CJCS responds to Rep. Gaetz

[ABMD]

Would you enlist when you could rather be an officer?
I wouldn’t. And I’m not sure why anyone would recommend that.

One of the officers in my unit graduated college, enlisted in the Navy with his buddies, completed BUDS, did his time in the teams then went to PA school and finally DCOIC and is now an O. People have all kinds of reasons for doing the things they do and many of the enlisted sailors I know have college degrees and have no desire to commission.

 

[nodropinufaka]

One of the officers in my unit graduated college, enlisted in the Navy with his buddies, completed BUDS, did his time in the teams then went to PA school and finally DCOIC and is now an O. People have all kinds of reasons for doing the things they do and many of the enlisted sailors I know have college degrees and have no desire to commission.

I mean I know tons of Guys who did exactly that.

But I don’t think I’d advise an 18 year HS graduate to skip college and enlist if they had the means to attend.

if anything I’d tell them go to college and enlist after if that’s what they truly want to do

 

[HAL Pilot]

What's telling?

You're elitism while complaining about lack of opportunity.

 

[SELRES_AMDO]

You're elitism while complaining about lack of opportunity.

I was enlisted for a long time. I'm not sure how that is elitist.

 

[robav8r]

What's telling?

That you find the notion of compulsory, national service for the good of OUR country, repulsive. Again, telling . . .

 

[robav8r]

But I don’t think I’d advise . . .

Whoa, stop right there . . . ?

 

[SELRES_AMDO]

That you find the notion of compulsory, national service for the good of OUR country, repulsive. Again, telling . . .

You think forcing people to do something against their will somehow be good for our nation?

It'd be better if people did what they thought is good for OUR country without being conscripts.

 

[scoolbubba]

desire to know more intensifies.

 

[nodropinufaka]

desire to know more intensifies.

Service Guarantees Citizenship

 

[scoolbubba]

 

[Python]

Generally on this very forum, people are advised to go the Officer route if they have the ability to do so. They are also told that there is honor in enlisting. Those two notions are not mutually exclusive. However, overwhelmingly on AW people are told that if they want to serve and already have a degree that they should actively place commissioning over enlisting.

 

[wink]

@nodropinufaka Please explain Pat Tillman's decision to go enlisted. College grad, great grades, million dollar career, upper middle class bay area childhood, politically liberal as the day is long.

 

[Treetop Flyer]

@nodropinufaka Please explain Pat Tillman's decision to go enlisted. College grad, great grades, million dollar career, upper middle class bay area childhood, politically liberal as the day is long.

Diversity hire

 

[nodropinufaka]

@nodropinufaka Please explain Pat Tillman's decision to go enlisted. College grad, great grades, million dollar career, upper middle class bay area childhood, politically liberal as the day is long.

Yea. And look where it got him. Killed by fratricide.

 

[nodropinufaka]

@nodropinufaka Please explain Pat Tillman's decision to go enlisted. College grad, great grades, million dollar career, upper middle class bay area childhood, politically liberal as the day is long.

And I doubt Pat Tillman would be happy with the way it played out for him. Cover up. And used by conservatives for propaganda.