I joined the military because I figured they’d make a man out of me -teach me the things my father didn’t. They say peacetime is very different from wartime. As it turns out, I was very disappointed. I at last did them actually. A lot of backstabbing going on. And a lot of people didn’t handle power very well. It was as if I never left boot camp at times. People messing with your head not because it was part of the job -but because they were human. I think I would have been better off in the special forces or the Rangers were they set aside all of the head games it games and truly try to work as a unit.

I remember in AIT when the sergeant came wearing that red beret looking to recruit for the 82nd Airborne. I fell in love with that maroon beret instantly. Then after 3 weeks and I realized I was gonna have to jump out of a perfectly good aeroplane lol 😏 Well it did take some of the boredom out of it anyways. Plus, an extra 83 bucks a month. It’s time went on however, seeing people getting hurt… Have you came more fearful rather than less -of jumping.

My dad told me a couple of things to prepare me:

1. An army base is like a little city under itself.

2. In boot camp they’re gonna mess with your head, but don’t let it get to you -it’s just the job, trying to toughen you up -and see what you can take. It didn’t go over so well with me -some of these people seemed like genuine jerks! 😏

There’s healthy pain and unhealthy pain. You push too little you don’t grow. You push too hard you get injured. 🤷‍♂️