Schizophrenia.com

Am i just a wimp? why do i not want to be in the military?

Lounge
#1

well my brother was in and always tried to get me to join. my friends joined after high school. i’ve always been averse to it, and preferred civilian life. i guess im just a wimp for having no interest in war.

and during super bowl sunday, i was talking to my niece’s boyfriend. and he was saying his roommate wanted to join the army and become a ranger, but decided not to because he heard, at the present, the soldiers are just sitting around army bases all their time, instead of seeing action. and i told him, " i think the only way i would join the military is if i thought i was going to be sitting around a base not seeing action" haha. i don’t know why these 18 year olds want to be badasses so much.

the military would have actually been a decent choice since i didn’t finish college, and worked ■■■■ jobs. but i could never bring myself to join.

1 Like
#2

Can you join the army if you have sz?

1 Like
#3

no you can’t. my brother said there is ways around it though. i wasn’t diagnosed until 27 and before that i spoke to an air force recruiter, but decided i didn’t want to join, i just didn’t have many options in life is why i was even considering it.

1 Like
#4

The millitary survives by convincing poor 18 year olds to agree to expose themselves to unbelievable trauma and possibly death for less than minimum wage and free college.

5 Likes
#5

a while ago i thought if i didnt have sz i wouldve joined the military. nothing i can do about it now, probably wouldnt have been good even if i didnt have it knowing there still could have been a chance it would eventually happen

1 Like
#6

I never wanted to join military till I was like 27 and had mental illness so I never joined

1 Like
#7

The military is not for everyone. :owl::owl::owl:

5 Likes
#8

it’s never too late to finish that college degree!

2 Likes
#9

yeah, my brother also told me about civilian jobs on bases. so i applied to change reels at a movie theater on a base in italy. didn’t get the job, but that would’ve been epic, getting paid to live in europe. im sure they went with somebody local or something. i also looked into working on military golf courses as a greenskeeper/maintenance

1 Like
#10

It’s just not your thing and that’s ok. You’re your own person. You’re unique. And that’s good that you stayed true to yourself

2 Likes
#11

I can only echo what @GrayBear said, it’s a lifestyle that’s not for everyone.

Personally, I think four years in any branch teaches you more about life and surviving than any college or university will.

It definitely builds character!

And not everyone in the military is a gun nut who wants to kill people.

3 Likes
#12

I tried to join the Marines in the 90s. But I was a few pounds over their limit. When I just kept gaining I found out I was pregnant. So, no military. I studied law enforcement instead, Basic Law Enforcement class. I didn’t join the force, but came close to being a deputy.

6 Likes
#13

You’re not a wimp for not wanting to join the military. Being in the military has its pros and cons, so it’s not something everyone will want to do. Just that simple.

4 Likes
#14

The scars of war run deep and last for generations. Conscientious objectors have been around long before it became a classification. They were given alternative service jobs that could be dangerous. I knew one who was a forest fire fighter. We are intelligent beings and war, I feel, does not give ourselves credit.

1 Like
#15

I drove three Army newbies in my Uber once. One of them said, “I can’t wait to get back and just kill people”. He was serious.

#16

I suspect a lot of people who have a childhood dream of joining the military have a family member in the service and also have a lot of rage due to childhood trauma and therefore want to kill people. At least that was the case for me.

But I eventually took an oath not to kill but to heal people. So, that’s what I did.

2 Likes
#17

I was a sailor and a Marine. I loved it. Did two tours in Iraq. If I wasn’t sick I would still probably be a Marine.

5 Likes
#18

Good to see you back. Hope you are well. :pig::pig::pig:

4 Likes
#19

That happens often in the military. There is a lot of hurry up and wait. When I was in, during peacetime a lot of us felt like we were unemployed. We’d be standing around the motor pool, and the younger soldiers would say, “This is too boring. I wish we could have a war.” The older soldiers would be saying, “No. You don’t want that. Believe me. You don’t.”

4 Likes
#20

When I was in the Air Force in the Nurse Corp., during peacetime, I sure didn’t feel like I was unemployed. Hardly. I was very busy admitting and prepping mostly military retirees and their spouses for surgery. And caring for them after surgery.

2 Likes