Thanks- Yeah i really wanted to join- back then it wasn’t too bad- woke wasn’t even a word back then- and me and friends thought it woudl be a great start in life to learn a trade while serving -
one fella though who make it in ended up getting killed by his squad mate because he was being forced to testify against the fella-
here is the write-up on it
https://www.pomc.org/murder-wall/murder-wall-stories/kevin-berrigan-bear-21-years-old/
Sad way to die- He was pretty popular in school-
My other friends though all did well- and ended up with good jobs -
Terrible story of your friend. So sorry. Pretty much impossible to get through life without pathos.