gridironkid
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I have been looking into different branches of the Army and I am curious if there are any careers in the Army that have low deployment rates.
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I have been looking into different branches of the Army and I am curious if there are any careers in the Army that have low deployment rates.
Thanks
The civilian positions. Generally.
What are these "civilian positions"
I have been looking into different branches of the Army and I am curious if there are any careers in the Army that have low deployment rates.
Thanks
Awesome. Just awesome.
My parents have always been giving me advice to not join the military out of their care for my well being.
(btw what are the casualty rates of an Armour Officer v. Infantry)
What do you want to do?
Understand that being respectful to your parents is important, but soon or later you need to make decisions for yourself. What if your mother doesn't want you to marry someone you love?
Didn't your father base some of his advice on what he saw on movies. We ask doctors for medical opinions. We ask lawyers for legal opinions. Like you are doing here, we ask military folks on opinions on military matters.
So you could find a military position with the lowest rate of combat death or deployment, but you might not be happy or you won't have the same opportunities.
Kid, you are going from the frying pan into the fire with questions like this.
It's simple, your almost if not already 22 years old. If by now you have not been able to make a decision, you have been asking these same questions for months, it may be time to move on to a new goal.
I understand what you are saying but I want to do what I want without them crying over the decisions I make for myself. My parents haven't served a day in the military and they go by what they see on television and the reports of casualties and individuals that have been severely wounded. I try to explain to them the difference between officer v. enlisted but to them it is the same thing "you fight, you fight". What bothers me the most is that they use scare tactics (advice) and warnings to keep me from serving in the military. They like to say things like "when you could grow older, get married and have a family then become a grandparent; why would you decide to make your life span shorter?" my father would have moments where he thinks that me serving in the military is a good thing then all of a sudden his outlook would be completely different--they honestly confuse me sometimes and when I try to explain to them how the military works I second guess myself because they seem to act as if they know everything about it.
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You might be more American you think.
Typical American mentality is that to every problem there is a solution. I don't think you will find a solution where your parent will be happy and you will be happy. You need to ask yourself what do I want? Just like previous discussions, it sounds like you already made up your mind, but for whatever reason you seek confirmation from this forum, which means nothing and you won't get it.
my father would have moments where he thinks that me serving in the military is a good thing then all of a sudden his outlook would be completely different--they honestly confuse me sometimes
Past actions are not always good indicators of future actions. We can't tell you what jobs are going to take casualties in the next war. The 8th Air Force in WWII took some of the highest casualties in the entire war, but bomber pilots don't have as much worry fighting the Taliban.
Some jobs are going to be more risky than others (special operations, infantry, etc), but we are pretty terrible at predicting what will be "safe" in the future.
It is up to you to figure out what career you should do. You parents will try to give you advice, but the decision is yours.
I have really been looking into M.I.--but outside of this fact; do you think an Armor Officer faces the same risks as an SF or Infantry Officer?