I feel that every 18 year old should go through Army basic training. I think its character building and eliminates the feeling of entitlement that so many kids have today (for three months anyway).
I joined the National Guard right out of high school. I completed my basic and then advanced trainings during my summers “off” and then participated in “monthly drills” throughout college. This was in addition to waitressing full time to pay for my tuition and board. With nine brothers and sisters there was to be no “free ride to college,” for me.
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