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darkness_razed

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May 10, 2005 08:09

Got over my fear, asked a girl to dinner, got shot down worse than a incoming russian missile ( Read more... )

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ceciskittle May 10 2005, 12:45:25 UTC

:-( Stupid girl. You don't need a gril, you need a woman. ;-)

darkness_razed May 10 2005, 14:05:26 UTC

haha, I was at a bar, not Chucky Cheese =)

However you are right, she was in her mid 20's. I need someone tippin the scale at 80 I think =)

sailormom May 10 2005, 17:19:32 UTC

Perhaps you need to make an example out of the person spreading the Satanist rumours. Some people have a thing against you Satanists you know.

kaedwen May 10 2005, 19:17:23 UTC

I'd like to hear about the "benefits", cause I can't think of any... The army allows up to 32, I think, but it could be higher.

I knew of a couple of people that rejoined while I was in. Both had a bad habit of jumping the chain of command whenever they didn't get what they wanted. Dunno if that's good quality or not, but one in particular was quickly labeled a trouble maker and sent off to drive humvees with me. :)

The problem seems to be that they'd lost the brainwashing that most soldiers have for the first couple years. Once someone stays in more than that and recovers a little, they've usually promoted up a little and it's not such an issue.

I dunno if I'm making much sense... hopefully I am. :)

darkness_razed May 11 2005, 01:20:17 UTC

Some of the benifits are the constant challanges. I can't seem to find them in the civilan world. The friendships are a bit different (not saying one or the other is better). The uncertianty of life from day to day was a bit euphoric. Coming from more of a special ops side, we did crazy stuff just to see if we could. The structure. The fact that when idiots DO try and go around the system they get the shit knocked out of them. Never see that happen in the real world. I could go on and on, but after a 4 hour convo with my roommates over this, I have decided to let it rest and continue to think on it bit by bit. This isn't a decision I will come to lightly, and I have not said that I WILL do it, just that im considering it.

lensar May 11 2005, 13:50:01 UTC

Well... if you go back in, bank on the fact that you'll be going to Iraq. In Iraq people will shoot at you, they will fire mortars at you while you sleep, they will explode bombs as your humvee passes by, and generally do a lot of things that could kill or maim you ( ... )

darkness_razed May 11 2005, 14:12:34 UTC

You bring up some great points. Not to sound like an ass, but it is nothing new either. I have been to Iraq, when troops weren't supposed to be there. I have been to many place where we weren't supposed to be. However thats not the point of this conversation. The fact remains, that when I was in, I was damn good at what I did. Maybe some people just have the make up for combat, maybe some don't. Thats neither here no there. The fact that I felt successful, the fact that I was confident, and the fact that I knew it could all come crashing down in a split second made me feel alive. Everything to lose and nothing to gain. The small victories were survival. There is a real connection to the world, life and everything around you. Maybe thats what im missing. I just don't know ( ... )