Sending Transmission, Are You Tracking?

Saw some activity on the Facebook group page and thought I'd stop by and say hi! Hopefully hang around this time, I forgot how much entertainment this place brought me.

Life has been good since I last post, I just swore into the Army this past Thursday and will be shipping out in January -- I know, I know...that's a long delay. I have no idea why. :/

But yes, I hope y'all are doing well and I hope to be around the forums more often! I look forward to making some tempers rise again!

BTW, the emoticons have gotten ridiculously awesome! More forums should have these.

P.S. If this isn't in the right place, feel free to move it MODs!

The Army??

You never really struck me as the army type.

The discipline will do you good, son!

I'm somewhat envious. I wanted to join the Air Force as an officer, but there's about a dozen health regulations that would keep me out.

Kinda disappointing.

I honestly wanted Air Force, but the recruiter in my parts is an ass and never returns calls. Also, they have a wait of a year or more before shipping out.

But I've always known that I would do well in the military, no matter the branch. It's just that time now to actually join, I need to get a college degree and have a career. Not some bull shit job and playing music all the time.

But I'm really looking forward to it! My MOS is Air Defense Enhanced Early Warning Systems Operator -- basically, I'll be working with radar for the Patriot missile system.

I salute you for your service (in advance) and hope you stay safe and grow through the experience.

I wanted to join the army too. Thyroid condition kept me out. ONE. FREAKING. PILL.

when I was five, I wanted to be a fire truck.

That's not a valid comparison at all. I played sports in HS primarily so I would be in shape to join the service. I guess you're not aware of why the thyroid is an important organ though, or of the miliary's policy of no medical conditions (without an exception, and they're not gonna give that for combat arms).

And you're clearly not aware of what he did thar.

...he said I have an intellect and desires comparable to a five year old's, or did I miss something?

I think you meant to salute Kamelreds, as I said, I have too many health regulations that prevent me from joining the armed services (roughly 7 or 8 if I recall correctly).

no, I didn't.
and yes, you did.

This has nothing to do with your intellect...

So help me out?

When I was a little kid I wanted to be a garbage man. I was fascinated by how the trash trucks smooshed the trash to make it more compact.












I ended up in journalism, so I guess I got my wish.

Non-correctable visual deficit in one eye.

Join the Army!

See the world!

Travel to far away places!

See exotic countries and beautiful scenery!

Discover cultures different from your own!

Meet interesting people from all walks of life!

And kill them!

Good on you KamelReds!

Wish I had enlisted, and I haven't an excuse for not joining, nor a physical deficiency that would've precluded entry. Truth be told, the Air Force (ROTC) tried to recruit me before I graduated High School, and on my eighteenth birthday I was called by an Army recruiter inviting me to discuss my future over a meal. The Navy and the Marines sent similar invitations.

As to why I wish I'd enlisted, well, it ain't like I did anything more worthwhile between eighteen and twenty-one. But to be fair, had I joined up I might be singing a different tune.


Nevertheless good on you KamelReds!

Geez... at least I had the excuse of an aggravated assault conviction keeping me out.

Yeah but aggravated assault in Canada is but hockey related drunkenness.

5' piece of ash can be pretty deadly... just sayin'...

Well that, and the psych eval on a guy who wanted to be a fire truck...

Not in the rink it seems.

on rink, the stick is to deflect the steel blades on the other guys feet!

Those pesky security checks and psych evals. :kirk1adm:

So just how long have you known him?

Thanks for the support y'all.

P.S. According to Tamar I look like Zod now:



....I don't see it.

Good luck and all that. Stay safe.

Be sure to tell the Seargent, right from the start, that you're willing to cooperate and everything, but that you need a couple of hours each day to post on Wordforge. We want to know how it's going, after all.

If you explain that it's for your internet friends, and not just wasting time, I'm sure he'll understand.

You can't always start at the top, Nick.