Fire Dept. or Marines?

Which should I do. A infantry man for the marines and comit 4 years to the u.s. or fire dept with a flexible schedule? Just was wondering what your thoughts were.

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Give me one bullet and your dead, give me a handfull -game over.

Depens if you wanna do something short term do the marines, longterm Fire departement

Rangers - Marines - Firefighter.

Join the Airforce for Firefighting and serve on a ship as a firefighter. Then once you get out you will have a better chance of a Firefighter job, and I think you actually get paid more.

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First,
How old are you?

procarbinefreak wrote:

my opinion... if you score high enough on the test, don't know what it's called, to not be in the infantry, or any other position which puts you in the iraqi's ak sights... go for the marines. but if it's between infantry or firefighting... go for the firefighting... cause at least you don't have people shooting at you.

The ASVAB.

themovielife wrote:

First,
How old are you?

I'm 14, sorry a bit young to be askin this, but I'm doing a research paper for school on what I should do after I get out high school, I know I want to go into the firefighting field but have lately thought of military (always have admired marines for some odd reason) just wonderinf if you guys think thats a good idea or not. I don't like the getting shot at part but hopefully I can shoot back, I was thinking possibly a medic field would be gnarly.

- rhino

Have Faith in God

Give me one bullet and your dead, give me a handfull -game over.

...are you actully planing on doing it or is it just a paper?

because if you actully want to do it then neither.

I'd say marines, over firefighting, though that isn't saying you can't do one then the other.

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Rhino 91 wrote:

themovielife wrote:

First,
How old are you?

I'm 14, sorry a bit young to be askin this, but I'm doing a research paper for school on what I should do after I get out high school, I know I want to go into the firefighting field but have lately thought of military (always have admired marines for some odd reason) just wonderinf if you guys think thats a good idea or not. I don't like the getting shot at part but hopefully I can shoot back , I was thinking possibly a medic field would be gnarly.

- rhino

The ASVAB is nothing to worry about. I'm 17 and an average A and B (occasional C) student, and I scored an 84. An 84 out of a 99, qualifies me for any job I want in the Navy, even the nuclear portion jobs.

But In my opinion, I wouldn't join infrantry. That a hands down ticket to Iraq. I mean, I'm glad they're are people that do it willingly, but I wouldn't wish anyone to go. It seems cool, and the military does a good job on causing interest in the field, but I'm pretty sure it's alot different when your out in a tent, worried for your life.

But me and my friend are joining the Navy. Basicallly, each branch will offer you something a little different (be it pay, tour terms, signing bonus, etc....) My friend and I have talked to recruiters from every branch except ARMY, which we just don't feel is for us. Right now we feel the Navy would be the best way to go.

But as said before, be a firefighter in the military, then when you get done with your four years, your out of the service with 4 years experience which most any firestation will consider excellent.

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse."