# If You Had to Join the Armed Forces, Which Branch Would You Pick & Why?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 2, 2000, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-join-the-armed-forces-which-branch-would-you-pick-why/35331 "2000-10-02T13:46:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archer)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2000, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-join-the-armed-forces-which-branch-would-you-pick-why/35331/21 "2000-10-02T20:48:38Z")

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I did 22 years in the Coast Guard and would do it again. You get the same travel as the Navy, do the same jobs the Navy does and then more unique jobs better suited to the Coast Guard.

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**Author:** ![SoxFan59](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@SoxFan59](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoxFan59)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2000, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-join-the-armed-forces-which-branch-would-you-pick-why/35331/22 "2000-10-02T20:59:23Z")

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I’d go Air Force - - they have the best jazz band.

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**Author:** ![JamesCarroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JamesCarroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JamesCarroll)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2000, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-join-the-armed-forces-which-branch-would-you-pick-why/35331/23 "2000-10-02T21:02:44Z")

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Hair’s gettin’ long and I could use a new set o’ clothes.

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**Author:** ![SeaDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SeaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDog)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-join-the-armed-forces-which-branch-would-you-pick-why/35331/24 "2000-10-03T02:37:02Z")

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It would have to back to submarines for me. Apart from accidents, when was the last time a sub was sunk in a war? WW2 I think, though I may be wrong. Modern western subs are nearly undetectable to ships and aircraft, thus a bit safer than ships/aircraft.  
Plus I’d get to say “going deep” a lot!  
I like saying that for some reason:)

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