Category: autobiography
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I need direction
Do you need time? I am so lost I thought that being in the army My loneliness would go away It did for a time But I come back home And old ways set in My pain is imagined and real I seek companionship And I fear being alone And yet that time is coming…
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I don’t know if I’m a Jack of all trades or just have ADHD.
What alternative career paths have you considered or are interested in? I have tried many different paths, but security seems to be my best fit. I’ve tried being a cook, but most kitchens have low countertops. Though I am a good cook, my back cannot handle being bent over for long periods of time. So…
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Bars, karaoke and drinking
Which topics would you like to be more informed about? Hilarious. Boils down to one word. Again blowing off steam by numbing the senses and making utter fools in a ridiculous fashion. Being surrounded by like minded individuals. Iron sharpens iron, drunkenness sharpens drunkards. If their minds were sober would they act the same? Do…
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PRT Drills

What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life? Definitely one of the best habits in the army are the PRT Drills. Basic stretches that help with training and physical activity. The drills only take about 15 minutes to do and are easy enough that even my 68 year old father can…
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Lesson learned

Early on in Basic Combat Training, My Drill Sargents had a favorite saying for when a trainee did Not answer a simple yes OR No question. “Yes, Drill Sargent? No, Drill Sargent. Fuck you, Drill Sargent !?!” To simply drive the point home on how much they wanted an answer. Well one day, my back…
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I am that guy that everyone knows
Describe your life in an alternate universe. For starters, everyone knows me. I am that guy. While nobody knows my name, they all know my actions. I own a big house where everyone is welcome. There are room upon rooms. It is almost like a hotel or lodge. Secrets around every corner, treasures to be…
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Biggun
How would you describe yourself to someone? Large, tall, fresh out of basic training, and blunt as all hell.
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I became a Soldier
What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? It had been my dream to become a soldier from the time that I saw 9/11. Though I was just in middle school at the time, I maintained that willpower and determination to go and serve my country. It seemed that fate had other…
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Treat others
Which aspects do you think makes a person unique? How well do you treat others? The variations of treating others Makes other unique by how they treat Friends, family, strangers, and enemies. If one treats friends as family, They are good people. If one treats family like enemies, They cannot be trusted. If one treats…
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Nothing
If you could have something named after you, what would it be? Perhaps it was the way I was raised Or just my personal beliefs But being named for something Is really good Or really bad I cannot fathom Why I would want something named after me I’m not the fastest I’m not the slowest…
