U.S. Military Recruit 2-4-09

U.S. Military Recruit 2-4-09
Peter Macdonald 465 Packersfalls rd Lee NH 03824 603-659-6217
I met a teenager leaving for Navy Boot camp on Feb. 12, 2009. He is a nice young man scared to death of leaving NH for the first time. He is the first in his family to ever join the military. He kept talking about the unknown. How will he do meeting and living with people that he did not know. He wanted to know if he did the right thing in joining. We talked about boot camp, even though I never went to Navy boot camp. The idea and concept is basically the same. To build a child’s character and train how to survive in the unknown. This child signed up to learn how to operate and control a Nuclear sub engine. He is as most of today’s children computer geek that skated through school doing little work and testing the rules. I told this child of the adventures and experiences that will confront him every day. To learn and grow with every one of them. Taking orders even though he may disagree with them or will cost him his life is number one. He will learn how to be a team player at his position no matter how low or high it is will be crucial to the entire team, the U.S. Boot camp is where it all starts. If a child can learn and master the cruel and domination of boot camp the unknown will be his to take control of. Others at the party questioned why I would tell someone joining our military such cruel descriptions just before leaving home for the first time.
I did not tell this child how cruel the world was. The people that questioned what I said had never served. The worst parts I left out. Coming home to a land that no longer wants you. The memories of being there that never go away. Unable to have relationships because. Jobs come and go if you are lucky enough to get one. The questioning everyone’s motives or understanding there meanings. The cruel comments of innocent everyday people about the uncivilized acts committed by our military. I did not tell this child that the hard part for some is coming home.
I am that 100% disabled Veteran that NH and the U.S. is trying to get rid of. President Obama thanked me for my letter today. You could tell that the letter was not read. My letter described how the U.S. stopped my VA medical care for combat related injuries to stop my opinion letters of government wrongs. My letter describes how I try to accommodate the VA orders to commit suicide. No one back here wants to hear the turmoil Veterans go though by coming home. There are to many Veterans slipping under the rug.
President Obama will receive this letter also. This child leaving for boot camp some day will be a U.S. Military Veteran that politicians will use then disregard as a unnecessary budget expense. The newspapers will censor the veterans opinion letters unless it is what the editors want to hear. People question my character and motives. I have not violated the law. I volunteer every day to help others. Let us ask why join the U.S. Military if it makes us less of a citizen when we return.
Peter Macdonald Sgt USMC Semper Fi