Not especially, the system is all sideways and fucky to make sure that the needs of the army are met

They don’t want all studs infantry and aviation and all dorks chem

So you can be a stud and get fucked

Not how it works fam

Some random ROTC recruiter has absolutely no say over your branch on commissioning

You’re unlikely to not get what you want if you’re fully qualified, but it still happens.

I had three buddies get infantry that wanted aviation/signal

And infantry is much more competitive than signal, so it didn’t make any sense to me

Needs of the army come first

There are tabbed infantry officers that don’t get deployments in their first four years

You can’t control everything

You can narrow the odds in your favor, volunteer for individual augmentee deployments, work with the AIM marketplace to try and catch a good position, etc...

But life works the way it works and you shouldn’t beat yourself up if the winds blow differently

Yeah, pulling strings can always happen. I had a friend going to Wainwright get his orders changed to the 82nd because of a family friend

But it’s also not something you can rely on

Yeah, that would’ve sucked

They had some of those dudes go from an FTX, to help with CST (sit in a shithole in Kentucky for 4 months), to a deployment.

Not sure what BN because I didn’t ask, but to hear the guys I talked to speak it sounded like they were getting straight raw dogged by the army

Unless it was being played up for sympathy it sounded like it was go-go-go.

But considering all of the UMO work that needs done pre-deployment I’m sure there was definitely a buffer between KY and deployment in AK

No, going to KY to wainwright to deploy

That’s called OCS, and it’s easier but also you get last pick of jobs

So even studs get fucked over

I went to BOLC with some square jawed GI Joes that wanted infantry out of OCS and ended up ordnance (maintenance in an FSC)

Third option you may want to look into is called SMP

You enlist in the guard as infantry, do OSUT, then also do ROTC while they pay for your college

More money than traditional ROTC

They do

But wear cadet dot

A lot of them will wear their enlisted rank not to get bullied, but you just find a place to drill near your uni

Why won’t your parents consent?
If you’re joining the army anyway it’s literally just free money and a good use of your summer to do OSUT

And you can get a handle on how stuff works by drilling with a unit

You’re not /really/ enlisted

It’s through SMP, so you enlist but you’re in college and working with ROTC until you commission

As well as your unit

You’re like a shared child between the two

Can’t deploy

Either you’re interpreting your family’s advice weirdly or your family is weird

Seems off to tell someone they’re a disappointment/will be one

Just an odd thing to stake your entire identity on

Aight, well feel free to hmu about anything in specific school wise or commissioning wise

But again, I’m a POG, so the other guy is better for anything else

Not downing on myself, I’m very proud to do what I do, just never want to be accused of trying to be more high speed than I am.

@Aceofmedics Did I hear Texas?

Hell yeah

Last night was gross

Ended up throwing a wool blanket on the truck to avoid hail damage

Depends on what you want out of an AK

Cheap, there’s PSA, and $500 is cheap.

Used market on good AKs probably won’t drop too much more

Anyone with a small budget

I’ve got converted saigas, I don’t care

But for people with very limited income PSA isn’t awful

I got a WASR used on GB for $400 a couple of months ago

It’s all about shopping around

VSAK and RAS are literally the worst choice available

At least PSA went from shitty to alright as they upgraded and updated

Century never fixed their shitty production

This past generation

They’re still not good

But general survives 5k/10k tests

Unlike previous offerings

In reference to?

Saigas were made that shoot both 7.62x39 and 7.62nato

So there’s no barrel conversion needed

PSA ARs have always been schmedium tier

They weren’t bad in the past but they aren’t good now

@Poppa Sherman @Rabbit Where in Oklahoma?

Neat, I’m near Lawton

Howdy

Searched /k/

Probably

Seeing the roles checked off already I think I’ve joined and left before, but I usually only leave dead chats

May’ve been a slow day

Are most of them Euros?

Or east coast maybe

It’s only like 9pm in real America

Texas here

Is this where we post dick pics?

Ooooo

Hol up, /akg/?

Like half of those dudes are NC

Gotcha

Yeah, it’s only gotten gayer and gayer the past few years.

But the same goes for the entire website

2006-2007 was peak aesthetic, but that may also just be nostalgia colored glasses

Imagine going to the place with the least amount of human contact and they send humans after you to make sure you’re not near humans

The cop infected you

He pozzed your neghole

Tell them they should be stopping Moroccans from masturbating in public

You’ll explode soon

Ur a fuckin rebbitor

Ew, y’all bring Facebook normies in?

That’s nearly as gay as reddit recruiting

Yeah, exactly

Home of homos and normies