How to get rid of the "Airborne" bug.

[11Bull]

You know that itch you get that says "you have to be out there doing cool military stuff". I foolishly believed that would go away when I ETS'd. Now i'm getting strong urges to reenlist. Married and in college now I know its not a good idea. Anyone else have experience with this?

 

[BellRinger5984]

I'm in almost the same situation. I want back in. My wife wants me to stay out.

 

[Brill]

Anyone else have experience with this?

Pretty much everyone in the National Guard!

 

[11Bull]

I'm in almost the same situation. I want back in. My wife wants me to stay out.

Would you go back into the Infantry?

 

[BellRinger5984]

If AD is the route I go, then I think yes the Infantry is where I want to be(long term goal being sof); however, I have been looking into the "try one" sf contracts that the Guard offers. I'm trying not to look back at my time in the Infantry through rose-tinted glasses, but damn I had a good time too.

 

[DA SWO]

Do you want to be Infantry, Airborne Infantry, or just static line jumps?

 

[GOTWA]

Pretty much everyone in the National Guard!

Unless you're National Guard Infantry.

 

[Diamondback 2/2]

You know that itch you get that says "you have to be out there doing cool military stuff". I foolishly believed that would go away when I ETS'd. Now i'm getting strong urges to reenlist. Married and in college now I know its not a good idea. Anyone else have experience with this?

Check out 1/143 Infantry, they are mainly out of Texas, but have a couple of companies in other states. Probably the best unit in the ARNG outside of the SF groups. They get A LOT of training and do their annual training all over Europe. I think they belong to the 173rd now as a reserve Btn.

You can stay in school, work, and still get your military kicks while not being full time.

 

[AWP]

Go stand in the rain, preferably when it is cold outside, and do nothing for hours. Literally nothing, just stand there. Take care to wear nothing that is water repellent or insulated. Do this at night if possible without water or food. Just stand there telling yourself the buses will come any minute now while also thinking of the BN and BDE staff who are warm, dry, and sleeping at that moment.

Do you still want to re-enlist?

 

[Ooh-Rah]

Go stand in the rain, preferably when it is cold outside, and do nothing for hours. Literally nothing, just stand there. Take care to wear nothing that is water repellent or insulated. Do this at night if possible without water or food. Just stand there telling yourself the buses will come any minute now while also thinking of the BN and BDE staff who are warm, dry, and sleeping at that moment.

Do you still want to re-enlist?

Fucking brilliant....

I wish I could “love” and “laugh” at the same post.

 

[DA SWO]

Go stand in the rain, preferably when it is cold outside, and do nothing for hours. Literally nothing, just stand there. Take care to wear nothing that is water repellent or insulated. Do this at night if possible without water or food. Just stand there telling yourself the buses will come any minute now while also thinking of the BN and BDE staff who are warm, dry, and sleeping at that moment.

Do you still want to re-enlist?

yes

 

[Brill]

yes

The motor pool would be full of our Rascals recharging.

 

[Kraut783]

Although I retired in 2015, I would love to have stayed in....kinda feel disconnected...but my body did not want me to stay in.

 

[Gunz]

You'll never lose that feeling. I still have the hankering.

 

[“The Old Man”]

The motor pool would be full of our Rascals recharging.

Mine was made by Pride Industries, thank you very much

 

[digrar]

Go stand in the rain, preferably when it is cold outside, and do nothing for hours. Literally nothing, just stand there. Take care to wear nothing that is water repellent or insulated. Do this at night if possible without water or food. Just stand there telling yourself the buses will come any minute now while also thinking of the BN and BDE staff who are warm, dry, and sleeping at that moment.

Do you still want to re-enlist?

Almost verbatim to advice I've given a couple of mates. "Go and lie out in the back yard all night, turn the sprinklers on, do it for a week, see if you're still keen.

 

[Raksasa Kotor]

Join the Air Force and find your way into one of the Special Warfare specialties. Barring that, get into AFSOC (the militant wing of the Air Force) as aircrew, or if you're patient work towards becoming a Combat Aviation Advisor.

 

[digrar]

Could stay in the army and be an advisor...

 

[Raksasa Kotor]

Could stay in the army and be an advisor...

I'm reporting this to the mods as hate speech.

 

[GOTWA]

I'm reporting this to the mods as hate speech.

You see hate speech, I see a cry for help.