More Military...

Six years after being Honorably Discharged from the US Air Force, I was reading the classified ads in the local newspaper one day. One ad in the Help Wanted section was soliciting ex-Military members to call. So I did. I really did like the military but when they were phasing out my missile career, I didn't want to move. I was settled in Kansas and that was fine with me. Well, the number turned out to be a recruiter for a new Air Force Reserve unit that was being built. So, I called up and the rest is history. I re-joined the military and today have 31+ years booked on military and am still going. I'm a First Sergeant and have been for 10+ years and love it. I'm going for the whole enchilada this time. A few more years and I'll be getting the boot, but that's okay. I feel that I've done my part for my country. I was also deployed to the desert in 2003 for 125 days, sleeping in tents on the sand, so that was an experience we could share sometime as well. If you have stories about your military career, I'd be interested in hearing them. These are the untold stories, behind the scenes, so to speak that never get publicized but the public should know. We are not on vacation when we do our duty, we are literally putting our lives on the line every day we put on the uniform. Because we could get that call or get handed that note that says. "Go get your bag!" We know that and I hope the public tries to understand that this is nothing that we take lightly. How many out there would put there life on the line in a split second? It really comes down to that reality, doesn't it? I would love to hear from you. Until next time .................