So many little meme's floating around

[tsumik]

Favorite this, choices between this or that, first this, last that...

Instead of going and filling out one of those that is really really long and only has a few pieces of information of interest... what would you all like to know about me?

Does anyone know the "rules" for that 50 things meme where you write 50 things people might not know about you?

In other news... all I have to say today is one can find solace in the afterglow.

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[marynificent.livejournal.com]

ooo
Why did you join the army -
and
what thoughts do/did you have
before
during
and after
the process?

[tsumik.livejournal.com]

I joined the Air Force as I come from a military family. My Grandfather on my dad's side was in the Army in the korean war, my grandfather on my mom's side was in the army in the korean war on the opposite side, one uncle was a navy seal, another was in the marines then the coast guard then became a cop, my cousin is in the air force at the pentagon, and my dad was in the air force for 27 years. Not to mention I always wanted to be a fighter pilot all my life having grown up on fighter bases around jet aircraft.

Before- I always loved living on military bases and the sort of culture of people in the military so it was just a wonderful fit for me.

During- I was about as gung ho as they came. I was 2nd in my class for pilot school out of 2600 cadets nationwide and I was selected for Special Operations aka Combat Controller school. Basically I would drop into hostile airfields with a team and take it over and prep the airfield as fast as possible so a c17 could fly in and deploy a bunch of marines before the enemy in the surrounding area even knew what happened. But I really enjoyed the military as it was easy to follow guidelines. You always knew where the next bar to achieve was and how to get there. You always got performance reviews and where the boundries of what you shouldn't do was.

After- Every year congress can only give so many commissionings(officer slots)and my program there is usually an attrition rate with cadets. Every year 200-300 cadets drop out or fail out of the program. By the end of the 4 years they're usually down to like 1600 cadets or so. Well I never really thought of that while I was in it and pushed and yelled and made sure my entire flight battallion made it. We had only 3 people instead of an expected 50 drop out. Needless to say I sort caused a slight problem. =) So they could just dispach people cause every one was making requirements set in there contracts. So they started at the top one by one and gave us all options for honorable discharges not oweing them anything. I took that option as much as the military was what I had grown up with.

I then went and persued art school. My only two regrets is one knowing I'll never get to be a fighter pilot now and two I think it sort of hurt my dad cause he wanted to be the one that pinned my officer bars on me. He stayed in the air force longer just so he could be the first officer to salute me and give me a silver doller when I became an officer. The day I told him I took my option and was officially out I think he was pretty sad.

But at the end of it all I think I learned alot of incredible things. It has influenced the way I think, manage people, and my determination and drive. I know my mental, physical, and emotional limits alot better then most and know I can push myself to those limits to help strengthen them. Not to mention I got to shoot alot of crazy weapons =)

[marynificent.livejournal.com]

great answer - thank you!