01-10-2012, 12:28 PM
What, u don't have one yet mr techie? Lol
I had my own personal cell phone for a month in 2001 while I was at a Filed Exercise (FEX) at Fort Bragg. When I came home, I gave it to my wife and haven't "owned" one since. I have, however, had ones given to me by the government. My philosphy is if the USMC wants to get in touch with me, they need to provide a cell phone. Otherwise, I am happy to not have anything and they can call me at home. So far that has worked. Of course, the trade-off is that you don't get cool, new, or high dollar phones or BlackBerries. I do have a BB currently but it an relatively no frills model (i.e. no touchscreen for Angry Birds.)