The Army Job

I decided to take the Army job. Why? I'm asking myself the same question right now.

I really don't fit in. I drive up in my little Honda Civic and park next to all the SUVs and wonder what I was thinking. Too late for unemployment, if I quit it's my fault, not the economy's.

I learned very quickly not to talk politics. Even the most normal looking people can have some strange ideas about our government.

Also, according to the majority of people, we're on the road to Socialism. Do they really know what Socialism is? That Socialism isn't one governmental assistance program (and if it was we're already socialist)? If they're referring to health care I'd like to see them deal with an privatized HMO plan for the military (everyone would be up in arms if they had to pay a deductible).

Don't talk about the environment, or schools, or religion, or any other topic that people have different opinions on.

Already I think most them don't like me, I am a liberal after all, and I generally play by the rule book. I have a high standard and I don't like to cheat the system, even if I think the system might deserve to get cheated once in a while (its certainly cheated a few people here and there).

But the money's good, and the school needs instructors. So I'll try to hang onto it as long as I can. It's possible that I'll feel like I'm selling out too much, or that everyone drives me insane, or even that I drive everyone else insane. What's important for me to remember is that I can quit (or be fired I suppose). Either would kill any chance I'd have of another job like this, but that may be no loss in the end. Only time will tell if I can stick it out for 10 weeks.