[vundy33]

I was kind of spoiled when it comes to comparing now to the start of all this shit in 2008...not being able to find a good job, and it just feeling like the right thing for me led to me enlisting in the Army. Even after I got through my training, I had plenty of money because I didn't have any bills besides a cell phone. It was paradise.

Until I made the dumbass mistake of getting out. Now I'm going to school (with the help of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, thank God) with kids 4 and 5 years younger than me, which in itself is hard, lol. If it wasn't for my disability and the GI Bill, I'd be VERY, very screwed...even with the job i have now I'd still be in trouble...don't even want to think about it.

I like to live comfortably and be able to do the things I want. So far, I've been able to do that thankfully, but I'm reminded everyday of how bad it is. I worked hard to be where I'm at and I think I paid for the help I'm getting now. I'm technically disabled, but I don't like to use that word because I know a lot of guys who are a lot worse off than I am who don't use it. One of my buddies wanted me to take advantage of that disabled classification, but I can't do that. Makes me feel bad, lol.

I don't get aggravated when someone around my age brags about their degree and tries to put me down (which happens A LOT more than I thought it would, lol), because I know what I was doing when they were smacking their frat buddy's ass. I have a degree in real shit I think. But still, it'd be nice to not have to spend time on catching up. Very thankful to even have the help I do from the GI Bill though, it's been a lifesaver. I'm a much different person after the military, both good and bad, but I'm glad I did it not only for the experience, but for how they've taken care of me after. No way in hell I'd be in school right now without it.