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Kat Stevens said:Does his buddy know the engine choices? Tire and wheel options? Trim packages available, colours? Fuel economy? Trunk size? Towing capability? Transmission and drive train specs? Financing options? Warranty details?
I'd say you're missing the point entirely but I know better. You're just ignoring it. I'm not even going to bother getting into this argument in this thread. My point is clear and concise, and it's valid.
You know that my point is not to say you can complete a purchase of a vehicle without eventually going to the dealers, or that the dealers aren't going to have the most up-to-date info available for you, so I'm not sure what your point is.
Journeyman said:Then those people should be READING the many threads on various trades in the Army, Navy or Air Force sections of the site.
If they're posting questions in the recruiting threads, they've already decided they want a car rather than a donkey or a camel. Reading the questions, most are looking for answers on either car loan applications (talk to arecruiterbanker to see if you qualify), or why they should bother getting a driver's licence, since they totally rock at playing Grand Theft Auto (sarcasm/belittling).
Many recruiting questions posted are legitimate and get answered, or the poster is pointed where to look.
The irritating questions, however, fall into two categories:
1) generic questions that have been asked/answered dozens of times, but the poster is too lazy to search and thinks the site members owe them an answer; eg - "can I bring my cat, 'muffy,' with me to BMQ?"
2) specific questions that only a currently-serving recruiter could answer, and then, likely only once the process (eg - pre-requisites met, CFAT, medical) has begun; eg - "I live on anti-depressants but I'd make a great JTF2 sniper pilot, can I get a Prior-Learning waiver for my time in therapy?"
If you're going to post either types of question, you may not get the loving reception you believe you've earned.
And if you believe that Kincanuck's response was belittling, then you're not likely going to be satisfied with any response here -- you're joining the military, not a commune; toughen up a bit.
I don't disagree with anything you're saying, it's just a thought I've had for a while and never voiced, and chose to voice it here. Just something I think everyone should at least skim by their brains before the generic "go talk to a recruiter response." Not saying it's not an appropriate response here, not saying it's never appropriate or it's always appropriate.
As for kincanucks response being belittling or not, I said I'm not getting involved in that, I couldn't care less about it. It's a micro issue, to a macro problem that I don't think is too much of a problem on this site anyway. Personally I'm trying (and failing) to cut down on the f-bombs in my day to day life so I can't even try to say with a straight face that "bs" bothers me