(I posted this question previously then the server went unresponsive and deleted my account. Did i say something wrong?)
Dear Sir/Ma'am,
I have been studying and training in the Traditional Martial Art of Tang Soo Do for The last seven years as of September, I have taught the art for six of those years. I truly have a passion for martial arts and would like to continue even while in the military. I would like to know to what extent this is possible.
I am inquiring in the forums to get a wider and broader spectrum of views and opinions on this particular inquiry.
I understand that during the basic training you apparently have little free time and those who I have asked in recruiting have seem to be agreement upon The idea that I won't have time to do anything but basic training. To what extent is this true? Is it not true that we get weekends to do what we like or do we even have any free time during the day? Or is it basically just Enough time to poop and shower other than studying and running? I understand that the training will be very fatiguing for most people and when answering my questions most people will take that into consideration but fatigue aside what are the time constraints?
Also for those of you who have been enlisted a while, are there many people In the military who are actually interested in or have a passion for any kind of martial arts or traditional martial arts that is hand-to-hand or artistic and philosophical in nature? This question aims to answer whether the culture in the military will be supportive of me and my desire to cultivate the arts within my life in the military.
This is very important to me because I'm not a football fan, I don't go out and drink and watch sports with buddies for fun. That's not my idea of a good time. I would much rather find people who are more interested in practicing the martial arts.
Hopefully this is enough information for me to get a wide variety of views and opinions from people on this forum. Thank you for your time.
-Binette
Dear Sir/Ma'am,
I have been studying and training in the Traditional Martial Art of Tang Soo Do for The last seven years as of September, I have taught the art for six of those years. I truly have a passion for martial arts and would like to continue even while in the military. I would like to know to what extent this is possible.
I am inquiring in the forums to get a wider and broader spectrum of views and opinions on this particular inquiry.
I understand that during the basic training you apparently have little free time and those who I have asked in recruiting have seem to be agreement upon The idea that I won't have time to do anything but basic training. To what extent is this true? Is it not true that we get weekends to do what we like or do we even have any free time during the day? Or is it basically just Enough time to poop and shower other than studying and running? I understand that the training will be very fatiguing for most people and when answering my questions most people will take that into consideration but fatigue aside what are the time constraints?
Also for those of you who have been enlisted a while, are there many people In the military who are actually interested in or have a passion for any kind of martial arts or traditional martial arts that is hand-to-hand or artistic and philosophical in nature? This question aims to answer whether the culture in the military will be supportive of me and my desire to cultivate the arts within my life in the military.
This is very important to me because I'm not a football fan, I don't go out and drink and watch sports with buddies for fun. That's not my idea of a good time. I would much rather find people who are more interested in practicing the martial arts.
Hopefully this is enough information for me to get a wide variety of views and opinions from people on this forum. Thank you for your time.
-Binette
