GunsGermsAndSteel

This is really a lot more honesty than I usually see from service members. "I enlisted for the benefits and the stable job". Not the whole "wanted to serve my country" thing. I hate that. Soldiering is a job, it's a respectable enough job, and there's no reason to make it into some heroic thing unless the guy somehow distinguishes himself as a hero.

What's the best thing about the Afghan people, so far? I mean, anything- do you really like their food, are their girls pretty, do you see their kids as being pretty good, do you like the music there?

What's the worst thing about them?

I know one of the major exports of Afghanistan is heroin and other opiates... do a lot of the people use drugs, or is it mostly just a production thing?

Is it legal to drink? Do you?

What's the worst thing that's happened to you, or that you've seen happen? How did you get over it and continue going about your day?

That's funny because I love wearing Army-issue boots. I'm sure there's much better boots out there, but I wear them because I wear boots out really quick and I don't wanna go through a lot of expensive boots.

Can confirm. Source: am Oklahoman. Half toll-booth on my mother's side. Dad was a biker.

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