Well its me again and this is personal and a issue Most in uniform struggle with.

While I never saw combat some of the things that happened while training and some of the issues with some of the people in my unit left large emotional scars.

My childhood was one of phycological abuse while at the time didn't know it was being done. its yesrs later and I finally figured it out.

Ive told who inspired...

My relationship with SSG G**** started at 17 years old as a Senior at Lake Shore High School. (My mother signed a PC in January 2012 so I could enlist.)

He was a confident Infantryman who I and my family originally looked up to until he ruined my self worth, trust, self esteem and well being.

The power play was near immediate due to “failing” MEPS twice (during my senior year) due to high...

Hello everybody! Have your heard some interesting/unique stories about the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine and/or it's actual of former members? Thank you very much for any feedback!

A sneak preview of something that will go in the book in whole or in part. The only name in this has been changed, so no PERSEC. Edited mildly from the original at /r/bikerjedi

One of the things about being in the military is that everything is an order. EVERYTHING.

Don't report for formation? Violating orders to be at the right place at the right time. Out of uniform? Violating orders to be in...

Prologue

What follows is an edited revision of something I put up in /r/AskReddit ten years ago in response to the question, “How do you comprehend the loss of consciousness and memories after death?” It tells the rest of the story - and then the rest of the rest of the story. Turns out these events stick with you longer than you think.

Sorry, not too much heroic action here. Brave men got knocked...

So I was on a submarine that was in shipyard when this happened. I am still in and this didn’t happen too long ago so I won’t be sharing any specific details to identify anyone involved or the boat that this happened on.

Context: There are nuclear trained (“nukes”) and non nuclear trained personnel on a submarine. Nukes work in the engine room and non nuclear trained personnel or “coners” work in...

A sneak peek from the book I'm working on. I was working on it tonight and a memory crept in. I can't believe I haven't told this story before.

Getting assigned to Korea for most was a hardship tour, which meant you couldn't have your wife or kids. You get the option of taking leave if you have it accrued halfway through. Most guys end up going home for three or four weeks halfway (roughly)...

Many times over the years, I saw different people shake their head in disbelief at the stupidity of troops but this one is one of the best I saw.

During basic training, we had to learn the phonetic alphabet (alpha, bravo and so on). During field exercises, a sergeant kept challenging us on it by asking at random time "What comes after/before November?" Marking his notepad every mistake which had...

In a conscript military, everyone has a job to play. Being one of the (fortunate) ones with a history of anxiety, depression and smaller health issues, I was given the role past Basic (and a little bit) as an Admin Support Assistant - a clerk, basically. It is a lazy role compared to combat and other vocations, but for me it does come with a train of responsibilities that leaves me constantly on...

Okay, this story broke loose for some reason after reading through the comment section of a different post.

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Little back story, I had a kidney stone is 2012, discovered the agony and pain associated with it. I had that little fucker inside of me for about 75 days. Every time it moved, I thought I was going to die.

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Now, to the story. I am on my final "deployment" to the lovely location of Ali...