Think I'm Going To Do It

[clayton86]

Well I've been eligible to reenlist in the guard for a few months now and am coming up on the cut off date soon. I've been back and forth on reenlisting one minute I'm 100% against it the next I'm considering it.

I've been on orders for a week and a half now and probably will be well into September possibly and I'm strongly considering signing for another 6 years. I've been mostly against it because I I start dating again I don't want what happened on my deployment to happen again but I've realized not every women is a well ya know. I talked with the commander and the family rep and discussed what would happen if I do deploy again and what will happen with the kids. It's not that bad so I'm weighting it out heavily with friends and family.

Here is what I've come up with.

PROS:

Continue to serve my country

It's a bill ie car payment, cell, cable ect paid or just for drilling weekends.

A 2nd retirement

Keeps me in shape

The GI bill

My boys are proud and brag that I'm in the army

I get to blow **** up

They let me play with auto weapons and blow stuff up

I will make Sgt in less then a year

$10000 bonus = bass boat!!!!

CONS:

I stay in the army

I miss 1 weekend a month usually when I want to go to a concert

Can't grow my duck dynasty beard

The military is getting cut and all kinds of crap lets not go political.

Did I mention I want to grow a knarly beard

I think I'm gonna do it I mean looking back on these past 6 years it wasn't bad and the worse parts were caused by my ex and she is out now and nothing is holding me back from doing schools and what not anymore.

[Scorcher214]

Here is what I've come up with.

PROS:

Continue to serve my country

It's a bill ie car payment, cell, cable ect paid or just for drilling weekends.

A 2nd retirement

Keeps me in shape

The GI bill

My boys are proud and brag that I'm in the army

I get to blow **** up

They let me play with auto weapons and blow stuff up

I will make Sgt in less then a year

$10000 bonus = bass boat!!!!

CONS:

I stay in the army

I miss 1 weekend a month usually when I want to go to a concert

Can't grow my duck dynasty beard

The military is getting cut and all kinds of crap lets not go political.

Did I mention I want to grow a knarly beard

 

 

I've narrowed it down for you lol. Good luck man. Whatever your decision, thanks for your service!

[Felix77]

Well played Scorcher214!  His short list is perfect!

 

I also thank you for your service.

[clayton86]

The only one against me reenlisting is my father and he was against me joining the first time.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

I wish I had when I was younger. Oh well.

I vote go for it.

Me? I ain't shaving my beard for no one.

[fadetoblack21]

Well I've been eligible to reenlist in the guard for a few months now and am coming up on the cut off date soon. I've been back and forth on reenlisting one minute I'm 100% against it the next I'm considering it.

I've been on orders for a week and a half now and probably will be well into September possibly and I'm strongly considering signing for another 6 years. I've been mostly against it because I I start dating again I don't want what happened on my deployment to happen again but I've realized not every women is a well ya know. I talked with the commander and the family rep and discussed what would happen if I do deploy again and what will happen with the kids. It's not that bad so I'm weighting it out heavily with friends and family.

Here is what I've come up with.

PROS:

Continue to serve my country

It's a bill ie car payment, cell, cable ect paid or just for drilling weekends.

A 2nd retirement

Keeps me in shape

The GI bill

My boys are proud and brag that I'm in the army

I get to blow **** up

They let me play with auto weapons and blow stuff up

I will make Sgt in less then a year

$10000 bonus = bass boat!!!!

CONS:

I stay in the army

I miss 1 weekend a month usually when I want to go to a concert

Can't grow my duck dynasty beard

The military is getting cut and all kinds of crap lets not go political.

Did I mention I want to grow a knarly beard

I think I'm gonna do it I mean looking back on these past 6 years it wasn't bad and the worse parts were caused by my ex and she is out now and nothing is holding me back from doing schools and what not anymore.

 

While the duck dynasty beard is an awesome thought, it's not all that it's cracked up to be (I have one and it itches like hell). 

 

Your service to this great country is awesome and I thank you for it. 

 

The GI bill is great if you ever want to go to school.

 

If a woman has a problem with you serving then she ain't worth being with.

 

If I didn't have major back surgery at 20 I would still be enlisted. I still regret not fighting to remain enlisted after my surgery. 

 

Honestly, the the benefits out weigh the cons.

 

Continue to blow **** up and play with automatic weapons.

[tomustang]

Although it may be cool that your kids brag your in the army, you're still taking time away from them. Just something to think about

[Raider Nation Fisher]

While the duck dynasty beard is an awesome thought, it's not all that it's cracked up to be (I have one and it itches like hell). 

 

Your service to this great country is awesome and I thank you for it. 

 

The GI bill is great if you ever want to go to school.

 

If a woman has a problem with you serving then she ain't worth being with.

 

If I didn't have major back surgery at 20 I would still be enlisted. I still regret not fighting to remain enlisted after my surgery. 

 

Honestly, the the benefits out weigh the cons.

 

Continue to blow **** up and play with automatic weapons.

Beard itches? Dude, wash your filthy beard! :D

[clayton86]

Although it may be cool that your kids brag your in the army, you're still taking time away from them. Just something to think about

That's my fathers argument also but honestly it's not that bad. It's the national guard it's not active duty so I'm still home all but one weekend a month and 9/10 times u get to go home at night unless we're at a range some where. I'm on orders till next week and I've been home every day by 430-5 sooner then I would be working my civilian job I actually am seeing my kids more on orders then trying to work and make a living like a civilian.

[RAMBLER]

I retired from active duty in the Air Force in 1980.  I use to gripe about the lack of pay while I was in.  The pay wasn't much at all, but, the retiree medical insurance benefit is worth a fortune.

 

If I had it to do all over again, I would.

 

P.S. You can't live your Dad's life for him.

[clayton86]

Iv made my mind up I'm talking to the retention NCO tomorrow and reenlisting for another 6. Health insurance is cheap, life insurance is cheap, 10000 sign on bonus for my boat that 10k is taxed but I will get it in February same time as my tax return plus I'm putting 75% of the next two months of state active duty pay away for the boat.

I figure the pros greatly out weigh the cons and I basically let these first 6 years go by with out taking advantage of anything that it had to offer. My ex wife blew my first bonus of 20k and all my deployment money so I'm taking this state active duty pay and bonus and getting a boat for me and my boys that I've been waiting the last 6 years for.