| The following is an expert opinion by a
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| | you are very cold. When it rains, you are
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| Military Tanker: "Being a Marine Corps
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| | wet. Being wet and cold can last for
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| tanker is the way to go. Can't go into a
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| | days. Wet, cold and deprived of sleep.
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| lot of detail about how Army Tankers and
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| | Same when it's hot or when it's very hot.
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| Marine Tankers are different, just that
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| | You get dirtier out in the field than you
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| the entire culture of the Army is so much
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| | would believe. All of this stuff is
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| different than the Marines. Either way
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| | awesome, I just said okay this stuff is
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| you'll go to Ft. Knox, Kentucky. I found
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| | great, but 20 years?"
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| it to be a drab and miserable place. I
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| | "The daily schedule of a tanker isn't bad
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| give all due respect to the Army. Anyone
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| | at all. The maintenance is no problem. PT
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| who risks their lives in a combat field
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| | is about what you would expect. It's just
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| deserves respect. But, I could never have
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| | that darn winter I spent at Camp Fuji in
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| served in an Army unit. There just isn't
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| | 86. Mother Nature had no mercy on the
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| that same Spirit."
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| | mountain and the mountain had no mercy on
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| "Army tankers go to boot camp at Knox.
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| | us. We started off most days shoveling
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| You watch how they train and it was
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| | the snow off of our tanks before we
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| laughable. They'd be sitting around
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| | worked on them all day. If we were out in
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| drinking beer on a saturday night talking
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| | the field for three days that meant that
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| about how hard boot camp is and how the
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| | we were cold for three days."
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| Drill Sgt. was mean because he made them
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| | "Like I said, I wouldn't trade that
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| do 25 push ups. If I would have went to
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| | experience for the world. I don't have to
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| Army boot instead of the Marines I may
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| | sleep in the snow or the rain anymore. I
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| have failed. Not because it is harder but
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| | was also never in combat but if you ever
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| because there just didn't seem to be that
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| | do go to Iraq or Iran or North Korea or
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| motivating."
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| | some place and get into tank battles and
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| "Tanks are a great MOS. I loved it. I
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| | stuff then you'll see that what I thought
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| consider it the absolute best job in the
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| | was a tiny bit hard is like a girl scout
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| Corps. I signed up for three years
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| | picnic. I'd say go for being a tanker.
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| 1984-1987. As much as I loved it I did
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| | You will love most of it like I did. Then
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| not want to do it for 20 years. It seemed
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| | if you love it, stick with it for as long
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| too hard to keep at it for so long. I had
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| | as you can. I don't think that you will
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| my fill, I loved it. Then it was time to
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| | want to make that career decision though
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| move on. If you want a great adventure, a
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| | until you have finished most of your
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| way to be a part of a front line combat
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| | first enlistment."
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| force without some of the more extreme
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| | "Being a tanker or armored crewman in the
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| hardships of the infantry, I definitely
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| | army or marine corp. is a challenge in
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| recommend Marine Corps Tanks. Only join
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| | its own. Going through your army or tank
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| though if you can stand the very real
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| | training is challenging in its own right.
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| possibility of getting sent into combat,
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| | No one means to judge, but it happens
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| killing and possibly dying."
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| | when you have so much pride or better
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| "The army has some outstanding tankers. I
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| | words pride in your branch of service. We
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| would like to think our tanking skills
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| | all strive in one thing to be a tanker.
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| are about equal, we are better off the
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| | The goal of every tanker is ride into
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| tank and more disciplined as a hole just
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| | combat on your m1a1."
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| from what I saw. Yes, the army has new
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| | "Marine tanker or army tanker we all are
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| stuff and they will let you sign up for
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| | tankers. The army guys around us were in
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| tanks where the Marine Corps will not. I
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| | the final stages of their OSUT training.
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| like the armies' new crap but I don't
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| | We didn't have many if any at all
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| think I could ever join the army.
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| | recruits around us. And the only real
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| Tanking' is challenging but very
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| | difference between marine and army
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| rewarding."
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| | tankers are the pride in the Corps and
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| "All of the combat MOS's have to deal
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| | the Army Units. The maintained is the
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| with the same stuff though. When it is
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| | same. The long hard hours are the same.
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| cold, you are cold. When it is very cold
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