Seriously now, my good sir, there is no third post. Seriously.

I have enlisted in the Army for the following reasons: my life up to this point has been rather mediocre, I had no drive, no reason to push myself. I was quite comfortable. I am seeking imbalance and discomfort with this life change I have decided upon. As with any system in existance for force or energy (in my case effort) to be generated there must be imbalance. This is true for all systems that generate usable motion or force.

I have been praying (probably not as often as I should, actually) for peace and grace as well as a clear direction. My way has been made clear so far. For this I thank God.

I am very sure about what I am doing. This goes back to that ‘mediocre’ statement. You know me well enough to know that I really am not too driven in any aspect of my life. Sure I have a ton of interests but no real drive. I got tired of being the dreamer and decided to wade into life - the military I consider to be one of the fastest ways in. In my opinion the positives out-weigh the negatives.

They pay me, they train me, they house me and then they use me for the remainder of the time (all the while paying me). I come out financially stable with marketable skills.

It begins here (well… last week some time). I ship to Ft. Sill Oklahoma for basic training. I will spend 9 weeks there and them move to Redstone Alabama for 22 weeks to do advanced training. From there it is a mystery.

God will have sway in my life. In the end His glory and His kingdom are what matter. If it makes any difference I made this decision almost immediately after reading Ecclesiastes.