I go to work in the morning so I don't go to jail.......
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So, what gets you up out of bed in the morning? Love your job? Gotta make the rent? Just wanna get away from the house for a few hours? For me, it's the exhilirating knowledge that if I fail to go to work today, I can lose a months pay, and spend a couple of months in trouble.....if I'm lucky.
On the other hand, being a super secret squirrel MI geek and whatnot (shhh....don't tell anyone), AWOL can lead straight to jail. Wheeee!!!!!! And that's the bright and shining truth that gets me to P.T. of a morning. What happens if you miss work? Dear Lord, I only wish I could get myself fired.
Now don't get me wrong, I did foolishly sign 5 (apparently up to 8, but gonna get away with 6. (fingers crossed, IRR stay away)) of the best years of my life away. And I'll do the job fine. But I'm gonna bitch my head off occasionally. Especially since it's officially against the rules at work. For penalties, see the above and cut the severity in half (not that that ever stops us......)
Received a speech Monday, partly about the importance of our loyalty to the Army and to the unit..............right. They're also apparently concerned about reenlistment. Seems only 5% of our unit plans to stay in, and they suspect there may be a morale problem. I simply can't imagine what they mean.
I'm also supposed to refigure my promotion points, and take language and pt tests. 3 months 'til I'm out, but what the hey. Hmmm.......I wonder why I haven't made sgt. in almost 6 years time, could it be I've been holding out points???!!!!! It's almost like I don't want to be promoted, yet don't want to go through all the shit you take for not jumping through the hoops......sigh. Mostly I don't have any ambition or talent for that job, and I think the Army's got enough piss poor leaders without adding one more.
Please don't talk to me about morale, and loyalty, and what a wonderful thing we're doing for my country. I feel some of that, some feelings of pride and patriotism, some of the time. But really, if I'd never joined, it probably wouldn't have made an ounce of difference or saved a single life. But that's o.k. I'll still get a medal and a plaque when I leave. Whoopee.
This article started going somewhere, but kind of fizzled into an angry and depressed rant. Mostly I don't want the Army's altruisms, or give a damn about what we do, outside of doing my job well. I just want to finish what I'm doing, do it well, and get out. And really, I don't even want that anymore. I just don't want to go to jail for not showing up.
Depressed, angry, and probably going to regret writing this later,
Spc. Nbs............I'm goin' to bed.
On the other hand, being a super secret squirrel MI geek and whatnot (shhh....don't tell anyone), AWOL can lead straight to jail. Wheeee!!!!!! And that's the bright and shining truth that gets me to P.T. of a morning. What happens if you miss work? Dear Lord, I only wish I could get myself fired.
Now don't get me wrong, I did foolishly sign 5 (apparently up to 8, but gonna get away with 6. (fingers crossed, IRR stay away)) of the best years of my life away. And I'll do the job fine. But I'm gonna bitch my head off occasionally. Especially since it's officially against the rules at work. For penalties, see the above and cut the severity in half (not that that ever stops us......)
Received a speech Monday, partly about the importance of our loyalty to the Army and to the unit..............right. They're also apparently concerned about reenlistment. Seems only 5% of our unit plans to stay in, and they suspect there may be a morale problem. I simply can't imagine what they mean.
I'm also supposed to refigure my promotion points, and take language and pt tests. 3 months 'til I'm out, but what the hey. Hmmm.......I wonder why I haven't made sgt. in almost 6 years time, could it be I've been holding out points???!!!!! It's almost like I don't want to be promoted, yet don't want to go through all the shit you take for not jumping through the hoops......sigh. Mostly I don't have any ambition or talent for that job, and I think the Army's got enough piss poor leaders without adding one more.
Please don't talk to me about morale, and loyalty, and what a wonderful thing we're doing for my country. I feel some of that, some feelings of pride and patriotism, some of the time. But really, if I'd never joined, it probably wouldn't have made an ounce of difference or saved a single life. But that's o.k. I'll still get a medal and a plaque when I leave. Whoopee.
This article started going somewhere, but kind of fizzled into an angry and depressed rant. Mostly I don't want the Army's altruisms, or give a damn about what we do, outside of doing my job well. I just want to finish what I'm doing, do it well, and get out. And really, I don't even want that anymore. I just don't want to go to jail for not showing up.
Depressed, angry, and probably going to regret writing this later,
Spc. Nbs............I'm goin' to bed.
