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	Zip It Up Soldier

debbyski

9-29-2008 4:41 PM

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9-29-2008 6:54 PM

tanyamm

Once you join the army your life is no longer your own.Everything including your family comes second to the military. This is true during peace times too.

9-29-2008 9:39 PM

debbyski

I don't know if this is still true, but my cousin said that when he was in the military you get in serious trouble for getting a sunburn.

9-29-2008 11:35 PM

mugofcoffee

"It's hard to explain how much the military has control over your entire life,"
Making me to feel very uneasy; imagine having to go thro' this in their life...

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