Thread: Reserves... give me your opinions

In that case I say go for it. The people I know that are in situation say they like it a lot. I was gonna do the same when I was in school but I said screw both of those and just went active AF.

Quote: Originally Posted by brokenboost A lot of my buddy's that are/were reservists just went/want to go active. They say after awhile its just bullshit and you might as well go active. IMO its a good gig if you have something else going on. Ie. a good job, school, etc. yea already have a pretty good job. but i have the time and can always use some extra money. just figured i would try and get something that would benefit me the most...

In the AF reserve. I just got my official ship papers today. I will be leaving on the 24th of this month. Best part about it is that I get all the same training as the active duty guys and get to come back home and do what I like to do fulltime. I would recommend the AF reserve over everything. I did a lot of talking to people from all branches of the military and every single person said that the AF life is much better than any other. And...

ive been debating on going cg reserve. but im just going to use my dads g.i bill and go to school until ad opens up

you don't get payed as a tampon, you only get paid when you train, or when you get activated to go do something, so you are basically a civilian with some military training, meaning boot camp, until you go to your school, then you are a civilian with a little more training that your average boot camp turd and then its back to washing dishes or changing oil, or whatever it is that you do... and if you do join, go Marine Corps active duty

Pay, benefits, and all that junk is the same. Obviously marriage and dependants warrant extra pay, as does time in service, etc. The recruiters can give you all the details on that. In short, the military is what you make it. I works for some people, and some people hate it. It's not a bad thing at all though, imo.