I was active duty army, Military Police Corps. They trained me to protect and serve, then crammed me in a gate shack out in the middle of nowhere in New Mexico for 4 years waving traffic through and being yelled at if I happed to miss an officer's wife.I did spend a stint in the PRP program working around a nuclear site, but that was even more boring than the gate rat gig.
If you enjoy having someone control every movement you make and pay you little for it, the military is for you. I watched so many friends purposefully get themselves into trouble so they could get kicked out. Of course I guess each person's experience and each base will of course be different. My dad was a lifer active duty army combat engineer and enjoyed his time I think. I had a lot of fun and some interesting times along with some of my worst lows ever and wouldn't give up that experience for the world, but I sure as heck wouldn't do it again. The sense of pride was nice, but then I'd look into my wallet. LOL They've been giving me the runaround about giving me the college money I paid into now that I want to go into Veterinary Medicine and need the help to pay for college.
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