Closing My Eyes
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You know, I watched the Republican candidate debate a few days ago, and it really got my mind going. After watching it, I went and logged on to my computer trying to make sense of everything. I figured that since one of those eight people might be my boss some day, it might be a good idea to learn about them now. Nobody said or did anything to surprise me, and the whole even was actually pretty tame for what I figured. But regardless, I just couldn’t get it off my mind for the next few days. Political implications, our nation’s future- all that stuff.
And then it hit me, what might be the most overlooked benefit of joining the Air Force I could think of. I realized just how great of a feeling it’s going to be, that for the next four years I’ll have absolutely no time to worry about anything other than sleep and work. Nobody wants to voluntarily turn into a work-sleep zombie, but I think it’s actually a pretty comfortable feeling to that for the next 48 months, getting to sleep will be last on my list.
I don’t want to use the overplayed phrase that I “can’t turn my brain off”, but once I get a big picture in my head, I like to think it through. Even if it takes a week of deep thought during my waking hours, I’m glad that part of my brain will be too worked to even consider anything but dying for eight hours.
Just a comforting thought.
Also, as an update to my saga, I heard back from my recruiter the other day, and it seems that I’ve been cleared with my pre-screen to go to MEPS. Now, the only thing holding me back from enlisting is actually going through the process of MEPS, which will be as soon as they’re able to squeeze me in. Likely, next month, but I’m hoping that they’ll have room for me this month.
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