Who Influenced You To Take The Oath And Join The Military? - Login & Share to Win!

My brother and father...neither of whom had ever been in the military but they liked airplanes.

My Grandfather who was a Army veteran and then worked for the VA until retirement.

My father and the inspiration from my great great Grand father. and the love for our country and the freedom we have

My softball team mate who was playing 3rd base and I was at short stop and she hollered over to me, 'Hey, let's join the Army' and hollered back, 'OK,' and we did the next day! I never knew what an amazing experience awaited me. It tested me beyond the limits that I thought I could be tested. Some of the best memories and experiences of my life! Sadly, my Buddy (we were on the Buddy Program) washed out during AIT.

My uncle Sam invited me through the president

My father who served in WW2 did. Ironically after he died I was reading letters to his family and learned he was against the war.

A friend of mine joined a week before I did. He asked me to go “Buddy program” with him so I figured it was a great way to go to college, and I joined the Air Force Security Police. My “buddy” washed out the last week of basic so it was me and new friends. I then joined the Army where I went Green to Gold. Never dreamed I would start AF then retire 40 years to the date I started. E-1 to SFC then 0-1 through Colonel. It was a good ride even though I was wounded twice in Iraq (04 and 06).

My father and three of my brothers served, but it was due to the fact that I was homeless and living in my car in Maine in November in the early seventies that was my biggest catalyst.

I had taken my first initial oath at Albany , N.Y then after I graduated from high school , I had entered boot camp two weeks later, what encouraged me to take the oath , I read somewhere in the Lords word that you could volunteer for the military , plus I wanted to get away from the drug and alcoholic infested neighborhood where I grew up , plus the college was not the one I was seeking .

My father, a WWII vet who served in the Pacific and European theaters.