I enlisted in the Army on Sept 5th, 2001…that was an eventful week.
When you say enlisted. Was that the week you first went to MEPs or the week you arrived at basic?
If you don’t mind me asking can you share some experiences from that time?
I responded to a flyer on my college campus looking for new players for an upcoming D&D game. 5 years later I got married to the girl who posted that flyer. We’re still playing with some of those same players today.
Dating a depressed/suicidal girl for almost 4 years through middle school. To this day she’s still the funniest and smartest person I’ve ever met, but boy did she put me through hell back then.
But I came out of it with an unbelievable amount of patience and mental fortitude. I also learned how to avoid feeding into extreme attention seeking behavior while still having a productive conversation.