The story: In addition to telling ourselves that people join the US military out of patriotism, the story also says that in joining one can learn valuable skills and a trade, become more mature, and have an exciting adventure that includes travel to foreign destinations. While enlisted people, the story goes, join to have this short-term set of experiences and imagine themselves moving on to other employment after an enlistment period or two, people who join as commissioned or warrant officers may imagine a lifelong career for themselves. “Be All You Can Be,” exhorts the Army’s most recent ad campaign. What’s to lose, the story asks?
I really, really liked this one! So interesting! And hearing your personal experience with all of it makes it even more so.
My gosh, I learned quite a bit from this post.
Fascinating. Also, thank God you jumped ship!