity, after having known 100 years of peace, is beset by endless waves of human-eating giants known as Titans. The walls that once defended us are breached and now it's all-out war to prevent our species' extinction.

Fighting this war, naturally, is the military of this world, which is divided into three distinct groups:

The Military Police, whose main task is to guard the lands of the innermost walls and the royal family. Because of their distance from the fight, they're the least adept at fighting titans, and have been known to be a corrupt organisation as well as, apathetic to the plights of those beyond their territory. However, they do live far more comfortable and safe lives than those serving in the other divisions.

The Garrison Corps, whose role it is to man the walls and serve as the primary line of defense against the titans, keeping them out and fighting them if they manage to get into populated areas. Although initially inexperienced at fighting titans thanks to the 100-year-peace, they've since proved capable of holding their own in a fight against them. They are the largest of the three groups in terms of numbers.

The Survey Corps (also known as the Scouts), whose duty it is to go beyond the safety of the walls and into titan-controlled territory. They're the ones who take the fight to the titans out in the field, and as such are made of the best of the best in terms of fighting ability. Although easily the most capable group in terms of killing titans, the danger of their work means that they are the smallest of the groups, with most of their missions resulting in massive casualties each time.

So, of the three, which would you choose to join, if you had the choice? And why?
 

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I would say Military Police, but I'll be realistic here. I don't have the skill, will, or physical abilities to get top ten in my platoon. I'd most likely just go for Garrison Corps then. Joining the Survey Corps is suicidal and the Garrison Corps seems to have a pretty easy job.
 

Queen Michael

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Staying away from titans? Being corrupt? Sounds like the Military Police is the place for me!
 

tippy2k2

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Depends...

Me as in who I am right now (physically)? Or me as in who I could be (physically)?

If it's me right now, I'd almost have to go with Garrison. One part you're kind of skimming over for Military Police (maybe you're doing it on purpose if you just want to know what people would join) is that you have to be the best of the best to get into that. What was it...top ten in your class if I'm not mistaken? Even if I wanted to join the MP, there's no way I could.

If it's me in what I could be, it would be Scouts. Sure...their life expectancy isn't very high initially but it feels like if you get past the Rookie Wall, most of them learn the skills and techniques you need to know to survive in Titan fights. In my current shape, there's no way I could join (Asthma, leg issues, etc) but if it was me in the peak conditioning I could be in w/o that stuff I was born with, I would join Scouts.

NOTE: I have only seen the first season and I have NOT read the manga so maybe there's stuff that would change my mind in there...but please don't spoil it for me because that would make me sad :,(
 

madwarper

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Slaughter titans? Overthrow the monarchy? Decapitate Military Police? Survey Corps all the way.
 

Lightspeaker

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I'd probably be Survey Corps because I'm quite an idealistic person, frankly. I'd probably end up starry eyed over it all.

Of course I'd very likely die early on. But even with that being an almost inevitable outcome...if I'd signed up, I'd still probably join Survey Corps. For the future of humanity and all that.
 

Silk_Sk

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Realistically? Garrison troops. But, if I could I'd get into the military police. Screw those useless survey corps titan shits. We fund them so that they can go feed themselves to Titans for no good reason whatsoever. Can't wait until the last one finally gets chomped.
 

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Military Police for me. Survey Corps would get me killed, and I'd like to actually do something (as far as I can tell, the Garrison Corps just kind of sit around doing nothing). Sure the MP are corrupt, but that's more to do with the people working there than an inherent problem with the job.
 

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Garrison Corps seems like a reasonable compromise between being a piece of shit and being a piece of lunch.
 

White Lightning

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Why aren't more of you pussies in the Survey Corps? That's where I'd go, fighting for humanities future, seeing the outside world and killing Titans are all kick ass. Plus Hange is in the Survey Corps... so... yeah.
 

loa

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Since I am neither spiderman nor have the ability to casually disregard the laws of physics, I'd be baking bread or do paperwork instead.
 

Fieldy409_v1legacy

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So this poll has kinda turned into a question of whether you have enough self esteem to think you can make the military police, if not you settle for garrison and nobody touches survey corps with a ten foot long pole because that shit is cray cray.
 

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DaWaffledude said:
snip -as far as I can tell, the Garrison Corps just kind of sit around doing nothing- snip
Well, the Garrison force is *no longer* sitting around, that's for sure.

As for me, I would honestly put Survey as an 85% chance, 10% Garrison, and 5% Wimp Military Corp. The scientist in me just wouldn't be able to pass up the chance to learn more about that which is trying to kill as all. I'm already absolutely willing to go to a one-way trip to Mars, or, shit, to anywhere within and outside our Solar System, especially if I can help out my race.

I was originally going to take the Garrison as my main choice, but once I thought about the new world of science that would bee open to me, I realized that that would be my likely choice.
 

Rogue Ranger

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My choice is the Survey Corps. Why? Humans in my situation live dull and uninteresting lives. I'd rather join the band of brothers with the most stressful way of life than continue to live like the millions that have the same life as I do. I crave the feeling of adrenaline and resilience. Life in the Garrison will barely live up to those expectations, and I sure as hell know the Military Police will not provide any fraction of that feeling.

And besides the stress, I know that there is the possibility that just when a recruit has familiarized him or herself with the more experienced members like Eren with the Levi squad, they will eventually be reduced to stiffs and memory. Just look at the manga and anime, and you will see just how often a Survey Corps member dies, particularly unnamed ones, and it is unrealistic to believe that tens of thousands of people in real life even have the average skill set that Eren Yaeger has (based on his ranking), but discouraging facts like these do little to dissuade me. That's saying something.

So feel free to scold or scoff.
 

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I'd like to join the Survey Corps and I acknowledge the unfortunate necessity of gambling everything to make meaningful progress but that seems all the more reasons to place the odds as much in your favour as possible. The interior has a fair few problems and security is at the top. So assuming a future transfer to the Survey Corps isn't possible, I'd throw my lot into the Garrison.
 

TristanBelmont

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Garrison, because then I don't have to go out on dangerous missions, but I don't work with the pricks in the MP.
 

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I'd probably try for Military Police, if only because advancement could bring about some serious reorganization. Like having a trio of snipers per squad to help pick off eye's and support the swordsmen. Or maybe even the phenomenal idea of digging a hole/building a huge wall of dirt at the door.

Seriously, you had 100 years, why didn't you Diiiiiiiiiiiiig.

Hell, one change that could have saved the entire outer wall would have been not to evacuate from the suburb that fell. If the Titans are only lured by the presence of humans, then surely stationing troops on the walls would entice them to bang their heads against the wall, not go through the broken gates. Understand the importance that every soldier is also the perfect bait.
 

Bat Vader

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I would join whichever branch is most like Seal Team Six. Seeing as how the Survey Corps do the most dangerous work and are the best trained I would have to go with them.
 

V da Mighty Taco

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Military Corps, because I am a little *****. The coziest life, combined with the safety of it all would be too much to pass up. Fuck being Titan food or watching everyone I care for die; I want to put that shit off for as long as possible. I could just avoid the corrupt fuckers as much as possible - after all, I already have plenty of experience doing it on the Interwebz! XD