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I can understand GLP's sentiments in terms of the current fighting. Wanting to serve your country does not automatically imply that you want to be involved as a grunt in bloody occupation. Currently, signing up for the Army or Marines is like asking to go to Iraq.
The Airforce, Navy and Coast Guard tend to keep more distance since the US pretty much rules the air and sea. The Navy probably involves the most time away from home, but takes itself a little less seriously than the airforce and seems to allow more individual responsibility. Things are nice in the Air Force, but often boring. The Coast Guard is just plain cool, but their ships are small and not for the weak stomached.
I probably would have gone Coast Guard as a pilot instead of the Navy, knowing what I do now. The Navy has many interesting small missions, and I enjoyed doing those. But my 9 years in the Navy wasn't typical.
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