Private 1st class Sarah

……Counter Intelligence Agent

Today I received a phone call from a very excited 19 year old, (and Mother of 1 ½ year old baby, and unmarried.)

“ Guess what”, She said? I am now private 1st class Sarah____, and I am a counter intelligence agent! ( see my jaw drop?..see my mind flooded with questions, concerns?)

“ I go to boot camp in February. I scored really high on my ..”and she rattled of the name of the tests she had taken and told me about all her high scores.

“ Well, Sarah, what about the baby?” I found myself saying, not so much asking but more like trying to get through without bursting her bubble.,” I will just have to sign him away while I am in boot camp, then I get him back, my Mom will take care of him,” she said.

So they allow single parents in to the military, I said, still hoping to ring a bell.

“Oh yes, I get him back , then I will have him and my work will be just be sitting beside a general in a rocking chair, she said.

I hope she didn’t hear my almost audible gasp.” Private Benjamin I said?” It went over her head.

Now my mind is just pumping out thoughts, and I am trying to focused on our conversation, all the while I am thinking, about how this war, is not my war! And how in joining, you agree with the war, and I am thinking they really took her on this one. Ego appeals always do us in.

I wish she had spoken with someone about this decision, and I am glad Daisy is not a member of the military and going into any part of this war.

I still hope that she will back out before she signs papers to leave her child.

I am amazed, as you may well be, that our country is taking young people who are starry eyed, and who are lured on by the promise of a $9000.00 enlistment bonus, Does anyone wonder why? “We’ll give you this up front for participating in our war, for being willing to lose your life.” $9,000. 00 doesn’t go far when you are in a coffin draped with a flag.Peace goes further than 9,000.00 does!

Sarah, you've been conned by a Uncle Sam, who wants ,,"YOU," and makes you believe you want this war.