my friend elana joined the army yesterday. she was picked up at 5pm and taken to basic training at a fort in alabama or arizona or somewhere. i called her the morning before she left to wish her good luck, because i couldn't find a "So You're Joining the Army!" hallmark card anywhere, and also because i wanted to know if she'd realized she was crazy yet for wanting to join the army.
she used to say that she was joining the army because she hated the boredom and office politics at her old job, and she wanted adventure and new experiences and flight training and stuff. she said she now thought her decision was maybe a little crazy, and that she was a bit scared about all the shouting and pushups and stuff she'll have to go through for the rest of the year. she doesn't finish her training (basic & specialized) until december, so hopefully it'll be too late for her to go to iraq.
i mentioned i was coming back to the states because i needed to get a job and stuff. she asked, "oh, what are you going to be doing?" and i said: "i don't know ... i'm a little bored at my current job, so i thought i might JOIN THE ARMY."
she didn't think it was that funny.
Posted by cce at April 15, 2003 04:26 PM | TrackBackwait...is this the elana (as in blatt) that had already joined the army or is this ANOTHER elana that joined the army? i need to know if this is a trend of elana's joining the army or just a "one off" elana joining the army.
Posted by: mike's mom at April 16, 2003 07:39 AMyeah, it's the same elana. i only know one elana that joined the army.
Posted by: chris at April 16, 2003 11:28 AMWell, I think it's funny..
Posted by: Julian at April 16, 2003 02:14 PM