John Ashbrook

Yeah, and they're like, hey, son, have you talked to the Marines of the Army yet? And I'm like, no, I didn't even think of it, you know? So I went to the Army. Why the Army? Well, a buddy of mine was an airborne ranger and said how great it was, so I just went down there and told him I wanted to be an airborne ranger. Did they give you a hard time? Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Oh, yeah. Why? Well, I had like a—so first off, I had a mullet. Okay, but— But who didn't have a mullet then?

Oh, yeah. Why? Well, I had like a—so first off, I had a mullet. Okay, but— But who didn't have a mullet then?

Oh, yeah. Why? Well, I had like a—so first off, I had a mullet. Okay, but— But who didn't have a mullet then?

uh, 80, no, 90, 89 is when I was talking to the crew. Yeah. Yeah. So, uh, I had a mullet and they're like, you know, guys like, yo, Bob, Hey, this guy wants to be a ranger. And they come out and they like laughed at me.

uh, 80, no, 90, 89 is when I was talking to the crew. Yeah. Yeah. So, uh, I had a mullet and they're like, you know, guys like, yo, Bob, Hey, this guy wants to be a ranger. And they come out and they like laughed at me.

uh, 80, no, 90, 89 is when I was talking to the crew. Yeah. Yeah. So, uh, I had a mullet and they're like, you know, guys like, yo, Bob, Hey, this guy wants to be a ranger. And they come out and they like laughed at me.

I don't know. But, uh, yeah, I was just like this skinny mullet head kid, you know, and, uh, they didn't believe in me, but I didn't care, you know?

I don't know. But, uh, yeah, I was just like this skinny mullet head kid, you know, and, uh, they didn't believe in me, but I didn't care, you know?

I don't know. But, uh, yeah, I was just like this skinny mullet head kid, you know, and, uh, they didn't believe in me, but I didn't care, you know?

Yeah. I figured, I figured, well, Bob was a fat, bald guy anyway. So like, you know, Bob, you're not impressive. And the guy I was talking to seemed like a dullard. So it's not like these guys impressed me. I just knew there was more to the army. You know what I mean?

Yeah. I figured, I figured, well, Bob was a fat, bald guy anyway. So like, you know, Bob, you're not impressive. And the guy I was talking to seemed like a dullard. So it's not like these guys impressed me. I just knew there was more to the army. You know what I mean?

Yeah. I figured, I figured, well, Bob was a fat, bald guy anyway. So like, you know, Bob, you're not impressive. And the guy I was talking to seemed like a dullard. So it's not like these guys impressed me. I just knew there was more to the army. You know what I mean?

Yeah. I had no idea. I didn't know if I was doing like in my day, I was like, you sign up for the college money. You know what I mean? Like people did. Uh, I didn't know why I signed up and I definitely didn't think I needed college money whatsoever. You know what I mean? Um, but I, I joined, uh, all my family, you know, it turned out it's like a family business.

Yeah. I had no idea. I didn't know if I was doing like in my day, I was like, you sign up for the college money. You know what I mean? Like people did. Uh, I didn't know why I signed up and I definitely didn't think I needed college money whatsoever. You know what I mean? Um, but I, I joined, uh, all my family, you know, it turned out it's like a family business.

Yeah. I had no idea. I didn't know if I was doing like in my day, I was like, you sign up for the college money. You know what I mean? Like people did. Uh, I didn't know why I signed up and I definitely didn't think I needed college money whatsoever. You know what I mean? Um, but I, I joined, uh, all my family, you know, it turned out it's like a family business.

Uh, my grandpa was both my grandpa's, my great grandpa, World War II. Like, so, uh, it turned out a lot of people in my family were in the service and like no one really talked about it. You know what I mean?