I remember a couple months ago I was talking about how Iraq was the wrong military priority for the United States, but knocking off genocidal despots and installing pupet democracies isn't really a bad thing, and Chuck said I was supporting baby killing. Nothing wrong with changing your mind though. It's a sign of growth. I'm not going as far as saying the war was right, but more Iraqis died due to sanctions in the 90's then in the same period of time of post war Iraq. Chuck, I was in the Army for 6 months. I got a medical discharge due to catching bronchitis. It wouldn't go away for 6 weeks, and they told me, "come back when you're better." Now I run 2 and 1/2 miles, 4 days a week, and I haven't gone back. The army was a pretty good time for me, but the fact that I haven't reuped should tell you something. PM me if you want to talk about it. My advice is to join the coast guard. Same benifits, and all you're doing is rescuing people who fell off boats. And protecting the US from pirates.
I agree... but even so, I'm still shocked to hear this (even though I'm not a buddy of Chuck's) I'm shocked by a few things I read in the forums these days...
My dad was in the USCG. If I ever went into the military, I'd go into that before anything else. My dad was a basket operator and he worked on turbines for rescue helicopters in Alaska... and he did buoy tending in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee, till he fell off of the deck of a boat and fractured his leg.
well as some of you may know by now this decision of chuck joining the military aggravates the shit out of me. if you dont know why....well i wont go there. i know he has had a change of heart about the military and such but i myself find his decision to be kinda hypocritical but alas people have the right to change their mind about alot of things. I just find it kinda funny and yet a slap in the face that he is joining the army. i mean....i wont bring personal shit into a public post but you that know, know the story of why i joined the military in the first place and now you know how it ended and then i come on to myspace to see that he joined or wants to join the military. wow. seriously huge slap in the face. but i mean thats just how i feel about the whole matter. btw, he thinks it wont be that bad and all that good stuff. its horrible and as with anything there are strings attached to getting that college education he wants and all that money that they promise him. i hate it in the army and im sure he will to. but hey....whatever he wants ya know. that is all and if i offended any of you. i sincerely apologize but i have the right to feel what i feel about this matter. love you. *HUGS*
lmao ah man that was a nice laugh. . i dont think im going to respond to lalamort but, someone did say something about me giving up my principles in exchange for financial security. that would be true IF i did not support the war. i do support it, i'll give backing reasons if someone other than lalamort asks. there were so many other questions, i dont remember any other things. meh. oh yeah: my dad had nothing to do with my decision to call a recruiter. 'twas all me, hoo-rah. perhaps i will pmyou, spencer... perhaps.... shalom.
how conveniant.......you know your "friends" arent going to argue with you, so you avoid the question
Join the army by all means, but when the timne comes, yo' betta be prepared to turn your guns on yer general
thats the beauty of it my friend i plan on mebbe getting a small amount of millitary training at some point