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Veterans

DashOneBravo

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25. I think it was because

Reply to RVN VET71 (Reply #13)

Fri Dec 29, 2017, 12:24 PM

Dec 2017

Of your generation that it’s like that today.

I grew up in an Army family. So I think it’s good that the public knows more about the small percentage of those who serve. Especially what families go through while people are deployed. Or how families with loss or watching news reports when you hear 4 killed. And you start doing the process of elimination. What post, what unit, which battalion? Do I know someone?

Most people are not aware that happens

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Leaving for Benning 1/2/2018 [View all] TEB Dec 2017 OP

Glad you were able to help this young man, TEB. democrank Dec 2017 #1

Oh I guess democrank TEB Dec 2017 #2

18 seems so very young. Scarsdale Dec 2017 #3

Thank you TEB Dec 2017 #4

i would be scared as well....glad you were there to help him. samnsara Dec 2017 #5

Its about the mind games... marcopolo63 Dec 2017 #6

Absolutely I filled him in TEB Dec 2017 #8

He will find out what he is made out of mercuryblues Dec 2017 #7

Thank you friend TEB Dec 2017 #9

LOL, Sand Hill alumni here! HAB911 Dec 2017 #10

Exactly he is worried over nothing TEB Dec 2017 #11

I went in on Feb 3, 73 and the very first thing I learned the first night - do not volunteer for... marble falls Dec 2017 #12

Never volunteer DashOneBravo Dec 2017 #24

Never ever but never volunteer in bootcamp. There are no Brownie points in Boot Camp. and precious.. marble falls Dec 2017 #26

Gotcha. Yeah never in initial training DashOneBravo Dec 2017 #27

Just a happy observation about changing times RVN VET71 Dec 2017 #13

I think it was because DashOneBravo Dec 2017 #25

I astonished myself at Fort Benning, May through July 1966 (Yes, I'm older than dirt) Glorfindel Dec 2017 #14

Yes TEB Dec 2017 #15

Sounds to me that the young man is very lucky to have you as a friend. Botany Dec 2017 #16

Thank you TEB Dec 2017 #17

Ah Sand Hill DashOneBravo Dec 2017 #18

Exactly I been telling him TEB Dec 2017 #20

What MOS is he going? DashOneBravo Dec 2017 #22

Oh man no way TEB Dec 2017 #23

Former training instructor aka TI aka recruit wrangler aka No Neck Monster here. sarge43 Dec 2017 #19

I told him TEB Dec 2017 #21

I went to basic training when I was 17 Victor_c3 Dec 2017 #28

He I feel is afraid of the unknown TEB Dec 2017 #29