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<blockquote data-quote="Mercutio01" data-source="post: 4750886" data-attributes="member: 37277">I turned 18 in 1997 and registered immediately at the local post office (which had all the forms).&nbsp; I had already applied for Annapolis and the Navy ROTC programs when I applied and was strongly considering enlisting as a nuke if I hadn't been selected for the ROTC.Obviously that's all before 9/11.&nbsp; I had just been commissioned in May of that year and was at Surface Warfare School, in class, when a fellow SWOS student burst into the room and announced, &quot;We've been attacked.&quot;&nbsp; We all ran out into the lobby and watched the tv, and watched live as the second plane slammed into the second tower.&nbsp; That merely affirmed my decision that I had done the right thing by serving.Registering for Selective Service didn't worry me one bit.&nbsp; There hadn't been a draft since Vietnam and I was already thinking of entering service anyway.&nbsp; World events had no factor in my decision.&nbsp; I remember being 12 at the NYC homecoming parade from the Persian Gulf War.&nbsp; I remember collecting the trading cards.&nbsp; I remember being angry about the crap in the Balkans under Clinton, and the attacks on the WTC in 1994.&nbsp; After the embassy bombings and the Cole bombing while in ROTC, it became clear to me that not only was the military the right decision for me, but that it was the right decision for my future as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercutio01, post: 4750886, member: 37277"] I turned 18 in 1997 and registered immediately at the local post office (which had all the forms). I had already applied for Annapolis and the Navy ROTC programs when I applied and was strongly considering enlisting as a nuke if I hadn't been selected for the ROTC. Obviously that's all before 9/11. I had just been commissioned in May of that year and was at Surface Warfare School, in class, when a fellow SWOS student burst into the room and announced, "We've been attacked." We all ran out into the lobby and watched the tv, and watched live as the second plane slammed into the second tower. That merely affirmed my decision that I had done the right thing by serving. Registering for Selective Service didn't worry me one bit. There hadn't been a draft since Vietnam and I was already thinking of entering service anyway. World events had no factor in my decision. I remember being 12 at the NYC homecoming parade from the Persian Gulf War. I remember collecting the trading cards. I remember being angry about the crap in the Balkans under Clinton, and the attacks on the WTC in 1994. After the embassy bombings and the Cole bombing while in ROTC, it became clear to me that not only was the military the right decision for me, but that it was the right decision for my future as well. [/QUOTE]

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