@Naes: I wasn't in the Marines although they are solid dudes especially the Marine Force Recon, some of the toughest training in the world.
@ghostdogalpha: Not a dark horse just came from a military family, my brother retires from the Air Force in October after 23 years, My father was in the Army for 8 years, Both my Grandfathers are retired Air Force, they have since passed, My dad's brother was in the Army, My Sister was in the Army, My younger Brother was a cop in the Navy, My moms Brother is retired Army and I have many uncles and cousins that served or are serving in all branches of the US military. With that said I was and still am against my country invading Iraq when they never did anything to the U.S. it was all based on lies and many people have died because the U.S. government lied and invaded a sovereign nation.
I was in Combat Search and Rescue as you see in the Video, very satisfying job getting to save lives instead of taking them. I was in Rescue for eight years then I went into the Army Infantry, I wanted the experience of being on the front line and that is when I got hurt. We where in a fire fight and I jumped off a roof and landed on my back with my ruck sack on which over extended my vertebrae resulting in a fractured vertebra and pushing out three discs which extremely bulge in the one of the worst area's the lower back although the neck is pretty bad as well. For over a year I got steroid shots in my spine and was on Oxycontin and Oxycodone. I know they are the same but Oxycontin is 12 hour time release so I took 10mg of Oxycodone for quick relief and 40mg of Oxycontin for long term. Needless to say I became physically dependent and in the summer of 2011 I quit cold turkey which resulted in no sleep for 5 days, severe pain, vomiting, diarrhea and I still had to go to work and work out and go on long ruck marches up to 15 miles but I couldn't do it so I was medically discharged with an honorable discharge and I get disability money and the cannabis really helps with pain, anxiety, and sleep. I take tramadol when needed and klonopin when I absolutely need it due to PTSD but I am working on that with my wife and a psycho therapist. So be careful what you wish for you just might regret it and I regret the Army everyday.