Enlisted in the Marine Corps

[Swarmalicious]

Hi,

I'm an idealist, I'm a pacifist, I'm a pessimist, and my head is probably in the clouds more than it isn't (actually my head is best described as being somwhere else, I imagine).
I have good friends who've served. Done some other folks some good too, I'm sure.
I know we (U.S.) need the military to have all this nice stuff. I know America is a truly awesome place to live. I know we have a lot of good things going on here that require defending.
However, you need only flip through TV channels for about a half hour, or visit a prison, or sample some river water, or run for office, or think about Enron, or whatever to figure out that just maybe what the military is there to defend isn't all its cracked up to be. Who knows... I can't say I've done anything about it one way or the other, aside from this post maybe, so I'm in no place to criticize.

I just wish that human beings had decided at some point to bark up a different tree.

You see, for me, the military sucks. It sucks because at the end of the day, what they do is kill people. The fraternity you're about to join is a great one, but there is a whole lot of blood on its hands - lots of which is justified by sketchy reasons at best.

Take pride in what you do - and sir, I wish you the best of luck - I know you'll do well - but try not to forget that when its all said and done, its about metal entering flesh. If you can live with that - knock yourself out.

;)

edit - this is a jumbled mess, I know (what emotional subject isn't?). Hope my point gets across anyway.