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Post by fiveleavesleft on Mar 14, 2008 0:29:16 GMT -5
i remembering getting this offer in the mail and regretting not doing it. where does it say we get a free camel back on the website though? i'm not doubting its true i just want to make sure before i get phone calls from the marines for no reason. and speaking of phone calls, do they keep bothering you with phone calls? or do they eventually let up?
Post by strumntheguitar on Mar 14, 2008 1:36:59 GMT -5
I'm sorry, but I really don't want anything that the Marines has to give me. An entire summer of atleast 2 calls a week from them and constant harassment when I tell them to find someone else for the billionth time has made me realize this.
if they call me then i'm going to say that I was interested but after thinking about it I've decided that I won't join now because i'm against the iraq war
Hell, I filled one out to get an hydration pack. I'm 46 and overweight so I know they won't want me (plus I did my time in the Army 25 years ago) but maybe they'll send me one anyway.
It might even be fun if they called. I can brag about how old and out of shape I am.
I searched for it on the internet if you want the hydration pack you can go here marines.com/milestone looks like a nice pack though.
I signed up for one. But I got calls from the Navy all the time when I graduated highschool. They are really big here in Jacksonville. I found that you really couldn't be nice to them and say I was thinking about it, but it wasn't for me type of stuff. You have to be very, very, very clear that you aren't a prospect and they will finally quit calling.
They were mostly hasseling my parents after I went off for school. Always asking if I wanted to join so they could pay for college. I think the line my dad used that finally got them to shut up was "well we just made the last payment on our double wide trailor, so I think we are going to have a little extra income for the boys college, thanks but no thanks." And that was it.
I searched for it on the internet if you want the hydration pack you can go here marines.com/milestone looks like a nice pack though.
I signed up for one. But I got calls from the Navy all the time when I graduated highschool. They are really big here in Jacksonville. I found that you really couldn't be nice to them and say I was thinking about it, but it wasn't for me type of stuff. You have to be very, very, very clear that you aren't a prospect and they will finally quit calling.
They were mostly hasseling my parents after I went off for school. Always asking if I wanted to join so they could pay for college. I think the line my dad used that finally got them to shut up was "well we just made the last payment on our double wide trailor, so I think we are going to have a little extra income for the boys college, thanks but no thanks." And that was it.
they should have seen right through this story.
any self respecting trailor dweller would have just said "we just made the last payment on our double wide, so I think we are going to have a little extra income for the boys college" and left out trailor. since everyone would know the jargon...
Post by Free Spirit Alessia on Mar 14, 2008 10:11:09 GMT -5
Yea be careful giving them your info. When I was in H.S we had a college fair and the Navy was there. I thought about joining and gave them my number. I didn't realize I would get phone calls for weeks straight even after I said I wasn't interested anymore.
^^I agree totally. If you're in their age bracket, stay away.
But I'm a special case. I like quacking with people who quack with me. And being the opposite of what they want I may even act like I really want in, knowing full well there's no way I can get accepted. Hell I could even say I'm gay!
I bet they'd love being bugged continuously by a 46 year old, overweight, gay man with a criminal record (don't ask).
Last Edit: Mar 14, 2008 10:16:14 GMT -5 by troo - Back to Top
Haha, I applied for mine. I don't understand I've done this at all my school fairs for the free junk they give out, and I never got a call just mail. I sure hope I get my hydration pack, one less thing to buy for bonnaroo. I'm sure they'd be thrilled these packs sent to us on the forum would be used at a giant hippy festival!
By the way, a fun fact I found on a message board with all these things was the camel back normally showed up in around a week in the mail....but sometimes and not even more than 50%, so don't worry. But it's an actual marine recruiter that shows up to your door with your new camel back. Your chances are slim from what the board said, and if you don't have a recruiting center around there's no chance. But just a heads up.
I had a great friend that was an army recruiter. I met him at a party while he wasn't working, but of course those guys are always on duty and the first thing he asked was if I knew how I was paying for college, once I said I've already been we actually could talked like normal human being. But it's really sad with those guys. If they don't make quotas, they lose their cushy job recruiting and then it's back to Iraq for you. I can see why they are a little pushy now. But they normally see a dead end coming.
And a little extra, if you like free stuff here is the link to the message board I was talking about, and if you go to the main page, there are tons and tons of threads about websites giving away all kinds of crap totally free. www.fatwallet.com/forums/free-stuff/752950/?start=0
I love the new ad I now have at the top of my screen. Shortly after that post, a huge camo marine pointing a gun at me telling me to shop at OPSGEAR. Oh the magic of google, turn what we type into money by posting relevent ads. The internet is soooo amazing....Thanks Al Gore
By the way, a fun fact I found on a message board with all these things was the camel back normally showed up in around a week in the mail....but sometimes and not even more than 50%, so don't worry. But it's an actual marine recruiter that shows up to your door with your new camel back. Your chances are slim from what the board said, and if you don't have a recruiting center around there's no chance. But just a heads up.
Post by harrisonford on Mar 16, 2008 10:27:41 GMT -5
Here's an inexpensive alternative to Semper Fi and Hoo-Rah. Check your local thrift or goodwill store. My local store has a giant bin full of camelbacks without bladders. I grabbed a couple of small Zoids that were like new for $3 each. A $10 new bladder at wal-mart for each and I was good to go for road biking, long runs, and soon 'roo.
Post by jray05stang on Mar 17, 2008 16:36:19 GMT -5
Screw this deal... I signed up for it while drunk... I was thinkin maybe they would just send me some mail like they always do... I signed up for it yesterday evening and today I have had 3 phone calls from the marines already... They are pushy as can be... I told them each time that Justin is not here and is still in college and would just like some mail to keep his options open... man defiantly not worth it!
Post by jray05stang on Mar 17, 2008 17:21:05 GMT -5
Ya I was stupid drunk when I signed up for it so I guess I had it coming... I live in Jackson, MS so I think recruitment levels are extremely low... I hope they stop pestering me soon... The 3rd guy was rather rude... Every time I said I was not at home and was in class and they would not believe me...
