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Originally Posted by spazlabz
thats true for some...for me I joined because I believed that if I were going to enjoy being an American that I owed the country something back. Every generation of my family served in the military since they arrived in the US, 4 generations on my paternal side and 3 on my maternal. I was proud to wear the uniform and honored that I was allowed to serve
it sounds so quaint and even a little corney now but I honestly felt (and still do) that I wanted to give back to the country that is my home.
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My parents drilled in to me that it was every person's duty to go and serve their country for at least 2 years, so much so that I believed, for a while, that the constitution demanded it.
So, it was quite natural to have the Navy in my choices right alongside colleges, factory work, surf bum and rock and roll star ;p