By ArmyMan - 24/06/2009 16:37 - United Arab Emirates

Today, I enlisted for The Navy because my Boy Scout leader encouraged me. He fought in Korea and is a real inspiration. I asked him what motivated him to join The Navy. He said he was drunk and didn't remember joining until he was called up. FML
I agree, your life sucks 40 809
You deserved it 9 920

Same thing different taste

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coldplaylive2003 0

You're old enough to join the navy and still in the boy scouts?

@ 1: Maybe he enlisted as a result of his former Boy Scout leader, but yes you can still be in scouts at age 18. OP: If he's a real inspiration and encouraged you to enlist, how did you not discuss his motivation to join until now?

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curryndricegirll 0

I think you should take the fact that he stayed as inspiration instead of why he went. :)

fakkumairaifu 14

Well, good on you if that's what you really wanted to do. But you really don't need to capitalize the 'The' like that.

Jarlais 0

He just wanted to stay in a group where you know that everyone gay...

rachelbrianna25 0

i have a friend that was in the navy for awhile & he said it was the best time of his life. so have fun!

Personally, joining the Navy was the best thing for me. I left for bootcamp 1 month after highschool and after bootcamp and all my schooling, I'm now in Japan. At 18. Far from a FML.

that sounds like a typical boy scout leader to me but you did not hear that from me

I'm not really sure how this is an FML, or a YDI. It's... just kind of funny?

That'll teach you to let other people make major life decisions for ya.

To number 86. Acctually if you enlist right now it is a year long wait because no one wants to leave the Navy so there isn't any room. I didn't say I had to wait a year I am leaving in October and enlisted back in January. I also already knew the Navy was on a downsize. To number 89. What I meant my college doesn't do squat except give you an education was that it doesn't guerentee you a job like a lot of people think. You could sit there and get a college degree and end up working at walmart the rest of your life.

Uhh you'd think he'd ask what made him enlist BEFORE he enlisted...dumb ****