What Things Were Difficult to Communicate to Family and Friends About Your Military Service? Login & Share to Win!

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How my female drill Sgt during basic trainning constantly yelling, screaming in my ear and threatening me. It was very depressing and demoralizing to be treated with such hatred.

I spent 23 years in the Navy. Of those 23 years, 14 of them was spent on sea duty. There were no phones to call home, and snail mail was the only way to reach out and touch home. Even the mail was very slow due to the fact ships movements were classified, and at times mail could take weeks to reach you. An international call could cost you two weeks worth of pay. So, what things were difficult to communicate? Everything!!

I found it hard to tell my sons why I had to spend so much time away from them.

Why the Corps felt more like home to me than the home I grew up in. My Dad died when I was 12 and I was allowed to run wild. The Corps gave me self-discipline, self-respect, and a regimentation I had longed for without even realizing it.

Why I was not going to college.

Why I could go for weeks without checking in, and not miss it at all…

How terribly much I missed it.

MST.

thanks for sharing