depends on branch. army/marines absolutely likely you will get serious combat training regardless of MOS or rank/commission. navy? maybe but even then you'll be on a ship the whole time. AF? lol they don't call it the chair force for no reason, the overwhelming majority people in the AF who don't fly or do flight support end up at desk jobs. if you get into AF OCS you are absolutely going to end up sitting at a desk in BDUs lmao
regardless. not only do I think revolution in a country like this a really idiotic idea I think expecting the military to give you those skills is even stupider. if you want to train you should train on your own to protect, not to expect to go rambo style and voila suddenly USA is a socialist state. not how it works. train to protect your friends, your family, etc. in case things go south and the Q goons and a future GOP president decide to start their own waffen ss. learn how to do first aid/cpr, wound treatment, and some basic firearms/self defense skills (maybe take a class?). if you want to change society your time is better spent doing these things while being a trade unionist. or working in dsa. i know it's a meme but some chapters and caucuses really are very good, you might have to go out of your way to find them but they are out there. that will achieve more concrete improvement in people's lives than LARPing.
look at Brace. despite going overseas and actually fighting against ISIS he's not just sitting around waiting for shit to go down, he's here at home unionizing breweries and making fun of Q/Jan 6 treason larper dumbasses.
if you want to join the military, join if you want a relatively low-effort job in the imperial core that will give you $$ and work experience to improve your material conditions. join if that equation works for you personally. if that's not the case don't bother unless you're obsessed with the idea of prestige/respect and come from a military family and have expectations to uphold.
but joining b/c you think you'll turn into captain america socialist edition? lol hell naw.
that line from the Talmud, made famous by SL -- "he who saves one life, saves the world entire" is something I think every leftist should internalize. it's not always about the aesthetics. sometimes it's just about saving someone. doing simple things like donating to a palestinian relief org, working at a food co-op, showing up for demonstrations, learning how to use naloxone and treating a junkie friend, accompanying a friend struggling with alcoholism to an AA meeting, etc. will make you whole and give you far more real-world experience in helping people should things get bad than LARPing. we all owe debts to each other.
anyways. i digress. goodnight all, i love you dearly
depends on branch. army/marines absolutely likely you will get serious combat training regardless of MOS or rank/commission. navy? maybe but even then you'll be on a ship the whole time. AF? lol they don't call it the chair force for no reason, the overwhelming majority people in the AF who don't fly or do flight support end up at desk jobs. if you get into AF OCS you are absolutely going to end up sitting at a desk in BDUs lmao
regardless. not only do I think revolution in a country like this a really idiotic idea I think expecting the military to give you those skills is even stupider. if you want to train you should train on your own to protect, not to expect to go rambo style and voila suddenly USA is a socialist state. not how it works. train to protect your friends, your family, etc. in case things go south and the Q goons and a future GOP president decide to start their own waffen ss. learn how to do first aid/cpr, wound treatment, and some basic firearms/self defense skills (maybe take a class?). if you want to change society your time is better spent doing these things while being a trade unionist. or working in dsa. i know it's a meme but some chapters and caucuses really are very good, you might have to go out of your way to find them but they are out there. that will achieve more concrete improvement in people's lives than LARPing.
look at Brace. despite going overseas and actually fighting against ISIS he's not just sitting around waiting for shit to go down, he's here at home unionizing breweries and making fun of Q/Jan 6 treason larper dumbasses.
if you want to join the military, join if you want a relatively low-effort job in the imperial core that will give you $$ and work experience to improve your material conditions. join if that equation works for you personally. if that's not the case don't bother unless you're obsessed with the idea of prestige/respect and come from a military family and have expectations to uphold.
but joining b/c you think you'll turn into captain america socialist edition? lol hell naw.
that line from the Talmud, made famous by SL -- "he who saves one life, saves the world entire" is something I think every leftist should internalize. it's not always about the aesthetics. sometimes it's just about saving someone. doing simple things like donating to a palestinian relief org, working at a food co-op, showing up for demonstrations, learning how to use naloxone and treating a junkie friend, accompanying a friend struggling with alcoholism to an AA meeting, etc. will make you whole and give you far more real-world experience in helping people should things get bad than LARPing. we all owe debts to each other.
anyways. i digress. goodnight all, i love you dearly