I often wonder to myself when I get enough time to stew in my juices. What is it that drive those of us that have seen fit to pursue in the service of ones country. Not those that sign up for a 4 yr hitch, one has to cut a bit of slack for those that make their decision through ignorance. I am speaking more of those of us that decided to throw away 10 to 20 yrs of our life as we strive for that grass crown. What keeps us striving, sacraficing our time, and our lives. We keep coming back enlistment after enlistment. Even after we miss Birthdays, weddings, graduations and other family get togethers, we keep coming back. Also the working enviroment isn't that much to be desired either. Looking past the obvious discomforts that normal human beings couldn't do without, like air condition, and privacy, or being stuck in a can with 200 to 5000 people you normally would avoid. In the military one has to be a leader whether one wants to or not. There is no way to avoid it, trust me I've tried to avoid it all more career. Slacker in the military are vary rare, especially if one looks past the first termers. So if one has problem being assertive they would be better off not reenlisting because going will just get harder. There is no camping, if one reaches a point that he or she may be comfortable with too bad it's move up or get out. I'm sure this could come off to others as a piss, a moan, or a bitch, but it's more like a why.