rotc is 2 years in college if your not on the 4 year ROTC plan. and its not a question of being physically fit to make it or not. its all about if i will fit in as a person.
im not against the military. i just dont believe in killing people, and theres no way i could kill someone regardless of the situation. its more about my morals and ethics.
my cousin is a pilot, and hes a great guy. while i was growing up, i looked up to him so much and thought he was the greatest guy in the world (behind my father). but now as im older, i start to wonder how he could bomb people in afganastan or in iraq. he must believe so strongly in what he does, to be able to carry out his duties. and, while i know that what i wanna do in the airforce will be as far from combat as possible, i constantly wonder if being a part of something that goes against my morals and ethics would be too much for me to handle.
im just envisioning a day at the office, where everyones talkin about the new news on the wire from iraq and how much fighting there is....and then theres me who cant bring myself to talk about it because it makes me uncomfortable.
dont get me wrong. i am very thankful that the military has kept us safe for so long. but i think its time that we re-evaluate how we handle diplomacy.
and thats why i have the reservations that i do about joining the military.

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