In a few months, I'll be joining the United States Navy, SEALS. I have a lot of military friends, some even in the Navy or retired Navy, but none went into the SEALS, so I can't ask them about it, and most of them don't remember boot camp or much of anything past that. I've talked to a recruiter long enough to be put in DEPS. I have to get down a bit of weight, and put on a bit more muscle, to be SEAL standard. My question to you all, if you've been a part of the Navy, SEALS, or even thought about joining and went as far as talking to a recruiter is: Do you remember anything about your time with the Navy? I have a family I'm anxious about leaving, my fiancée is scared out of her mind, and I just wanna know some things I should expect when signing my life away to the Navy. Any one with any experience in this field... Welcome to post !
I have nothing to offer in this dept but good luck it's a big decision for any family man to consider especially one in a country that often finds itself on the battle field.
I would tell that your selling yor soul To go fight a war for people who dont care about you at is hope you reconsider
The only think you need to know is that Youre gonna kill ppl you don't know for reasons (real reasons) Youre unaware of coz ppl who you might not even meet in your lifetime want you to...good luck
I can't give you any significant advice, other than to carefully count the cost. Generally, SpecOps teams like DELTA/SEAL will be gone for significant lengths with zero family notification. Not to mention the absolute physical and mental hell that is BUDs to get you started. At the end of the day, it's never your body that makes you quit. Your heart and your mind will make the choice and your body will follow. Once you start, quitting is not even an option. Luttrell wrote an outstanding book on the subject, Lone Survivor - I'd recommend it.
I went army so I can't help you there but I can tell you that you'll make friends doing this that will last a lifetime because very few people can understand what you went through exept the people around you. My advise is to make sure you get to the know the people your going with since they will be the ones to help you in a hard spot.
Both mean a lot to me. I want my kids and my nephew and neice to have the same freedoms and the same happiness I got to enjoy when I was growing up. I want them to feel the security in this huge country I felt as a kid, knowing my small town wasn't in danger, knowing my life was safe from the insane people in the world. I wanna be a part of the reason this country is secure again. It's bigger than myself and that's what I want.
I wish America'd keep it's nose out of the oil fields, but that's not for me to decide. Thanks for your words, Footy.
Army wouldn't have me. That was the branch I initially spoke to a recruiter about, but they wouldn't have me because of a tattoo of my fiancée's name on my neck. I'd prefer to stay far away from the sea and all the creatures lurking in it, but... Oh well.