I wish I would've joined the military again, I know it's already been said, but it's true. I was in the Air Guard here in Des Moines for a short time, had a bad reaction to one of the shots they gave me in boot camp and almost died from it. I have no idea what it was, but I received an honorable discharge, but that doesn't make me feel any better about it. I wanted to serve, I still want to serve, my wife doesn't get it and probably never will. I'm clear to join again if I want, but she fights me tooth and nail on it because she doesn't want to go through all the stuff that comes along with it. I tell her someone has to fight for freedom, might as well be me. I'm a little left of center though and would need to do something fairly risky, not just sit behind a desk and push papers around. Several people along with my wife tell me, "You're already serving your community right now!?" that's not enough for some reason and I know I'll regret it later, already do.
