Y'all had me figured right

Thanks, and watch your six.

And don't leave until you really are ready to. Friend got semi forcedf out(pressured into it). Wanted back in, and due to problems with paperworks getting lost in transit or something, couldn't get back in when this all started, and he wanted back.

Was trainer/DI o fsome kind himself too, and like you,w atned to do his service by making sure the youngin's knew what tehy were doing, so they had best chance of coming back alive. He still regerets ever leaving, and today of course is about 2 year anniversary of him trying to get back(or 2 years of him talking to me about it, anwyays)
 
Originally posted by Sylvrfalcn .......I still love what I do and the people I get to do it with
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Glad to know you're out there.

Keep your feet dry.
 
Originally posted by Sylvrfalcn
I appreciate the kind words and all the support, but y'all don't need to give me too much credit for sticking it out. Basically boils down to three things, the fight's still on, I've still got the "fire in my belly", and I still love what I do and the people I get to do it with. Plenty of time later for a rocking chair and a grand kid on my knee. ;)

Sarge
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Good on ya, Top.

You said you still have that fire in your belly. I know what you mean. Sometimes life throws a guy for a loop. It did me. I'd dreamed my whole life of being a career soldier, but, like I said, sometimes life throws you for a loop.

It's been 20 years since I left the active Army, and I resigned my commission in the reserves after Desert Storm.

Ever since September 11th, 2001 I have been antsy and edgy. I pace around the house and my REMF job office, and with each anniversary of 9/11 coming near, I pace more and more, and become increasingly edgy - unable to sit still or stay focused.

The last month at work has really pointed out to me what a chickensh*t operation I work for - an unnamed federal agency that has an overly high opinion of its importance.

I don't feel like I'm contributing much any more. Haven't felt like I've contributed much in over ten years now.

I've been a warrior all my life, even before I wore a uniform, and even after.

Yesterday I couldn't stand it any more, and I decided I was going to change jobs. I'm scoping out positions in the Dept of Homeland Defense, DoD, NSA, the local Air Force Base, and God forbid, the CIA and FBI.

The fight is still on, and I want to get back into it. My knees are shot now, and I'm no youngster any more, but I've still got a sharp mind, and the desire to do something positive other than make some appointed bureaucrat look good.

God willing, Sarge, you and your young men (and maybe women) can someday soon come home from a job done well, and hopefully done for the last time.

God bless you, Sarge, for what you do, and all the men and women who do it along side you.

In any event, if all goes well, and I finally am able to give up my bureaucratic butt-wipe job and do something useful again, you can bet your last dollar that every day I'm doing it, I'll be keeping you folks on the front line in the front of my mind.

Don Nelson
Former Captain
Armor
 
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