RockOrSomething

Holy cow, am I reading a post that I wrote when I was 24, or what? Exact same situation, dude...except that I wasn't successful in combat sports until I found judo and MMA.You won't miss a damn thing, man. I married my wife (of 5 years now) while on active duty, deploying and training all the time. Lots of people do, and the quality of the wife varies directly with the bad-assitude of the guy. I know plenty of SEALs whose doctorate-educated wives run marathons with them, for example.Go pick up a copy of Lone Survivor, and read the part about Marcus' decision about what to do with the goatheards. Most SOF leaders are more decisive than that, but they all listen to their men like he did. I swear this to you: the bull$hit attitude of 'following orders blindly' is a civilian misconception. It has NO place in todays military, where we expect our 21 year old Corporals to make decisions that will show up on CNN.Please e-mail me. Like I said, I was in your exact position. I'll talk you through the entire process and if possible, link you up with people in your area to talk/train with.