I've Had To Re Enlist

[know_buddy_kares]

Something I've never wanted to do, join the army. Has been done today. Certain events that just wouldn't budge have led to this. The national guard offered more bonuses, but shadier deals, also you can't go active duty in them.

The fact that I gotta do this and leave a bunch of friends has thoroughly pissed me off.. I remember when I've got out of the marines I swore I'd never enter the military again but shit... shit happens... shit always happens. It's just the starting point of all this, but active duty should start in about 3-4 weeks from now... my mood..

When do I go to Iraq.. I need to shoot something now.

[Dark Overlord Of Evilness]

i too am trying to re-enlist, however it is not going so well. i do not have my discharge papers and they are telling me it will take months to sort it out and get the ball rolling if they do it. so i somehow have to track down someone t my old unit to see if they still have it. the army human resource command, who should have it, doesn't have an offical copy.

[odims_sphere]

I had to re-enlist to pay for my divorce. $15,000.00 All gone now though.

That's not entirely true, I woulda done it anyway.

[BrassFusion]

it kinda pisses me off that the google ads at the bottom of this page are all basically for joining the military. *hug* just remember that the army needs people like you. you know, people with souls.

[know_buddy_kares]

Discharge papers are a fucking pain in the ass if you loose them. I kow what you mean, that shit's more important than your birth cert, SS card, and Passport combined. I've kept mine very very safe so I wouldn't have to go through the VA to get em all again. At this point, I've 4 weeks to go until I get to go active duty. NO boot camp, and I get to keep my grade of E-4. And, there's a very good chance I'll be going to Germany. Just it's kinda rough at the moment filling out all sorts of forms and paperwork. The USMC is throwing one hell of a temper tantrum that I'm going into the army instead of back to them. But my full marine contract ends on the 17th of this month. Once that date hits, the ball will really start to roll then. As of right now, I'll be aranging a going away party at City Club about 3 weeks from now. Everyone's invited, It's been quite an adventurous 2 years since I've been out of the Marines. I've had some purely wonderful times, as well as some purely awful times. Either way I regret nothing, good or bad, I've grown from every experience and learned much wisdom from it all. I've made some great friends, and I will miss them when I'm gone. However where there be a computer, I shall try posting and participating.

If I get Europe like I want, Troy, Expect me to be recruiting a shitload of foriegners here... I'm bringing my DGN cards!

As for the CC party I wanna partake... Everyone can come, friends that wanna chill one last time until i come back, people who want to meet me for the first time, or people that don't like me anymore but wanna say goodbye just the same. Just when I'm there, whoever you are, leave the drama behind if there is any, I want this to go good.

In the mean time, my computer is still fried, so I'll post when I'm mooching time on a friend's computer. But I'm looking at my last days in Michigan, and half of me just can't fucking wait.

[Dark Overlord Of Evilness]

yea it bloody well sucks. i will most definetly try to attend your going away party. keep me updated.

[know_buddy_kares]

So far, current plans are for the 30th of this month. I want my last few days here to be relatively good so I'll be happy to say goodbye to anyone regardless of any past history. But yeah, the 30th so far. I really can't wait... Germany is going to SOOOOO fuckin rock!

[Troy Spiral (13)]

Be safe. =)

[Destroit]

Vampyro,

I will fucking miss your ass greatly. We've had such fun times together clubbing and partying. I'll hope every day you come back safe and sound. When you're over there keep me updated. Remember, you're always the Michael Alig to my James St. James, skrink-la-da-doo. Which makes Raven, Freeze, of course . I'll miss ya while you're over there man, still mad that you're going, but I can understand why you are and thank you for fighting for our freedom, it's what our country is based on. Without people like you America would be nothing.

[know_buddy_kares]

trust me, every day of leave i get i'll use to come ho.....ehh.... buy you a plane ticket to come to germany with me! And I've done Iraq before, I know it's changed, but the methods of killing someone have not changed.

[uggae]

omg am i the only pacifist here?:o really? could any1 tell me what the troops in iraq and afganistan are doing other than getting killed or scared for ever? it's time that we(USA and it's lapdogs, including denmark) stops trying to police the world and show the middel-eastern people the wonders of demoncracy the peaceful way. and don't give me that junk about terrorism and the drugs in afgan. first of all, there has always been terrorism and there will forever will be. and why not show the afgans that drugs sux by refusing to buy them? if there isn't a market for the heroin and opium, they will go over to wheat or something else^^ i'd rather go to prison than go into military service...

anyway, be safe guys, show those guys down there that there is alternatives to just killing everybody:)

[know_buddy_kares]

omg am i the only pacifist here?:o really? could any1 tell me what the troops in iraq and afganistan are doing other than getting killed or scared for ever? it's time that we(USA and it's lapdogs, including denmark) stops trying to police the world and show the middel-eastern people the wonders of demoncracy the peaceful way. and don't give me that junk about terrorism and the drugs in afgan. first of all, there has always been terrorism and there will forever will be. and why not show the afgans that drugs sux by refusing to buy them? if there isn't a market for the heroin and opium, they will go over to wheat or something else^^ i'd rather go to prison than go into military service...

anyway, be safe guys, show those guys down there that there is alternatives to just killing everybody:)

Trust me I completely agree with what you say. My reasons aren't for "terrorists", or "drugs" (I honestly coudln't give a rats ass who's doing what in another country) It just seems that the only way to make any decent money in this country is to do this. And I'm not wanting to go to Iraq, I wanna stay around in Europe. Yet if I do go to Iraq, or wherever, there's extra money involved. And most may think it's a wrong lesson to learn in life but... If pushing other's around is the only way to keep a decent life, it's survival then, better them than me.

[uggae]

ooh... thats kinda sad i admit. that you have to go into military service to earn a decent livning.. but i guess you aren't payed that much over there. we here in denmark are quite rich, even the unimployed ppl earn enough to live^^ so.. if any of you guys need work, come to denmarkXD

[Dark Overlord Of Evilness]

ooh... thats kinda sad i admit. that you have to go into military service to earn a decent livning.. but i guess you aren't payed that much over there. we here in denmark are quite rich, even the unimployed ppl earn enough to live^^ so.. if any of you guys need work, come to denmarkXD

LOL I would love to. You wanna foot the bill?

[know_buddy_kares]

To put it short, I know what I'm doing, and I know what I'm getting myself into.

But it's worth it.

I'm selling my soul to reach my dreams. I've had enough of it here, this life I have is not what I expected it to be, I'm always barely getting by, and it's been sucking the life and all my energy out of me.

I'm gonna go to wherever and buckle down with the money, gonna claw my way out of dept, gonna sit in my room alone everynight, but it's gonna be alright, I'll have a guitar and a microphone, with a set of headphones where i'll practice everyday until i can get my moods in song like i used to be able to do. I'm gonna go back to people of my past, and try to fix shit up and make it right. I'm gonna party every saturday night...

and see... just the whole thought of this is almost turning into it's own song so far... but I'm obviously being influenced by nickelback's "rockstar" at the moment, but at this moment in time, the song is really hitting a nerve with me as I'm sick and tired of this life.... It's my only 2nd chance to get things right and I'm not going to give it everything I got not to loose out on life this time.

[TrixieGothGirl]

Well congrates anyway. I hope everything goes well for ya hon. I feel that way about my son. Right now he's in Aberdine Proving Ground in MD. He'll be there for about 12 weeks for training then, he'll get to come home for a couple of weeks leave before he has to leave to to go Germany. That will be his homebase while he's in Iraq. That scares me to no end. He's my only son, and I want him & all the other ppl to come home too. But at least in the ARMY my son will learn a trade and get paid for it. He's also looking into going into OCS (Officer Candidate School) I'm just sooooo very proud of my "little soldier boy", even if hi is 19. If I knew then what I know now, I would''ve rejoined with another branch of the service like the ARMY or AIR FORCE. No way could I be a Marine. I'm not tough enough for that. Anyway, if I HAD stayed in, I would've retired for the military three years ago in April,

Also, good luck & God Speed. You WILL be in my thoughts and prayers my bro.

[Dark Overlord Of Evilness]

is the meet, greet, and farewell get together still on for a week from saturday?

[know_buddy_kares]

Yeah, unlike the army.. who's been giving me stories back and forth of sooner!.. nope later.. nope sooner! nope later... (wich hell, 5 years of that shit in the marines has gotten me used to) I however, will not play such games!

So, whenever the fuck they decide to activate me... I'm still going to be at the Leland City club on Saturday, June 30.

Depending on the army, I may go again next week, but hopefully I'll be in active duty status by then!...

key word being HOPEFULLY!!!! (fuckin indecisive bastards!)

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

We are not in Afghanastan to stop the drugs.. last I checked.. the Taliban took that country over by force and then backed the 19 people that flew planes into the WTC. Iraq is another story and is far more complex and sorted to get into, but Afghanastan attacked us. The general populace there support our being there. The only people that we are fighting there are Taliban and Al-quida.

[Dark Overlord Of Evilness]

alright well i'm going to be at cc tomorrow night for your farewell, but how will i find you?

[know_buddy_kares]

Not to necropost this thread but after such a long as fucking wait.. I FINALLY GOT THE KEY FROM THE USMC THAT I NEED TO UNLOCK THAT DOOR THAT GETS ME IN THE ARMY.... since the marines threw such a childish tempertantrum and refused to release what i needed because i wasn't about to sign back up with them... I foudn that the VA had a copy of what i needed, and it finally came in the mail... it's about bloody fucking time.

[Dark Overlord Of Evilness]

congrats bro! still trying to get my hands on what i need to get back into the army.

[know_buddy_kares]

Get used to a long wait... It took me 3 months to retrieve something that's only ONE SENTENCE LONG... The USMC is purely incopitent when it comes to organization and doing the job at all when it comes to paperwork. Thankfully there's the VA, and honestly, I'd use the VA first, they can get you any paperwork you ever could possibly need or want about prior service just as if you're dealing with the military it's self, and to make matters better, they're not incopitent, they can get the job done RIGHT, and they can ACTUALLY GET IT DONE... but what more, It took less than a month for the VA to get it done. As for the marines.. yeah it's been 3 months and a fuck you and still counting... I don't think the marines got their shit together... but if i didn't figure that out after a 5 year active duty contract with them, i sure as hell know now.