Flake is? I'm serious
Mr. Richards, my guidance counselor, called me down to his office today to tell me my class rank and talk about the future. At the moment, I'm #39 in a class of 280. WOOO! Hell, and I only ever took one Honors class. Then he asked me if I had any plans for after high school, and I nodded. He was surprised and said I was one of the few. When I told him I was considering the Army, he seemed blown away. "What are you joining for?" he asked. I stared at him, utterly perplexed by the obviousness of his question. I stuttered for a moment or two, nothing short of dumbfounded, before bursting out perhaps a bit too forcibly, "To fight!" (Only in hindsight now do I realize he was probably looking for the answer of free college tuition or something, but nothing of the like even slightly occurred to me. Nothing except warring for the sake of warring.)
He seemed further impressed/shocked when I went on to tell him that I wasn't looking into the Air Force, or the Navy, or even the Marines, just the plain old Army, pure and simple. "Wow," he smiled almost dreamily at the idea, "ground hand-to-hand combat." He then proceeded to inquire if I was a female version of Rambo. My reasons for heading to the battlefield are not to protect the American flag, as I am actually very much in doubt of our country at the moment and am suffering severe withdrawal of my faith in the Red, White and Blue. The matter simply is, I'm lucky enough to be a warrior alive during a war, so it is up to me to do my duty!
But it really got me thinking: after my service is paid in full, what then? Head to college on the free ride from the military? What subjects would I take? Certainly some music classes, perhaps A/V courses, most definitely History classes, especially those relating to my favorite study, the Third Reich, a class to learn how to speak German... I am, for once, looking favorably upon college. Especially since now I've finally committed myself to the idea of the service. For years the question of whether to join or not has tormented me. I feel really, REALLY good now, and stronger than ever for my choice. Plus, I know I'll have a girl to come home to, no matter if I'm weighed under ammo and guns or books and study guides. Wiiiiink.
Will, I'm so excited for our future. Talk to me! What are looking forward to experiencing? I, personally, cannot wait for crazy hours spent at bars which we'll no doubt get kicked out of, going to concerts, exploring the world, Lockjaw, ADOPTING CHILDREN (well, not right away), taking the kids to school and freaking the teachers out, HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS, writing stories together, going naughty-item shopping and giving them to Swann and Rage so they get heart attacks, cowering under Joey's sure-to-be impressive height...
He seemed further impressed/shocked when I went on to tell him that I wasn't looking into the Air Force, or the Navy, or even the Marines, just the plain old Army, pure and simple. "Wow," he smiled almost dreamily at the idea, "ground hand-to-hand combat." He then proceeded to inquire if I was a female version of Rambo. My reasons for heading to the battlefield are not to protect the American flag, as I am actually very much in doubt of our country at the moment and am suffering severe withdrawal of my faith in the Red, White and Blue. The matter simply is, I'm lucky enough to be a warrior alive during a war, so it is up to me to do my duty!
But it really got me thinking: after my service is paid in full, what then? Head to college on the free ride from the military? What subjects would I take? Certainly some music classes, perhaps A/V courses, most definitely History classes, especially those relating to my favorite study, the Third Reich, a class to learn how to speak German... I am, for once, looking favorably upon college. Especially since now I've finally committed myself to the idea of the service. For years the question of whether to join or not has tormented me. I feel really, REALLY good now, and stronger than ever for my choice. Plus, I know I'll have a girl to come home to, no matter if I'm weighed under ammo and guns or books and study guides. Wiiiiink.
Will, I'm so excited for our future. Talk to me! What are looking forward to experiencing? I, personally, cannot wait for crazy hours spent at bars which we'll no doubt get kicked out of, going to concerts, exploring the world, Lockjaw, ADOPTING CHILDREN (well, not right away), taking the kids to school and freaking the teachers out, HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS, writing stories together, going naughty-item shopping and giving them to Swann and Rage so they get heart attacks, cowering under Joey's sure-to-be impressive height...