Tag: military
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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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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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Fun times with military funding – 1. The Dragon Submarine
The Dragon Submarine These oddly maneuvered submarines lope along shorelines like some sort of mythical dragon. High curves going up and down. This was only the distraction to the actual danger of these ship. This ship is an advance troop transport. Able to silently deliver a hundred men to a beach head and secure a…
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The Army is Christianity Lite
I have lived more years as a Christian than as a soldier. I can say with certainty, at least in my life, the army life is modeled after the Christian life. As a Christian, I am called to a greater purpose and higher calling. I am rewarded for bringing others into the fold. I am…
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Fine fine fine
Fine fine fine I’m sick of it I’m tired of living at home I joined the army 18 months ago with the promise of leaving Of learning a new trade 2 hours after my oath Medical called and said that they didn’t pass me Discharged 2 weeks after Not my fault I took the oath…
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Hurry up and Wait
I was told that joining the army was a good thing. That serving . country was a high honor. But ever since I joined back in 1968, my whole career with the military has been defined by four words. Hurry up and wait. I volunteered and almost immediately tension rose and I was sent to…
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Army Strong, Army Challenge
“I am not strong enough.” I thought the same thing. But if one accepts the challenge, and pushes through, one gains strength and courage to do the near impossible tasks. “I’m too old.” I got news for you, the Army will accept you even at 35 and the Coast Guard will accept even at 45.…
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Reclaiming the Sea – The Subs
Diesels submarines, the noisy ships that had once served as escorts for supply boats, now were a pest for the nuclear fleet. The nuclear subs were quiet and stealthy, full of wonder and mystery. The two types of boats, the quiet and noisy, were always at odds with each other. While the nuclear fleet would…
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Radiation Warning
Radiation Warning An In Constant Chapter By Zachary Furr The Options for Planetary Surrender 1. Give up without a fight and no lives will be lost in the process of uplifting. 2. Let the negotiator do a fight to the death with the planet’s champion, after the champion loses the planet must surrender with no…
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The Arising Gale – 5
May 23rd 2085 “Ya know, Kate, if you would have focused on the five or six goblins like I told you to, I could now help you with the war ogre.” Kyle said into his radio as hundreds of the small robots chased him down the hallway. He tried to dismantle the hallway floor, he…
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