I recently enlisted in the Army and am approaching my 6 months in this month. I have to say that it is nothing like I thought it would be. I am 18 and graduated out of highschool only a couple of weeks before shipping to basic.
I miss my family and my friends and my Church especially. I am currently stationed over 2,000 miles away from my family and looking at a long deployment in the summer of 2008.
I am enlisted for 6 years, and I can't help but feel trapped. Where I am currently stationed I cannot seem to find a good church or christian friends and it has put a lot of strain on my faith.
The AIT that I have to go through is about 2 years long and so I get to be am IET soldier for a very LONG time. This is very hard because it means that I can only go home at christmas and I have virtually no freedoms or rights that normal human beings have.
I feel like I'm a prisoner and I don't know how to cope with all these life changes. I know I shouldn't be complaining when there are lots of real prisoners in other countries suffering for their faith, but sometimes I can't help it.
I really do want to serve my country, but I can't seem to figure out how I am serving God in all of this. I really just want someone to talk to who understands....
I miss my family and my friends and my Church especially. I am currently stationed over 2,000 miles away from my family and looking at a long deployment in the summer of 2008.
I am enlisted for 6 years, and I can't help but feel trapped. Where I am currently stationed I cannot seem to find a good church or christian friends and it has put a lot of strain on my faith.
The AIT that I have to go through is about 2 years long and so I get to be am IET soldier for a very LONG time. This is very hard because it means that I can only go home at christmas and I have virtually no freedoms or rights that normal human beings have.
I feel like I'm a prisoner and I don't know how to cope with all these life changes. I know I shouldn't be complaining when there are lots of real prisoners in other countries suffering for their faith, but sometimes I can't help it.
I really do want to serve my country, but I can't seem to figure out how I am serving God in all of this. I really just want someone to talk to who understands....