whoa, update. from the united states! in arizona! many things have happened since i last wrote on this thing.
1. i am no longer part of active duty army.
i. this is a blessing.
ii. i currently am unemployed and not exactly looking. but i will be actively looking in the next couple weeks.
iii. i worry i will continue to stress about this being a good/bad decision. i will not say i haven't worried about missing the social benefits of being in the army. i enjoyed working and meeting so many new people every year. it is a true shame that the imbeciles i had to work with in korea left such a sour taste in my mouth. i do believe i could have had a promising career in the military but, at the same time, the sheltered and easy lifestyle that comes with being in the army would have prevented (for lack of a better word) me from actually accelerating the career. it's easy to sit on the rank you have (it's the only thing you've known up to that point!). without a degree, i would be stuck with the shitbags of the army. so in case anyone was wondering, i miss the organized and structured ways of the army. i didn't have to worry about getting a state drivers license, resumes, money, lawsuits...
on the flipside, i love my newfound freedom. i can workout when i want, go to sleep/wake up when i want. i can tell whomever i want to fuck off, i feel an overall relief of stress and peaceful.
all in all, i am happy i'm no longer in.
2. live in arizona. it's stupid hot and very dry. i've been forcing myself to adapt to it since i will be here a while.
all i have been up to lately is swimming and tanning. acquiring things to learn how to bake. (made an apple pie, burned crust.) successful white chocolate-pistachio pie. obsessively compulsively washing my hands. becoming addicted to CSI las vegas, deleting korea from my memory, be on hold on the phone way too much.
i dyed my hair a few times since i got back. it was originally supposed to be black and red. did not work, so i tried black and pink. semi worked but now it's just black and strawberry-blonde. i kinda like it so it may stick around.
i'm a bit tired now, so i'll wrap this up and write more when i got something interesting to say.
cheers.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
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I think that you do a lot better at summing up how I feel about the Army. Its a great job, but because so many douches take advantage of the lush life it really ruins the overall experience. So, are you officially out? I want to see the true feeling written down. I don't have to many ill words to say about the organization, but I have many to say about the people.
ReplyDeleteI should be back Tuesday or Wednesday, I am super excited about that. Any pointers on how to Out Process out of the Army really quick? I only have 40 days to do it before terminal leave which is due to start on July 17th. I have my Stab Waiver and Terminal Leave form sign already, so I hear all I have left to do is get my ACAP paperwork and I can get my orders. I hope you are enjoying being a bum. I am going to enjoy the hurry up and wait that comes with redeployment.
aw, you are a dedicated pal! i didn't think you still read this! <3
ReplyDeleteit's strange, but once i got away from korea and those parasites, i felt a lot happier and it was similar to high school. no point in dwelling too hard on it hahaha but i've also been relatively busy with fixing up the apartment and seeing sv, so i imagine once michael goes back to work, i'll sit down and put it all down.
dude, you're so close! you must be so friggin happy. time flies by when it's not in hell.
you don't have a lot of time! it's a good thing you have your terminal da31 signed, that's what is going to get your orders published, but you won't do that 'til like 2 weeks before you go on leave.
do all the ACAP stuff if you can. 1) gets you out of the office, though i doubt that will be an issue anyways- you're a redeploying soldier.
2) some of it does help.
if you can get your resume evaluated there, it will make your job search smooth.
make sure you do the ETS physical and you stress any problems you have then. otherwise, the doc will be rushing you out the door.
there are only a few things you HAVE to do with ACAP to clear them.
anyways, when you get stateside, just shoot me a text if you have any questions :)