You meet people from all over, often from outside your own country. The pay sucks (regardless of rank), many of your rights as a citizen are restricted or taken completely, and you stand the risk of killing and being killed.Īnd yet, it can very well be the best experience of your life. Really not wanting to join the army for money tbh, its more a beligered case of "wanting to do something" gone horribley Off Message. And lets not forget things like Enron, who would happily kill you for the gold in your fillings if the law wasn't tighter. You can kinda see why there pissed, especially when there told that god gave them everything, and they see these fat arrogant westerners with far better lives.Īdd all those people to the muggers who carry weapons, hostile armys, gangs, murders, rapists & people who are just plain fucked in the head. But if people could see exactly what we have in the west, and how much we waste and compare it to what they have. No, you probally wouldn't smile, and neither would most people. He's also got a shotgun he's not afraid to use. Imagine what it would be like in your neighbourhood if *no one* had eaten for 2 days and you heard that the guy down the block, the one everyone hates, has a packing case of tinned fruit he's hording. There was a saying that went something along the lines of "the world is 2 missed meals away from chaos". Considering there's at least 1000000000 people out there who would happily slit your throat for what you have.ġ billion? Really? Although there are a lot of people living in extreme poverty, I'm not sure they would cut your throat happily, although I might be a bit naïve or optimistic if I said one 6th of people wouldn't kill you if they were guaranteed a western lifestyle for doing so, or maybe I'm being pessimistic and cynical in thinking that would naïve. I would never join the military because i could never bring myself to kill someone. The money is there but is putting your life on the line worth it? But, there in lies the risk of being shot which is why being close to the battle in not the way to go – and which is why we flat out told him to forget it. My father was a Lieutenant (police) and when the Iraq conflict turned worse without saddam hussein in power, he was offered upwards of $200,000 a year as a head security administrator out in Iraq. Slightly safer as long as your in the correct parts of the countries you work in. I would never join the military unless forced - then a position in intel would be appropriate.Īs for which makes the more money, I would suggest contracting work. He lived and is doing great now (no lifetime injuries) but the mental hell they put him through for one simple mistake was ridiculous at that. In light of his small mistake, he ended driving his S-10 pick-up into a highway overpass at 90 mph without his seatbelt on. Boot camp was no problem for him but once on base down in Texas, he had run into a few problems with his officers. A very good friend of mine had joined the Army (USA) just last fall.
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