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The only problem is if you get an aigu or umlaut in your post, it can’t be duplicated when your post is quoted. Then you just get those alien looking ASCII words.
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OP might not get to kill people but I consider this thread to be a success.
[quote]orion wrote:
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OP might not get to kill people but I consider this thread to be a success. [/quote]
Dr. Matt and his “Computer for Cretins” class was successful. Thanks Doc!
Still doesn’t work when quoting though…
[quote]Cuso wrote:
[quote]orion wrote:
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OP might not get to kill people but I consider this thread to be a success. [/quote]
Dr. Matt and his “Computer for Cretins” class was successful. Thanks Doc!
Still doesn’t work when quoting though…[/quote]
Yeah, I don’t know what’s up with that
[quote]Dr.Matt581 wrote:
[quote]Cuso wrote:
[quote]orion wrote:
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OP might not get to kill people but I consider this thread to be a success. [/quote]
Dr. Matt and his “Computer for Cretins” class was successful. Thanks Doc!
Still doesn’t work when quoting though…[/quote]
Yeah, I don’t know what’s up with that
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Look, they are multiplying themselves. We better watch out or we’ll kill the server.
I would never join the Foreign Legion as I saw a movie about one of them once and he seemed to be a good soldier but was abandoned by his unit somewhere in Northern Africa and he was subsequently attacked by the magically risen corpse of a 4,000 year-old priest called Imhotep.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Edgy wrote:
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
[quote]Edgy wrote:
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Doesn’t Canada have an army?[/quote]
not really - there isnt much to defend since no one wants their god-forsaken country~[/quote]
Santa Clause is Canadian…[/quote]
Santa Claus is Finnish, actually - read your fucking history![/quote]
Actually, Mrs. Chushin just got back from Norway, where they told her he was from there.[/quote]
Norwegians are notorious liars, they were probably just pulling her cute little Asian leg~
[quote]Nards wrote:
I would never join the Foreign Legion as I saw a movie about one of them once and he seemed to be a good soldier but was abandoned by his unit somewhere in Northern Africa and he was subsequently attacked by the magically risen corpse of a 4,000 year-old priest called Imhotep.[/quote]
yes, but his wife was kind of hot and rich as hell. So, it kind of worked out for him in the long run.
John Wayne patriotism.
Let’s shoot all the bad guys, guys.
[quote]Hell-Billy wrote:
[quote]Nards wrote:
I would never join the Foreign Legion as I saw a movie about one of them once and he seemed to be a good soldier but was abandoned by his unit somewhere in Northern Africa and he was subsequently attacked by the magically risen corpse of a 4,000 year-old priest called Imhotep.[/quote]
yes, but his wife was kind of hot and rich as hell. So, it kind of worked out for him in the long run.[/quote]
True, but his wife got sort of funny looking just before that time they went to China.
[quote]orion wrote:
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OP might not get to kill people but I consider this thread to be a success. [/quote]
I’m considering the FFL. I now see the near impossibility of getting into the US army, I guess I had just been hoping someone might know a Canadian getting enlisted success story.
Now, for the Truth:
I failed the Canadian Military Medical 4 Times for having a V4 rating eyesight. I passed every other part of the process with flying colors. Same thing with the RCMP, though I console myself by thinking all I really wanted was a pair of those shiny boots. I’ve done marksmanship testing as a cadet and received an award for Expert Marksmanship (my groupings were always 1 mm away from Distinguished marksmanship). This was with Glasses or Contacts of course. What I’ve seen is that the FFL has a lower standard of “UNCORRECTED” eyesight requirements. I planned on lying about my eyesight to the US if I needed, though I was betting on not having to. The Canadian military eye doctors weren’t that bright.
Since the FFL was first brought up I’ve been reading everything I can on them, watching every video on them I could. I find myself drawn to them.
[quote]andrew_live wrote:
I planned on lying about my eyesight to the US if I needed, though I was betting on not having to. [/quote]
I can’t believe you thought the U.S. would not give you a physical and eye exam.
From what I’ve heard, MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station for the unfamiliar) is getting very strict about physical problems. andrew_live, is lasik not an option?
I’ve read a little on the FFL before and you may want to be real careful about foreign military service as it could have an adverse impact on your future career options. If your main concern is seeing action, you need to realize that military service is about 99% routine and tedium and 1% action. The guys I knew that were action junkies or looking for “action” had short, unpleasant, and unproductive military careers.
The military is about the mission and the team, not you. You do the missions you are given, which may mean not firing a single shot at a bad guy, and you move on to the next. Deployments can be long, boring, and fairly uneventful depending on where you are and what your mission is. You should keep these things in mind before you commit yourself to joining the service, especially a foreign one.
You also need to ask yourself, are you okay with killing Canadian troops? While it is highly unlikely you would be called to do so, you still must realize when you serve in a country’s military you don’t get to pick who you are going to fight.
Sorry for the rambling, but I just wanted to give you a few things to consider. Good luck, no matter what you decide.
I don’t think it has been mentioned yet, but I wanted to let you know that joining a foreign military will most likely cause you to lose your Canadian citizenship. Though chances are, if you join the US military, you’d probably end up marrying an American at some point in which case you could apply for US citizenship.
Not sure if that’s an issue for you or not, but you might want to really consider if this is what you want because you might be stuck in a tough spot if things don’t work out or you dislike the military life. Just sayin’. Best of luck to you though.
Eye problems? Ever heard of LASIK?
[quote]andrew_live wrote:
[quote]orion wrote:
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Oh my…
OP might not get to kill people but I consider this thread to be a success. [/quote]
I’m considering the FFL. I now see the near impossibility of getting into the US army, I guess I had just been hoping someone might know a Canadian getting enlisted success story.
Now, for the Truth:
I failed the Canadian Military Medical 4 Times for having a V4 rating eyesight. I passed every other part of the process with flying colors. Same thing with the RCMP, though I console myself by thinking all I really wanted was a pair of those shiny boots. I’ve done marksmanship testing as a cadet and received an award for Expert Marksmanship (my groupings were always 1 mm away from Distinguished marksmanship). This was with Glasses or Contacts of course. What I’ve seen is that the FFL has a lower standard of “UNCORRECTED” eyesight requirements. I planned on lying about my eyesight to the US if I needed, though I was betting on not having to. The Canadian military eye doctors weren’t that bright.
Since the FFL was first brought up I’ve been reading everything I can on them, watching every video on them I could. I find myself drawn to them. [/quote]
Lasik?
[quote]i_am_ketosis wrote:
I don’t think it has been mentioned yet, but I wanted to let you know that joining a foreign military will most likely cause you to lose your Canadian citizenship.[/quote]
Incorrect in the case of the FFL.
Sorry, but the FFL was created just so foreigners could serve in the french army. You may apply for french citizenship after the third year of your 5 year tour. Canada allows post-legion enlistment in its ranks with a completed five year contract.
If you’rs Swiss, you’ll be jailed after your tour is up.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Edgy wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Edgy wrote:
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
[quote]Edgy wrote:
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Doesn’t Canada have an army?[/quote]
not really - there isnt much to defend since no one wants their god-forsaken country~[/quote]
Santa Clause is Canadian…[/quote]
Santa Claus is Finnish, actually - read your fucking history![/quote]
Actually, Mrs. Chushin just got back from Norway, where they told her he was from there.[/quote]
Norwegians are notorious liars, they were probably just pulling her cute little Asian leg~[/quote]
First, there is nothing little about Mrs. C’s leg. She’s 5’ 10" purebred Asian.
Second, they even sold her a keychain commemorating their homeboy Santa. How could they have been lying???[/quote]
Oh, I didn’t realize that they gave your wifey a keychain… there is no way that the whole story could be a fabrication then…
<pic of wifey’s cute big leg requested>