Me, Myself, and I

... I like Potatoes

from JoeUser Forums
I'm now up to 5 gay friends, (men and women) and uhm.. maybe uhm.. lets just say a LOT of friends.

Joining any military branch will give you a LOT of friends. You may say great, good social networking, but it's not as good as it sounds. You meet all these people, get to know them.. then bam, you or them get transfered and they are now gone. It can suck major balls to be frank. I've met people who are some of the 'by far' greatest people to know, and had them shoved out of my life by military order. This has happened to me so much in the last year and a half that I'm slowly getting used to it. Admitedly it kind of disturbs me.
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One of the foundations of my life has always been the fact that I keep long-term friends. I do have many of these; those I've known since High School and before.... but now I've put myself into a totally new situation. Now I'm in a situation where every few weeks I seem to lose a friend. Not that they've done something bad.. but for the fact that they have been pushed elsewhere and we slowly lose contact...

I've met so many great people... I've also met so many horrid people whom when they get transferred you could see me in the background cheering... but it seems this is the Military norm. I still LOVE it though... I've done so much more in the last year and a half of my life than I could have ever imagined.... I've seen an Aircraft Carrier for one thing. If you haven't seen one you may not be impressed, but those who have seen one will understand... they are extremely HUGE. I stood stunned for a long time after see'ing one because it's like seeing a city on water.. and I was also debating how one of those can actually float....

Military Life has it's ups and downs... and with all the downs I still Love this life... I havn't yet had an oversea's tour, but I know one will someday come along. I definately want to go and tour the sites of the world, who doesn't? It's one of the many perks of this life. I'm praying for Italy/Greece personally!

More to be posted later... Fair winds to you all!
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'm not stalking you, M. I just can't sleep.

I am not in the military but am a part of that life and it always makes me sad saying goodbye to my friends. I have one friend that I have stayed in touch with but usually it seems so predictable. When you first leave you call every now and then, then less and less. You might get the occassional email forward or Christmas card but pretty soon they are almost strangers. Which is sad because when you are at the same base you become almost family for a few years of your life.

and huh with the i like potatoes thing? Maybe I'm slow but I don't get it.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Well, the 'I like Potatoes' thing was kinda a jab at my former VP Quayle...

And damn... I like stalkers...

You can understand though.... I have been told, and do believe, that those married to the military suffer more. I know I myself have suffered the pains of see'ing my friends leave station to another ship or port etc... but for wives it's has to be more painful... They are there in support and love of their 'Sailor' and they have just as good of friends and such that they see leave just as often.. and they also have a lot of steadfast support of their sailors while they are out on some long 6 month deployment.

Big *hugs* to you though for being a military wife. Are many women who couldn't handle it and I don't blame them. We live an odd live, and it's not too much of an accomidating life to those we love...

Just know that when I hear morning colors, and taps, I'm thinking of the women who supported the men just as much as the men who served...
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