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.

[HandKBRad]

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

One thing I would add is I’ve seen many tough & committed guys not make the cut to get in SF. If you want SF you will need to be in above average physical shape and swim like a fish.

I’ve done security in and out of the Marines. Security is super boring and most of the time it is uneventful. Even if something happens its not usually big. But for that mater Infantry is boring too. In combat arms there is a ton of down time. There is also a lot of pt, time in the field, weapons cleaning, and just plane cleaning in general. There is a lot of practice and repetition as there should be. As the saying goes you fight like you train. Fast roping, SPIE rigging, room clearing, live fire ranges sound like fun and they are a lot of fun. But you will do it all day until it is not fun.

Like others have said talk with current service members. Talk to people that are in the branches and MOS that you are interested in. If it is still what you want to do then go for it.

Even with all the suck I miss being in. Serving is one of the best thing I’ve done in my life.

[DD977GM2]

One thing I learned from the guys who i knew who made it to become SEALS, was they not only were committed to winning and being the best int he world, they had the mentality of if it meant dying in order to win, then that was acceptable to them.

Everyone it seems wants to go SF when they join, just a few who actually go past the thinking and actually do it.

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 -