Ben Owen

And I'm just at MAPS, drunk, telling them, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. Because they'd coached me. My recruiter had done his job. Now, he'd done his job to get me that 97 Bravo spot that would have got me a signing bonus. And I probably would have done just fine if I had taken that slot. But me, being me, I had to manipulate everything and try to finagle my way in.

And I'm just at MAPS, drunk, telling them, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. Because they'd coached me. My recruiter had done his job. Now, he'd done his job to get me that 97 Bravo spot that would have got me a signing bonus. And I probably would have done just fine if I had taken that slot. But me, being me, I had to manipulate everything and try to finagle my way in.

Because when we looked at the beginning, he's like, well, I don't have any infantry spots. I forget what the deal was. So... I decided to buck the plan again. Sorry, you were asking.

Because when we looked at the beginning, he's like, well, I don't have any infantry spots. I forget what the deal was. So... I decided to buck the plan again. Sorry, you were asking.

Because when we looked at the beginning, he's like, well, I don't have any infantry spots. I forget what the deal was. So... I decided to buck the plan again. Sorry, you were asking.

I badly wanted it. My whole life— At the beginning, or did that become— No, I had always wanted that. I never wanted to do anything other than infantry my whole life. And yeah, part of that is because I watched my dad and I looked up to him, but the other part is because of the job itself. I mean, fuck. Why did you go to college?

I badly wanted it. My whole life— At the beginning, or did that become— No, I had always wanted that. I never wanted to do anything other than infantry my whole life. And yeah, part of that is because I watched my dad and I looked up to him, but the other part is because of the job itself. I mean, fuck. Why did you go to college?

I badly wanted it. My whole life— At the beginning, or did that become— No, I had always wanted that. I never wanted to do anything other than infantry my whole life. And yeah, part of that is because I watched my dad and I looked up to him, but the other part is because of the job itself. I mean, fuck. Why did you go to college?

Well, I wanted to finish and go in as an officer because that was what dad did. And that was definitely, I wanted to do that because that was the example he set. But I changed my mind because it was peacetime up until that day. And I was like, well, I'll become a mechanical engineer. I'll do chemical engineering, go to med school. I didn't know what the fuck I wanted, man.

Well, I wanted to finish and go in as an officer because that was what dad did. And that was definitely, I wanted to do that because that was the example he set. But I changed my mind because it was peacetime up until that day. And I was like, well, I'll become a mechanical engineer. I'll do chemical engineering, go to med school. I didn't know what the fuck I wanted, man.

Well, I wanted to finish and go in as an officer because that was what dad did. And that was definitely, I wanted to do that because that was the example he set. But I changed my mind because it was peacetime up until that day. And I was like, well, I'll become a mechanical engineer. I'll do chemical engineering, go to med school. I didn't know what the fuck I wanted, man.

just wanted something i wanted to be something that i could be proud of and that my parents be proud of um but after september 11th i think i started channeling a lot of my anger and rage that i felt at myself at outward they like the bad guys the people that attacked america and i have to do something about this it's my duty as an american i mean i come from

just wanted something i wanted to be something that i could be proud of and that my parents be proud of um but after september 11th i think i started channeling a lot of my anger and rage that i felt at myself at outward they like the bad guys the people that attacked america and i have to do something about this it's my duty as an american i mean i come from

just wanted something i wanted to be something that i could be proud of and that my parents be proud of um but after september 11th i think i started channeling a lot of my anger and rage that i felt at myself at outward they like the bad guys the people that attacked america and i have to do something about this it's my duty as an american i mean i come from

I don't know how many generations in a row served, but pretty much all of them. Like back to the French Indian War in the 1750s or whatever that was. My family served in every conflict this country's had. And so I definitely felt a duty to do it. But like with so many other things, I get to the finish line and I decide to fuck it up on my own, you know, and buck the plan.

I don't know how many generations in a row served, but pretty much all of them. Like back to the French Indian War in the 1750s or whatever that was. My family served in every conflict this country's had. And so I definitely felt a duty to do it. But like with so many other things, I get to the finish line and I decide to fuck it up on my own, you know, and buck the plan.

I don't know how many generations in a row served, but pretty much all of them. Like back to the French Indian War in the 1750s or whatever that was. My family served in every conflict this country's had. And so I definitely felt a duty to do it. But like with so many other things, I get to the finish line and I decide to fuck it up on my own, you know, and buck the plan.

So unless there's 11 Bravo, I get to... Fort Benning, and there's like a five-week wait or something at reception battalion. It was ridiculous because of how many people were enlisting right then. Oh, and I'm going through alcohol DTs. I was incredibly physically dependent on alcohol.

So unless there's 11 Bravo, I get to... Fort Benning, and there's like a five-week wait or something at reception battalion. It was ridiculous because of how many people were enlisting right then. Oh, and I'm going through alcohol DTs. I was incredibly physically dependent on alcohol.

So unless there's 11 Bravo, I get to... Fort Benning, and there's like a five-week wait or something at reception battalion. It was ridiculous because of how many people were enlisting right then. Oh, and I'm going through alcohol DTs. I was incredibly physically dependent on alcohol.