What They Don't Tell You

What they don’t tell You What the recruiters tell you: “Be all you can be.” “An Army of one.” “Fly high with the Air Force.” “Join the Navy and see the world.” “Be the best. Be a Marine.” “Join the National Guard and get an education and keep your job.” Things recruiters leave out: Watching your friend(s) go home in body bag(s). The dirt and sweat. C rations, K rations, MRE’s. PTSD, suicides, drug addiction. Limbs lost. Traumatic brain injury. Bloated, decomposing corpses. Dead men, women and children. Fear so intense you soil yourself. Lice, sand, dust, cold, heat. The stench of death. Families torn apart. Long road to rehab or death whichever comes first.