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WaTaGuMp

Lifer
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Originally posted by: zanejohnson
Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Originally posted by: zanejohnson
no i need a job or something.
and they provide your food, shelter, shelter for your family, medical insurance, etc... i mean you cant lose.

Why do you need a job? Aren't you part owner of some computer support business? Haven't you posted threads about how much money you make at such a young age?

You've also posted that you're renting out your current house for less than it costs to pay your current rent. You don't get army family housing overnight you know.

Another ZJ Shens post.


just because you own a business doesnt mean your making any money, like i said were barely scraping by... im just gonna let it go, where i live there's barely any demand for what i do, i mean, i've made MAYBE a couple hundred bucks in the last 2 weeks.. i survived before by selling this and that, supporting my habit pretty much... now i want to give back, i want to be someone, and the army ,well it's a way to turn your life around.


So all this time that you told us how well you were doing and how much money you had for your age etc etc is now bullshit? Man I have a dream and it begins with 3 letters K.I.A
 

WaTaGuMp

Lifer
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We need to get a contest going, how long till zane comes back with a post or something along the lines of the army thing fell through and now I am the new CEO of a huge company making millions of dollars. Or he posts from Iraq saying they liked me so much they made me a general this 1st day I got in and now I get to sit in a 5 star hotel military base and talk on the internet and play the Sims online, while smoking some weed with Osama Bin Laden or someone.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: WaTaGuMp
We need to get a contest going, how long till zane comes back with a post or something along the lines of the army thing fell through and now I am the new CEO of a huge company making millions of dollars. Or he posts from Iraq saying they liked me so much they made me a general this 1st day I got in and now I get to sit in a 5 star hotel military base and talk on the internet and play the Sims online, while smoking some weed with Osama Bin Laden or someone.

more likely to hear this "so i got arrested again for <insert drug here>, which they found in my <whatever dumbass ricer car he has) when they pulled me over for racing on the highway with my child in the back seat.
 

waggy

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you know i been thinking about this (damn pain meds have me stopped up but feel the need to gooo! (yeah TMI right?)). I think this could be a huge positive for ZJ. right now his life is so out of control having people help him get back ont he right path would be good.

if all his stories are true (i hope not for his daughters sake) then maybe this will help.


Good luck Zane. i really hope you are being truthful this time.
 

Agentbolt

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Originally posted by: waggy
you know i been thinking about this (damn pain meds have me stopped up but feel the need to gooo! (yeah TMI right?)). I think this could be a huge positive for ZJ. right now his life is so out of control having people help him get back ont he right path would be good.

if all his stories are true (i hope not for his daughters sake) then maybe this will help.


Good luck Zane. i really hope you are being truthful this time.

It boggles the mind that there's ANYONE left who takes ZJ threads seriously at this point. What does he have to do, make a thread about fucking Isla Fisher and Megan Fox at the same time while elves build a monument made of solid rhodium in his kitchen and he divides a bunch of numbers by zero?

Jesus people, the loser lies like a rug. That any of you still listen to a word he says and believe it is either very very misguided or simply very very stupid.
 

Cdubneeddeal

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Originally posted by: zanejohnson
Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Originally posted by: zanejohnson
Originally posted by: nick1985
Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Originally posted by: zanejohnson
Originally posted by: JohnCU
dont you have a wife to take care of or something?

yeah and two kids, and this is a way i KNOW i can take care of them.

Not if you're dead.


OK lets say this thread WAS real (which we all know its probably made up bullshit)

But this assbag would take better care for his family if he were dead with the insurance his family would recieve from the military. In all actuality, he would be worth more dead than alive in terms of supporting a family.

exactly, i accept this.. it's a good thing...if i die there taken care of, and if i live there taken care of.

You need a therapist or something.

no i need a job or something.
and they provide your food, shelter, shelter for your family, medical insurance, etc... i mean you cant lose.

Okay. To answer this. Shelter: that's all it is, is shelter. You think you're going to get a nice home for your wife and children? Think again. You live in the crappiest homes they have until you work yourself up to a higher rank which could take years. My sister and brother in law lived on Oahu for several years while my brother in law was in the Army, I believe Schofield. Cockroaches, gecko's, big ass spiders, etc living in their house. During the night you would hear the cockroaches flying. Anyway, the recruiter is going to make it sound real glorious and make it seem life is going to be awesome. Think about your wife and kids first. Where you go is where they tell you to go and your wife has no choice but to either tag along or live in the states while you're away. Your choice..
 

K1052

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On the extraordinarily slim chance that this isn't a troll thread I will say that the one positive outcome of could be that the OP would no longer post to this board for long periods of time.

There is also the outside chance of there being a training accident...

 

EagleKeeper

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Assuming that he is going enlisted- none of any branch's officer corp would touch him with his background.

The basic qualifications for enlistment in the U.S. Army include:

? being from 17 to 34 years old
? be a U.S. citizen or resident alien, (must have the I-551)
? have a high school diploma or equivalent (such as a GED)
? be single with no children or married with 2 or less children
? pass the ASVAB test and
? pass the physical

If this story is legit, he has a chance to make something of himself. He will need the mental discipline that he has not shown in the past
 

olds

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Originally posted by: zanejohnson
Originally posted by: JohnCU
dont you have a wife to take care of or something?

yeah and two kids, and this is a way i KNOW i can take care of them.

You obviously have no idea of the pay scale then.
 

Capt Caveman

Lifer
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Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: zanejohnson
Originally posted by: JohnCU
dont you have a wife to take care of or something?

yeah and two kids, and this is a way i KNOW i can take care of them.

You obviously have no idea of the pay scale then.

That's why I think he was high when he posted that.
 
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Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Assuming that he is going enlisted- none of any branch's officer corp would touch him with his background.

The basic qualifications for enlistment in the U.S. Army include:

? being from 17 to 34 years old
? be a U.S. citizen or resident alien, (must have the I-551)
? have a high school diploma or equivalent (such as a GED)
? be single with no children or married with 2 or less children
? pass the ASVAB test and
? pass the physical

If this story is legit, he has a chance to make something of himself. He will need the mental discipline that he has not shown in the past

While it is true that the Army takes in almost everyone these days, spending some time and getting some done and eventually joining the Airforce is a much better choice. ;)

 

potato28

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Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: zanejohnson
Originally posted by: JohnCU
dont you have a wife to take care of or something?

yeah and two kids, and this is a way i KNOW i can take care of them.

You obviously have no idea of the pay scale then.

Isn't it minimum wage? Hell if I was you I'd move to Alberta and get your papers and work on the Tar Sands. Great wages, hard work and you're in the middle of nowheres.
 

Leros

Lifer
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If you're serious about this, good luck to you. I'm curious to see the signing papers as proof.
 

Feldenak

Lifer
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Originally posted by: zanejohnson
i know this probably looks crazy, but i really want to join.. it will give me direction in life, and a good steady job, and i can make a career of it.

i mean look at it, it's a way to go from being a fuckup to making something of my life, and thats what i have to do... you cant beat the system, join it.

This thread is probably fake (typical ZJ crap) but there is truth in the bolded part.