Air Bud
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(Originally posted on: 09-04-02 09:25:47 PM)
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My recruiter came over a couple hours ago, because my mom wanted to ask him some questions that she had on her mind about my recent enlistment and up-and-coming departure to Basic Combat Training on the 24th of this month (yes, TWENTY DAYS FROM NOW).
At first, she was asking him questions about finances and loans and taxes and whatnot. Eventually, she started getting upset, not at the recruiter, but she was getting really sad all of a sudden.
Finally, she asked the recruiter a simple question:
"What are the odds of Jeff being sent over to the Middle East?"
A rather simple question, not too complex, just an honest estimation about the chances of me being sent there.
His response: "Airborne, right?" to which I nodded. He paused for a second, as if he was about to give a really blunt response that we (or rather my mother) wouldn't like.
I don't remember the exact words that came out of his mouth, but I interpretted what he said as basically this: "I'll tell ya what. If Jeff doesn't get sent over to the Middle East, I'll sell my first born son into slavery."
That's not what he said, obviously, but he may as well. The point I'm trying to make is that he pretty much told us not to hold our breathe on me NOT being sent over to the Middle East.
My mother took it pretty fucking hard, after all, I'm her youngest son and to hear that your son is going to be going over to the Middle East and possibly to war, nonetheless, has got to be a really huge fucking shock.
I, on the other hand, was pretty fucking excited about this revelation and it made me more anxious to get out of here to get my training started and over with. I know some of you are probably going to think I'm crazy, but hearing this made my day, regardless of whether he's blowing smoke up our asses or not.
Granted, I'm not holding my breathe on being sent over and won't be disappoited if I end up spending four years in the United States fixing communication towers and playing Yahtzee with my fellow soldiers, but I found this to be a thread worthy announcement/rumor/presumption/bullshit.
So yeah, discuss.
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