I joined 45 years ago...
we got to our barracks the first day...about 3am after travelling all day etc.. and then had to have a meeting with our TIs who asked all of us why we joined...
It was news to me that we got any free college...I joined because I love America and there was a war going on...I wanted to serve..
Most of the other women said for the free education and the TIs beamed..finally it was my turn and when I failed to utter the accepted phrases, but said what was in my heart, I got ugly looks...and frowny faces from many of the other new recruits..
Years later I did use the old GI Bill for college but that wasn’t why I joined...
Meanwhile how come someone who got a dishonorable is not leaving the military right away ???
Plus I do hope the families sue him for some of those $300,000 that he has received from our tax money ...
for the last 8 years that means $40,000 a year is that how much the military gets now ???
I am a vet, but my son is now a Marine, and so will be my daughter aged 16, and my other son who wants to be a Marine aged 15. Not one of us joined for freebies, and yet today my son said there were a handful who did, and he knew more who joined the Army, and Navy for the freebies.
Sickening.
thank you for your service Nana too. if only we had today what we had 20 years ago minimum.