Although. . .can I admit something? I have NEVER heard of the Olmos Basin abduction thing. And I grew up not too far away from there. Methinks I need to catch up on that. See, this is why I hang out here!

Although. . .can I admit something? I have NEVER heard of the Olmos Basin abduction thing. And I grew up not too far away from there. Methinks I need to catch up on that. See, this is why I hang out here!

Side thing: would love to have another photo sesh at some point. As soon as I build the teleporter.

Side thing: would love to have another photo sesh at some point. As soon as I build the teleporter.

Most of the people I know who choose enlistment as a career do so because they’re kids who don’t have a direction and their parents are pressuring them to hurry up and find one, so they give up and join the army because at that point it sounds heavenly to let someone else make the decisions for a while. All you gotta do is sign the papers and let someone else tell you what to do, which I have to admit did sound tempting to me when I was at my most lost. And parents always go ga-ga when they see their baby in a uniform. Maybe not so much now that we’re at war, though.

Believe me, I know all about compulsary service here. We’re staring that down right now, in fact. I resent it heavily.

Most of the people I know who choose enlistment as a career do so because they’re kids who don’t have a direction and their parents are pressuring them to hurry up and find one, so they give up and join the army because at that point it sounds heavenly to let someone else make the decisions for a while. All you gotta do is sign the papers and let someone else tell you what to do, which I have to admit did sound tempting to me when I was at my most lost. And parents always go ga-ga when they see their baby in a uniform. Maybe not so much now that we’re at war, though.

Believe me, I know all about compulsary service here. We’re staring that down right now, in fact. I resent it heavily.

I had an impression that all American army personnel were Rednecks, and you don’t seem Redneck at all, therefor you were never in the army.

I suppose that is a complete generalization, but I get that impression from reading too many right-wing culturally- insensitive redneck blogs. Those right wing blogs seem to be popping up everywhere.

In Turkey army service is compulsary. In the U.S. and Australia, Army serice is not compulsary. I do not know any one in Australia who is in the army or intends to join the army. In Australia joining the army is not seen as a preferred or prestigious career path.

Many of the people who migrated to Australia in the 40′s and 50′s , did so to escape war

I had an impression that all American army personnel were Rednecks, and you don’t seem Redneck at all, therefor you were never in the army.

I suppose that is a complete generalization, but I get that impression from reading too many right-wing culturally- insensitive redneck blogs. Those right wing blogs seem to be popping up everywhere.

In Turkey army service is compulsary. In the U.S. and Australia, Army serice is not compulsary. I do not know any one in Australia who is in the army or intends to join the army. In Australia joining the army is not seen as a preferred or prestigious career path.

Many of the people who migrated to Australia in the 40′s and 50′s , did so to escape war