I am just wanting a little feed back from my fellow motor biking peers. If any of you were to join the military for the next 5-7 years would you keep your bike and leave it in the garage for when you come back home on leave and when you get out. Or sell it to not take a hit from the depreciation and stuff. Thanks guys just wanting some feed back.
Keep it somewhere while yiu are in boot get the required safety courses and continue to ride. You won't be deployed the whole time you are in and yiu will spend your your first year or two in schools. depending on on your rate or mos.
Really just depends on your branch of military and deployment schedule. You could at least keep it for your first few months and see how it works out. I keep Mine in storage on base while I'm deployed, it just makes you want to ride and appreciate it more.
Totally agree with keeping it and throwing it in storage. Boot camp for any branch isn't very long anyways. School will take the longest depending on the job you choose.
I am for instance an AT in the Navy. I did 9 weeks in boot camp, 8 weeks in Apprentice Technical Training (ATT), then 16 weeks in Pensacola for A-school then went and did another 8 weeks of school in Whidbey Island for my C-school. Some schooling for different jobs take longer and some are way shorter.
I don't know about the other branches but I believe the Navy covers moving all your stuff to your final destination.
Deployments will be different with everyone. I for instance was in Afghanistan for 6 months. Some of the Army folks said they were to be there for 18 months.
I would honestly give it a deployment if you do join to see if you really feel like you should sell it. For all you know you may get stationed somewhere that has year round riding weather and it maybe completely worth it to keep the bike even if you do deploy.
So 11 Bravo...basic, AIT, apply for Airborne School, pass it, then apply for RASP (Ranger Assessment and Selection Process). You'll be there for awhile and will not ride. Store it.
Have you looked into the Air Force's Special Forces units? Combat Controller, Combat Weatherman or even............Pararescueman aka PJ. The training schedule will make Ranger training look like the Boy Scouts summer camp.
As a Navy JO who has spent the last few years in training, I can tell you financially it makes much more sense to sell it and buy a new one when you have time. You're going to move a lot and it will be one less headache to deal with if you sell it. It's not like you can't buy another one. Just my $.02.
Yeah that's kind of what I have in mind. If I go in as an officer in four years I will probably keep it. If I go in enlisted than I am selling it. Right now though going in as an officer looks more appealing to me.
I sold my harley when I got home from boot camp and spent the next 2 years in training schools where I couldn't have a car or bike. As soon as I got to my unit I bought my triumph.
I didn't want to sell the sportster when I got back but I figured the money had better use in my pocket and I hate to see any bike sitting in a garage gathering dust.
Keep it! I sold mine before I left for basic and then I ended up in England in 3 years with no bike. You never know where you will end up and there are so many amazing places to ride. Trust me it is a lot cheaper and easier to keep it and take it with you (military ships it for you) then trying to get another one if you end up in another country.
Keep it! If you've got friends or family, store it for free. If not, storage can be found pretty cheap in most areas.
Someone mentioned some high speed air force roles but I didn't see a mention of JTAC. I got to work with a group of those guys for my last tour in Afghanistan. Next best thing to being a pilot in my opinion is controlling those pilots from the ground during combat.
Me personally I went 11B then reclassed to 35F (Intel analyst). Don't focus too much on ranger school and special forces right now. Just get through basic and AIT and see how you like it. You may change your mind part way through.
Definitely agree on the WO route as well. Wishing I could have done that.
Service the bike and put it on consignment. That way if it sells, you got cash; if it doesn't, you still have a bike. Either way, plan on having a scooter by your first permanent station. Anyway, there are some cool things ot do int eh military, this is mine:
PPL dont count for a whole lot in the military bro, just saying. You cant quite compare C172's to F18's. primary trainers, sure, but not the fast movers.
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