My Life in the Army.....If all of America were more like the Army, it would be a better country.


	My Life in the Army.....If all of America were more like the Army, it would be a better country.

schreibe

4-3-2007 7:48 AM

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schreibe says:

An interesting and unique view of military life. Socialized medicine....Diversity......Equality in education......Commitment to the troups (workers) by the corporation (commanders).......etc.

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4-8-2007 9:57 PM

indolin

The problem is that there are some pretty unpleasant jobs in the army, like killing Iraqi's to steal their oil. I talked to a recruiter. He made it sound like a country club. It's a country club where you could lose a limb, your mind or your life.

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