Most days I come to the conclusion that I despise the military and it's all because the person I love decided to join the Navy. Before this decision came to be I never had any reason to not like the military. They keep us safe, they keep the bad guys out, mostly everything they do is good. (We can't lie to ourselves and say that the military has never done anything wrong).
Last week I didn't even want to talk about anything regarding the military and I still don't because I've been in a slump. I really don't want Kyle to go to the Navy. It may seem selfish but I think I should be able to think that way. It's only thinking I'm not telling him that he can't join and if/when he does join I'll support him all the way and we'll figure something out.
Today though isn't going to be a tip on how to cope with your S.O. joining the military or a list of vocabulary words that the Navy and possibly other branches use. Today is about my respect for the military.
The only ties I have to the military are my great-granpap and grandpap on my mother's side. I never met either of them they were both gone before I came along. So it's safe to say that I don't know too much about the military except for what I see on TV and learned in school and it's safe to say that sometimes those resources are biased. Recently I've been more interested in what my grandpap did because my grandma lived through basic and deployments and PCSes. But having not known a lot about the military earlier in life gave me a choice to support or not support our troops.
I can't even begin to think of the stigma you would put on yourself if you didn't support our troops. Sure sometimes on TV you hear about the crappy things they do. But there are I guess probably millions of troops out there and only a few doing those really crappy things. I'll never let the actions of a few dictate my opinion of the many. I think our troops are great and I can't thank them enough. Without them I wouldn't be able to sit here on my laptop and tell you all about how I feel everyday. I also wouldn't be able to do a lot of other things as well. In my mind our military personnel, past and present, are the reason for our freedom. Sure there are others that have helped that haven't been a part of the military that I respect as well but today is not their day. Today is a day for our men and women that fight for our rights and the rights of others.
I want nothing more for our boys (and girls) than a safe trip home someday. So for all of those that are deployed right now and for those that may be fighting stateside, stay safe, we all want you to come home.
I hope you're all enjoying time with your families and thinking about how much the military has done for us. Happy Memorial Day! And thank you to every military man and woman, past and present!
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