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The Army will not change you; this mistake is something way too many people make. What ever your social status is as a civilian, that is most likely what it is going to be in the military. You are not going to go from dorky boy in high school to the cool popular kid because of the Army; the military's social structure was just like high school to me. It is only after many years and breaking out of the lower rank scale does this eventually go away (and at the same time, you grow older).
I don't completely agree with this. The army can definitely change you. Personality is based on genes and the environment. You may have the potential to show courage, discipline or confidence but unless you are in the right environment, those traits may never manifest. The army definitely exposed you to situations you normally wouldn't be in in civilian life. Who can know they possess courage under fire unless they were actually in that situation? It's true if you don't have any potential for these traits, being in the army won't help.
I want to be a lean, mean killing machine. So I want to go either Army infantry or Marines infantry. I dont play those stupid video games. Im just smarter than kids my age, I am ranked 12th out of 861 in my class. I swim, run 3 days a week... I dont want to spend another 4 years studying though, figure I'd join the military and my dad was an Army Ranger.
with those skills, maybe you need to be a Ranger, too......hope you decide to go that route.
This may be true of a good chunk of soldiers. However, I've never met someone in the Navy who wasn't somewhat nerdy in some way. Just how it goes in a heavily technical branch!
Sure it can change you if you open up to all the adventures. Then there's always Bud and Jack Daniels. Either way you won't come home the same person you left. If nothing else is going on go for it. It's just four years then make a decision.
First thing to do is go to a community college and take a public speaking course. Make up your mind that you will complete the course and pass it. From it you will gain confidence in talking to people one on one, or in large groups. They will give you the tools you need to overcome your shyness. You'd be amazed at how that will change your life.
When you realize that you overcame any difficulties in finishing the class, then you have also covered the discipline area of your needs.
Then use what you have learned to put yourself out there, whether it is military or civilian, and move on.
I don't completely agree with this. The army can definitely change you. Personality is based on genes and the environment. You may have the potential to show courage, discipline or confidence but unless you are in the right environment, those traits may never manifest. The army definitely exposed you to situations you normally wouldn't be in in civilian life. Who can know they possess courage under fire unless they were actually in that situation? It's true if you don't have any potential for these traits, being in the army won't help.
You miss the second part of my post? I stated:
"What the military can do is amplify good (and bad) traits a person has. If you have great traits but external factors in the civilian world holding you back, the military can unleash this in you. Likewise, if you have bad traits, the military can just make these things worse."
exactly -I seen some borderline folks go downhill when put under the pressure of being in the military, taking instruction, doing what they were told.....enough to be put in confinement (prison) to teach them/rehab them......you have to put effort in transforming yourself and not leave it up the the Army "to change you".
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