Quote Originally Posted by warren-ragnarok View Post
I was in the army for 5 and a half years, recently got out. some training, depending on your unit, would go anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months, and larger exercises (like working with foreign military) could last longer. 7 people in just my platoon, including me, played. keep in mind, these time frames are not including deployments, which depending on branch could be 3 months to 15 months.
Thank you for your service. Truly. It is not that I don't have sympathy for the circumstance of military situations/circumstances. I just really don't like people who know nothing about it using it as an excuse to further their cause.

As for the 2 month exercise, I'm actually very curious what kind you are referring to. One of my best friends became an Army Ranger recently and it didn't even take that long. Was it technical based?

And what Kinsey stated is a good idea which I would be happy to back. I'm fine with allowing circumstantial situations get exceptions. I don't like how the people wanting a "break" from the game are using them to try getting more than 45 days.