The Barracks (bear-rECKS, not the President)
For the few, the proud, the Marines. For the Army Strong. For the Global Force for Good. For those who Aim High. For those who fight so that others may live.
And for those who have fallen on the battlefield.
Potius mari quam foedari - Victis Honor
(Death before dishonor) - (Honor to the Vanquished)
For the few, the proud, the Marines. For the Army Strong. For the Global Force for Good. For those who Aim High. For those who fight so that others may live.
And for those who have fallen on the battlefield.
Potius mari quam foedari - Victis Honor
(Death before dishonor) - (Honor to the Vanquished)
Hey guys, I wanted to make this thread to see if there are any of you all out there who are in, are planning to join, or have been in any military for any country (presumably your home country). I've tried hunting for a similar thread as to this, but to no avail, and felt that Smogon needed something to kind of honor those who put their life on the line. This thread can be for anything from military related questions to introducing yourself and what you do in the military, or just generally dropping in to say hi and give your support to those who have served for your country.
I know not everyone likes the military, and I really don't want to start debates here about whether certain services are better than others or anything about us soldiers, airmen, navalmen (I prefer NOT to use the other term, as I can be slightly childish), Marines, etc being anything negative. Remember, we risk our lives everyday for you to be on the internet and for you to be complaining about us.
Also, this thread is for the organization of any small armies that wish to wage war on other forum sites, other small and fictitious armies, or against Smogon moderators (you'll always lose against that last opponent.)
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Since I'm starting this:
I'm planning on joining the United States Army as an M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank Crewman (19K MOS)
I'm already enlisted and have a ship date set for basic training. I plan on playing Pokemon wherever I go and certainly hope those in my unit play as well (which would be fucking awesome). I do not plan on going to simply pay for college, I do not plan on joining to "kill a shit ton of mother fuckers", I do not plan on joining to "blow shit up". I plan on joining because I want to feel a sense of worth and belonging. I want to be part of the betterment of humanity.
As I am not in Active Duty yet, I cannot answer all questions, but feel free to ask me any questions you have about the US Military. Even if you're not interested in joining and just have basic questions about what we do in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, etc. Feel free to ask away. As I said, I'd like this to remain as positive as possible (with the standard jabs here and there of course).
I'll be adding a list of military representatives that can answer questions and stuff like that once this starts to take off. For now, it's just a simple soldier looking for his battle buddies.
FINAL DISCLAIMER: Those of you who claim to be military and are found out to be nothing but posers will be trolled hard on this thread. Being in the military has nothing to do with status, and we'd rather you NOT impersonate a member of the military, if you want to keep your credibility. Not everyone likes an asshole, sure, but EVERYONE hates someone who claims to have done something they haven't.
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