Right now I’m 16 years old, but I already graduated high school. The minute I turn 17, I plan on joining the service. I’m not sure which branch to join or which MOS so I’ll give you a little details and you can give me your opinions.
- I have no desire for money (I don’t even care if I get paid, as long as I can make a living). I also don’t care about living conditions, benefits, etc.
- I plan on making a career out of the service.
- I don’t have a family to support so I don’t mind being away for very long periods of time.
- I’m generally physically fit (I have 5-6 months to get even more fit), but I’m a little unsure of my swimming abilities. I can swim, but I never timed myself and I cannot time myself or practice now because I don’t have access to a pool.
- I need adventure (I will not do an office job) and I love being outdoors. I also have a large interest in wilderness survival along with some intermediate skills. I also love climbing / caving, canoeing / kayaking / rafting, hiking / backpacking, etc.
-I’m very flexible and generally smart. I’m not good with mechanics, electronics, automotive, or shop information; but I’m pretty good with everything else.
- Call my suicidal, but I really don’t care if I live or die. Now I don’t WANT to die, but my personal opinion of the matter is “if I’m dead, I won’t care, because I’ll be dead.”
I’m not all too interested in the Coast Guard because of the lack of adventure. Being a rescue swimmer would be cool, but if I didn’t make it, I would be stuck with a less adventurous job.
The Navy has two jobs that interest me: the Navy Seals and being a Navy Diver. As I said before, I’m unsure of my swimming abilities.
The Air Force has several jobs, but most of them require you to be half-decent in swimming. I’m not sure of my swimming abilities. They also have a program called SERE which I could physically do, but there are only several hundred SERE specialists and that worries me because if I don’t make it, I may be stuck with a job that I may despise.
The Marines have one job that interests me and that’s infantry (along with Force Recon) but I heard that it’s not a good idea to try to make a career out of Marine infantry. If I was infantry, I would want to advance, but I read / heard that it’s harder to get into schools (airborne, Ranger, etc.) in the Marines because of lack of space.
I’m a little worried about the Army because the Army’s infantry and Special Forces requires a CO (combat operator) score of 90 and 98 respectively. A CO requires auto and shop knowledge which I don’t have.
What’s your opinion on what I should do? Ask if you have ANY questions.
Thanks.
Cav. Scout requires a CO score of 90 (same as infantry). I’m a little worried about not making it because I’m not really good in auto and shop.
Cav. Scout requires a CO score of 90 (same as infantry). I’m a little worried about not making it because I’m not really good in auto and shop.
