Journal #1

The Military is something I viewed as positive when I was young. Soldiers were strangers to me, they were an icon of guardians that protected the things that I was granted in my country. I was previously very naive when I was blossoming. The world only contained my day to day pleasures and my only perception of the kayos outside of my bubble was the positive fibs and exaggerations that were portrayed to me on the television.
In the past several years I have been submerged into the realities of the military and the dangers and pains of the soldiers of this country as well as the stresses their families are put under. The military is far from the organized efficient model that the recruitment officers portray. It is disorganized. Realistically the men of the military don't even feel that they are contributing to anything of a greater good when they are deployed to areas in which war has been inflicted. They don't build lasting friendships because they go through this experience together (as perceived on militaristic programs). I came to this realization through the eyes of the man who I have been involved with for the past two years. He is a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Core. He was brainwashed under the same positive childish ideals of the military as being a force that bravely and passionately fights for the ones and the country that they love most when in reality the military has become just a place where kids go when they are not mature enough to actually make any decisions for themselves or to be responsible in adult situations.
I know that this article response may come across as offensive to some and I do appreciate the ones who have sacrificed limbs and lives for this country. I have simply developed a bitter sense of the military through personal experience and heart ache. The military cheats the people who are truly passionate about protecting this country by enlisting people who join for the wrong reasons are who contribute to the disorganization and negative aspects of today military.