Military regret

Nah, you avoided having to deal with a lot of bullshit and stupid people.
Grass is always greener, etc.

>>33800859
Mid twenties is still young enough to join the NG or something, get your fix as a weekend warrior.

>>33800859
I was always afraid of this when I was younger.

Now I wish I'd cared more about Good House and sex life regret.

>>33800859
Trust me, what you have achieved is by far the better option
ex infantry britbong here

>>33800859
Well what the fuck then. Do something you want to do. Start playing competitive paintball if you're looking for team building and friends; look into hobbies or other extreme sports.
Join your local gym and get something to do.

If you've got a new born then suck it the fuck up. Sometimes life is boring and everyone feels regret constantly.

I play AXBL, or x-ball paintball and do rifle courses every week to keep myself entertained from my extremely boring job.

>>33800998
good house?

>>33800859
I do this, too, though I don't have a wife or kids. I'm 29 and have a bachelor's degree but I am just a lowly contractor not fulfilling my potential. The thing that keeps me from changing careers is my desire to hold onto my independence, though.

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>>33800859
too young for viet nam, too old for desert storm

i will never operate

feels melancholy, man. best i can hope for is a bernie goetz-type episode.

>>33800859
Nah man, count your blessings. Be glad you had the choice to serve and weren't forced into it. If you were born in another country you may not have been so fortunate.

You chose your own path and it sounds like you have done well.

>>33801007
Yea not having to raise a family in a shit flat.

>>33800859
From every serviceman I've interacted with, and all the friends I've had leave to go join the Army, they keep telling me time and again that I made the right choice and that the Army did basically nothing for them for four years while they routinely got fucked in the ass.

They reiterate that I know more about tactical shit then they do, more about funs and the like, and have better opportunities then they'll ever have. The only benefit that they universally agree on is free schooling afterwards.

>>33800859
At least you've got a wife.

I couldn't join because of scoliosis, and now I'm 23, no gf, no local friends and my only hobby is shooting.

>>33801026
>young
>no resource suck
>shoots for fun
nigger, your life is better than most of ours

Uncle Sam had his chance with me. I lost a trip to Annapolis because of a skin condition. Had a bunch of dermatologists give me a clean bill of health for a year and tried to enlist in the Army and got denied then too. At least I make good money in IT for Big Pharma, so my life wasn't a total loss.

>>33801036
>big pharma
>not a total loss
anon...

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>>33800859
join the weekend warriors if you really want a dose of stupidity and abuse

>>33801035
I should have included the part where I'm an awkward sperg.

>>33801047

Their money is just as green as anybody else's. And I get a lot more of it than I would somewhere else.

[spoiler]You sound like a capitalism-hating pinko.[/spoiler]

>>33801036
put in some backdoors so i can get some free oxycontin

>>33800859
I don't regret not joining. Mainly because I enjoy my freedom and dislike the idea if people with double digit IQ's telling me what to do. Also the pay is shit and political correctness and bureaucracy is ruining the military.

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>>33801056
>their money is just as green as anybody else's
this, I work at a defense contractor and the irony of working for a company that sells missile systems and drones to the military to blow up brown people in the middle east is largely lost on my more progressive coworkers. a job's a job.

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Anytime I feel that way I just talk to a vet. That clears that shit right up.
>ww2 - crazy Nazis or japs trying to kill you in really hot or clod places

>Vietnam - miserable hot wet jungle with little yellow people trying to kill you

> Gulf wars- crazy brown people trying to kill you in really hot dry places

>Afghanistan - crazy brown people trying to kill you in a cold mountainous place

The only thing that ever sounded really cool was sailing around in the navy. Now I just take cruises.

>>33801056
Keep making excuses. You're in part responsible for the mass drugging of our youth and society in general.
If you're gonna brag about your "big pharma IT salary" then at least be truthful about it.

>>33801088
Nice dubs

In my opinion it would be worth it to do cool guy stuff, like SOF or become a pilot. I understand that it is very selective and for most people unrealistic

>>33801023
Well that's the idea of the GI bill. Help transfer military folks into civilian life. Doesn't always work though. Sometimes the military is the place for people to be.

>>33801121

Fuck off, loser. I work for the eye care division. All we're responsible for is saving and improving people's sight. The parent company is a bunch of fucking douchebags and if they sold us tomorrow it would suit me just fine.

>>33801121
Unless you are actively doing something about this "mass drugging" then you are just as guilty as anybody else. It isn't up to pharma to prescribe drugs to patients, why don't you go after some doctors while you're at it

>>33801119
Haha this. Every vet I've ever talked to has specifically told me to "go to college instead, and see how you feel after your degree". Which actually means, "don't make a stupid choice, there are much better things out there".
I listened to them.

>>33800859
I feel this regret too sometimes, but remember you basically get to get up when you want. Do exercise(or not) when you want. Only have to answer to another guy's bullshit for about 8 hours a day. Dress the way you want. You get to still do tactical shit(with more options of gear, doesn't have to be AR-670-1) and not worry about getting permission to do so. These are the things I tell myself in order to make myself feel better when I'm starting to hate civvie life and wishing I was back in and doing something that I thought had more purpose and more exciting. Only thing I've yet to find to completely ween me off my military memories is finding something with the adrenaline rush and camaraderie and acceptance of weirdo's in a tight knit group(at work).

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>>33800977
>Nah Morty, you avoided *BURP* having to deal with a lot of bullshit and stupid people.
Grass is always *BURP* greener Morty, etc.
FTFY

>>33801049
You look like my dad, boot.

>>33800859
>Anyone else feel this sometimes?

>TFW college drop-out professional laborer with no g/f but hasguns and wants the same kind of know-whats that people in the army are taught

Yes. I feel it plenty. It's a fucking weird feeling like I am in limbo, almost. On the inside I feel like I don't have a purpose and that I missed a calling somewhere (and I totally did thanks to one retard friend), but on the outside I am basically legendary at my place of work. Everyone knows me and pretty much everyone likes me there. Most people I work with are more friends in my mind than co workers at this point.

Hell, yesterday was my 30th birthday and a bunch of these people wanted to celebrate it with me last night.

So I try to make the best of all of this. I have a 12-year-old half brother who I get to help guide through the world of masculinity, and believe me, he'll learn some /k/ommando shit from me for sure.

>TL;DR life is decent, but I feel aimless most of the time.

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>>33801049
>>33801191
>U look like my daddy Bert!

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>>33801218
You're real funny huh?

Drop and give me 20 boy.

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>>33801211
Cure that angst stat brother. Its opsec violation.

>>33801017
Just in time for Korea 2: Electric boogaloo

>>33800859
Why would I want to get paid peanuts to work my ass off and possibly die for very little worth?
25, make 80k a year, own my own home. No complaints.

>>33800859
GET UP, COME ON GET DOWN WITH THE
T H I C C N E S S

>>33801274
Here's my complaint-- don't show off, you pantywaste. I work my ass off for less than half what you make. Do your damn job and shut the fuck up because nobody cares, kid.

>>33801293
>OP asks question
>Answer and explain
>Hurr don't show off
K.

>I work my ass off for less than half what you make
Sounds like you fucked up

>>33801274
Definitely not for everyone. We all have our reasons. If you're not interested in becoming a service member I don't suggest it.

Personally I joined to kill people, enjoy the camaraderie and I always wanted to join the Army. 3 years in and I love to hate it. Can't wait to re-enlist.

Sure I wish I had more money. I could use a couple thousand more bucks but I wouldn't give up my current career for another one.

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>>33801274
Bet you 2 things: Most of that pretty penny is paying debt or your stalling it in a bank and some retarded 401k like an illiterate dumbass.

>>33801320
that's nice that you have a fulfilling career anon.

>>33801320
I sincerely mean this - I'm glad there are people who think like you do and are driven to do what you do so we all don't have to.
People like you are the reason I donate to veteran causes and little else; thanks.

>>33801293
quit bitchin poor boii

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>>33801293
>>33801310
It is caturday so there's bound to be some around.

The military was the best thing that ever happened to me, but I was extremely lucky.

>Join Navy at 19
>Pick hospital corpsman at meps
>Go through easy as fuck boot camp
>Get picked for a medical job that nets 50k a year
>Get trained in job by the Navy for free in San Diego for a year
>Fuck mad biddies in the meantime.
>First real duty station
>Beautiful place, and weather, get to move out to town with bros and collect monthly housing stipend
>Work close to officers/doctors in job, get to mouth off to them/shoot shit/ make friends, feels really good.
>Be good at job and eventually work my way to chill on the night shift
>Wear uniform ~4 times a year
>Sleep on my shift, barely anything happens ever, slutty chick worked with me a little on night shift for a few months, fucked her in the dental clinic nearly every night.
>Use easily accumulated capital to invest in crypto
>Make over 20k trading crypto on the night shift
>Get out
>Move back home

Now I'm using that sweet, beautiful GI bill and working my job that the Navy paid me to learn how to do and paid for the certificate test.

I was extremely lucky and I am extremely grateful. For you youngins it can really work out well with playing your cards right and some luck. Just work hard in school and pick a job that requires some smarts and skill.

>>33801326
I could pay off my student loans within a year if I wanted. My mortgage would take another three after that. I pay less for my mortgage, home insurance, taxes and home security monthly than I would be paying for rent in a worse home.
Also 401ks are silly if you are capable of reading a value investment book or two. It must suck to have to justify your place in life by misattributing things to other people.
So swing and a miss on those two bets; got any others?

>>33800859
T H I CCCCCCK

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>>33800859
>every so often I'll lie awake in bed and wonder how things could have been

The only reason people feel this way is because of the continuous and massive recruitment campaign that is laser-aimed at young men who want to feel that they are special, powerful, capable, sexually desireable and well-respected.

Tell you what- next time you feel that way, take some of the money you spend on guns and spend it on a fucking MOP. Then set your alarm for 4am, get up when it goes off, and start fucking mopping.

You can stop mopping when that feeling goes away. Should take at least 30 seconds or so.

yer welcome.

>>33801421
>fucking mopping.
this sounds really boring :*(

>>33801023
This pretty much. Most will even tell you it's not worth the free schooling.

>>33801421
just passing by this thread, but holy shit i recognize that 'workout room'

>>33801356
What's your opinion on the National Guard? Are there any decent jobs (Air or Army) that teach valuable skills and require actual thought? Thinking about joining but I'm not sure how the tuition benefits works

I feel it pretty bad. Medical dqs from joining the army in terms of a solitary kidney and hydrocelle

>>33800859
I'm in my 30s, no wife, no kids. Was working on becoming a teacher but now I want a little adventure before I commit myself to the drudgery of a normal career. I was running short on funds away so the military will help me finish paying for what I need. I work with teenagers so I imagine the military won't be too much different.

>>33801474
>free schooling
Holy fuck, ITS NOT FUCKING FREE.
You sign away your rights, your life, and every shred of autonomy you have and get SHIT ON for the term of your contract. That is the fucking price of your precious college education.

People talk about "free army shit" the way Yuropoors talk about their "free healthcare". It's not fucking free, you pay for every cent. Poorfaggot mentality can't grasp this concept-- hence, continued poorfaggotry.

>>33800859
>girl I plan to marry says she's not going to stay with me if I join
>want to become officer in the Army but I won't get out till I'm in my 30's and have no desire to do wife up while I'm deployed
The only thing that's keeping me from joining is the fact that there won't be any decent candidates for a happy marriage by the time I get out.

On the other hand, joining up is the only way I'll be able to build the international govt. relations career I've dreamed about all my life. Such is life.

>be in high school, no idea what I want to do
>mom says fill out this application
>get nrotc scholarship, thanks mom
>go to college, skip classes because fell for the 8am classes meme
>finally graduate and commission
>in Pensacola for API

Things turned out pretty well.

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>>33801371
*Zing* and by that I mean you.

>>33801259
yeah i dont think they take guys near 50. they take young guys because they are easier to control and make believe the bullshit.

there's a reason why they dont take old cynics. we wont drink the kool-ade.

>>33801527

remember

no hymen, no diamond

MGTOW

>>33801421
Literally answered your own q. Recruit those angsty fuckers into a contractor outfit you run. Profit bitches

>>33801054
everyone is an awkward sperg. some just hide it better than others. i know you've been told you are a unique special little snowflake all your life but its simply just not the case.

you're just like everyone else.

>>33801556
Sadly I quit dating 16 year olds when I was 16.

>>33800859
"And gentlemen in London still in bed..."

>>33801527
>planning to marry
dude you dont get married until you knock her up

you may think she's 'the one' but there's no such thing. there's just the one you have and the one you want. if you're lucky they're the same.

there is literally no benefit to the man in marriage.
anyone who cites a small tax break is an idiot. a tax break is a shitty reason to get married.

>>33801568
>you're unique like everyone else
FTFY

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>>33801527
>The only thing that's keeping me from joining is the fact that there won't be any decent candidates for a happy marriage by the time I get out.

That's not true at all, anon. You can either find a girl a decade younger than you or one of the many 30 something women who haven't totally let themselves go. If you're a high value man, it won't matter how old you are.

>>33801596
WHY IS THAT BITCH SPEARING THE CHICKEN
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING

>>33801049
ARMY
MOR LAK

R REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>33801596
Dating girls way younger than you gets old though.
They're nice to look at and have around, but at a certain point you want to have something to talk about. You're going to want to be in about the same place in life, which is hard if you're not a manchild.

>>33801596
Guys who think this is attractive are, by default, not high-value.

Go outside of your house pls.

>>33801606
because she's a stupid Cali bitch

>>33801586
Yeah based on current culture, unless your running a fullstack society buffer, knocking her up is the best for an optimal chance of loyalty. Other than that, she usually won't be built to last and the hivemind of her origin is better suited to take care of her. No offense

>>33801613
>enlisted fag with a fat wife crawls into the thread
Yes, tell us all about "real women".
>pls
You fucking woman.

>>33801596
>30 somethings that haven't let themselves go
There's a reason they're still available anon.

>>33801586
You marry the person who's company you can tolerate and enjoy for the rest of your life, and women like that become slim pickins when they reach their late 20's.

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>>33801613
is this more your type? i don't think you can just say that high value men aren't into women who wear ballcaps or whatever you're reading from that image.

>>33801633
Good convoy until this insecure shit showed up.

>>33801645
I'm smartly stupid. I put my dick in religion and then gtfo

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>>33800859

>>33801002
/thread

>>33800859
the fuck is wrong with that chick's belly button

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>>33801711

>>33800859
Going to army this year OP

>>33801104
Is no one going to comment on this fit qt3.14?

>>33801421
>Should take at least 30 seconds or so.
>4am, get up when it goes off, and start fucking mopping.
I do that every night and thats because I puked.

>>33801847
Recessive jeans. Just enjoy and let it go now and the hurt will be less

>>33800859
I have everything you have. Beautiful wife, a daughter, a house on 7acres. Plus I went to war as an 0311 and saw combat. So yeah you missed out, no time for the timid.