Have to ask you....why?? I hated every minute of it. The United States Army is the most inefficient ran origination I have ever been associated with. If this is an example of how the gov't is run, no wonder we are bankrupt. Nobody does anything...they spend the day fucking off. Looking back...glad I had to go through it. I solidified the fact that I NEVER wanted to work for the United States government. And I never have!!I graduated HS in 76 so I missed the draft by a bit.
But - not satisfied with that I promptly enlisted.
Not US Army - USCG.Have to ask you....why?? I hated every minute of it. The United States Army is the most inefficient ran origination I have ever been associated with. If this is an example of how the gov't is run, no wonder we are bankrupt. Nobody does anything...they spend the day fucking off. Looking back...glad I had to go through it. I solidified the fact that I NEVER wanted to work for the United States government. And I never have!!
When I was looking to "beat the draft" I was checking out Army Helicopter pilot training. Looked good I could be a Warrant Officer with good pay and have most enlisted men salute me. Way cool.... Til I asked some pointed questions. And found out that like 80% of Army helicopter pilots don't/didn't finish their tours. Uhhh, no thanks I'll be over here in the long cannon fodder line, thank youYa..not drafted but tried air force as a pilot. Too tall..ended up US public health.
My nephew is on his 5th tour in the sandbox as we speak - he's a Warrant Helo pilot & loves it.When I was looking to "beat the draft" I was checking out Army Helicopter pilot training. Looked good I could be a Warrant Officer with good pay and have most enlisted men salute me. Way cool.... Til I asked some pointed questions. And found out that like 80% of Army helicopter pilots don't/didn't finish their tours. Uhhh, no thanks I'll be over here in the long cannon fodder line, thank you
I was too young (thank goodness) for Vietnam, but my uncle (who was a major pothead) said they would roll them in cannabis oil. Of course oil being a very high percentage of thc it packed a wallop. He also said, the bud that was not rolled in oil was still good, but there was a very noticeable difference.I'm way over 50! But I am male. So mentally, still about 14 In HS during the mid 60's I wasn't gonna be one of those long haired "potheads". Yeah sure....lol Tried to miss the draft. But it didn't miss me, unfortunately. Wasn't quick enough, I guess. During those days they were taking 30,000, of the 60,000, a month for the Marines. I admire the shit out of Marines. Semper Fi and all that. But I certainly wasn't a Marine. I was surfer from SoCal. I think I shot a BB gun, like twice. Too much surfing and not enough Jr College. So My 1S Turned into a 1A fast. When I did get drafted, at 19 1/2. I figured, one way or the other. I'd be cannon fodder So I joined the Air Farce, instead. WOW! 2 tours in Thailand certainly changed my mind about bud and potheads.....LOL Still haven't found any smoke that "knocks my dik in the dirt" like that Thai stick used too. Could it have been that it was laced with heroin and/or opium? Ummmmm could be....lol The price was good too. $.50 for 20 sticks... (revving up the DeLorean).
We were heroes, back then too. At least to each other. Even the ones that never made it overseas. We all had to put up with the idiocy and bureauracy. Shame the government fucked it up so bad. That us GI's wound up bearing the brunt of the all hate and resentment I never killed any babies. Although, I may have been responsible for the death of quite a few "ganja" plants.....lol
So 45 years of medicating. And now enjoying the "hobby" of growing. I think I stopped smoking once, for about 6 months. Damn, I believe I almost saw God when I started up again Maybe I should quit again? Nahhhhhhh
I went for River Boat, Got stuck on a Oiler.
They did send me to a shrink and he asked me why River Boats?
And I said'"Twin 50s!!"