This post is a long time coming and I made this account specifically for TRP. I Joined the Army in October and went through six months of training to become a Medic. I chose this specific job because of the civilian transfer of skills. I’m a certified EMT and am looking to work in a hospital setting while attending College. I went National Guard because of the education benefits and flexibility that it allowed me. I can answer any specific questions about the military, my job and what the experience was like. The military afforded me a lot of time to think. I joined to prove to myself that I could be independent, disciplined and diligent. I met a lot of people and that will be the focus of this post. In the Army I saw golden examples of Hypergamy, Alpha/Beta behavior and group interactions that I think will be interesting to share with this community. Let us start with the most salacious, and my favorite.

Hypergamy

My basic training was Co-ed. There wasn’t a lot of time to interact with the opposite sex and I was of the opinion that it wasn’t worth it anyway. That didn’t stop a lot of guys from blatantly fraternizing with the females there, much to the dismay of our Drill sergeants. We got some “Corrective training” thrown our way and that pretty much ended the whole “battle boo” thing. (In the army we have a battle buddy system, basically a buddy system. If you have an interest in a soldier of the opposite sex we call them your battle boo.) The fraternizing between soldiers stopped but we found out a week before our graduation that a Drill sergeant and a female soldier had something going on. The Juiciest part? Both parties were married. I’ve learned that marriage doesn’t have that eternal binding force when someone is away from their spouse and presented with a good opportunity to branch swing. Which brings me to my advanced training. Advanced training was more lenient. More free time, but also higher expectations. Our training was long. Long enough for people to get to know each other a little better. I met a lot of great friends there. I also met some very interesting people. One day I had the opportunity to talk to a female soldier who was quite a bit older than me. I asked her what her motivation for joining was as I knew she was older (over 30) and had a child. She told me that she wanted a better future for her kid and she really needed a job. I confided in her that I had some similar reasons for joining. She proceeded to tell me about her life, full of hypergamy, bad decisions and ultimately a child born out of wedlock. The father was not in the picture after the ONS. She verbatim tells everyone that she “slept with the prettiest black man she could find” and now her parents are raising her child. She’s been married 3 times and now has a boyfriend that supports her. AF/BB. The best part is that her boyfriend found out about her flirting with people at training and called off their wedding. I’ve also had married women solicit me for naked pictures. That’s a dangerous thing children. Lesson learned: AF/BB. Women need attention. Doesn’t matter where it’s from.

Group Communication/ Leadership roles

A lot of the time I was in the Army I thought about the warriors that came before us. The great tacticians and the prowess and strength of men that took to the battlefield with swords to fight their enemies. It’s my personal belief that all men should be warriors. All men should train to fight and be a valuable asset to a group, either by contributing strength, knowledge or some valuable skill. The Military gave me great contempt for the weak. I can’t stand people that are physically or mentally weak or have nothing to contribute to the group. I believe these are very primal feelings. When Humans hunted in groups men who couldn’t keep up with the group or couldn’t catch prey hindered the effort to obtain food. Constantly working in a squad/group element I learned that being able to listen to directions and follow orders is invaluable. Sure it’s not necessarily Alpha to listen to someone’s orders but on the battlefield you don’t have time to think for yourself and the person in charge of you knows where his squad is what you need to be doing.

I don’t want this post to be a wall of narrative text describing my experience. I’d like to foster discussion about the military in general, females in the military, and anything that pertains to the topics I posted about. My experience in the military was rewarding and it helped me grow as a Man. I wouldn’t recommend military service to all but going through training has made me more responsible, more disciplined and made me stronger in body and mind.