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which is better the army,navy,airforce,or marines
Hi Duckson,
I wish I could answer your question, but there isn't any correct answer. It's like asking, "Which is better, apples, oranges, or grapes?"
None of the services are "better." They are different. What is "better" for you, may not be "better" to me. What is "better" for me," may "suck" for my friend down the street. Everyone one has their own particular likes and dislikes, and nobody can tell anyone else what is "best" for them (I don't know you, so I can't tell you that you would like an apple more than you would like an orange. How could I?)
All you can do is study the differences between the services and make up your own mind about what would be best for you, personally. Fortunately, I have two articles which are designed for this purpose.
The first article is "U.S. Military 101," which describes the basic concept/mission differences between the services. The article is at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/military101.htm
The second is my article, "What the Recruiter Never Told You," which gives the basics of the services, plus what each service offers for enlistment (joining) benefits. This article is at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joiningup/a/recruiter.htm
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
Education/Credentials
Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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