tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post2619147375414020349..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: Road Trip with Auntievanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-29207428968190824402014-08-14T19:55:49.324-04:002014-08-14T19:55:49.324-04:00Vanilla, I'm sure it was a disappointment for ...Vanilla, I'm sure it was a disappointment for him to see only one other state besides his home state. <br /><br />Ben is learning a lot about isolation. No phones, computers, all communication with the outside by USPS. Writing is probably difficult for a bunch of young men who never practiced using cursive, even if they learned it in third grade. His recruiter wanted him to choose language school for his area because he though Ben would do well with that. Ben knew that most of the one's who do language school work in intelligence and sit in a room eight hours a day listening to phone calls or intercepting email and interpreting. He is hoping to see more than the inside of a room somewhere, but he could be disappointed.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-44913235697572789022014-08-14T17:53:41.094-04:002014-08-14T17:53:41.094-04:00Vee, thinking of Ben, who is learning that hard fa...Vee, thinking of Ben, who is learning that hard fact. I remember when my b.i.l. who lived in Ft. Wayne joined the AF "to see the world." After basic, his tech schooling was at Rantoul, then he was stationed at Grissom his entire <br />hitch, seventy miles from home.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-67373632140595817802014-08-14T17:33:22.446-04:002014-08-14T17:33:22.446-04:00Jep discovered what all military recruits discover...Jep discovered what all military recruits discover. Decisions are made for, but not by, them.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-67253277046649120162014-08-14T14:57:18.715-04:002014-08-14T14:57:18.715-04:00Sharkey, perhaps I should have broken Jep's st...Sharkey, perhaps I should have broken Jep's string of tales with some new voices from time to time. I guess I can only write what I "know."<br /><br />Chuck, some might say your Dad was fortunate. I don't know how he felt about that. Except the pink eye. I have had that, and it is no fun.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-41173650171121812582014-08-14T11:39:57.204-04:002014-08-14T11:39:57.204-04:00My Dad had a similar experience to Uncle Jep. It ...My Dad had a similar experience to Uncle Jep. It was just before advanced flight school when he contracted pink eye. He never made it to advanced training before VJ day and he was soon sent home.Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-48141065487917867282014-08-14T09:30:13.542-04:002014-08-14T09:30:13.542-04:00Nice to hear from another source of stories. Alway...Nice to hear from another source of stories. Always good to get a fresh perspective.Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.com