Wearing Your Medals With Your Kilt

[Tattoo Bradley]

I won't go into which branch of the service I would recommend, because my answers would be different for each person. Not every young man can be a Marine. But the same is true for the Army, Navy or Coast Guard. The jury is still out on the Air Force.

Hey now, I sure hope you're joking about the Air Force comment. Lets not forget the minimum ASVAB entrance score for the USAF is higher than any of the other branches (with the USMC being the lowest btw.)

[Cage]

Hey now, I sure hope you're joking about the Air Force comment. Lets not forget the minimum ASVAB entrance score for the USAF is higher than any of the other branches (with the USMC being the lowest btw.)

I thought the Coast Guard held the highest min requirement and that the USAF accepted on waivers (a small percentile) the lowest accepted scores of all branches.

[Riverkilt]

Hey Don,

Thanks for your service. The Run For The Wall is BIG stuff here in Navajo Country. A lot of Navajo vets make the ride. Was just talking with one Friday and he was wearing the shirt.

Not owning a motor I've been buying the t-shirts they sell to raise funds.

Visits to the wall are deeply moving for this olde bird and I support anyone in making that journey.

Ron

[SingleBarrelBourbon]

Ron,

Thanks. I ride the central route and one of my favorite stops is in Gallup, NM. The Navajo Nation really knows how to honor veterans. I have made several friends with those on the RFTW and look forward to seeing them every year.

Respects,
Don

[Don Patrick]

Hey Don,
Visits to the wall are deeply moving for this olde bird and I support anyone in making that journey.

Ron

Me too.

[davedove]

Visits to the wall are deeply moving for this olde bird and I support anyone in making that journey.

Visits to Arlington National Cemetery can also be a very moving experience.

[Tattoo Bradley]

I thought the Coast Guard held the highest min requirement and that the USAF accepted on waivers (a small percentile) the lowest accepted scores of all branches.

Well, it seems some things have changed since I enlisted (1998.) However, the USAF and the Coast Guard now hold the same minimum AFQT entrance scores (36), being the highest minimums. When I joined, the USAF AFQT minimum was a 41 with Army and Navy being a 31 and the Marines being a 26 (I talked extensively w/ the Marine Recruiter before I finally decided on the USAF.) I see the stuff about the waivers, but you've also got to look at that percentage. Heck, just about anything can be waivered. (Ex. I heard a tale about a Maori guy getting a waiver for his facial tattoos in the Army some years ago.)

[DrewO]

Well, it seems some things have changed since I enlisted (1998.) However, the USAF and the Coast Guard now hold the same minimum AFQT entrance scores (36), being the highest minimums. When I joined, the USAF AFQT minimum was a 41 with Army and Navy being a 31 and the Marines being a 26 (I talked extensively w/ the Marine Recruiter before I finally decided on the USAF.) I see the stuff about the waivers, but you've also got to look at that percentage. Heck, just about anything can be waivered. (Ex. I heard a tale about a Maori guy getting a waiver for his facial tattoos in the Army some years ago.)

I'm pretty sure that the scores have always flexed based on recruitment needs. I'm sure my memory is flawed, but I thought that when I enlisted ('87) the minimum score for ASVAB minimum was 50 for the Air Force and 32 for the other services.

[Don Patrick]

I thought the Coast Guard held the highest min requirement and that the USAF accepted on waivers (a small percentile) the lowest accepted scores of all branches.

I've been part of the US Coast Guard - as well as the US Army, but you should know they are not members of the Department of Defense - though they do normally try to adhere to DOD rules.