Any military, any time period, any specialty-
(or anyone who had a close family member/friend in the service)
What was (if you're willing to share) the defining experience, for you, of military service? For those approaching it from the family member angle, the same applies, slightly modified. What was the moment that defined your family members/friends service from your POV?.
What would you tell your children or others about military service? Would you recommend it or caution against it? Similar Q to family members/friends - did you caution against the service or encourage your family member/friend.
Obviously, any and all opining on the subject of military service and soldier(ing)(y) are welcome.
(or anyone who had a close family member/friend in the service)
What was (if you're willing to share) the defining experience, for you, of military service? For those approaching it from the family member angle, the same applies, slightly modified. What was the moment that defined your family members/friends service from your POV?.
What would you tell your children or others about military service? Would you recommend it or caution against it? Similar Q to family members/friends - did you caution against the service or encourage your family member/friend.
Obviously, any and all opining on the subject of military service and soldier(ing)(y) are welcome.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!