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I spent 6 years in the Marines. I often joke that it was the million dollar experience I wouldnt do again for a million dollars.
On the positive side, I made some great friends and share a bond with others that have served. It looks great on a resume. I work in law enforcement as a correctional officer and my past military experience was a big, big plus in addition to college. It also helped pay for my college.

On the negative side, I remember throwing my wedding together in 11 days before getting activated for Desert Storm/Desert Shield. ( my 17 year anniversary is this Friday!) It is hard on families being separated on deployments. There are a lot of politics involved. You have to learn to play along and go with the flow. Some of the military logic defies all reason:rolleyes
This is a huge descision that should not be taken lightly. I considered it an honor to serve. Good luck! Jason

<blockquote data-quote="cojake" data-source="post: 159888" data-attributes="member: 2169">I spent 6 years in the Marines.&nbsp; I often joke that it was the million dollar experience I wouldnt do again for a million dollars.&nbsp; On the positive side, I made some great friends and share a bond with others that have served.&nbsp; It looks great on a resume.&nbsp; I work in law enforcement as a correctional officer and my past military experience was a big, big plus in addition to college.&nbsp; It also helped pay for my college. &nbsp;On the negative side, I remember throwing my wedding together in 11 days before getting activated for Desert Storm/Desert Shield.&nbsp; ( my 17 year anniversary is this Friday!)&nbsp; It is hard on families being separated on deployments.&nbsp; There are a lot of politics involved.&nbsp; You have to learn to play along and go with the flow.&nbsp; Some of the military logic defies all reason:rolleyesThis is a huge descision that should not be taken lightly.&nbsp; I considered it an honor to serve.&nbsp; Good luck!&nbsp;&nbsp; Jason</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cojake, post: 159888, member: 2169"] I spent 6 years in the Marines. I often joke that it was the million dollar experience I wouldnt do again for a million dollars. On the positive side, I made some great friends and share a bond with others that have served. It looks great on a resume. I work in law enforcement as a correctional officer and my past military experience was a big, big plus in addition to college. It also helped pay for my college. On the negative side, I remember throwing my wedding together in 11 days before getting activated for Desert Storm/Desert Shield. ( my 17 year anniversary is this Friday!) It is hard on families being separated on deployments. There are a lot of politics involved. You have to learn to play along and go with the flow. Some of the military logic defies all reason:rolleyes This is a huge descision that should not be taken lightly. I considered it an honor to serve. Good luck! Jason [/QUOTE]

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