One thing I’m pretty sure we can all agree on is that the military life is a bubble, a strange microsystem of a society — and a weird one at that.
After all…
https://mycareer.verizon.com/life-at-verizon/military/?source=md-gijobs&utm_source=GI-Jobs&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=GIJobs-MilitaryTimes
https://mycareer.verizon.com/life-at-verizon/military/?source=md-gijobs&utm_source=GI-Jobs&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=GIJobs-MilitaryTimes
…Who wears a uniform more complex than an undergrad math problem?
…Who gets invited to fancy-schmancy balls and dinners on an annual basis — that you’re expected to dress up like a celebrity for?
…Where life stops, briefly, twice a day, to the sound of a patriotic anthem (and you sure as hell aren’t in high school any more)?
The list could go on. And think about it: It’s pretty darn weird, when you look at it objectively.
So, yes. It’s no secret that the hashtag-military-life is a strange one, when you look at it objectively. But only recently have I begun to notice all the itty-bitty details that, out of context in the civilian world, would just be plain awkward.