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
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my dad drunkenly ranted about how I should volunteer for the military because of the crisis in the Middle East. I refused; I'm in college on two scholarships and have listened to stories of why his service still gives him nightmares. I had to hide all the phones to keep him from calling the recruiters. FML
Today, I got a letter from the Navy saying that they accepted my application to join the Navy. I never applied. FML
Today, in the neon-lit maze of Tokyo, I stumbled, drunk and disoriented, mistaken for a lost sailor. Arrested, I found myself at the wrong naval base. At 3 AM, two stern Master Chiefs arrived, confusion turning to relief as they whisked me away, navigating the streets like seasoned captains. FML
Today, I was pretending to be a veteran for the US Navy at a local outlet, because I was desperate for cheap stuff. All was going well, until an actual vet pointed out that the ship I had on my naval hat was a fictitious one. Shit. FML
Today, my Marine friend got back from his tour of duty overseas. We went out for drinks to celebrate his return. His own form of celebration was to pick a fight with a returning Navy SEAL and his friends. We lost. Badly. FML
Today, my navy boyfriend, who's stationed in Italy, calls me to say he is in San Francisco and is coming to see me. After scrambling to get ready, he calls me back to say he doesn't recognize the train station. After searching on Google Maps, it becomes clear he's drunk at Oktoberfest. In Germany. FML
Today, I'm in a military academy with a strict no alcohol policy. My friends drunk call me practically every night to tell me how much fun they are having. FML
Today, I realised the recruiter for the Navy lied to me. This shit ain't fun. FML
Today, I was at a restaurant with my boyfriend. He wound up drinking a whole bottle of wine, and when the bill came, he drunkenly yelled at the waiter, claiming it should be free, because he's in the military "fighting for your freedom." He's a mechanic in the National Guard. FML
Today, I was considering joining the army, so I asked my veteran uncle what the worst bits are. He told me the worst was learning for yourself just how horrible it is to see the light go out behind someone’s eyes as they die with your bullet in their chest. I don’t want to join the army anymore. FML
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coldplaylive2003 0
You're old enough to join the navy and still in the boy scouts?
singachic87 0
@ 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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coldplaylive2003 0
You're old enough to join the navy and still in the boy scouts?
Heazie 0
You can enlist before you are 18.
Heazie 0
Also, once a Boy Scout, always a Boy Scout.
navygirl8909 0
That's not true my brother was a boyscout when he was younger but stopped after he turned 10.
sjx 0
So your brother quit. Obviously this guy didn't.
NDnation44 0
y th **** would u be in boyscouts and join th navy i hope those knot tying skills will come in handy
Monado 0
Scouts are more likely to survive in the wild then people who play CoD all day. He would be an excellent solider if he was in the boyscouts till he was 18 because he knows a hell of alot more then the average man. Scouts do more then knot tying, you know.
Velorium 0
If you looked, it's from Dubai, so it's probably something a bit different from what we know as Boy Scouts.
Polygon 0
you can technically be in venture scouts until you are 21, and a adult leader after that.
ZleveL 0
why didn't you join the mens department; The Few, The Proud, The Marines? oh nvm you indian
jenna_rae 0
u can still b in boy scouts in. like high school
hansbaby 0
u can be a boy scout till u r an eagle scout, so for however long that takes, you could be 19 pr 20 and still be a boy scout
n_epic_fail 14
ha! being an 18 year old boy scout doesn't make u a better "man" it means the minuet u head into "Navy bootcamp" u realize how much of a man u aren't.
EpicDiabetic 0
Eagle ftw
pokeredface 1
crazy things happen when you're drunk. d:
frolick123 0
fyl ur an 18 YO boyscout
ajsciri4 0
Doesn't mean he's any less of an inspiration, he's still one of the countries' heroes.
AkihiroHattori5 0
deep answer lol
SnakeGuy4000 0
Well, it's a FML, because, appearently, he signed up for the Navy on accident, and now has to join, that explain enough?
DangerousBabee 0
I wish these FMLs had A "Who Cares" Button. :P
SnakeGuy4000 0
Agreed so much.
jg600 0
Agreed. WGAF (Who Gives a F***)
Vren 0
Maybe he has bad war memories and is trying to downplay it?
kawaiimomo 0
wow what a hero...
singachic87 0
@ 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?
atruegem 0
see where "blind trust" gets you? People tell you to make INFORMED decisions for a reason
BAbyR 0
awww:(
wowfmlife 0
thank you
HeyitsPheddy 0
I can drink to that