RickawayJE's blog: "From me."

IF you think about joining the army, let me tell you something straight up. Do NOT go around telling freakin war stories before you actually do anything. IF you join the National Guard or Reserves... kudos to you but you're not automatically the shit. yeah you're a "soldier" one weekend a month...cool. You have no idea what its like to be active to live and breath the shit every single day. so if your'e fixing to go to basic and expecting everyone to shower you with money and gifts and spoil you and shit thats fucking ridiculous and selfish. you're joining for the wrong damn reasons. "im going into the reserves, spoil me" wtf. show some damn respect to your uniform you MIGHT be wearing IF you graduate, the flag on your shoulder, the name on your left breast and maybe you'll make a decent soldier. Show respect for those that currently serve and those that have come before you. You're inheriting THEIR legacy. its not yours till you earn it.