Please tell your hubby this...
Like I said earlier, maybe I was a bit hasty and I’ll try again. This time, I’ll set the ground rules. No talking business. Tell all the jokes and funny stories you like, but there’s nothing to be gained by telling the horror stories.
I completely understand. I wasn't in Nam but one of the mechanics that worked for me was. At one time we worked together & became friends.
That may work. Do you actually know any of the men in the group on the outside? I understand where you are coming from. Even though it’s been 55 years or so for me, I really don’t care to rehash the memories. I will say it wasn’t all bad, but the few good times we had did break up the day to day fears we all carried. You don’t talk about the fears and nobody asks you if you are scared. You just knew that we were all at least a little afraid. It’s when someone in your unit gets shot that makes you even more aware.
I tell him that all the time. He had gotten rejected by the Army so he joined the Navy and was accepted.I just found his picture,Please tell your hubby this...
Most importantly, stand tall and proud, for you have earned the right to be called a Veteran.
I had to jump through hoops to get into the Naval Academy. Without the help of our Congressional Representative, I doubt if I would have been accepted. In fact, he told me I had a better chance getting into the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Even though you ask if we agree or not, not one single person on this forum knows what you know and can make that decision with any credibility. Why does others' approval or disapproval even matter? If anyone judges you to be rude, then that just exposes their lack of understanding and would make me suspicious of any stories they tell, especially ones of horror or tragedy.
I think sometimes it's a good idea to seek out others' opinions if you feel maybe you erred in your initial decision. On the ride home from that breakfast. I thought maybe I was a bit too hasty. After all, they had no idea what my job was and I will never discuss it with anyone I don't trust. It's not a good idea to share your most inner secrets with people you don't know or trust, but that doesn't mean you can't get an opinion.
YES! One of the best parts of a group like this is that we *can* ask for opinions. That's why I've felt so "at home" here since the day I joined. I knew right away that I could ask advice on anything and hear all kinds of answers... some agreeing with my thoughts, some against them, but what I'd end up ultimately deciding is on me... just with more options than I would have had on my own. I would never want to live in the kind of vacuum that wouldn't allow me to reach out for other opinions.
That's one area I'd sure understand. There's no need to dig up the past, actions or memories of that time. It doesn't help and more likely hurts.
Sure, we aren’t perfect and therefore; we aren’t always going to make the best choice or decision. If we aren’t sure if we made the right choice, it’s good to listen to others’ opinions. I’m not saying we should run our lives based on living by a consensus, but just listening to a person’s opinion and their rationale for having that opinion, may make a difference.
I called myself Northern Light because ... I tend to use words like Air or Light in my usernames. And since I moved to the north, it kind of made sense. But no, I haven't seen the Northern Lights in this northern location. My language partner, in his late 30s, has lived here most of his life, and he says he's never seen them.
You got that right.
Yes, those places and Thule are in Greenland. I could never live further north than I am now and in fact, Virginia is too far north.
Agree. You'll have to do what you think best, Col. Follow your gut instinct. Hasn't let you down so far.
When I left the Marines, I had a job lined up at the Pentagon in the Department of Defense (War Section). During the war with Afghanistan and the Taliban and al Qaeda, we would hold daily meetings. I held a Class II Clearance, which kept me out of some of the high level meetings, but I did learn more than I wished I did.
Still be careful about what you say and write, 'D'. Those classified info/pers debriefs come with a lifetime guarantee of punishment. No statute of limitations regardless if the info comes up open source or not.
I noticed the longer I was at the Pentagon, the more information I was being trusted with. One day I had lunch with an Army Colonel and we got to talking about careers in the service and I asked him if he had hopes of being promoted to General someday. He made the statement that it’s like working here. The longer you stay, the more you learn and that makes you more unlikely to be allowed to leave. I was kidding with him when I said,”that sounds like the Mafia.” He looked at me and said “yeah, you got it.”
