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Old 02-04-2018, 4:21pm   #11
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Originally Posted by Lakota View Post
Most people in the military will never be even given the opportunity nor should they to go to combat. Only 20% of the Marine Corps is dedicated combat arms (the highest within the military) and only 12% of soldiers within the Army.

That said, both the mentioned services have post in bleak and undesirable parts of the USA and you'll be stationed there.
I once went to a 90th birthday party for a WWII Marine veteran. I asked him where he was during the war. He said "At a depot in Barstow for the entire war. Sorry, that's all I got."
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