Topic: has anyone here been to afghanistan?
haditwithbs's photo
Fri 04/09/10 02:31 PM
im planning to join the national guard asap and go to afghanistan. so i just wonder what advice all you afghanistan vets out there have for me. espesally what i should do to improve my chances of coming home alive. i understand its a war and there are no garentees of that. anyway what do you think?

Etrain's photo
Fri 04/09/10 02:45 PM
:tongue: You've got to learn the five d's: dodge, duck, dip, dive and....dodge!:tongue:

heavenlyboy34's photo
Fri 04/09/10 02:57 PM
Before you join, please read and consider Mr Vance's piece, "Should Anyone Join The Military?" here- http://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance124.html

calebmad's photo
Fri 04/09/10 02:58 PM
lol u dont got to worry its not like an extreme hot zone anymore, well kinda but getting shot is still pretty slim, i leave in a month for there but not national guard im navy, a seabee so im shore duty and thats wat they told us

zanne46's photo
Fri 04/09/10 03:00 PM
Edited by zanne46 on Fri 04/09/10 03:04 PM
NO..but my son is deploying to Afghan in a few months...

mama not happy...

so if in July I get freaky here..u all now have fair warning...

just toss some jokes my way...it helps us....
better than ppl running away....

o boy...

I have a grunt on the ground....

HE and WE all can't wait for his 15 months to be done...

He will then have served his country..the way he wanted...

Proud,Honored, and scared as hell...I'm mom....:heart:

Ladylid2012's photo
Fri 04/09/10 03:02 PM

im planning to join the national guard asap and go to afghanistan. so i just wonder what advice all you afghanistan vets out there have for me. espesally what i should do to improve my chances of coming home alive. i understand its a war and there are no garentees of that. anyway what do you think?


The only way to guarantee you don't die in war is to NOT go to war...

zanne46's photo
Fri 04/09/10 03:05 PM


im planning to join the national guard asap and go to afghanistan. so i just wonder what advice all you afghanistan vets out there have for me. espesally what i should do to improve my chances of coming home alive. i understand its a war and there are no garentees of that. anyway what do you think?


The only way to guarantee you don't die in war is to NOT go to war...


flowers flowers flowers

heavenlyboy34's photo
Fri 04/09/10 03:16 PM


im planning to join the national guard asap and go to afghanistan. so i just wonder what advice all you afghanistan vets out there have for me. espesally what i should do to improve my chances of coming home alive. i understand its a war and there are no garentees of that. anyway what do you think?


The only way to guarantee you don't die in war is to NOT go to war...


Exactly right! :smile: flowerforyou

motowndowntown's photo
Fri 04/09/10 03:43 PM
Listen very carefully to what they teach you in basic infantry training. Don't take any chances. And do what your sargent tells you to do when he tells you to do it.

no photo
Fri 04/09/10 03:58 PM
For everything there is a season,

A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.

Peace!




zanne46's photo
Fri 04/09/10 04:32 PM

For everything there is a season,

A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.

Peace!






very cool...I enjoyed every word...Peace

zanne46's photo
Fri 04/09/10 09:31 PM
Edited by zanne46 on Fri 04/09/10 09:32 PM

im planning to join the national guard asap and go to afghanistan. so i just wonder what advice all you afghanistan vets out there have for me. espesally what i should do to improve my chances of coming home alive. i understand its a war and there are no garentees of that. anyway what do you think?


Ya know???...give me a second while I bite my slim jim...

Ur profile says u are "MILITARY".....

Here it states quote"I PLAN ON GOING INTO",you want to go into (NG) and then go to AFGHAN....

With all that you have written.....even what you haven't written...I feel I can speak for many here,I know I can say it.....

I have never told any child ,young adult....that means you 23yrs old....

Gotta do it again for his safety and the safety of his comrads....

I think you should change your life goals to something else...:wink: grumble :wink:

and there will not be any appologies on this one.......................