Letter of the Week
02 01 09 - 18:47
Currently I am a member of the U.S. Army. I joined under the false
pretenses of "fighting overseas so they don't come here" and "protecting
the American people from Islamic Extremists", which are common thoughts in
the area I grew up in. Upon joining I have found out how much bullshit
there is throughout the government and especially in the Army. I hate
playing their game.
After some research on an unfamiliar term, I have come to realize that
what I want in life is to live in an anarchist society. This is my
purpose. However my current predicament of being a soldier in the United
States Army prevents me from doing anything that would thwart the public's
view of its Soldiers (aka I'm heading for the Brig if I misrepresent the
Military and what it "stands for"). I also have a very loving, yet
Republican family that is blinded by Capitalism and the media mask, which
is holding me back in this trapped and ridiculous state of being I call
life.
I need guidance in what to do. If I get dishonorably discharged, my life
as I know it is over because I will never be able to land a job, however I
don't know if I can work for the machine any longer. Soon I will be
deploying for Iraq with my unit, and although I am not afraid of death or
war, I fear that I may grow to like it and become closer knit to the
government that I hate.
Thank you for your articles and links on this site, as I have read over
them numerous times. I foresee a change in the American way of life, and
I hope I will live through the war to be a part of it here on our soil.
- Stan
Reply: Stan,
There are allot of things I want to tell you. First off, you are not the first person to come to me with this dilemma.
You are not alone that is for sure. I have a cousin that I begged not to sign up for the army and he did it anyhow. He
did not know what to do with his life, he had no direction. I told him to go to school and get a degree, thousands of
people out of high school get a job and go to school part time and that he could do the same. I told him that the recruiters
would tell him anything to get him to sign that contract. He did not listen.
When he came back a year later, it was at a family reunion. After a few beers he came up to me and told me that he wanted
to talk outside. I followed him out. My cousin turned around and hugged me and said. "You were right, I don't know why
I did not listen to you. I hate it in there. Everything they told me in the beginning was bullshit."
I wanted to tell him that I told you so, but I just held him and listened. He told me thank you, for trying to warn him.
My only reply was "Its O.K., sometimes people have to learn the hard way". We patted each other on the back and
walked back into the house. I was not sure if I saw tears in his eyes as we walked in but I said nothing as not to embarrass him.
I kept thinking "it is really true, a drunk person speaks a sober mind". He left for base the next morning, I have not seen my cousin since.
I am sorry you had to learn the truth a bit to late and hope for your sake that you will not let them mold you into what
they want. Only a strong mind will be able to walk away from 4 years of programing unscathed. I wish you the best.
Keep in touch.
Stay safe.
P.S. try to use a medical excuse.
Agent of Chaos
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