[MichiganDriver]

Stay in school you idiot!

[Windwalker]

Last week, I shaved off my beard... They tell me I lost 20 years when I did that.:bow::bigthumbsup:

[Southron]

Originally Posted by Kentla93

Hey Southron, It,s not to late I think the cut off age is 44 you can join now do the next 20 years and retire with a decent pension plus tri care for life...

In a way it is too late! I'm 200 lbs overweight, I have high BP. The recruiter would tell me to loose that weight and come back, otherwise basic training would probably kille me!

[golfhobo]

Southron said:

I would have tried to convince my younger self to go for military service. The training, the experience and the discipline of military life and the opportunity to serve my country and be part of something greater. I have always regretted not doing that!

Your candor is, I believe, appreciated by every member here who has ever served in the greatest Military in the world. Some of us volunteered for the very reasons you listed.... others were, um... "Ordered to report." The point is.... each of us is the person we ARE today BECAUSE of that experience, and have few regrets in that regard.

In a way it is too late! I'm 200 lbs overweight, I have high BP. The recruiter would tell me to loose that weight and come back, otherwise basic training would probably kill me!

Yes, the training would kill you. 200 POUNDS??? Are you kidding me? Not even knowing your heighth, you should weigh about 160 to 240 to be in good health. I'm not preaching... but that puts you in the 360 PLUS range! :hellno:

You need to lose that weight and "come back" before you keel over! :lol2:

There are many OTHER ways that you could still "serve your country" if that is a motivating factor in how you view yourself. (And especially if it helps you "trim down" a bit!) Believe me.... if it weren't for my military experience, I'd probably be a real Azzhat! :lol::rofl::smokin:

I hope you are the "BIGGEST LOSER" on this board this year! :thumbsup::lol:

[You KNOW that's a reference to the popular weightloss show... right?]

Seriously, tho.... I wish you'd start working on that weight and keep us posted. Besides..... you never know! A few years from now, our military may be taking ANY "fit" man under the age of Social Security Retirement! :lol::lol:

[golfhobo]

Originally Posted by Windwalker

Last week, I shaved off my beard... They tell me I lost 20 years when I did that.:bow::bigthumbsup:

Probably more like 20 POUNDS!!! :lol:

[Roadhog]

...I'm 59 and still think one day I'm going to be a Rock Star.

[bentstrider]

Interesting thread I'd thought I'd revive.
If I were to go 10 years back in time, I would've convinced my younger self to have gotten that security guard card ASAP, get working, save up some money, then move out of CA to AZ or UT.
If it went down that way, I would've probably already had a BA or BS in something and life would've gotten off the ground much quicker.

But since my luck with women is about as painful as getting backhanded by one, this still remains a reality I could easily conquer in the not-too-distant future.