Age likely had nothing to do with that shooting. There are unstable people at all ages, I can find just as many, if not more so, cases of people in their 30s and 40s doing the same thing. Unfortunately from time to time there is someone who slips through the cracks and is able to get hired as a police officer. Not to mention the fact that he was a police officer had nothing to do with the shooting. He was off duty at the time and he was just a nut job, plain and simple.

 

Yes there are still deployments out there but there are fewer and fewer of them now. Getting deployed is always a possibility, we have troops all over the world but like I said earlier, nobody can say a deployment is likely unless you work in Special Operations.

 

True, however I find that Spec Ops and police/security type units deploy more often than infantry. If there is a forward base somewhere, somebody has to guard it. Whether or not the US is active in that country or not. AF is deploying hundreds every 3-8 months because of Kandahar. 

 

In my opinion, it's best to go in knowing full well you will deploy and never do, than go in unprepared and not expecting it and getting a call saying you ship out in 48. 

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To the OP: Military will help you tons. I never got my degree while I was in (Plan to when I get out). I get out in early in a  few months (due to some mega bullshit in the AF) and just interviewed with the South Carolina Highway Patrol. They ranked me top 5 of 50 apps. At the very least you WILL gain a military bearing and confidence when you serve and they WILL notice it. Being able to stand up to yelling/screaming/cussing, and being able to keep cool in stressful situations is something they will immediately notice in review boards.

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True, however I find that Spec Ops and police/security type units deploy more often than infantry. If there is a forward base somewhere, somebody has to guard it. Whether or not the US is active in that country or not. AF is deploying hundreds every 3-8 months because of Kandahar. 

 

In my opinion, it's best to go in knowing full well you will deploy and never do, than go in unprepared and not expecting it and getting a call saying you ship out in 48. 

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To the OP: Military will help you tons. I never got my degree while I was in (Plan to when I get out). I get out in early in a  few months (due to some mega bullshit in the AF) and just interviewed with the South Carolina Highway Patrol. They ranked me top 5 of 50 apps. At the very least you WILL gain a military bearing and confidence when you serve and they WILL notice it. Being able to stand up to yelling/screaming/cussing, and being able to keep cool in stressful situations is something they will immediately notice in review boards.

 

Maybe in the Air Force, Army doesn't have as many bases overseas so less stuff to guard.

 

If the OP does look into military service I would advise not to pick MPs for the law enforcement aspect. Law enforcement in the military is drastically different than civilian law enforcement. Nothing wrong with picking that MOS/specialty/rating but don't expect it to be anything like being a police officer.

Umm, you're wrong about the GI bill.

Entered active duty for the first time after June 30, 1985

Had military pay reduced by $100 a month for first 12 months

Continuously served for three years or two years, if that is what you first enlisted for or if you entered the Selected Reserve within a year of leaving active duty and served four years (the 2 by 4 program)

You'll still deploy even now, in the MP career field. As somebody who is Active Duty Security Forces, I just returned from A-stan, and met a few MPs. Although, USUALLY, MP's won't augment into frontline combat. But they don't call them Multi-purpose for nothing.

......please, please start reading conversations before replying! I said and this is a fact that you need a long RESERVE contract to get GI bill. Again reserve.

Not sure who told you that but they are wrong. If you are active duty you pay $100 a month from your paycheck for 12 months and you have to serve a minimum of 2-3 years. Unless you are talking about the reserves then it is 6 years like you said. As for deployments it is difficult to say whether or not we will be engaged in a serious conflict or not and what the scale of that conflict will be. Of course when you join the military you should always be ready to deploy, but my point is I don't think anyone can say with any confidence that a deployment is likely.

Why did you correct me if I was right. I was obviously referring to reserves...don't understand your point. Also, the real point when considering military is whether a deployment is UNLIKLEY and it's not, if you think otherwise you live in a very different world than I do.

Why did you correct me if I was right. I was obviously referring to reserves...don't understand your point. Also, the real point when considering military is whether a deployment is UNLIKLEY and it's not, if you think otherwise you live in a very different world than I do.

 

Actually not once in any of your posts did you specify that you were talking about the reserves, so it wasn't obvious. Ok, let me just forget everything I know about my own job and listen to you, someone who isn't even in the military. I know what the likelihood of deployment is right now and I can tell you it isn't likely. I'm not saying it can't change in the future but right now we are downsizing all of our branches and fewer and fewer people are deploying. I'm not saying it is impossible to be deployed right now or that it will never happen, I am telling you what the outlook is right now.

Is it just me, or do you need to know how to spell Law Enforcement before considering "law enforcment"?

......please, please start reading conversations before replying! I said and this is a fact that you need a long RESERVE contract to get GI bill. Again reserve.

Why did you correct me if I was right. I was obviously referring to reserves...don't understand your point. Also, the real point when considering military is whether a deployment is UNLIKLEY and it's not, if you think otherwise you live in a very different world than I do.

Maybe YOU need learn some reading comprehension skills! Before I replied, you NEVER specified you were talking about the reserves.

And right now deployment is highly unlikely. Unless things ramp up again in the ME, deployment is slim. Especially in the Army.

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