Now I guess I'll need to make piece with some pussy bullshit civilian-type expiration.Okay, Lt. Dan.
IT WAS MY DESTINY. Actually, my family destiny has been fulfilled perfectly. Rather than have a family member die in every war, I've had one avoid/miss just about every war, including myself. Grandpa "missed" WWII and wound up being an intelligence photographer in Japan for a couple years AFTER the war. My dad got a super-good draft number and missed Vietnam. I joined just after Sept. 11, 2001, as a Combat Engineer (one of the most needed combat MOS's in this kind of war), sat out 6 years of global warfare, "almost" went twice, but actually went 0 times. To not get deployed in 6 years as the Army gets "stretched to the breaking point" proves that my family is cursed and none of us were ever meant to go to war. I'm not disappointed, I think I prefer it this way after some time to reflect on my affinity for my various body parts.