re: #68 klys

I …would fail so hard. Social stuff is not my forte.

My family who did the military has also made it clear that this would be a horrible fit for me. I have a lot of respect for the folks who do it though, even if sometimes I disagree with them.

I toyed with joining the military but decided against it. I was too young to really know why I made that decision. At the time it just ‘didn’t feel right.’

Later I realized if I had joined up I would have ended up like Vincent D’Onfrio’s character in Full Metal Jacket. Sitting on a toilet with an M14 in my mouth and my brains on the wall behind me. The rather mild social requirements of civilians life drove me to suicide. The military is right out.

I too have a lot of respect for those who serve. But it’s not for me.