army

If I went to the local Army recruiting office and signed up today… How long would it be until I am standing on Iraqi soil?

Would my trip to the recruiting office be like this?

Me – Hi I’d like to sign up for the Army.

Recruiter - Ok, what size shoe do you wear?

Me – 9

Recruiter – Ok, just go over to that Humvee in front of the building, and tell Sergeant Michaels that you’re ready to go. He’ll show you how to fire an M-16 before he drives you to the plane. Lets see, its 5:30 now, the base is about 45 minutes away, so with M-16 training, you might hiss the 6:30 flight,, I’ll schedule you for the 7:00 flight to Baghdad just to be safe.

Me - (turn around and walk to the humvee)

Recruiter – Hey, and remember, its “don’t ask, don’t tell” out there