[yldstrk]

uh may I say duh, it’s a culture not a sentence

[donnab]

I thought that you had to have a high school diploma or equivalent to join the military now.

[vetvetdoug]

Looks a lot better than when I was a kid. During the 1950’s we were a family of five and the breadwinner was an E-5. My father did the best he could but it was difficult. The commissary and BX were saviors but to this day I won’t eat mac and cheese or spaghetti (couldn’t afford the meat so the sauce was just tomato). My Father came from a farm family and we almost starved row cropping.

[yarddog]

I used to live near Hinesville, GA and when there would see a lot of military from Ft. Stewart. I can recall having a bit of an unfavorable opinion of them.

One day my pickup would not start. I was parked in a strip mall and far enough away from home that I thought I was going to have to call for a tow.

While I was looking under the hood, a young soldier, he turned out to be from Kansas, stopped and helped. He soon discovered the problem was the starter relay. We got it cranked and I simply left it running at the parts store and bought a new relay.

Sort of changes your opinion of them, when they save you from trouble.