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Vendzilla · 06-25-2010, 01:28 PM

My time on a submarine taught me a few things, like I have "NO" phobias
But after 4 years in, I just don't see doing it anymore, then I have been out for some time now and the game has changed alot.
You're in need of a new adventure, not the old one

Barefootsies · 06-25-2010, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head

Any reason I shouldn't strap on the armor again and head for hostile ground? (aside from you know, potential death.)

Strap dat shit on foo.

Having some bullets fired up ye arse will motivate you and refocus your life priorities.

Marcus Aurelius · 06-25-2010, 01:34 PM

Yes. If you were already in the military, you can make more money working for Blackwater as a merc.

Naughty · 06-25-2010, 01:35 PM

I can imagine every veteran has this feeling at least a couple of times.

Long ago you wrote they used you as testcases in Iraq (first GW), that should be enough man, somebody using you as testcases. Fuck 'm.

dyna mo · 06-25-2010, 01:36 PM

seems like a dramatic change man.

Naughty · 06-25-2010, 01:36 PM

and what the hell is Blackwater

06-25-2010, 01:36 PM

I would think that there would be better alternatives in the hunt for thrill in your life than to put yourself in deadly harm's way. Patriotism is one motivator, but you seem to just be bored with the daily grind. Personally, I wouldn't do it.

Naughty · 06-25-2010, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Naughty

and what the hell is Blackwater

never mind, found it...

06-25-2010, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Naughty

and what the hell is Blackwater

You must have lived in a hole since the Iraq war started, didn't you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_Worldwide

BFT3K · 06-25-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyddddd

Naughty · 06-25-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Equinox

You must have lived in a hole since the Iraq war started, didn't you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_Worldwide

Just not into all the wars and all ;-)

Amputate Your Head · 06-25-2010, 01:42 PM

My wife will absolutely shit a monkey if I re-enlist.

06-25-2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head

My wife will absolutely shit a monkey if I re-enlist.

I just envisioned that and it made me 'lol'.

Guess that settles that.

06-25-2010, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Naughty

Just not into all the wars and all ;-)

Oh neither am I, just that there's been a lot of controversy over their involvement in the war zones over the past 7 years.

Amputate Your Head · 06-25-2010, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcus Aurelius

Yes. If you were already in the military, you can make more money working for Blackwater as a merc.

Yeah, I know. One of the family is signed on with a merc company since he got out of the military about 4 years ago. He's been in Afghanistan since, and been back to visit twice. His bank account is insane. He'll easily be set for life by the time he decides to quit, if he survives that long.

Horny Joe · 06-25-2010, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head

Ordnance. Bomb squad.

Ditto! But not anymore..

Amputate Your Head · 06-25-2010, 01:47 PM

Blackwater changed their name though.... now it's "Xe". (pronounced Zee)

Fletch XXX · 06-25-2010, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendzilla

My time on a submarine taught me a few things

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Whenever I find myself
growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp,
drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself
involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and
bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially
whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it
requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from
deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically
knocking people’s hats off—then, I account it high time to
get to sea as soon as I can. This is my substitute for pistol
and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself
upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship. There is
nothing surprising in this. If they but knew it, almost all
men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very
nearly the same feelings towards the ocean with me.

from page 1 of Moby Dick and part of the reason I am trying to get on a boat. If all goes smooth, Ill be making runs from our local dock, to Venice, all the way out to gulf and back daily, helping with the oil containment, cleanup, and animals... spending a lot of time on the water. no desire to join the navy but I love being out on the water, waiting on the call to get started, exciting! Me, my fellow shipmates, my sombrero, and the open water. Haaarghh!

Amputate Your Head · 06-25-2010, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Equinox

I would think that there would be better alternatives in the hunt for thrill in your life than to put yourself in deadly harm's way. Patriotism is one motivator, but you seem to just be bored with the daily grind. Personally, I wouldn't do it.

I still don't know if it's hunt for thrill, or avoiding regret. I don't regret the knowledge I've gained, but I feel like I'm wasting away sitting at a comp all day. I already regret the last ten years, so am I not still on the path to regretting another ten? Feel like I have more to offer the world than just making porn websites. I don't really care about the money issue, (soldiers don't hardly make shit), the most important thing for me is not feeling like I wasted my life at a desk. If I don't do something to change that now, I probably never will.

jimmy-3-way · 06-25-2010, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by quiet

agreed. and yeah, i have some 'war stories' (hardy harhar) too. I broke my wrist 2 years ago as well. and I broke 4 ribs on my left side both the year before last, and then managed to do it again last year lol. they still kind of hurt at times, but you live with it

I broke 3 ribs a few years ago, too.

Jailhouse brawl, tho.

iseeyou · 06-25-2010, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendzilla

My time on a submarine taught me a few things, like I have "NO" phobias
But after 4 years in, I just don't see doing it anymore, then I have been out for some time now and the game has changed alot.
You're in need of a new adventure, not the old one

bjlover · 06-25-2010, 02:37 PM

I doubt you will acheieve anything more than posting on GFY, the fact you had to post here to decide to back up your lame ass story shows what a loser you are.

sad sack of shit

Kingfish · 06-25-2010, 02:52 PM

You could get a job cleaning up the oil spill in the gulf. I don?t think it pays that much, but it would be some hard physical outdoor work for the next several months and break the monotony your feeling right now.

leedsfan · 06-25-2010, 03:03 PM

In truth it's better not to get back into what was originally a good memory, offering challenge and intrigue and risk. Chasing a memory....

From a mental standpoint you probably aren't as quick instinctively, and potentially have a more jaded viewpoint on the reasons why war happens and generally have a more advanced concept of consequence than you did in your youth.

As a result of that awareness of consequences through actions you might have pause for thought during a critical mission and that could be disastrous. Is that something you recognize now? If it's even entered your mind as a possibility you shouldn't head back to war.

I don't mean to come across as overly critical because I have a lot of respect for you through reading many of your posts over the last year or so.

This is a bare bones assessment of your state of mind. As a young grunt second thoughts weren't going to get in the way. These days you have seen enough "reality" to double check your data, which could be a life or death decision.

My 2 cents.

call me out if i'm spouting BS, won't be offended.

nikki99 · 06-25-2010, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jimmy-3-way

Potential death is the major part of the fun.

Ramos · 06-25-2010, 03:12 PM

Go for it Amp!

I miss the chow hall big time.

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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head

I'm bored. I've changed careers several times, and gone from dead broke to okay, from okay to well, from well to burning money, back to dead broke, back to okay.... just tired of it. Also tired of watching the world go by on CNN. I need more than planning out next season's Christmas light layout for the house, or how much potato salad to make for the next Easter family gathering.... domestic suburban middle-class life is fucking torture. And the very thought of starting some lame hobby like carving birdhouses or something, just to stay busy has prevented me from ever doing so. Closest thing I have to a "hobby" is probably sharpening knives.

Any reason I shouldn't strap on the armor again and head for hostile ground? (aside from you know, potential death.)

Horny Joe · 06-25-2010, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jimmy-3-way

Potential death is the major part of the fun.

Don't know what to say here... just had to say that......

theking · 06-25-2010, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by leedsfan

In truth it's better not to get back into what was originally a good memory, offering challenge and intrigue and risk. Chasing a memory....

From a mental standpoint you probably aren't as quick instinctively, and potentially have a more jaded viewpoint on the reasons why war happens and generally have a more advanced concept of consequence than you did in your youth.

As a result of that awareness of consequences through actions you might have pause for thought during a critical mission and that could be disastrous. Is that something you recognize now? If it's even entered your mind as a possibility you shouldn't head back to war.

I don't mean to come across as overly critical because I have a lot of respect for you through reading many of your posts over the last year or so.

This is a bare bones assessment of your state of mind. As a young grunt second thoughts weren't going to get in the way. These days you have seen enough "reality" to double check your data, which could be a life or death decision.

My 2 cents.

call me out if i'm spouting BS, won't be offended.

All good points. To apply KISS...you did not like the Army well enough to stay in the first time around...and at your advanced age you will like it even less the second time around.

Your memory of the miserable times you had in the Army (especially during Desert Shield/Desert Storm) have faded...so you need to rethink.

Redrob · 06-25-2010, 04:22 PM

I spent six years in the Army and don't regret a day. Serving your country is an honorable thing to do and you should be commended for considering re-enlisting.

To be in the military is to live a real life of value and meaning. And, at the end of the day, you feel that you have really accomplished something.

theking · 06-25-2010, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Redrob

I spent six years in the Army and don't regret a day. Serving your country is an honorable thing to do and you should be commended for considering re-enlisting.

To be in the military is to live a real life of value and meaning. And, at the end of the day, you feel that you have really accomplished something.

Well...I spent 12 years in the Army and would have been a 30 year man if I had not been forced to accept a Medical Discharge due to injuries recieved during Desert Storm...but the Military definitely is not for everyone...and if one does not like it well enough the first time around to re-enlist one is not likely to like it any better the second time around.

Minte · 06-25-2010, 04:36 PM

I'd go back in as a Brigadier General. That's a good rank. You get all the perks and don't have to put up with much political BS.

EdgeXXX · 06-25-2010, 05:03 PM

It's funny that you should mention this. I'm actually very seriously considering going back into the military myself. Civilian life has started to become very dull in recent years and I have thought long and hard about creating a few more challenges for myself; although I've figured out that at 34 my choice of branches is pretty much decided for me...

Vendzilla · 06-25-2010, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX

from page 1 of Moby Dick and part of the reason I am trying to get on a boat. If all goes smooth, Ill be making runs from our local dock, to Venice, all the way out to gulf and back daily, helping with the oil containment, cleanup, and animals... spending a lot of time on the water. no desire to join the navy but I love being out on the water, waiting on the call to get started, exciting! Me, my fellow shipmates, my sombrero, and the open water. Haaarghh!

We were under the water
We didn't do anything Noble like help a country in need of help, My daughters ship, the USS Ronald Reagan helped the philippines after their disaster, they provided supplies, water and power, a truly amazing ship

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Originally Posted by iseeyou

One of the great sub movies, people ask what it was like, I tell them you had to be there

Imagine being on a ship 1000 ft deep and it goes into a 35 degree up angle and then a hard left, the sirens are blasting, and no one is panicking , because they know their job. I have never been with a team like that before and will never again be around such a great bunch of guys again.

Fletch XXX · 06-25-2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendzilla

We were under the water
We didn't do anything Noble like help a country in need of help

Ah, true, I can only imagine being under water for extended periods of time is quite different from being above water LOL

However, Ive just been informed I may be doing 14 days out on the water at a time or more. Wow, I am excited!!! I much prefer adventures without being shot at, so this is right up my alley and just what I needed. I am going in the morning to begin the paperwork and get the ball rolling. Take my drug tests, physical, and schedule hazmat class etc...

Helix · 06-25-2010, 05:41 PM

Go for it Amp!

Pornwolf · 06-25-2010, 05:53 PM

Lots of people are considering this type of life change right now.

Do what feels right Amp.

But, remember, there's some cool work left to be done in the Mainstream that you are more than qualified to do.

epitome · 06-25-2010, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head

Been thinking about this here.... and I think you've landed on the answer. Of all of the things I've done, from soldiering through long haul driving and Internet to today, the only regret I have is having sat on my ass in front of a computer for the last ten years. After everything I've seen out there, nothing in the suburban world even compares. It's a completely different life.

I never leave the house, I have no actual human friends that, you know, you can see with your eyes or reach out and physically touch and shit. Not only am I bored with everything, but I'm bored at the idea of things. Everything is bland to me.

I used to go rappelling off bridges and cliff faces and shit like, 3 or 4 times a week, just for fun. My life in suburbia consists of "Oh say, um... such and such is having a 'Welcome Party' for their new kitten, so we should start thinking of what type of dessert and wine to bring, mkay?" "Yes dear."

It's not that I don't love my wife, it's just the most... time wasting, money wasting, unnecessary everyday crap like this... that there will be enough food to feed 300 people. Makes me wish I was in a coma.

When I soldiered and was on the road, (1987-1999) all I used to dream of was "having a normal life in like, an apartment or something with cable bills and a girlfriend or hangin' out with friends bbqing meat and shit...." and then I finally got it. And it sucks.

You've said so much here and probably don't even realize it. The first lesson I picked out and it's one of the most important ones is that life is not greener on the other side.

You'll get out in the middle of nowhere and begin to miss home.

Am I sensing a mid-life crisis? If so, get some meth, a hooker and a hotel room. You'll figure it all out or die trying.

The good news is that you're normal. You'd be abnormal if you didn't get restless in life.

epitome · 06-25-2010, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by leedsfan

In truth it's better not to get back into what was originally a good memory, offering challenge and intrigue and risk. Chasing a memory....

I've found that memories are oftentimes just that...

Its sometimes the same with friends, too. Through Facebook I've reconnected with so many people from over the years all the way back to my childhood. We can share memories online that take me back to the best times in my life. When we get together in person there is nothing there. It kills the memory. It's sad.

Houdini · 06-25-2010, 06:15 PM

I still remember one of your posts where you showed one of your "souvenirs" of that guy's ID. Pretty crazy.

Vendzilla · 06-25-2010, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX

Ah, true, I can only imagine being under water for extended periods of time is quite different from being above water LOL

However, Ive just been informed I may be doing 14 days out on the water at a time or more. Wow, I am excited!!! I much prefer adventures without being shot at, so this is right up my alley and just what I needed. I am going in the morning to begin the paperwork and get the ball rolling. Take my drug tests, physical, and schedule hazmat class etc...

My record is 64 days underwater, so if when you meet me I act a little different, thats why!

Amputate Your Head · 06-26-2010, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Houdini

I still remember one of your posts where you showed one of your "souvenirs" of that guy's ID. Pretty crazy.

Yeah, I still have it. Unfortunately, the police decided to steal a bunch of my other war trophies.

Amputate Your Head · 06-26-2010, 12:39 PM

Been doing some more thinking today about it? all this input and feedback is fantastic by the way, thank you everyone so far.

Still undecided though. It's very compelling. The reason I left the military the first time around is because a lot of my buddies were dead set on being career lifers, and I couldn't help but wonder what I'd miss out on if I stayed in. Combined with that, my Captain wouldn't let me change my MOS, and that was the dealbreaker. I was already pretty far out of touch with normal society by then. (not sure I've ever been in touch with it, lol) Well, I think that question has been answered. Mediocrity in suburbia awaits us all. Kind of like death. Death by re-runs of Friends & Seinfeld.

And so now that I'm nearing the end of my re-entry window, another block-of-life question has risen. Do I want to forever ask myself, "What if I was able to rejoin and finish my career time, and didn't?" Because that time is now. Ten or twenty years from now is far too late. So, I think in order to avoid regret, what I need to do is a self-diagnostic test first. If I can't survive 2 months here, of at least half intensity of what I'd have to go through, then I can put the whole thing to rest and leave the Taliban hunting to the 20 year-olds. So that's the next step I guess. Find out for real if I'm physically just too old or not. So I'll post my results in a couple of months I guess.

And in a way, it's sort of like one of those questions everyone always wonders aloud? "What if you could go back and do over [something] with what you know today?" So maybe not exactly a do-over? but sort of.

Amputate Your Head · 06-26-2010, 01:15 PM

If there are any multi-war veterans here, how did you go about explaining to your families that you're potentially going to put yourself in the line of fire again? And how did you overcome their objections, if any?

Amputate Your Head · 06-26-2010, 01:22 PM

shit.... I'm probably on the wrong forum at this point. Time to dig up some soldier forums.

I have no idea how the hell I'm supposed to ever convince my wife that strapping on body armor and going back to the middle east again is a good idea. I don't see her taking that little nugget very well.

BFT3K · 06-26-2010, 01:42 PM

Maybe should try your hand at being the Pope for a while, and see how that goes...

Perhaps you would be a good Pope - ever think of that?

Amputate Your Head · 06-26-2010, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BFT3K

Maybe should try your hand at being the Pope for a while, and see how that goes...

Perhaps you would be a good Pope - ever think of that?

The Vatican would burst into flames the instant I walked through the gates...

Jakez · 06-26-2010, 01:46 PM

Go try to find Osama Bin Laden.

BFT3K · 06-26-2010, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head

The Vatican would burst into flames the instant I walked through the gates...

Maybe just do a little Poping around your own area, you know, start local.

You can tell everyone you're the new neighborhood Pope, and see if they have anything for you to do, so you are not so bored any more.

There's a good change the Bradleys down the street need some sort of miracle performed, or maybe the Smiths need you to pray about something for them... who knows?

I just think you are dismissing the idea too soon. Start dressing a little more like the Pope every day, and see how you feel.

It is unlikely you will poo-poo this idea once you are wearing the big hat. I know this from personal experience!

Amputate Your Head · 06-26-2010, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BFT3K

Maybe just do a little Poping around your own neighborhood? You know, start local.

You can tell everyone you're the new neighborhood Pope, and see if they have anything for you to do, so you are not so bored any more.

There's a good change the Bradleys down the street need some sort of miracle performed, or maybe the Smiths need you to pray about something for them... who knows?

I just think you are dismissing the idea too soon. Start dressing more like the Pope every day, and see how you feel.

It is unlikely you will poo poo this idea once you are wearing the big hat. I know this from experience!

It just wouldn't be the same unless I had my own PopeMobile.

Amputate Your Head · 06-26-2010, 01:53 PM

Join the Military! Travel to exotic, far away lands! Meet strange and interesting cultures and native peoples.... and kill them.

06-25-2010, 01:28 PM	#51
Vendzilla Biker Gnome Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: cell#324 Posts: 23,200	My time on a submarine taught me a few things, like I have "NO" phobias But after 4 years in, I just don't see doing it anymore, then I have been out for some time now and the game has changed alot. You're in need of a new adventure, not the old one __________________ Webair died? Carbon is not the problem, it makes up 0.041% of our atmosphere , 95% of that is from Volcanos and decomposing plants and stuff. So people in the US are responsible for 13% of the carbon in the atmosphere which 95% is not from Humans, like cars and trucks and stuff and they want to spend trillions to fix it while Solar Panel plants are powered by coal plants think about that

06-25-2010, 01:35 PM	#54
Naughty Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Utopia Posts: 6,483	I can imagine every veteran has this feeling at least a couple of times. Long ago you wrote they used you as testcases in Iraq (first GW), that should be enough man, somebody using you as testcases. Fuck 'm. __________________ seks.ai for sale - ping me

06-25-2010, 01:36 PM	#56
Naughty Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Utopia Posts: 6,483	and what the hell is Blackwater __________________ seks.ai for sale - ping me

06-25-2010, 01:42 PM	#62
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	My wife will absolutely shit a monkey if I re-enlist. __________________ SIG TOO BIG

06-25-2010, 01:47 PM	#67
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	Blackwater changed their name though.... now it's "Xe". (pronounced Zee) __________________ SIG TOO BIG

06-25-2010, 01:34 PM	#53
Marcus Aurelius No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 14,809	Yes. If you were already in the military, you can make more money working for Blackwater as a merc.

06-25-2010, 01:36 PM	#55
dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 65,985	seems like a dramatic change man.

06-25-2010, 01:36 PM	#57
X37375787 Guest Posts: n/a	I would think that there would be better alternatives in the hunt for thrill in your life than to put yourself in deadly harm's way. Patriotism is one motivator, but you seem to just be bored with the daily grind. Personally, I wouldn't do it.

06-25-2010, 02:37 PM	#72
bjlover Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 514	I doubt you will acheieve anything more than posting on GFY, the fact you had to post here to decide to back up your lame ass story shows what a loser you are. sad sack of shit

06-25-2010, 02:52 PM	#73
Kingfish Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 668	You could get a job cleaning up the oil spill in the gulf. I don?t think it pays that much, but it would be some hard physical outdoor work for the next several months and break the monotony your feeling right now.

06-25-2010, 03:03 PM	#74
leedsfan leedsfan Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: purgatory Posts: 2,564	In truth it's better not to get back into what was originally a good memory, offering challenge and intrigue and risk. Chasing a memory.... From a mental standpoint you probably aren't as quick instinctively, and potentially have a more jaded viewpoint on the reasons why war happens and generally have a more advanced concept of consequence than you did in your youth. As a result of that awareness of consequences through actions you might have pause for thought during a critical mission and that could be disastrous. Is that something you recognize now? If it's even entered your mind as a possibility you shouldn't head back to war. I don't mean to come across as overly critical because I have a lot of respect for you through reading many of your posts over the last year or so. This is a bare bones assessment of your state of mind. As a young grunt second thoughts weren't going to get in the way. These days you have seen enough "reality" to double check your data, which could be a life or death decision. My 2 cents. call me out if i'm spouting BS, won't be offended. __________________ Advertise on Sex2ube.com New Tube Content Packages Save $10K +

06-25-2010, 04:22 PM	#79
Redrob Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In a refrigerator box by the tracks. Posts: 4,791	I spent six years in the Army and don't regret a day. Serving your country is an honorable thing to do and you should be commended for considering re-enlisting. To be in the military is to live a real life of value and meaning. And, at the end of the day, you feel that you have really accomplished something.

06-25-2010, 04:36 PM	#81
Minte Babemeister Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Madison Posts: 7,081	I'd go back in as a Brigadier General. That's a good rank. You get all the perks and don't have to put up with much political BS. __________________ You might not be as anonymous as you think you are.

06-25-2010, 05:03 PM	#82
EdgeXXX Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Secretely plotting a hostile takeover Posts: 5,816	It's funny that you should mention this. I'm actually very seriously considering going back into the military myself. Civilian life has started to become very dull in recent years and I have thought long and hard about creating a few more challenges for myself; although I've figured out that at 34 my choice of branches is pretty much decided for me... __________________ . . . . I have a sig

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Pornwolf Drunk and Unruly Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hollywood Posts: 22,712	Lots of people are considering this type of life change right now. Do what feels right Amp. But, remember, there's some cool work left to be done in the Mainstream that you are more than qualified to do. __________________ I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade... Webair, bitches.

06-25-2010, 06:15 PM	#89
Houdini Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,651	I still remember one of your posts where you showed one of your "souvenirs" of that guy's ID. Pretty crazy.

06-26-2010, 12:39 PM	#92
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	Been doing some more thinking today about it? all this input and feedback is fantastic by the way, thank you everyone so far. Still undecided though. It's very compelling. The reason I left the military the first time around is because a lot of my buddies were dead set on being career lifers, and I couldn't help but wonder what I'd miss out on if I stayed in. Combined with that, my Captain wouldn't let me change my MOS, and that was the dealbreaker. I was already pretty far out of touch with normal society by then. (not sure I've ever been in touch with it, lol) Well, I think that question has been answered. Mediocrity in suburbia awaits us all. Kind of like death. Death by re-runs of Friends & Seinfeld. And so now that I'm nearing the end of my re-entry window, another block-of-life question has risen. Do I want to forever ask myself, "What if I was able to rejoin and finish my career time, and didn't?" Because that time is now. Ten or twenty years from now is far too late. So, I think in order to avoid regret, what I need to do is a self-diagnostic test first. If I can't survive 2 months here, of at least half intensity of what I'd have to go through, then I can put the whole thing to rest and leave the Taliban hunting to the 20 year-olds. So that's the next step I guess. Find out for real if I'm physically just too old or not. So I'll post my results in a couple of months I guess. And in a way, it's sort of like one of those questions everyone always wonders aloud? "What if you could go back and do over [something] with what you know today?" So maybe not exactly a do-over? but sort of. __________________ SIG TOO BIG

06-26-2010, 01:15 PM	#93
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	If there are any multi-war veterans here, how did you go about explaining to your families that you're potentially going to put yourself in the line of fire again? And how did you overcome their objections, if any? __________________ SIG TOO BIG

06-26-2010, 01:22 PM	#94
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	shit.... I'm probably on the wrong forum at this point. Time to dig up some soldier forums. I have no idea how the hell I'm supposed to ever convince my wife that strapping on body armor and going back to the middle east again is a good idea. I don't see her taking that little nugget very well. __________________ SIG TOO BIG

06-26-2010, 01:42 PM	#95
BFT3K Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Narnia Posts: 10,764	Maybe should try your hand at being the Pope for a while, and see how that goes... Perhaps you would be a good Pope - ever think of that?

06-26-2010, 01:46 PM	#97
Jakez Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: oddfuturewolfgangkillthemall!!!!!!! Posts: 5,656	Go try to find Osama Bin Laden. __________________ [email protected] - jakezdumb - 573689400 Killuminati

06-26-2010, 01:53 PM	#100
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	Join the Military! Travel to exotic, far away lands! Meet strange and interesting cultures and native peoples.... and kill them. __________________ SIG TOO BIG