If you were to do it all over again but in a different branch, which one would it be?

SGT Sergio Guifarro — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:05:09 -0400

I was Army, I would pick Air Force.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2022 11:02 PM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:02:55 -0400

@SGT Sergio Guifarro I enlisted in the Marine Corps and would do it again. My father was an Air Force Captain who served in WWII and Korea. He was killed when his plane crashed in 1956. If becoming a Marine was not an option, I would have joined the Air Force.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2022 11:52 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:52:36 -0400

I would still do Army. But, the condition would have to be that I retain ALL knowledge I've amassed.

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made Oct 18 at 2022 12:10 AM

SGM Mikel Dawson — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:10:13 -0400

If I couldn't do Army then Marines.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2022 12:33 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:33:04 -0400

None of the other branches have Airborne Rangers, I wouldn't change that experience for anything.

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Oct 18 at 2022 6:52 AM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:52:22 -0400

Army through and through if there was no Army I would have joined the marines. Again, nothing like the Army.

Response by CPT Lawrence Cable made Oct 18 at 2022 9:07 AM

CPT Lawrence Cable — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:07:47 -0400

I contemplated being a Nuke before I enlisted. That would have been my other choice.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2022 9:14 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:14:16 -0400

At one time I did try to get into the Air Force as a Combat Controller. It didn't work out due to having PRK. Looking back I would do it all over again. The only difference I would make is that I would try to commission earlier.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2022 9:14 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:14:27 -0400

SPACE COMMAND

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Oct 18 at 2022 10:30 AM

Lt Col Jim Coe — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:30:18 -0400

I was in the Air Force. Knowing what I do now, I’d pick the Coast Guard because of their life saving mission

Response by SGT Hector Rojas, AIGA, SHA made Oct 18 at 2022 11:02 AM

SGT Hector Rojas, AIGA, SHA — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:02:43 -0400

Air Force: Better looking females, better living conditions, better work conditions.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2022 1:39 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:39:05 -0400

I was in before and the Army was my first choice ... came back many years later the Army was the still the first and only choice. I would love to sleep in better barracks, eat better food and have a job inside... but honestly I have never felt more at home or like I belonged than when I have this uniform on. Sure being combat arms and in the field all times sucks... but I wouldn't trade that suck for anything... Army all the way!

Response by MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P made Oct 18 at 2022 3:32 PM

MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:32:52 -0400

Wish I had known then what I know now. I loved my Air Force career but I've learned the Coast Guard would have provided better post service civilian employment opportunities.

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Oct 19 at 2022 9:39 AM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:39:04 -0400

MY first choice would always be Air Force although second choice would be Army. I did have Army Infantry training as a Cadet at a Military Academy prior to entering the USAF and also found the working relationship between the Army and Air Force was very good. I had considered the Army back then as a second choice but made the choice to enlist in the Air Force.

Response by CPO David R. D. made Oct 19 at 2022 3:13 PM

CPO David R. D. — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:13:00 -0400

I wouldn't change anything. My life today is the way it is because of the experiences I had over the last 57 years. To change something back then, would most likely change what I have now. I've been married 34+ years. I have four children, two son-in-laws, at the end of this month, I'll gain a daughter-in-law. I have 8 grandchildren. During my 24 years of Active Duty, I eventually always made it back home from six deployments, 5 of which were to the Arabian Gulf and one to the western Pacific. Also did a unaccompanied tour to Seoul, Korea, still came home at the end of it. Lots of training evolutions, and still made it home. Hardest job I had in my 24 years of Active Service was the four months serving as a Casualty Assistance Calls Officer, and having to notify a young Sailor's wife and parents that he had been killed on the gun range, during training, at Camp Lejeune. He was a Navy Corpsman, had a 3yr old son.
Nope, wouldn't change anything, because I'm still here, enjoying a family farm, a Navy pension, a full-time job as a Quality Manager, and a part-time job as a school bus driver. I see five of my grandkids everyday, because they live in the same house as I do.
The Navy, and I'm sure all the services do, required a lot of sacrifice, but I'm still here, still married to the same woman who said yes back in 1988. I wouldn't want to take the chance of doing something different and ending up with something different now.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 19 at 2022 11:52 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:52:18 -0400

Air force, of course. Have you seen there chow halls?!