Help me out here

[subrwho]

im 19 years old and i know ive still got a lot of life to live

but ive been all my life thinking of joining the military but was unsure because i wanted to go into some sort of special ops or somthing of the sort (of coarse who doesnt when their a kid right!) and we all know you dont just jump in and start at the top , it takes hard work to get there, any ways ive went in and talked with recruiter's and due to a tattoo above the collar line on my neck they thought it wouldnt be possible for me to get in (its not vulgar in any way , they said if you get tats after you join no big deal but before you join it is.)

i geuss what im getting at is i really want to do some type of Military police work or armed security (say rocky flats type stuff idk)

but it seems if you have no military backround you have no job

ive read about blackwater, triple canopy, and globle dynamics

but i am stuck in a bit of a rut

im wondering do i go train train train until im elite ?

im curious what steps i need to take to do somthing like this if its possible to do it private sector ? ( I DONT MEAN I WANT TO JOIN BLACKWATER OR ANY OF THOOSE COMPANIES, NOR DO I HAVE THE SKILL YET. DONT GET ME WRONG IM NOT TURNING THEM DOWN, I JUST DONT KNOW ENOUGH RIGHT NOW)

any info helps, feel free to hate

thanks

[hip55]

Why do you want to do this type of work?

[subrwho]

its funny that you ask that, ive allways been fascinated with firearms and their history , just as i was with cars

but right after i posted this i was just thinking of deleting it, im really interested in the security side of it, but im so grateful to not be in war and not in combat, but there is a side of me that says thats what i want

i know its one thing to say you want to do all of this stuff and totaly different when your acctually doing it, and acctually put in theese situations, for instance you could sit here and say it would be great to be out there fighting the war , but when your stuck behind a wall of fire with only a wall in front of you, and your gun is not working proprely thats scary buissness, or death

idk i have a lot to think about

[Irving]

Maybe you could go to college while you think about it. Right after college would have been the perfect time for me to go. Now it's too late.

98% of most security jobs are really lame by the way. Even if you are armed security, you aren't going to be pistol whipping bad guys and drawing down on old ladies or anything.

[hip55]

Hmmm, I dunno, I'm not in that line of work.

You might consider military special forces, like Green Berets, Seals or USAF PJs, but you need to be one tough & committed dude.

I do know this much though- it's better to be an Officer than enlisted most of the time -

[SNAFU]

On average there are 7 support personnel to 1 line person,be it Marine,Soldier or Sailor.
Air Force is a lot higher,think of all the Air Force personnel vs AF pilots.
What I'm saying is there are a lot of jobs out there,other then a GRUNTASOURUS REXSIT.

I was always thankful of those that supported us.

[MarkCO]

I'd say get the tat removed and sign up. I really wish I had joined the military for a lot of different reasons. Discipline and being part of something bigger than just "me" when I was in my 20s would have made a different, and I think better person, or at least sooner. The benefits after having served are pretty good as well.

I have two friends that have gone in recently and got their choices: one is now Airborne and the other is AF special forces medic. I was looking at Sapper, Nuke, or Navy pilot when I was going to Mines and was within just a signature of going in.

While I was ill-informed and non-exposed to fire-fighting in my teens, that also would have been a good way to go for many of the same reasons.

[GunTroll]

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I do know this much though- it's better to be an Officer than enlisted most of the time -

Until your an 0-4 or above and your disconnected from the "men" and knee deep in paper work. The best officers in my book were the ones who were enlisted first. They knew the men better than west point grads or ROTC types.

OP- This is a classic scenario of tattoo regret. Even if you don't know it. Now its holding you back from potential dreams. As said earlier, get it removed and go forward with the military. You will get out of it what you put in. I enjoyed it for the most part.

[KevDen2005]

Go to college, get the tattoo removed, then join if you are still interested.

College and National Guard or something similar could get you both experiences at once (If you get your tat removed).

I can not express how important college is...I have tons of experience (which makes me sound a little arrogant) but I am still working on school, so many more doors are opened when you have college done.

[DD977GM2]

The tattoo lie the recruiter told is just that, a lie. I had tats on my hands before joining and did just fine.

As for joining, security is a boring fucking job. It isnt anything like the movies. Its standing a lonely watch , usually by yourself in some bullshit base and no enjoyment what so ever. You woul dbasically be going into any branch as an MP type job.

Go join the Navy and be a Gunner's Mate.
1. Its the reason the Navy exists....blow shit up and shoot guns
2. GM is a source rating for ANY spec ops
3. GMs onboard ship are the first the selected for the boarding teams
4. You get to shoot all the guns onboard ship a lot fucking more then any
of your shipmates onboard ship
5. Your one of the selected first for shipboard security details, classes and
training the crew on shipboard security.

At any rate, Im biased as I am a former active duty GM and loved my job.
GM holds the best amount of respect outside of the spec ops community for the Navy!!!!!!!!!