What you don't know could get you KILLED!
Man those commercials look and sound so nice. One weekend a month, only two weeks a year, and free college tuition. Doesn't get much better than that. You know, that almost sounds too good to be true. Well, like any great deal... it kind of is.
What your recruiter and those fabulous commercials won't tell you is that on top of the one weekend a month you'll spend doing drill, or training, or let's just come out and say it... pretending to be G.I.Joe, you're required to attend numerous training exercises that can last as long as your company commander deems necessary. I have numerous friends that will often be gone for two weeks at a time fulfilling some mission set by their commanding officer. And if your attending college at the time... too bad. Your commitment to your part time military contract takes precedence over your education. Now if they were really concerned with you getting a college education, wouldn't it be the other way around? But why don't the recruitment commercials tell you that? Well, let's face it... they've only got sixty seconds... why fill that up facts and useful information? I've got it! Let's show helicopter footage instead! Whoopee!
But that's not the best part. Say that a war does break out. Let's say that hypothetically, we have a president that's a huge fan of Yosemite Sam and John Wayne and he might, oh I don't know... invade another country under false pretences and accusations. This is a hypothetical situation, of course. Guess who's almost always first to be sent into battle? That's right! You are! The reservists! Hope you were paying attention during that long weekend of training, cause you're gonna die!
Now some of you are probably scratching your heads thinking, "wait a minute, that doesn't make sense. Why send in the least qualified troops first? Oh, but it makes perfect sense!
Have you ever played chess? You know those little feeble, useless pieces on the front line protecting everyone? They're called pawns. Their skills are limited, they're expendable, and they mostly get in the way of the more important pieces. Sound familiar? If it doesn't you need to pull your head out of your "dark place," cause guess what... you're a pawn! That's right, you! Captain of your high school football team! Prom King! Voted most popular! You are nothing but a body to them. A slight advantage over the opposition. Why else do you think they make you walk, talk, and dress the same? So they don't have to differentiate!
Remember this. You are a unique individual with a mind all your own. USE IT! Be smarter that them and don't allow yourself to get suckered by phony tv adds and shady sales pitches. Most of it is untrue!