Army Reserves

If you dont already know, i am going into the Army Reserves. i missed a day of school yesterday so that i could take my physical for it and get sworn in. The proccess is HORRIBLE!!, you get a full physical, and the doctors there are civilians, so they are trying as hard as they can to disqualify you from the military? Why would they do this you ask?.... beats me. But i qualified, and i am now enlisted in the Army.

i never knew quite why i wanted to enlist, it just seemed like a really awesome thing to do. i love guns alot, and i cant wait to be training with weapons of all kinds. =) i cant wait to learn my rifle inside and out, and we are timed at how fast we'll be able to take our rifles apart, clean them, and then put them back together. I cant wait for that challenge... but there is one obstacle that is going to terrify me to death (well, i hope not death). thats the Grenade... i hate explosives, and i am so afraid to go near them. What i'm hoping to get out of this, is the safety and proper use of Grenades, that way i dont blow myself to smitherines.  

i dont know how long i really want to enlist for, but my contract says 8 years, and i am okay with that. Basic training is every future soldiers biggest fear, we all want to pass it and have our parents see us graduate. There is no doubt in my mind that i will try my hardest to do so.. Oh and interesting fact here:
* I am the only woman from homer enlisting in the military!!*
          -I highly recommend women that love weapons and are not afraid to get down and dirty to think about the military!!

ok, thats my rant =D

Ordinary People

So were reading ordinary people in english and so far ive only gotten through the first 4 chapters.
Its a pretty alright book, but i really hate the perception change.

S'not much to really say about it other than the son Conrad tried to committe suicide and his older brother Jordan had already died, and Calvin the father is having a meltdown being a father, and the mother Beth plays tennis. i guess thats pretty damn ordinary these days, people committing suicide, and fathers leaving because they cant handle the damn responsibility.

The Military

So in the past two weeks, i have decided that i'm going to join the military. Its a very big decision and frankly i still dont know if i can really do it or not. But i have 4 days to decide. I first got caught by an Army recruiter in school on my way to my locker and asked me if i was interested in joining the Army. I first said that i wasnt but then he asked why... and well i guess my reason wasnt good enough because he convinced me that i should get more info on it and atleast take the ASVAB to see what jobs i might apply for.

Well, i went to take the test and i passed and will be ranked as an E1. That of course is what every soldier goes in as. But i'm going to be going into the Army Reserves and dont have to do active duty. I'll also be going through National Guard so i'll eventually rank as a Cadette. I would first off leave in september for basic training which is stressing me out the most. If i dont know whats going to happen i dont usually do it. I learn to expect the unexpected, but if its unexpected, im not really expecting it. Get it? kinda? well thats how i feel about it. I live by routine, which is actually an advantage for me as that basic training falls in the category of a routine event. Basic training is really stressing me out because i dont know if i can get myself in shape enough to make it through.. If i were to fail basic training i wouldnt be able to get my self-esteem intact again... like theres really any there, but thats besides the point.  I'd really like to hear from everyone what they're opinion is and what i should do to help myself prepare.
*Bug*