Text 6248, 50 rader
Skriven 2004-12-13 22:24:34 av Sean Dennis (1:18/200)
   Kommentar till text 6243 av LEE LOFASO (1:123/140)
Ärende: Breaking News!
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Hello, LEE.

On 13 Dec 04 at 16:34, LEE LOFASO wrote to SEAN DENNIS:

 LL> There is not much of a market for fixing tanks in the civilian world.

No, but it's fun driving one (like my old '78 LTD ;).

 LL> Most folks who join the military are basic high school grads.  And
 LL> the military does afford those kids to move out of their parents'
 LL> house. As such, the military is good for something.  Furthermore, some
 LL> kids choose to make the military a career.  Not a bad choice, if
 LL> one survives.

I joined because I'd driven myself out of my home and out into the streets,
basically.  Note that this was my own doing-I have a very loving family that
tried very hard to help me, but with both parents being disabled to a point, it
was hard for them.  At the time, I was an able-bodied young man with an
attitude problem... the attitude was fixed soon enough. ;)

I grew up fast and hard in the military and learned a lot of rough lessons,
including not to marry the first woman you meet. ;)  For that, I'm eternally
grateful.  I took a lot of unnecessary abuse in the military and that put me on
edge for years (still does), but it'll be ten years since I joined next year
and I really am a different person.

When I joined, I did have some college under my belt.  I was older than many in
my class (at 23, I was a good five years younger than most of the other
recruits).  I got special privilges (such as being allowed to get weekend
passes and show up Sunday night blasted off my ass, heh) and more
responsibility.

I can't recommend the military to everyone and certainly wouldn't.  It worked
for me and that's all I could ever say about it to anyone else.  I just wish I
hadn't been so naieve and had taken advantage of the opportunities at my
disposal.

At least I have affordable healthcare.  I am now on ten medications and if it
wasn't for my veteran's benefits, I don't know what I would do, to be honest.
Some of my medications are rather expensive.  However, my overall health is
improving and I'm hoping to be taken off of some of them Saturday (my first
appointment in the Atlanta Regional VA)...

Later,
Sean

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