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kp513

January 17th, 2007, 11:37 AM

VTguard

January 18th, 2007, 03:20 PM

okay so im wondering.. i just find out my lone schores make what i want to do.. so talk about excited.. so i want to be nurse.. and i want to join the guard.. im 17 so i need my mas permission bt thats fine. but i want the real deal.. how life in teh guard? does everyone like it? or are you just being paid to tell me you do... i want some answers before i make my final decision.. does teh army do everything they say they will... how bad was basic training... and how should i train for it... oh wowo i gota al.otta questions.. any help would be splended
thanks--kp

I had to read your first line a few times to figure out what "lone schores" were but I finally got it....LINE SCORES!

Congrats. It sounds like you're on your way. Most of the time life in the guard is just like your life is now. You can attend college, have a full time job, a family, and your own life. The difference is that once a month, you train in your profession (in your case, the medical field). Once a year you do a two-week training excercise and get to use some of your training. Of course Basic training is not like that, and to be honest, at times it *****. But the truth is that you will dig in deep and do your best and eventually graduate. When you do, you will look back on that time as the moment that you took charge of your life. You will be in the best shape of your life, and will have a new sense of pride. You can walk around your old neighborhood with your head high knowing that you're part a fighting force that defends freedom.