*sigh* i had to go see Clint swear in today (my best friend...for those of you keeping score, i'll refer to him as Clint from now on 
) It was very sad... we went to a building called MEPS...it stands for Military Enlistnment and some other bullshit, i can't think right now, and there were people from every branch swearing in today. There were about 12 people swearing into the Air Force and Clint was the only guy who had friends or family to show up to see him off. The guy who did the presentation seemed nice enough...he basically told them that as soon as they're done with their training they're going to be called out, which was news to them but with all the shit going on over-seas, it doesn't surprise me at all...anyway, long story short, i held back my tears and tried to be strong, but his mom and girlfriend didn't hold back and my sleeve was drenched with his girlfriend's tears and my arm has claw marks where her nails were digging into it...he'll be alright though...he can take care of himself well enough...but what am i supposed to do...? 
heh his girlfriend and her best friend (who is coincidentally my ex) say they're starting a support group for me and they'll visit me every couple days to make sure i've gotten out of bed and haven't replaced all my drinking water with vodka...hanging out with him was basically my life...oh well, enough complaining, i won 70 dollars from a contest i didn't know i entered so i have enough money to live for a few more days
so hows your day been?
) It was very sad... we went to a building called MEPS...it stands for Military Enlistnment and some other bullshit, i can't think right now, and there were people from every branch swearing in today. There were about 12 people swearing into the Air Force and Clint was the only guy who had friends or family to show up to see him off. The guy who did the presentation seemed nice enough...he basically told them that as soon as they're done with their training they're going to be called out, which was news to them but with all the shit going on over-seas, it doesn't surprise me at all...anyway, long story short, i held back my tears and tried to be strong, but his mom and girlfriend didn't hold back and my sleeve was drenched with his girlfriend's tears and my arm has claw marks where her nails were digging into it...he'll be alright though...he can take care of himself well enough...but what am i supposed to do...?
heh his girlfriend and her best friend (who is coincidentally my ex) say they're starting a support group for me and they'll visit me every couple days to make sure i've gotten out of bed and haven't replaced all my drinking water with vodka...hanging out with him was basically my life...oh well, enough complaining, i won 70 dollars from a contest i didn't know i entered so i have enough money to live for a few more days
so hows your day been?
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The guys at meps will do anything to mess with you when you first go in and it gets even better in basic. They had me down in the basement, two hours of sleep and telling my flight that we were being sent out in two hours because there was some assasination and we were going to world war. It's their job to fuck with you, piss you off, and have a good time at your expense. Just don't believe everything they tell you. But if he joined as an SP all bets are off.
[Edited on Jan 19, 2003]