As a vet, i can share the good; I traveled to places I'd never be able to as a civilian, experienced what it means to be self-sufficient and grew up faster than I would have at home, and learned a skill that served me well in my civilian career. The bad;was that 75% of the time, my skill was wasted in the Army bureaucracy. Working in the motorpool or doing menial tasks instead of the job I was trained for in the medical field. The ugly; racism and crimes against women were indeed rampant. I had to fight tooth and nail to remain true to myself and avoid being demeaned by men. Most of my superiors were good ones, but there were those who tried to take advantage of my small stature and femininity. I learned what queer people were, I didn't know before, and how the world views interracial relationships. Hard, hard lessons that no one wants to talk about. Homosexuality was also rampant, however, I got along with everyone I met because I had a gay roommate, and we had an understanding between us. Let me be me and you be you and we will get along fine.
Thank you for sharing this. I was quite surprised and also disappointed about the criminal activities but my blinders are off now. Thank you for being an active participant in this series.
Very eye-opening; thank you for these insights. I guess “War is hell” is quite an understatement; members of our military who go through these things deserve our support and our prayers.
Thank you for joining this conversation Rose. I was a flustered, to say the least, when I heard of all the crimes happening in the military. It’s certainly important to support our military throughout their service as their jobs are in support of us and our freedoms.
To any veterans who see this......Thank you, thank you, thank you for your service ❤️ 🙏
As a vet, i can share the good; I traveled to places I'd never be able to as a civilian, experienced what it means to be self-sufficient and grew up faster than I would have at home, and learned a skill that served me well in my civilian career. The bad;was that 75% of the time, my skill was wasted in the Army bureaucracy. Working in the motorpool or doing menial tasks instead of the job I was trained for in the medical field. The ugly; racism and crimes against women were indeed rampant. I had to fight tooth and nail to remain true to myself and avoid being demeaned by men. Most of my superiors were good ones, but there were those who tried to take advantage of my small stature and femininity. I learned what queer people were, I didn't know before, and how the world views interracial relationships. Hard, hard lessons that no one wants to talk about. Homosexuality was also rampant, however, I got along with everyone I met because I had a gay roommate, and we had an understanding between us. Let me be me and you be you and we will get along fine.
Thank you for sharing this. I was quite surprised and also disappointed about the criminal activities but my blinders are off now. Thank you for being an active participant in this series.
Very eye-opening; thank you for these insights. I guess “War is hell” is quite an understatement; members of our military who go through these things deserve our support and our prayers.
Thank you for joining this conversation Rose. I was a flustered, to say the least, when I heard of all the crimes happening in the military. It’s certainly important to support our military throughout their service as their jobs are in support of us and our freedoms.
Very good as usual Cori. 😁
Thanks sis. I’m glad you joined the conversation. ❤️
Thank you. Just that.
Thank you for the restack
You’re simply welcome and I appreciate you.