Mike Ritland

So on September 12th, like 09 in the morning, I'm making phone calls to get back in.

So on September 12th, like 09 in the morning, I'm making phone calls to get back in.

So on September 12th, like 09 in the morning, I'm making phone calls to get back in.

Yeah, it was, I mean, I felt for the people, obviously. But I knew that I was in a unique position to make a difference in the fight. Because I was an NCO. I mean, I was a noncommissioned officer. And I knew that there was an opportunity for me to get in the military and fight and get some vengeance. And that's what I wanted to do. I joined the Army to fight.

Yeah, it was, I mean, I felt for the people, obviously. But I knew that I was in a unique position to make a difference in the fight. Because I was an NCO. I mean, I was a noncommissioned officer. And I knew that there was an opportunity for me to get in the military and fight and get some vengeance. And that's what I wanted to do. I joined the Army to fight.

Yeah, it was, I mean, I felt for the people, obviously. But I knew that I was in a unique position to make a difference in the fight. Because I was an NCO. I mean, I was a noncommissioned officer. And I knew that there was an opportunity for me to get in the military and fight and get some vengeance. And that's what I wanted to do. I joined the Army to fight.

The reason I got out, because there was no fight to be had. If there was a war, if there was something going on, I would have been in it. You know, I think something important to note is the biological instinct in men, most men, the men I associate with, to fight. I mean, it's to fight each other in training, because that's what we do as kids.

The reason I got out, because there was no fight to be had. If there was a war, if there was something going on, I would have been in it. You know, I think something important to note is the biological instinct in men, most men, the men I associate with, to fight. I mean, it's to fight each other in training, because that's what we do as kids.

The reason I got out, because there was no fight to be had. If there was a war, if there was something going on, I would have been in it. You know, I think something important to note is the biological instinct in men, most men, the men I associate with, to fight. I mean, it's to fight each other in training, because that's what we do as kids.

We fight and we grow up in those environments where we're displaying our masculinity and there's a whole bunch of psychological and physiological things that are associated with that. And I don't think we grow out of that. We grow up and we want to fight and defend. That's what men do. And so it definitely was part of my character and my DNA. And I don't think it was fake.

We fight and we grow up in those environments where we're displaying our masculinity and there's a whole bunch of psychological and physiological things that are associated with that. And I don't think we grow out of that. We grow up and we want to fight and defend. That's what men do. And so it definitely was part of my character and my DNA. And I don't think it was fake.

We fight and we grow up in those environments where we're displaying our masculinity and there's a whole bunch of psychological and physiological things that are associated with that. And I don't think we grow out of that. We grow up and we want to fight and defend. That's what men do. And so it definitely was part of my character and my DNA. And I don't think it was fake.

I think it was something very real and I wanted to fight. So I had to go back in. How'd you get back in?

I think it was something very real and I wanted to fight. So I had to go back in. How'd you get back in?

I think it was something very real and I wanted to fight. So I had to go back in. How'd you get back in?

it was a battle because the army didn't really know how to handle a whole bunch of dudes who were prior service guys that wanted to go back in was there a lot of guys that wanted to come back there was a lot of guys there in that time period a lot of people who were prior service who had gotten out i mean even older guys who had gotten out wanted to come back in and serve

it was a battle because the army didn't really know how to handle a whole bunch of dudes who were prior service guys that wanted to go back in was there a lot of guys that wanted to come back there was a lot of guys there in that time period a lot of people who were prior service who had gotten out i mean even older guys who had gotten out wanted to come back in and serve

it was a battle because the army didn't really know how to handle a whole bunch of dudes who were prior service guys that wanted to go back in was there a lot of guys that wanted to come back there was a lot of guys there in that time period a lot of people who were prior service who had gotten out i mean even older guys who had gotten out wanted to come back in and serve

So I had to go through the whole process again, which was I had to go through MEPS as an E5, going back through MEPS, the whole duck walk thing, all that stuff. I had to go back through all that to get back in. And they had a program, which is kind of similar to what's called 18X right now, where you can come in off the streets and try out for selection.

So I had to go through the whole process again, which was I had to go through MEPS as an E5, going back through MEPS, the whole duck walk thing, all that stuff. I had to go back through all that to get back in. And they had a program, which is kind of similar to what's called 18X right now, where you can come in off the streets and try out for selection.