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Originally Posted by C0DE423
This is my first post here so bear with me;
Im joining the army and i plan on going to basic training in about 4 to 5 months. Serving my country in definitly a passion of mine and i feel like i wouldint be able to live with myself by sitting on the couch knowing that theres a war going on, call me crazy but in my heart the army is just somthing i have to do. I dont know why but it seems that death is always on my mind. I plan on going into the infantry and i always seem to come across the thought of dying. I sometimes think about how my mom or girl friend will be devestated if somthing bad were to happen to me. Other times i think of how i come from a long line of survivers ( Grandfather being a purple heart in korea/ two marine cousins/ mother surviving a horrible car accident against all odds) and i know that God wont let anything happen to me. Are these thoughts im having normal? do most people think this way before going or am i just being negative? i would post this on yahoo answers, but im not in the mood for some biased bullshit. Thanks
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Thanks for volunteering to serve. I never served in the military and now at 49 I regret never serving. In high school I knew I wanted to go to college and I never really thought about serving after graduation or combining continuing education with service. I know a few people who chose that route and a few who have put in over twenty years and have now moved on in the private sector with the military experience under their belt. The opportunities, like most things, are what you make them - but having military experience is certainly an advantage.
I have been a risk taker most of my life and I have done many things where my life was at risk. What I have found is, with proper training and precautions I can approach situations with confidence. When confidence goes, it is time to stop, do something different or take another approach. Fear is natural and in my view required. I tend to think those without fear are ignorant. The proper amount of fear helps to make sure you take training and precautions seriously. I think you will do fine, I would worry about the guy who has no fear.