jeff8932612

Ok...I have a 93 VR Touring. I am only in highschool and will be going to college next year. As you can assume, my car is a huge financial burden on me. All my money goes into the car. I realized i will be needing money for repairs, rebuild, and mods throughout college . So, I realized the best option, for making money without working 24-7, would be the military. Last week i enlisted in the Louisiana Army National Guard. Oddly enough, my specialty is 13B. Artillery Crewman. I thought that was kinda weird. Anyway, I was wondering if there is anyone else out there who has joined the military so they can keep up with their car?

azndisgrace

most people join the army and get rid of their car...

93redFD

this is getting moved.

paw140

That is the stupidest reason to join the army that I have ever heard.

mazdaspeed00

iTrader: (6)

honostly i think that is a stupid decision to join the military. i would never join the army just so i could maintain my 7. but if your 7 means that much to you and you are willing to make the big of a sacrifice then its your life. if you are only joining the military because of your car then that is the wrong reason. if you have been thinking about joining and the extra money you make from doing will go into your car then that is icing on the cake.

gnobesav

Be careful about joining the military with Bush's new Congressionally granted kill-everyone power.

poss

iTrader: (5)

most of the young (mid 20's) military people that I know have really nice cars. they don't have any other bills to speak of, so they spend their money on their cars. unfortunately, since you are very young, you may not have the luxury of time for your car for a few years yet. i haven't ever been in the military so this is simply an outside observation.

Import Convert

Keep in mind he joined the National Guard. Its not like he is becoming a Navy Seal or anything..........

JONSKI

Here's a few ways to keep your FD costs down.

- Work on the car yourself. Pr0pz to Mindphrame for getting me started.
- 3.0GPA or better. Insurance companies offer a 10% "good student" discount!
- See if your parents will put the car on their policy as a weekend warrior. Now I don't know if this is fraud or not, but if the car were on a policy of my own as a primery, then it would cost me over $3,000. On my parent's policy it's less than $1,000.

Tad

ah, people under 21 make retarded decisions,
thats just the way things are.

although this isnt so retarded,
just a bit odd.

anyways, do your thing boyo!!
i just hope your also actually interested in the military.

you dont want to do something with your life that your not interested in.

FstFD3SPOWER

Now folks.. tahts what i call DEDICATION...lol


best luck!

turbojeff

iTrader: (30)

I was in the Army then later joined the National Guard. The Guard was the biggest joke in the world, but I got to have some fun. I shot grenade launchers, fired LAWs, drop some 4.2 mortors (sp?), shot a ~1000 rounds out of a .50 cal machine gun, drove a Hummer in the San Diego bay with a wetsuit on and watched the Seals being trained. Can't ever do that stuff anywhere else

Luckily my unit didn't get called up for the Gulf War, my old Army unit did but I was in the NG by then, yeah I'm old.

It isn't an overall bad decision, Military and a college degree can make you desireable to employers. You'll have a degree and discipline. Stick it out in college and the N.G., sell the 7 if you need to.

Jeff

RX7withNitrous

whoa screw that man. Just get a job.

DavidDeco

Like someone else said, he's going to be a weekend warrior.

I joined the Marine reserves (not for the same reason) but was able to keep with a valet parking job while in college, a very cheap but sweet '79 280zx (keep in mind this was 15 years ago).

It's a stupid reason if it's your only reason but it's not a tremendously huge committment. I had 16 weeks training one year after high school , 5 weeks the next for ojt, and then 2 weeks a year all in addition to your monthly weekend for those other months. The regular pay for a weekend wasn't bad, the worse was just getting up after hanging out Friday and Saturday night (I usually got to go back to my place at night)

Personally, I think being in at least the Reserves or Guard should be obligatory for one term for any citizen. It gives you a lot of insight and is a great civic duty. They also give you some nice cash incentives (especially the Army) if you are a student.

jeff8932612

i think i may have gave the wrong impression. Let me try again.

My car is NOT the only reason i joined. I am joining for several reasons.
1) College Tuition Exempt to any State school
2)The money
3)The Experience
4)I have always wanted to be in the military and i plan to also do ROTC through college and hopefully become an Army Lawyer, to gain experience before starting a practice as a civilian.

When i learned of how much money i could make off the g. i. Bill and kicker, then i began to tie my car into the picture. I figured i could use that money for my car.
Knowing i wouldnt have to pay for college and I would be making decent money from the National Guard was enough for me to join, especially since i plan on pursuing a possible career in the army. Knowing that i would have ample money to spend on my car when needed, pretty much made the decision to join much easier.

Midnight Hour

Jeff: Just a question ...but to all people in the military get trained to say 'civilian' at any person they see? The reason I ask is because one of my friends was in the Army(currently in N.G.) but when we went to a fair that was fairly packed he said, "Damn man! Look at all the civilians!" So I responded with a "WTF?" and he just said it was a military thing. I dunno...

Brandon

DavidDeco

Yup...not officially trained but for all purposes imprinted.

Especially in the Marines...Like I said before, you get a *really* different insight into things. Honestly, I think the police are a little similar in this. It's a different world when your immersed in that scene. .

Great experience. Career wise, well, that's a personal decision

Rated R1

Where the hell is the moderator?

MazdaMike

stop ur moaning leave the thread. good luck man i got a friend heading to become a paratrooper . putting the rx under a tarp for a little bit. hes going cause he needs money for college though..... not his car. good luck anyways

-mike

95R2-89TII Ground Zero

I don't think that I would join the military to keep the ride. Hell, I'm thinking of selling mine to buy a house.