whats a wiley x? lol

WileyX tactical goggles, of course!

touche' :P

I am thinking about Joining the Army myself. just gotta get a physical and work out some, get rid of my flab. How was basic training. i know the Males must run a mile in 8.5 minutes, but are there any other requirments>?

Not entirely sure about that one, you'd need to ask someone in the army.

This guy here be in the Navy.

Oh yessir, you get sent to the desert regardless of who you work for. If they need bodies, they will find you.

Navy standards are:

50 situps in 2 minutes.
50 pushups in 2 minutes.
1.5 miles in 12:30 or less.

yeah so the army will be more. No offense to the navy. Army boys are omre hardcore. but i got a basis to go off. Thanks

Actually, the SSG I worked with in Afghanistan said that our requirements were a bit more strict than their own. They have two miles to run a given time, whereas we have 1.5.

According to the Military About.com page, for an individual my age (24), I'd have to do...

40 pushups in 2 minutes (60 points).
50 situps in 2 minutes (60 points).
2 miles in 16:36

The Navy requirement says that you've gotta run an 8-minute mile, so if we had to do 2 miles, that'd give us 16:00 flat. The Army affords you just a smidge more.

So it's not a huge margin, but the Navy does squeak by with a bit more hardcore bragging rights.

Though honestly, the only real branch worth a damn (not considering special forces) are the Marines.

...Which are a sub-branch of the Navy.

/flex

Haha the Army and Rangers were established long before the marines. haha *flex* But yeah i just read the standards for the army on GoArmy.com.

But yeah i just gotta get the word from my doc about my back to see if i can join

Well, good luck to you on whatever you choose to pursue.

But do your homework.

Or you'll regret it.

already doing it

I am also going to be a helicopter mechanic.

if im in good enough shape, maybe a ranger

awesome! my uncle was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Rangers.

I'm trying to get a commission in the US Navy as a Naval Flight Officer.

Good luck to you in everything.