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November 6, 2003
to Join the Military
10> You’re sure you had a good reason, and you’d really like to
remember it *before* the bus reaches Parris Island.
9> Your recruiter says that joining the Infantry is a good career
move. He would never lie…. right?
8> The food. It’s gotta be the food.
7> No stupid five-day waiting period to get guns.
6> One of the few jobs that allows one to follow through on that
urge to shoot the customers.
5> Well, it saves money on that “Landscaping and Humvee-washing”
class you were going to take anyway.
4> What could be easier than ringing bells in front of Wal-Mart?
Ooops, wrong Army.
3> Well, since you’ve already got the USMC tattoo, you may as well
sign up before a real Marine starts asking your pudgy,
out-of-shape ass some real pointed questions.
2> You’ve just had it up to “here” with people telling you what
to do!
cop and Indian chief. It just made sense.
Selected from 79 submissions from 23 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
(Classified) — 1
Michael Cunningham, Woodridge, IL — 2
Guy Payne, Leeds, AL — 3, 10
Doug Paul, Rockledge, FL — 4
Captain Dave, 82D Airborne — 5
(Classified) — 6
Michele Lord, Lincoln, NE — 7
Larry Mills, Oneonta, NY — 8
Steven Saus, Centerville OH — 9
Dawson E. Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — Commanding Officer