BG, no need to thank me, I signed up and reenlisted many times knowing what I was getting into. I actually don’t like it how people feel they need to thank the military. I understand why they want to, but don’t like it. We are all being compensated for the career choices that we make.
You are right that many service members obtain college credits, I knew many throughout my career who earned degrees while still serving and deploying.
To say that my family has been supportive would be an understatement, my wife is incredible, I will just leave it at that.
Yes my living conditions were not that great, the government never rented me a expensive hotel like they did for Brian’s friend. On my 1st deployment to Iraq we slept under the stars as the SNCOs in my platoon gave our 2 man tents to our Sgt’s so they wouldn’t be so cramped. On my last three deployments to that wonderful country we slept in the old Iraqi air force barracks. It wasn’t great but it wasn’t too bad either.
My point is that although our living conditions were not great, we all knew what we were signing up for.
I do have a huge amount of respect for all the young kids who signed up after 9/11. When I enlisted out of high school in 1989 there was a thought of going to war, the kids who sign up now, KNOW they are going.
