please tell me how stupid i am

so, i've been watching some military movies (saving private ryan, etc) lately since my grandma has a lot of them and i'm really bored, and its gotten me thinking.

a bunch of my family has been in the military, and a couple of my friends are joining. last night i was talking to my grandma and she said when she was in the military, it was the best time in her life and leaving was her biggest mistake.

and though i've always said i would never consider joining myself...i'm kind of thinking about looking into it. i feel like such a waste of air sometimes, i've never done anything in my life worth shit. maybe that would give me something to be proud of? i don't know...i mean, i know nothing about the realities of it, so i couldn't say if it would be good for me or not.

please tell me to snap out of it, and tell me how stupid i am before i consider this any further.

 

you're stupid
do not join the military

 

you're dumb as a bag of hammers.

why don't you join the peace corps or the red cross or some such thing? personally, i have no trouble with military service, my family has served many different functions in the military. but likely you'd do well working for some relief agency, maybe within the usa. people here need help, too.

 

thank you. i needed that.

 

And also, youre 16, youre still a child, youre supposed to be still enjoying your own development, learning, and enjoying life.

 

Shave your head and join and come back to tell me military stories. I miss the ones my dad used to tell me.

 

well i'll be 17 april 2nd. then only one more year.

my life just has no direction...and it scares me.

 

I'm ex military, and my advice is you're dumb as hell.

Was that advice? It doesn't matter. Don't even think about it. You can be robbed of everything important to you fighting some for some old white man.

KC has good advice. You can join the peace corps.

 

spence did I ever tell you I have the major hots for you?

 

what is it with you and trying to get me bald?

what do you have against my hair? :tongue:

 

Yowza.

 

im gonna be 17 in april too

i feel a bond :H

dont join the military.

 

robbed of everything important to me? please elaborate...i don't understand.

 

Don't let it scare you. I can think of very few 16 year olds (and almost as few 20 year olds) that know what they want to do. The fact that you desire direction is a good indication that you will find it. Seriously, just have fun being a kid while you still can damnit! That's an order. :tongue:

 

yay! an april sister!

 

yes ma'am! i will do my best!

 

You can lose people you love. They can die... it happens when they send people half way across the world with rifles in hand. It's why I'm no longer in the army.

 

lol, I'm totally joking. I love your curls!

 

oh. i'm sorry.

 

thank you!