It's been awhile.
No offense to the Marines. But how the fuck can a Marine jump on a grenade, give his life saving others, and get the Medal Of Honor for it; and then an Army guy from my mothafuckin' TF jumps on one, giving his life saving others, and get only a Silver Star? Anyone care to explain that one to me?
Also, I wish I never went home. I mean, I had such a blast being back in R.I. But now being home consumes my thoughts. It sucks. I was doing fine the first 6 months down here. And now I'm hurting. 6 down, 6 to go.
I want to start posting regularly again. Or at least as regularly as the situation allows. It's a healthy pastime. Maybe people will even read it. And enjoy it. And get something out of it. But let's not get ahead of ourselves.
I'm a pretty hard-charging guy, at least I like to think. But I went "soft" the other day. Usually when I see people getting fucked up, it doesn't bother me, even ammuses me sometimes. But I saw this poor little girl take a good amount of shrapnel the other day. And her little baby brother had a big ol' cut going down the side of his face, a wicked scar he'll no doubt wear for the remainder of his life. Not to mention both those children's parents died. All from a carbomb. I dunno. I just got sad, seeing that girl.
It's 0410 according to my watch. I just got back from a ridiculous maintainence mission. Had to go out and work with these 2 IA mechanics and get a humvee back up.
I wonder if Ben's going to be the only person to read this. I have strong reasons to beleive that may be the case. Ah well.
I don't know what I want to do when my 4 years are up. I miss home incredibly. Being home for real would be huge. But I really like the military. And fuck anyone who has a problem with that. I like working my ass off every single fuckin' day. It gives me a right to brag. I earn my meals, you know? And there's always the option of coming back down as a civilian, doing the same exact thing I'm doing now. Fixin' tanks. Only 40 hours a week though. And with 2 weeks of paid leave every 4 months. Making at least triple what I make now. I have no idea. I wish somehow I could remain active duty, make bank, and be home. But to be home I'd have to be out of the military. And to make money, I'd have to be downrange. And to remain in, I just keep staying the course. Plus, I want to be a kid again, experience the "college" lifestyle. Let's not forget that. Hmm. Any suggestions?
I'd say that's some pretty substantial damage for the ol' LJ for the time being. We'll see how long this posting phase will last.
Also, I wish I never went home. I mean, I had such a blast being back in R.I. But now being home consumes my thoughts. It sucks. I was doing fine the first 6 months down here. And now I'm hurting. 6 down, 6 to go.
I want to start posting regularly again. Or at least as regularly as the situation allows. It's a healthy pastime. Maybe people will even read it. And enjoy it. And get something out of it. But let's not get ahead of ourselves.
I'm a pretty hard-charging guy, at least I like to think. But I went "soft" the other day. Usually when I see people getting fucked up, it doesn't bother me, even ammuses me sometimes. But I saw this poor little girl take a good amount of shrapnel the other day. And her little baby brother had a big ol' cut going down the side of his face, a wicked scar he'll no doubt wear for the remainder of his life. Not to mention both those children's parents died. All from a carbomb. I dunno. I just got sad, seeing that girl.
It's 0410 according to my watch. I just got back from a ridiculous maintainence mission. Had to go out and work with these 2 IA mechanics and get a humvee back up.
I wonder if Ben's going to be the only person to read this. I have strong reasons to beleive that may be the case. Ah well.
I don't know what I want to do when my 4 years are up. I miss home incredibly. Being home for real would be huge. But I really like the military. And fuck anyone who has a problem with that. I like working my ass off every single fuckin' day. It gives me a right to brag. I earn my meals, you know? And there's always the option of coming back down as a civilian, doing the same exact thing I'm doing now. Fixin' tanks. Only 40 hours a week though. And with 2 weeks of paid leave every 4 months. Making at least triple what I make now. I have no idea. I wish somehow I could remain active duty, make bank, and be home. But to be home I'd have to be out of the military. And to make money, I'd have to be downrange. And to remain in, I just keep staying the course. Plus, I want to be a kid again, experience the "college" lifestyle. Let's not forget that. Hmm. Any suggestions?
I'd say that's some pretty substantial damage for the ol' LJ for the time being. We'll see how long this posting phase will last.