i welcome myself , and cue my bow
It's been so long since i've been on THIS name. I remember such old days, I was quite the pathetic child. But i'm 22 now and things are much much different. Highschool is over, college isn't happening, and I don't have a real job. Instead i'm in the Marines...yup that place that everyone said "You'd never make it, you'd never survive bootcamp, the marines won't take you" Well say hello to Lance Corporal John R. Benetazzo, and i'm not that far from picking up Corporal. Things have been interesting the past um...I think 5 years. Halsey is gone, never talk to her anymore, we saw each other last about 3 or so years ago when i graduated bootcamp and i came home in uniform. We kept in touch, but about a year and a half ago maybe more maybe less she and I were talking about being together. I messed up and asked her to leave her boyfriend of at the time 2 years to be with me. That she just cried and hung up the phone. I decided to keep my distance after that, um in late 2005 I met Karianne Dugard for those who didnt' know the story. She was a horrible person, a very very horrible person. A liar, cheater, no self respect, no dignity, patience was non existant. But she was my 2ne love because i had the ability to bring out the good in her. She was also the first girl i've slept with so i think that played into my emotions a bit. A huge story inbetween 2005 to graduation day of bootcamp 2007, which was may 5th by the way... but we ended up getting married on august 4th 2007, and divorced april 24th 2008...she was sleeping with another man, i was foolish to think that she'd ever change her ways, that i could "fix" her flaws. I've been single ever since, and despite a long long fight with Jason Duval, we became friends all over again. I get out of the marine corps february 5th of 2011, i'm excited it's been 3 and a half long years of really just being miserable but i had a lot of good times met a lot of brothers in the time here. I spent 6 months on a naval ship from may 2008 to november 2008 with them, we traveled the pacific together and persian gulf together. Then we spent over 8 months training again and we hopped on a plane to spend 5 months in Okinawa japan together 2 of those months being on ship. Then finally we came back from post deployment leave and that day got notified that it was a volunteer option but we'd be leaving for afghanistan in 24 days if we wanted to go, we all rose our hands. the days changed 2 days later to "we're leaving in 12 days" and then we spent over 100 days in the Afghani desert togther, in one of the most dangerous places in the world, Helmand Province Afghanistan. i would trade in my brotherhood for anything but i'd trade in all the bullshit i deal with.
Going into Teaching when i get out, i want to be a highschool teacher. I want to get a degree in Criminal justice on the side incase teaching doesn't work I can go and be a cop. So much has changed, i'm writing now even taking a program through the marines soon that will allow me to improve on my writing skills with a real hollywood writer who has volunteered his time to come down and see us. I'm excited for this, maybe i'll be told if i'm good or not, and maybe if i am good i might meet someone who would like to hire me.
Going into Teaching when i get out, i want to be a highschool teacher. I want to get a degree in Criminal justice on the side incase teaching doesn't work I can go and be a cop. So much has changed, i'm writing now even taking a program through the marines soon that will allow me to improve on my writing skills with a real hollywood writer who has volunteered his time to come down and see us. I'm excited for this, maybe i'll be told if i'm good or not, and maybe if i am good i might meet someone who would like to hire me.